Ep. 156: Sleepover Rituals

Ep. 156: Sleepover Rituals

In this episode, we explore the strange world of ritual games and sleepover folklore. From Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board to the Three Kings Ritual, we’ll examine the stories, psychology, and folklore behind the games that have terrified generations. So grab your sleeping bags, turn on your night lights, and join me in this dark descent. Cheers! Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.com Threads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast Sources: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/few-self-driving-cars-could-fix-phantom-traffic-jams-180963472/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/few-self-driving-cars-could-fix-phantom-traffic-jams-180963472/] https://www.history.com/articles/spiritualism-ghosts-ouija-boards-19th-century-america [https://www.history.com/articles/spiritualism-ghosts-ouija-boards-19th-century-america] https://www.apa.org [https://www.apa.org] https://www.britannica.com/science/hypnosis [https://www.britannica.com/science/hypnosis] https://plato.stanford.edu [https://plato.stanford.edu] https://folklorethursday.com [https://folklorethursday.com] https://www.britannica.com/technology/mirror [https://www.britannica.com/technology/mirror] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20063928/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20063928/] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/staring-at-yourself-in-the-mirror-can-reveal-strange-things/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/staring-at-yourself-in-the-mirror-can-reveal-strange-things/] https://dictionary.apa.org/guided-imagery [https://dictionary.apa.org/guided-imagery] https://jungpage.org [https://jungpage.org] https://folklore-society.com [https://folklore-society.com] https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1qsnvw/three_kings_ritual/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1qsnvw/three_kings_ritual/] https://theghostinmymachine.com [https://theghostinmymachine.com] https://yokai.co [https://yokai.co] https://www.psychologytoday.com [https://www.psychologytoday.com] https://plato.stanford.edu [https://plato.stanford.edu]

Ep. 155: Welcome to Mall World

Some people dream of falling. Some dream of flying. And some swear they've visited the same impossible places over and over again. This week, we're exploring shared dream worlds, liminal spaces, and recurring entities. Why do complete strangers describe eerily similar locations, figures, and experiences? Join me as I follow a trail through abandoned hallways, endless shopping centers, shadowy visitors, and the strange places where dreams, folklore, and human consciousness collide. Cheers! Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.com Threads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMallWorld [https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMallWorld] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] https://www.psychologytoday.com [https://www.psychologytoday.com] https://plato.stanford.edu [https://plato.stanford.edu] https://www.psychologytoday.com [https://www.psychologytoday.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-backrooms [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-backrooms] https://plato.stanford.edu [https://plato.stanford.edu] https://www.sleepfoundation.org [https://www.sleepfoundation.org] https://doubleblindmag.com [https://doubleblindmag.com]

Ep. 154: Mothers of Monsters- Sue Klebold and Sante Kimes

This week on Spirits with Crime, we’re talking about mothers. Not the Pinterest quote version of motherhood. Not the “a mother always knows” version either. One mother spent the rest of her life wondering what she missed after her son helped carry out one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. Another appeared to spend years shaping her son into a criminal partner willing to lie, steal, and kill alongside her. This episode explores the stories of Sue Klebold and Sante Kimes — two women connected by maternal love, but divided completely by what they did with it. Cheers! Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.com Threads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast Sources: https://www.ted.com/talks/sue_klebold_my_son_was_a_columbine_shooter_this_is_my_story [https://www.ted.com/talks/sue_klebold_my_son_was_a_columbine_shooter_this_is_my_story] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317243/a-mothers-reckoning-by-sue-klebold/ [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317243/a-mothers-reckoning-by-sue-klebold/] https://vault.fbi.gov/columbine-high-school [https://vault.fbi.gov/columbine-high-school] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/15/the-mother-of-columbine-shooter-dylan-klebold-breaks-her-17-year-silence/ [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/15/the-mother-of-columbine-shooter-dylan-klebold-breaks-her-17-year-silence/] https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?q=columbine [https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?q=columbine] https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/columbine-high-school-shootings [https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/columbine-high-school-shootings] https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/kimes-sante.htm [https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/kimes-sante.htm] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/enabling [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/enabling] https://www.apa.org/ [https://www.apa.org/]

Ep. 153: Do What Thou Wilt (Terms & Conditions Apply)- Aleister Crowley

What makes a dangerous idea irresistible? This week on Spirits with Crime, we follow Aleister Crowley: Victorian occultist, self-declared prophet, and the man a British tabloid called the wickedest man alive. We trace his rise from a suffocating religious upbringing through the secret society halls of the Golden Dawn, across the Mediterranean to a crumbling Sicilian commune, and into the psychology of why intelligent people hand their loyalty to dangerous leaders. This episode asks the question that feels more relevant every year: Are we following dark prophets because they possess truth, or because they offer permission? The ritual awaits. Cheers! Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.com Threads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast Sources: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39568-3 [http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39568-3] www.britannica.com/topic/soma-Hinduism [http://www.britannica.com/topic/soma-Hinduism] www.rbth.com/blogs/stranger_than_fiction/2017/01/09/how-russian-scientists-cracked-the-secret-of-a-riga-veda-era-drink_676758 [http://www.rbth.com/blogs/stranger_than_fiction/2017/01/09/how-russian-scientists-cracked-the-secret-of-a-riga-veda-era-drink_676758] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Thelema [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_of_Thelema] sicilianmagpie.com/en/thelema-abbey [http://sicilianmagpie.com/en/thelema-abbey] www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/New-Book-Shares-True-Story-of-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-and-the-Paranormal-20160314 [http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/New-Book-Shares-True-Story-of-Arthur-Conan-Doyle-and-the-Paranormal-20160314] www.doingsofdoyle.com/2024/05/global-conan-doyle-launching-edinburgh.html [http://www.doingsofdoyle.com/2024/05/global-conan-doyle-launching-edinburgh.html] plato.stanford.edu/entries/weber [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/weber] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXIVM [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NXIVM] www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html [http://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html] www.doingsofdoyle.com/2024/05/global-conan-doyle-launching-edinburgh.html [http://www.doingsofdoyle.com/2024/05/global-conan-doyle-launching-edinburgh.html] www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html [http://www.simplypsychology.org/milgram.html] www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html [http://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html]

Ep. 152: The Shape of a Confession Part 2

A confession should settle a case. But what happens when the confession becomes the question? This week on Spirits with Crime, we continue one of the most controversial cases in modern true crime, following the interrogation of Brendan Dassey, the trial that followed, and the legal battle that forced unsettling questions about suggestion, memory, and whether a story can be shaped in real time. The conclusion of this case will absolutely have you reeling, and questioning when a confession reflects truth and when might it reflect pressure instead. Cheers! Send Me a Story! @ spiritswithcrime@gmail.com Threads & Instagram: spiritswithcrimepodcast Sources: https://famous-trials.com/avery/2749-dasseyconfession [https://famous-trials.com/avery/2749-dasseyconfession] https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/ [https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/] https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/03/false-confessions [https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/03/false-confessions] https://famous-trials.com/avery/2749-dasseyconfession [https://famous-trials.com/avery/2749-dasseyconfession] https://www.wicourts.gov [https://www.wicourts.gov] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-confessions/ [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-confessions/] https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/ [https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/ [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/] https://www.workwithkz.com/ [https://www.workwithkz.com/] https://apnews.com/ [https://apnews.com/] https://www.chicagotribune.com/ [https://www.chicagotribune.com/] Making a Murderer Netflix Docuseries