Episode
Selects: How Vampires Work
59:38
Published: Sat Oct 29 2022
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Out of obligation, Chuck and Josh mention Twilight, but it is the longstanding vampire lore that gets the most attention in this examination of how the bloodsucking undead evolved from baby-stealing demonesses to suave counts in our collective psyche. Explore the wild world of vampires in this spooky classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Svetlana Svetlana follows the crazy story of Joseph Stalin's daughter moving to America, while City of the Rails explores the world of train hopping and the city of the rails.
00:00 - 01:17 (01:17)
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Svetlana Svetlana follows the crazy story of Joseph Stalin's daughter moving to America, while City of the Rails explores the world of train hopping and the city of the rails.
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The podcast host announces that they have been away and talks about the availability of episodes through various media outlets online.
01:17 - 04:46 (03:29)
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The podcast host announces that they have been away and talks about the availability of episodes through various media outlets online. They also recommend a spooky episode from 2013 about vampires.
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A discussion about the origins of vampire mythology in pop culture, including how various cultural beliefs and legends influenced how the concept of the vampire has evolved over time.
04:46 - 08:56 (04:09)
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A discussion about the origins of vampire mythology in pop culture, including how various cultural beliefs and legends influenced how the concept of the vampire has evolved over time.
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The vampire legend has traditionally been linked to subservience to men, which has in turn led to some fascinating feminist readings of the Dracula myth.
08:56 - 11:29 (02:33)
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The vampire legend has traditionally been linked to subservience to men, which has in turn led to some fascinating feminist readings of the Dracula myth. The link goes back to the story of Lilith, Adam's first wife in Jewish folklore, who rebelled against Adam's wishes and became a vampire, symbolizing the rejection of patriarchal norms.
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This podcast talks about different horror creatures and their legends such as a demon who possesses dead bodies and a shape-shifting ghoul who preys on children.
11:29 - 13:50 (02:20)
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This podcast talks about different horror creatures and their legends such as a demon who possesses dead bodies and a shape-shifting ghoul who preys on children.
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Chinese vampires are corpses who rise from the grave and kill again when a person's lower spirit did not pass into the afterlife.
13:50 - 15:59 (02:08)
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Chinese vampires are corpses who rise from the grave and kill again when a person's lower spirit did not pass into the afterlife. This is a result of bad things they did, according to the Chinese conception of how a vampire became a vampire.
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During outbreaks of disease throughout history, stories of mythical vampires emerged.
16:01 - 20:02 (04:01)
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During outbreaks of disease throughout history, stories of mythical vampires emerged. Anytime there was a panic over vampires, there was almost always an outbreak of some sort of disease.
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The strigoi and striggo, similar to the upir, are creatures that rise from the grave and bring disease and misfortune to their families.
20:09 - 26:02 (05:53)
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The strigoi and striggo, similar to the upir, are creatures that rise from the grave and bring disease and misfortune to their families. They start out as invisible spirits that eventually become visible and take on the form they had in life.
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The conversation explores the supernatural folklore around infants born with physical anomalies such as vestigial tails or fetal membranes, such as the belief that they possess a second sight or other gifts.
26:02 - 28:51 (02:49)
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The conversation explores the supernatural folklore around infants born with physical anomalies such as vestigial tails or fetal membranes, such as the belief that they possess a second sight or other gifts.
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The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, found inspiration for his vampire tale in Transylvania and the stories of Strigoi vampires that had been circulating for centuries.
28:51 - 32:54 (04:03)
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The author of Dracula, Bram Stoker, found inspiration for his vampire tale in Transylvania and the stories of Strigoi vampires that had been circulating for centuries. Painters, artists, and authors had already begun using the material in their works, creating a rich source of inspiration for Stoker.
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Eastern folklore describes vampires as not only obsessive compulsive but able to put a spell over you if you lock eyes with one.
32:54 - 36:15 (03:21)
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Eastern folklore describes vampires as not only obsessive compulsive but able to put a spell over you if you lock eyes with one. To ward off vampires, one technique was to make them count every single seed spread outside of a house.
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The origins of the modern vampire in pop culture can be traced back to the 1931 film, "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi, which introduced the iconic cape and desire to drink blood.
36:15 - 41:59 (05:43)
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The origins of the modern vampire in pop culture can be traced back to the 1931 film, "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi, which introduced the iconic cape and desire to drink blood. However, there are many other portrayals of vampires in media, including in the classic movie "The Player," various TV series, and with unusual characters such as KGB agents and Frank Lloyd Wright communes.
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Some people in modern times feed on others' psychic energy, which may have given rise to the vampire lore.
41:59 - 44:24 (02:25)
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Some people in modern times feed on others' psychic energy, which may have given rise to the vampire lore. Beliefs range from energy vampires causing miscarriages to blaming Lamas for SIDS.
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The vampire bat, while creepy, is not a threat to humans like vampire legends would have us believe.
44:24 - 49:13 (04:49)
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The vampire bat, while creepy, is not a threat to humans like vampire legends would have us believe. Additionally, in the past, fear of disease outbreaks led to the creation of vampire legends as a way to explain the unexplainable.
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Two modern vampires travel in an RV through the desert and kill people in this 80s horror film.
49:13 - 50:50 (01:36)
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Two modern vampires travel in an RV through the desert and kill people in this 80s horror film.
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The hosts mention bad vampire movies like Dracula 2000 and Blood Rain, while also plugging the works of a horror fiction author who entered their contest.
50:50 - 54:03 (03:12)
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The hosts mention bad vampire movies like Dracula 2000 and Blood Rain, while also plugging the works of a horror fiction author who entered their contest.
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Listener shares gratitude towards Stuff You Should Know's trivia night and thanks them for hosting the event and providing t-shirts.
54:03 - 58:03 (04:00)
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Listener shares gratitude towards Stuff You Should Know's trivia night and thanks them for hosting the event and providing t-shirts.
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This is a collection of various ads promoting different podcasts available on the iHeartRadio app and other platforms.
58:03 - 1:00:17 (02:14)
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This is a collection of various ads promoting different podcasts available on the iHeartRadio app and other platforms.