Ladies Who Lore
Ladies Who Lore is the only podcast that dives deep into all things lore and bottles of wine. Each week, the ladies trade off sharing a thrilling tale mixed with personal anecdotes, haunting ghost stories, and lots of laughs. Through light-hearted storytelling with hints of true crime and history, this podcast will leave you with full body chills and plenty of new wines to try! Hosted by Jessie Vane, Lindsay Whisler, and Sammy Winchester.Have a local legend you'd like to share? Email the ladies at [email protected] and maybe yours will be read in the next episode.Be...
89 - Ladies Who Unwrap Themselves
In this week’s episode, Sammy unwraps the lore behind one of Universal’s most iconic films: The Mummy. As 19 Crimes’ The Mummy Hard Chard is sipped, the ladies stress over Halloween costumes, try out Australian accents and go emotional mountain climbing. So grab your favorite chardonnay and don’t recite poems over mummies, Ladies Who Unwrap Themselves will have you bingeing every Mummy movie all week long.
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88 - Ladies Who Make a Monster: The Lore of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein
In this week’s episode, Jessie shocks the ladies with the story behind the creator of goth science fiction: Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. As the 19 Crimes’ Frankenstein is sipped, the ladies discover another historic dragon sighting, keep their tall friends in mind, and encourage famous authors to keep at it. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and never underestimate a 19 year old woman, Ladies Who Make a Monster will have you running to bookstores in no time.
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87 - Ladies Who Turn Two!
In this week’s episode, the ladies celebrate their birthday by sharing spooky cryptid stories and answering listener questions! We can’t thank you enough for coming to our birthday party and for laughing along with us in this chaotic yet riveting episode. So grab your favorite celebratory drink and cheers to getting older, Ladies Who Turn Two will have you smiling all day long.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
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A Closer Look: Haunted Dolls and Finding Your Dragon with "Good Witch" Patti Negri
You’ve unlocked a Closer Look episode, where we dive more in depth on topics we’ve discussed before. In this week's episode, the ladies are joined by the Good Witch of Hollywood Patti Negri! You’ve seen her on Ghost Adventures, TFIL Overnight with Elton Castee and much more. From celebrity seances to putting out ghostly fires (literally) and letting nothing stop her in between, Patti teaches the ladies not to let fear hold them back and how to channel their power both in this world and the next.
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86 - Ladies Who Howl at the Moon: The Lore of The Wolf Man
In this week’s episode, Lindsay tells the ladies the epic origin of an iconic werewolf: The Wolf Man. As 19 Crimes’ The Wolf Man Howlin’ Red is sipped, the ladies get excited over their spooky season line up, try bacon Pringles, and discuss what it takes to make a monster. So grab your favorite red and howl at the moon, Ladies Who Howl at the Moon will have you rewatching The Wolfman in no time.
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85 - Ladies Who Have 3 Bucks, 2 Bags, 1 Shot: The Lore of The Greystone Mansion
In this week’s episode, Jessie takes the ladies through the grounds of a famously haunted house: The Greystone Mansion. As the Chateau Bel-Air is sipped, the ladies declare fall is here despite the heat, spill sorority secrets, and concoct the ultimate crossover musical. So grab your favorite Bordeaux and smell the lilac, Ladies Who Have 3 Bucks, 2 Bags, 1 Shot will have you booking a tour in no time!
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84 - Ladies Who Can Count: The Lore of Numerology
In this week’s episode, Sammy tells the ladies all about one of the hottest belief systems: Numerology. As the Latitud42 is sipped, the ladies debate improvising the episode, read a listener’s Alcatraz story and try not to poison each other. So grab your favorite rose and get ready to learn what the most perfect number is, Ladies Who Can Count will have you researching your chart in no time.Â
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83 - Ladies Who Live By the Seasons: The Lore of Mabon aka the Fall Equinox
In this week’s episode, Lindsay turns the wheel of the year to an underrated witchy holiday: Mabon aka the Fall Equinox. As the Kendall Jackson is poured, the ladies write essays on The Godfather, swear that music is magic, and try to start their own secret society. So grab your favorite zinfandel and get cozy on your wine bench, Ladies Who Live By the Seasons will have you prepping for Mabon in no time.
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82 - Ladies Who Lure: The Lore of Mermaids and Sirens
In this week’s episode, Jessie dives under the sea to tell the ladies about everyone’s favorite mercreature: Mermaids. As the Singerstone is sipped, the ladies go on mystical shopping trips, compare tails, and brave The Odyssey in 4D. So grab your favorite sauvignon blanc and plug your ears, Ladies Who Lure will have you rewatching Aquamarine in no time.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
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A Closer Look: Herbs and Their Folklore with Amanda Edmiston
You’ve unlocked a Closer Look episode, where we dive more in depth on topics we’ve discussed before. In this week's episode, the ladies are joined by author and herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston. Amanda walks the ladies through the garden, discussing the benefits of neighborhood plants and the folk stories behind them. So grab your favorite herbal tea and get ready to time travel, this episode will have you racing to learn from your local herbalist in no time.Â
You can find Amanda on Instagram @Amanda.Edmiston and you can find books and online courses on he...
81 - Ladies Who Have Nine Tails: The Lore of Kitsune
In this week’s episode, Sammy plays tricks on the ladies to evoke one of Japan’s slyest creatures: Kitsune. As the La Soif is sipped, the ladies practice their spellwork, learn how to trust their guts, and have a hard time saying Gob…er, sorry God. So grab your favorite rose and don’t get tricked, Ladies Who Have Nine Tails will have you giggling all day long.Â
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80 - Ladies Who Wake Up at 3 am: The Lore of The Witching Hour
In this week’s episode, Lindsay wakes the ladies up for The Witching Hour. As the Spellbound is sipped, the ladies share a Matterhorn ghost story, dive into tree science, and call Sammy’s mom. So whether you’re a baby or a finance bro, grab your favorite pinot noir and hold onto your bikinis, Ladies Who Wake Up at 3 am will have you listening to your internal clock tonight!Â
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79 - Ladies Who Check Yes: The Lore of The Devil's Bible
In this week’s episode, Jessie leads the ladies through the library towards the most cursed book in history: The Devil’s Bible. As the Comedia (and La Secrestia?!) is sipped, the ladies wall themselves into Magic 8 balls, reminisce about 6th grade social politics, and get suspicious about the Seattle raccoon Jimothy’s true nature. So grab your favorite Italian red and don’t forget the sourdough, Ladies Who Check Yes will have you seeing flying books in no time.Â
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78 - Ladies Who Carve Their Own Caves: The Lore of Black Annis
In this week’s episode, Sammy leads the ladies into the cave of England’s most feared folktale: Black Annis. As the Blacklist is poured, the ladies praise unsung women in history, gallop in their new horse room, and give the Oscar to the most talented unknown Harry Potter child. So grab your favorite red blend and get ready to move that bus, Ladies Who Carve Their Own Caves will surely give you nightmares tonight (but, like, in a fun way!).
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77 - Ladies Who Paint Their Porches Blue: The Lore of Savannah, GA
In this week’s episode, Lindsay tours the ladies through the most haunted city in America: Savannah, Georgia. As the Woop Woop is sipped, the ladies invent Wednesdays, get competitive with ghost touring companies, and decide not to go into the woods. So grab your favorite Shiraz and don’t go into the basement, Ladies Who Paint Their Porches Blue will have you ghost hunting in no time.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
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A Closer Look: The Wicked Witch of Monroe, aka Hannah Cranna
You've unlocked another Closer Look episode, where we bring you a shorter episode that relates to a topic we've touched on before. In this week's episode, Sammy looks into the bewitching tale of Connecticut's own Wicked Witch of Monroe: Hanna Cranna. Sammy wades through trout-filled rivers, encounters a familiar rooster, and finds herself wanting to embrace her inner witch with a long, flowy skirt. By the end, you'll be left craving more of the strange small-town legends that refuse to die.
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76 - Ladies Who Scream at the Staff Party: The Lore of Alcatraz
In this week’s episode, Jessie takes the ladies to an island of deceit, death, and ghosts: Alcatraz. As the 19 Crimes is poured, the ladies share new book recs, hoard potential family heirlooms and ask Snoop Dogg their burning questions. So grab your favorite California red and watch out for Al Capone’s banjo, Ladies Who Scream at the Staff Party will have you booking a trip to San Francisco ASAP.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
75 - Ladies Who Live in Anxiety: The Lore of The Sallie House
In this week’s episode, Sammy scares the ladies with the most haunted house in America: The Sallie House. As the L’Ecole #41 is poured, the ladies learn what keto is, praise the rebellious history of the Renaissance Faire and stop at nothing to play pickleball. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and don’t light the candles, Ladies Who Live in Anxiety will make you never want to buy a house ever!
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74 - Ladies Who Choose Their Main Character: The Lore of Circe
In this week’s episode, Lindsay takes the ladies to a remote island to encounter the mother of witchcraft: Circe. As the Assyrtiko is sipped, the ladies read a listener lore about manifestation, conjure coffee machines, and beg Sammy to watch Game of Thrones. So grab your favorite Santo white and ask before eating someone’s food, Ladies Who Choose Their Main Character will have you rethinking the Odyssey in no time.
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73 - Ladies Who Roar: The Lore of Mokele-Mbembe
In this week’s episode, Jessie leads the ladies through the jungle to discover a living dinosaur: the Mokele-Mbembe. As the Gruber Roschitz is sipped, the ladies make weather predictions, swoon over romantic cryptozoology and gamble on the Bone Wars. So grab your favorite veltliner and watch your canoe, Ladies Who Roar will have you itching to watch Jurassic Park for the 100th time.
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72 - Ladies Who Love Fresno: The Lore of The Fresno Nightcrawlers
In this week’s episode, Sammy tells the tale of Fresno’s quirkiest cryptid: The Fresno Nightcrawlers. As the Witching Hour is sipped, the ladies theorize about the moon landing, choose their chaotic parentage, and add another unsolved mystery to their to-do lists. So grab your favorite Cabernet Sauvignon and playback your security camera feed, Ladies Who Love Fresno will have you giggling through the mayhem.
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71 - Ladies Who Live in Flowers: The Lore of Flower Fairies
In this week’s episode, Lindsay walks the ladies through the garden to spin tales of small but mighty magical creatures: Flower Fairies. As the Cote de Rose is sipped, the ladies discover their tarot card personalities, congratulate Sammy on being awesome and have their own Poltergeist moment. So grab your favorite chilled rose and hold tight to your cactus, Ladies Who Live in Flowers will have you clapping for fairies again.
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70 - Ladies Who Vanish: The Lore of The Lost Colony of Roanoke
In this week’s episode, Jessie tells the ladies about America’s oldest unsolved mystery: The Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony. As the Sohu is poured, the ladies fawn over pretty ladies in capes, acknowledge the intelligence of squirrels, and become terrified of real estate. So grab your favorite Croatian white and carve into the nearest tree, Ladies Who Vanish will have you baffled in no time.Â
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69 - Ladies Who Are Spider Monkeys: The Lore of Vampires
In this week’s episode, Sammy unearths the history behind lore’s most notorious creatures: Vampires. As the Vampire is sipped, the ladies read listener comments, confuse Hank Green for gangrene, and have controversial takes on Sweeney Todd. So grab your favorite merlot and burn your welcome mat, Ladies Who Are Spider Monkeys will have you screaming all day long.
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68 - Ladies Who Practice Spicy Psychology: The Lore of Manifestation
In this week’s episode, Lindsay teaches the ladies the practice of conjuring the universe: Manifestation. As the Minuty is sipped, the ladies get in touch with pet psychics, determine who their Greek God parents are, and summon Nikola Tesla’s ghost. So grab your favorite chilled rose and get your sigils ready, Ladies Who Practice Spicy Psychology will have you changing your life in no time.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
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67 - Ladies Who Look Under Their Pillows: The Lore of the Tooth Fairy
In this week’s episode, Jessie teaches the ladies about everyone’s favorite tooth-loving pixie: The Tooth Fairy. As the Charles Shaw is sipped, the ladies share a friend’s ghost story, practice their telepathy, and regret their condos in Miami. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and yank your tooth right out, Ladies Who Look Under Their Pillows will have you giggling all day long.
Do you have a ghost story, local lore, or urban legend you would like to share with the ladies? Email us at [email protected].
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A Closer Look: The Role of the Storyteller with Natalie Huber Rodriguez
You've unlocked another Closer Look episode, where we expand on a topic we've touched on before. In this week's episode, the ladies are joined by anthropologist, folklorist and host of the podcast Monstress Natalie Huber Rodriguez! Natalie talks to the ladies about the role of the storyteller and how cultures use storytelling to make sense of the world. So grab a box of Oreos and enjoy our Scottish idioms, this episode will have you itching to tell stories around a fire in no time.Â
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66 - Ladies Who Have Reached Their Final Destination… Hell: The Lore of Poveglia
In this week’s episode, Sammy rows the ladies to the most haunted place on Earth: Poveglia. As the Pergolaia is passed, the ladies spend time on their witchy grandma’s farm, fantasize about hugging Bigfoot and start a rat babysitting business. So grab your favorite Italian red and don’t stay out after dark, Ladies Who Ladies Who Have Reached Their Final Destination… Hell will have you screaming into the water in no time.
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65 - Ladies Who Feel That They Know Oceans: The Lore of Isle Derniere
In this week’s episode, Lindsay sails the ladies to one of Louisiana's haunted, lost islands: Isle Derniere. As the McManis is sipped, the ladies share oracle deck predictions, debut in debutante balls, and drink 1850’s wine with a rugged sailor named Old Man Sal. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and watch how the weed grass grows, Ladies Who Feel That They Know Oceans will have you diving in the sea for lost treasures.
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64 - Ladies Who Just Want Their Doll Back: The Lore of The Isle of Dolls
In this week’s episode, Jessie leads the ladies through the canals to one of the world’s creepiest islands: The Isle of Dolls. As the Dolly is sipped, the ladies welcome spring with goat yoga, geek out over the new Bigfoot emoji, and dissect the age old parental lie of “the house is just settling”. So grab your favorite pinot noir and make an offering to Agustina, Ladies Who Just Want Their Doll Back will have you feeling watched for days.
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A Closer Look: Astrology with Jake Roa (aka Jake the Astrologer)
You've unlocked another Closer Look episode, where we expand on a topic we've touched on before. In this week's episode, the ladies are joined by Jake Roa aka Jake the Astrologer! Jake walks the ladies through the world of predictive astrology, how to handle your Saturn return and how remote viewing aids psychic detectives in solving cases. So grab your favorite woo-woo friend and beware the Benadryl Hat Man, this episode will have you mapping your natal chart asap!
You can find Jake on all social media platforms @thedreamalley and you can book him for personal...
63 - Ladies Who Go Underground: The Lore of Seattle
In this week’s episode, Sammy leads the ladies underground to discover the haunted side of a historical city: Seattle. As the Josh Hearth is sipped, the ladies cry over Puxatwany Phil ballads, share their theater ghost stories, and learn how burning a bay leaf can make your dreams come true. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and get ready for a myriad of ghosts, Ladies Who Go Underground will have you booking the next plane to Seattle.
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62 - Ladies Who Knock on Wood: The Lore of Luck
In this week’s episode, Lindsay lets the ladies know how to combat curses with the purest form of apotropaic magic: Luck. As the Lockheart is poured, the ladies discover a garlic themed restaurant, give elevator pitches, and delve into the power of Lucky Charms marshmallows. So grab your favorite merlot and pick a four leaf clover, Ladies Who Knock on Wood will have you saying rabbit every morning.
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61 - Ladies Who Like Shiny Things: The Lore of the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond
In this week’s episode, Jessie shares the incredibly wild legend of a diamond that toppled empires: the Curse of the Kohinoor Diamond. As the Francis Coppola Diamond Collection is sipped, the ladies share more Valentine’s cryptid puns, freeze in the Los Angeles “winter” and get bullied at tiki bars. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and whisper to your prized possession, Ladies Who Like Shiny Things will have you guarding your eyes all day.
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A Closer Look: Personal Encounters from the Bridgewater Triangle
You've unlocked another Closer Look episode, where we bring you a shorter episode that relates to a topic we've touched on before. In this week's episode, Lindsay returns to Episode 54's haunted locale: The Bridgewater Triangle! Lindsay leads you through a barrage of first hand accounts of cryptids, UFOs, haunted mental hospitals, mist spirits, and one super chill ghost named Joe. So grab a mug of tea and put on your lucky Red Sox Hat. This episode will inspire you to either stay far away from Massachusetts... or grab the first flight there! If you have any stories about...
60 - Ladies Who Throw Cucumbers: The Lore of Kappas
In this week’s episode, Sammy dives into an adorably disturbing lore: Kappas. As the Ryer Vineyard is sipped, the ladies read a Mothman listener lore, beg for Bigfoot The Musical tickets, and participate in a lore-based drinking game. So grab your favorite cabernet sauvignon and watch your butt, Ladies Who Throw Cucumbers will have you swimming with metal objects from now on.Â
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59 - Ladies Who Find Each Other in Every Life: The Lore of Soulmates
In this week’s episode, Lindsay kicks off Valentine’s week with the cosmic workings of the heart: Soulmates. As The Better Half is poured, the ladies share past life stories and book recs, confuse doves with camels, and decide which finger is the best. So grab your favorite crisp Sauvignon Blanc and dodge your twin flame, Ladies Who Find Each Other in Every Life will have you falling in love with yourself in no time.
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58 - Ladies Who Join a Bicycle Club: The Lore of Cameron Park
In this week’s episode, Jessie takes the ladies on a stroll through Waco’s most haunted area: Cameron Park. As the Digia is sipped, the ladies learn about the moon’s many names, hunt for old newspapers, and make their best Valentine cryptid puns. So grab your favorite Italian red and watch where you wander, Ladies Who Join a Bicycle Club is sure to give you all the chills.
TW:
Death, suicide
Sources:
“The Texan Hauntings of Cameron Park” on Moon Mausoleum
“The Hauntings - Ghost stories from...
57 - Ladies Who Have No Necks: The Lore of Mothman
In this week’s episode, Sammy tells the tale of a truly iconic cryptid: Mothman. As the Malbado is sipped, the ladies learn of a man who befriended crows, give tarot card alignment tips, and gush over romantasy. So grab your favorite Argentinian red and look up, Ladies Who Have No Necks will have you searching for the shadow daddy of West Virginia all year long.
TW:
Death, drowning
Sources:
“Mothman” by Staff on ebsco.comÂ
“Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work” by Tyler Buchanan on The Athe...
56 - Ladies Who Cover Their Drinks: The Lore of The Affair of Poisons
In this week’s episode Lindsay teaches the ladies about the deliciously dark side of the French Court: The Affair of Poisons. As It’s a Head Snapper is poured, the ladies cackle about cryptid puns, gush over Bigfoot T-shirts, and discuss the psychology of crime. So grab your favorite red blend and watch your back, Ladies Who Cover Their Drinks will have you yearning for a magic lamp to take you back in time.
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