Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/scary-traditions-true-stories What actually happened, where the legend stops. Real events, dated and located, told as stories: a school in Tanzania where the laughing would not stop, a 1725 official report that gave Europe the word vampire, a man recognized alive eighteen years after his burial. Every episode also says what the sources refute. By Organizen. (c) 2026 Organizen 268c2cdd-44fa-5d16-a9fc-34d200fcdad5 yes en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:19:25 -0700 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:20:09 -0700 https://scarytraditions.com/en/ https://img.transistorcdn.com/WHMCVIncid0r87LSQDd_PS96vFrFVV3FCmXpt7WlMnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YzIw/ZmEwODI5ZTM0YThi/MTA4MzEwMWQ5MDlj/ZGFhNS5qcGc.jpg https://scarytraditions.com/en/ episodic Samuel Barbot What actually happened, where the legend stops. Real events, dated and located, told as stories: a school in Tanzania where the laughing would not stop, a 1725 official report that gave Europe the word vampire, a man recognized alive eighteen years after his burial. Every episode also says what the sources refute. By Organizen. What actually happened, where the legend stops. true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation Samuel Barbot No No How to Tell a Real Legend from Pure Fiction: 7 Expert Methods to Separate Folklore from Fantasy full 2eaadcca-cb30-4b72-b8dd-e86df3bc100c https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6a2afba Sun, 13 Sep 2026 19:09:02 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 347 true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation No How the Algonquin Wendigo Legend Began: Origins of a Hunger-Born Monster full 9c028a78-4eff-4fc1-a7bf-aa2498af5156 https://share.transistor.fm/s/adaa485e Sun, 13 Sep 2026 01:16:06 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 330 true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation No Halloween Traditions Around the World Explained: Origins, Rituals, and Regional Variations full 531e166e-10c4-4630-b0a6-63aa8b154a15 https://share.transistor.fm/s/33b9a6d9 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:01:00 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 333 Discover documented Halloween traditions from Ireland to Mexico, Japan to the Philippines. Authentic origins, regional rituals, and cultural practices explained with historical sources. In this episode : - Where Did Halloween Originally Come From? - How Is Halloween Celebrated in Mexico and Latin America? - What Are the Documented Asian Halloween-Adjacent Traditions? - How Do European Countries Beyond Ireland Observe Halloween? - What Halloween Customs Exist in the Philippines and Southeast Asia? - How Have Halloween Traditions Changed in 2026? The full article : https://blog.scarytraditions.com/halloween-traditions-around-world-explained/ Discover documented Halloween traditions from Ireland to Mexico, Japan to the Philippines. Authentic origins, regional rituals, and cultural practices explained with historical sources. In this episode : - Where Did Halloween Originally Come From? - How Where Did Halloween Originally Come From?, How Is Halloween Celebrated in Mexico and Latin America?, What Are the Documented Asian Halloween-Adjacent Traditions?, How Do European Countries Beyond Ireland Observe Halloween?, What Halloween Customs Exist in the Philippines and Southeast Asia?, How Have Halloween Traditions Changed in 2026? No Vampires Slaves d'Halloween: The Poppy Seeds That Reveal a Fatal Flaw, Not a Spell full 32b13180-89b6-4558-8726-20866a1440a2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8a773859 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:16:44 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 260 A literary analysis of Vampires Slaves d'Halloween: folklorist Iori Volkov hunts vampire myths across villages while avoiding the real search for his missing sister Katia. The old hunter Ivan reveals that poppy seeds do not work by magic but by exploiting the vampires' obsessive pride in counting, and Iori must eventually use the same aspen stake folklore on his own sister to finally let her rest. A literary analysis of Vampires Slaves d'Halloween: folklorist Iori Volkov hunts vampire myths across villages while avoiding the real search for his missing sister Katia. The old hunter Ivan reveals that poppy seeds do not work by magic but by exploiting vampires, Slavic folklore, grief, novel, Samuel Barbot No Djinns du Desert: Why Giving Up Power Is the Real Ending full 37901d0c-7732-4ced-a8f0-266856f9dd0f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e0ab5c6b Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:16:34 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 324 A literary deep dive into Djinns du Desert: Lila must see through Azar, the king of ash, who offers her a perfect illusion of her missing mother. The sand medallion given by the sage Almas reveals the difference between real, changing life and a static lie, and Lila saves her village not by gaining power but by giving up her ability to hear the djinn. A literary deep dive into Djinns du Desert: Lila must see through Azar, the king of ash, who offers her a perfect illusion of her missing mother. The sand medallion given by the sage Almas reveals the difference between real, changing life and a static li djinn, desert, fantasy, novel, Samuel Barbot No True Origin of the Slavic Vampire Legend Explained: Historical Roots & Folklore Facts full 3089fc3d-b52f-4127-aaa3-eef234c0753e https://share.transistor.fm/s/8751c44d Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:56:19 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 390 true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation No Real History Behind the Irish Banshee Myth: Origins, Evidence & Evolution full eaf25281-2b1c-412b-b29a-c32c8f6b6149 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f0d9af7b Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:55:05 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 313 Two voices discuss the book "Real History Behind the Irish Banshee Myth: Origins, Evidence & Evolution": what it tells, the passages that land, and what stays with you. A conversation about the book, not a reading of it. The book is on sale, link in Two voices discuss the book "Real History Behind the Irish Banshee Myth: Origins, Evidence & Evolution": what it tells, the passages that land, and what stays with you. A conversation about the book, not a reading of it. The book is on sale, link in true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation No Scary Traditions, the folklore behind the world's frightening customs full 216df110-b0b3-4439-9a22-e578e5bc689c https://share.transistor.fm/s/06bd8f91 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:55:00 -0700 Samuel Barbot Samuel Barbot 330 Two voices discuss the book "Scary Traditions, the folklore behind the world's frightening customs": what it tells, the passages that land, and what stays with you. A conversation about the book, not a reading of it. The book is on sale, link in the Two voices discuss the book "Scary Traditions, the folklore behind the world's frightening customs": what it tells, the passages that land, and what stays with you. A conversation about the book, not a reading of it. The book is on sale, link in the true stories, real events, traditions, mystery, archives, folklore, investigation No