Ep 13, Superstitions

You want an Spooktober episode? You got it. Welcome to our spookiest episode yet! Filled with black cats, witches and superstitions you probably didn't know about. In this episode, Iyanu, Julianna, and Tobi discuss superstitions. They begin with personal thoughts on the topic (02:05) from Bloody Mary to stepping on cracks on the sidewalk and much more. How did we become superstitious? (13:16). Julianna tells us about her halloweens growing up (21:10). Some superstitions have a religious origin or others have a practical one to guide people's choices. In discussing superstitions with religious origins (25:18), the topic of witches and black cats come up (31:10). Julianna can't believe people think witches can turn into cats so Iyanu shares some black cat witch stories (47:35). Superstitions that do not have religious origins (55:32). 57 minutes into the podcast, a technical difficulty leaves the crew freaked out after just talking about witches for so long.. (57:09). We decided to leave in our reaction including Tobi's plea to witches (58:45). Superstitions that do not have religious origins continued (01:00:07). Superstitions can become phobias (01:06:55). Today's question: What rich person would you want to hang out with for a day? (01:19:25). Follow us on instagram: @lasttrainpod | Visit our website: thelasttrain.fm | Leave us a voice message at https://anchor.fm/lasttrainpod/message Fun Facts The fear of number 13 is called Triskaidekaphobia. The fear of Friday the 13th is referred to as Paraskevidekatriaphobia, also known as Friggatriskaidekaphobia. The fear of eternity is referred to as Apeirophobia.