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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 41 MIN

The Strangeness Of Superstitions: Tiny Rituals to Subdue Fear

from Oddity Shop · host Kara Perakovic and Zach Palmer

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is helping you avoid bad luck?Ever catch yourself pausing at a ladder, hesitating over a mirror at night, or flicking salt over your shoulder without thinking? We follow those tiny instincts back to their roots and find practical safety tips, ancient theology, battlefield math, and the human need to feel in control. Through it all, we keep returning to the core question: do these superstitions and rituals change outcomes, or do they simply steady our hands? Maybe both.If this journey through ladders, mirrors, matches, and midnight whistles sparked a memory or challenged a belief, share the episode with a friend who needs a good story. Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us the one superstition you refuse to test.Check out our website for all episode referencesGet All Your Spiritual Supplies From Mystic Moons On Etsy, or Check out their FacebookSupport the showThe Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!616.320.4935JOIN US ON PATREON: Click Here!Join the Oddity Shop on Patreon for Day Early Access to Episodes and tons of bonus content!!!Visit our Website to learn more!Email Us at: oddityshoppodcast.comwww.OddityShopPodcast.comDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Affiliate programs are designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the partner site.

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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale. This week, your Curator Zach is helping you avoid bad luck? Ever catch yourself pausing at a ladder, hesitating over a mirror at night, or flicking salt over your shoulder without thinking? We follow those tiny instincts back to their roots and find practical safety tips, ancient theology, battlefield math, and the human need to feel in control. Through it all, we keep returning to the core question: do these superst...

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