EPISODE · Feb 18, 2020 · 12 MIN
The Truth About Urban Legends!
from Connecting the Universe with Mike Ricksecker · host Mike Ricksecker
The truth about urban legends! Why do urban legends resonate with us? Is it because there’s some truth behind the ghost stories and legends? We’ll explore the urban legends of the Gore Orphanage and the Skirvin Hotel in this edition of Mike’s Morning Mug. What really happened at the notorious orphanage and the abandoned mansion that burned down in the woods? And who is Effie the Chambermaid and why is she haunting a hotel… if she really exists at all? The truth about two famous American urban legends and how storytelling works.
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The truth about urban legends! Why do urban legends resonate with us? Is it because there’s some truth behind the ghost stories and legends? We’ll explore the urban legends of the Gore Orphanage and the Skirvin Hotel in this edition of Mike’s Morning Mug. What really happened at the notorious orphanage and the abandoned mansion that burned down in the woods? And who is Effie the Chambermaid and why is she haunting a hotel… if she really exists at all? The truth about two famous American urban legends and how storytelling works.
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