Guinevere

Guinevere

From Spirits: Mythology, Legends, & Folklore by Multitude

April 1, 2026 · 1h 1m · Episode 483

About this episode

This episode explores the complex and scandalous life of Queen Guinevere from Arthurian legend.

We love mess, and Queen Guinevere of Arthurian legend? There’s a lot of mess there! There’s scandal, there’s infidelity, AND AN EVIL TWIN!! We discuss a woman that a lot of Arthurian scholars and writers simply don’t know what to do with.  Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of infidelity, misogyny, abduction, death, immolation, sexual assault, sexual content, and violence.  Housekeeping - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Send in those urban legend emails! - Submit Your Urban Legends Audio: Call us! 617-420-2344 Find Us Online - Website & Transcripts: spiritspodcast.com - Patreon: patreon.com/spiritspodcast - Merch: spiritspodcast.com/merch - Instagram: instagram.com/spiritspodcast - Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/spiritspodcast.com - Twitter: twitter.com/spiritspodcast - Tumblr: spiritspodcast.tumblr.com Cast & Crew - Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin - Editor: Bren Frederick - Music: Brandon Grugle , based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: multitude.productions About Us Spirits is a boozy…

People in this episode

Hosts: Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin

Topics covered

  • Queen Guinevere
  • Arthurian legend
  • infidelity
  • misogyny
  • scandal
  • evil twin

Keywords

  • folklore
  • mythology
  • history
  • culture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Spirits

Books & works: Danger Storm

Places: California

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