The Lady of the Lake

About this episode

This episode explores the legend of the Lady of the Lake as part of the podcast's Arthurian series.

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that Spirits Podcast has to of course do a Lady of the Lake episode as part of our Arthurian series! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of war, violence, drowning, religious persecution, death, blood, murder, violence against women, and decapitation.  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 Minneapolis Spotlight - Curry Corner , a small family-owned business seeking financial support as they close to protect their staff’s safety. Contribute now on GoFundMe 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Julia Schifini, Amanda McLoughlin

Topics covered

• Lady of the Lake
• Arthurian legends
• Excalibur
• mythology
• folklore

Keywords

• war
• violence
• drowning
• religious persecution
• death
• blood
• murder
• violence against women
• decapitation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Excalibur, Spirits, books

Books & works: Lady of the Lake, Danger Storm

Places: Minneapolis

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