{"podcast":{"title":"Astonishing Legends","slug":"astonishing-legends-750015","podcast_index_feed_id":750015,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4322549.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4322549","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/37374824.jpg","author":"Scott Philbrook","episode_count":446,"summary":"The world is more mysterious than most people are comfortable imagining. We cross paths with the mystical from time to time and may not even notice it. If we do, we quickly return to our usually mundane daily existence. But what if we not only acknowledged the unknown, we investigated it and spoke with those in the know? That's what co-hosts Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess, and co-executive producer Tess Pfeifle do at Astonishing Legends. Over 100 million downloads and hundreds of thousands of listeners have discovered the thrill of exploring the mysteries of our world, showing that the unknown can be both captivating and intriguing. Welcome to Astonishing Legends!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep5: Kids Can be Creepy, Especially your own","slug":"s2-ep5-kids-can-be-creepy-especially-your-own","published_at":"2026-02-10T21:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015/s2-ep5-kids-can-be-creepy-especially-your-own","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8858692","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8858692.mp3?modified=1770775362&sid=4322549&source=rss&rssua=transcribr","summary":"In tonight’s dead letter… we explore the unsettling possibility that our children are not the blank slates conventional psychology suggests. Listener, Tim, recounts the evening his toddler, Mason, claimed he \"wasn't always\" his kid before describing a past life that ended in a tragic house fire. It is a quiet reflection on the \"old soul\" phenomenon and whether our children bring a bit of luggage with them when they enter this world. Reference Links The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic Altered States (1980) - IMDB Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB PLAINTEXT The University of Virginia: Division of Perceptual Studies: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/ The Work of Dr. Ian Stevenson: https://a.co/d/0fMu7zrx Monarch Butterfly Migration and Genetics - National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/monarch-butterfly/ Altered States (1980) - IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/ Defending Your Life (1991) - IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101694/ We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to deadletteroffice@astonishinglegends.com!","meta_description":"In tonight’s dead letter… we explore the unsettling possibility that our children are not the blank slates conventional psychology suggests. Listener, Tim…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2607,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/astonishing-legends-750015/episodes/s2-ep5-kids-can-be-creepy-especially-your-own/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/astonishing-legends-750015/s2-ep5-kids-can-be-creepy-especially-your-own.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}