{"podcast":{"title":"The Strange and Unusual Podcast","slug":"the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598","podcast_index_feed_id":879598,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9ABWT3pm","website_url":"https://the-strange-and-unusual-podcast.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/df2245c4-7799-4186-bb52-3922c095ccde/3000x3000/sxm-cover-morbid-strange-and-unusual-3000x3000-final.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network","episode_count":125,"summary":"The unknown. It lies at the root of all fear, and has inspired legends, superstition, folklore, customs, hysteria, and even murder throughout history. Still today we feel the shadowy presence of our ancestors' struggles to explain the mysterious in almost every facet of our lives. Whether it be in the form of religion, urban legends, pop culture, ghost stories, superstitious rituals, and so much more we are still just fighting to keep our monsters in the dark. Welcome to The Strange and Unusual Podcast.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598"},"episode":{"title":"Urban Legends Come to Life","slug":"urban-legends-come-to-life","published_at":"2025-07-28T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/urban-legends-come-to-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598","url":"https://the-strange-and-unusual-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/urban-legends-come-to-life-L8OihEKj","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/633f5501-1981-4880-943c-f8e8e4168569/episodes/ee95e946-6a26-4950-a771-87a0565e7f59/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=633f5501-1981-4880-943c-f8e8e4168569&awEpisodeId=ee95e946-6a26-4950-a771-87a0565e7f59&feed=9ABWT3pm","summary":"In this episode, we dig into the topic of urban legends come to life, These are legends that either others have actually brought to life and urban legends that are surprisingly based on fact. These legends include: The Bunny Man, Cropsey, Hook man, Slender Man, Polybius, The Babysitter Murder, Body in the Bed, Charlie No Face, and Laced Halloween Candy.","meta_description":"In this episode, we dig into the topic of urban legends come to life, These are legends that either others have actually brought to life and urban legends…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4176,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/episodes/urban-legends-come-to-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-and-unusual-podcast-879598/urban-legends-come-to-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}