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The Creepy Wee Podcast The Creepy Wee Podcast
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The Creepy Wee Podcast is a comedy show that focuses on the dark stories, myths, and lore of Scottish history. Hosted by Rebecca and Liam, New episodes every other Wednesday!
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52: Alexander Selkirk / The Real Robinson Crusoe
Born in Fife in 1676, the story of Alexander Selkirk inspired Daniel Dafoe’s novel ‘Robinson Crusoe.’
After choosing to be marooned on a desert island, Selkirk endured solitude, enemy privateers and a round the world trip before landing back on home soil.
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51: Alchemy and the Scottish Wizard
Alchemy is a historical practice that attempts to transmute base metals into gold. Through the influence of the Muslim world, the knowledge of alchemy spread through Europe with the help of travelling scholars like Michael Scot.
Scot was a polyglot mathematician, alchemist, apothecary and academic born in Scotland. He worked with like-minded intellectuals like Leonardo Fibonacci to translate many influential texts that spurred the Renaissance. Despite his many accolades, his legacy as a magician and wizard was cemented in popular culture with his appearance in Dante Alighieri's epic poem, Inferno.
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50: The Edinburgh Vaults
The Edinburgh Vaults are a series of underground chambers located inside the South Bridge's enclosed arches. Originally used as storerooms, the poor conditions led to them becoming a place of squalor, crime, and possibly body snatching.
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48: The Milk White Doo
The Milk White Doo is a well known Scottish tale from times when stories were passed down from generations through word of mouth. Like most fairy tales, this story is meant to teach children about the realities of death and losing a close family member.
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47: The Mackenzie Poltergeist
Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is home to one of the world's most prolific and violent poltergeists in the world. It has been the subject of numerous investigations and paranormal sightings, with reports of objects being thrown and even people being levitated. The graveyard is believed to be haunted by the spirits of Covenanters who died under Bluidy George Mackenzie's prosecution.
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