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The Mystery of Fairy Lights (October Bonus #5)

October 31, 2025·59m

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound effects: nighttime crickets, distant river 🌌 🌊 Happy Halloween, sleepyheads! 🎃 Tonight, we’ll explore the mythology, origins and science of fairy lights. We’ll hear tales of the fairies and their mischief, of lost souls making up for bad deeds, and of deities who foretold the fate of mariners. 😴 Includes mentions of: Folklore, Fairytale, Fantastical Creatures, Science & Nature, Literature & Literary History, History, Devil, Mystery, Mythology, Myths & Legends, Halloween, Autumn, Darkness.