Superstitions of the Sea

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore the many classical superstitions of sailors from all times and places. In the first half of the show we discuss cursed fruit , taunting the wind , the dangers of women , the rich cultural origins of the Klabautermann and the devilish inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. In the extended, underside of the episode we…