Luke Mordue examines the historical impact of the stories that haunt our society, tales that have gripped towns and cities worldwide for centuries as actual events - Urban Legends. First, hear the tales retold as short stories before delving into the history of the legend, dissecting its cultural significance, factuality, and origins.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLuke Mordue examines the historical impact of the stories that haunt our society, tales that have gripped towns and cities worldwide for centuries as actual events - Urban Legends. First, hear the tales retold as short stories before delving into the history of the legend, dissecting its cultural significance, factuality, and origins.
Urban Legends is hosted by Luke Mordue. The show has published 56 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Black-Eyed Children" (15 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Boo Hag" (30 September 2026, 29 minutes), and "Shadow People" (1 May 2026, 63 minutes).
Urban Legends publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 56 episodes.
Booking probability for Urban Legends is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Urban Legends requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Urban Legends's contact route on record: verified email.
Luke Mordue hosts Urban Legends, a society podcast with 56 episodes published.
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Urban Legends
In 1996, outside a cinema in Abilene, Texas, a man sitting in his car late at night heard a knock on the window. It was two children standing outside, asking to be let inside. This seemed strange enough as it was, but...
Urban Legends
In the Gullah Geechee communities of coastal South Carolina and Georgia, waking up unable to move with a weight on your chest has one explanation. A boo hag has been riding you. Across the world, cultures tell of...
Urban Legends
<p>This chapter enters the mysterious and unsettling world of shadow people. Join us as we explore the origins and apparent encounters whilst delving into the depths of human psychology to understand the enduring...
Urban Legends
<p><b>**Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.**<br/></b><br/>In this chapter, we unwrap a notorious urban legend that has cast a sinister shadow over Halloween for decades, 'Poisoned Candy'...
Urban Legends
<p>'The Smiling Man’ was a short story that sent shivers down the spines of countless readers on Reddit, telling the harrowing encounter of a man who crosses paths with a mysterious, grinning figure during a quiet...
Urban Legends
<p>Let's soar through history to unravel the spine-tingling mysteries and explore the enduring fascination surrounding this enigmatic creature. We'll unravel the origins of this cryptid, delving into the eerie accounts...
Urban Legends
<p>From ancient carvings and medieval manuscripts to shipwreck songs and seaside myths, 'Mermaids' have haunted human imagination for centuries.</p><p>Over the years, they have been a symbol of beauty, danger, sin, and...
Urban Legends
<p>Let's trace the eerie wail of one of Ireland’s most enduring legends, the 'Banshee'.</p><p>Often dismissed as myth or metaphor, the Banshee is more than just a ghostly woman who cries in the night. Her story shifts...
Urban Legends
<p><b>**Trigger Warning: This chapter involves harm to children.**</b></p><p>In this chapter, let's delve into the urban legends that brought forward what is now known as 'The Satanic Panic‘, from the first sensational...
Urban Legends
<p>In this chapter, we delves deep into the urban legend of the 'Jersey Devil'. From its roots in the Pine Barrens and the Leeds family story into the 1909 wave of sightings, when strange tracks, alleged attacks, and...
Urban Legends
<p>In this harrowing chapter, we plunge into the chilling world of a spine-tingling urban legend that has fueled fear and fascination - the horrifying tale of 'The Dead Boyfriend' hanging above the car. <br/><br/>Join...
Urban Legends
<p>In this chapter, we answer the chilling call of a legendary urban legend that has left us with frayed nerves for generations: the ominous words, "The call is coming from inside the house." <br/><br/>Join us as we...
Urban Legends
<p>Some stories are kept secret for a reason, and among the Diné, the figures outsiders call 'skinwalkers' is one of them.<br/><br/>In this chapter, we examine how this subject sits within Diné teachings about...
Urban Legends
<p>The Kraken belongs to a 600-year tradition of Scandinavian sea monsters; creatures so vast that medieval sailors mistook their backs for islands and landed on them.</p><p>The word itself is said to have first...
Urban Legends
<p>Get ready for a festive, yet perplexing journey into the world of urban legends as we explore the mysterious tale of Santa stuck in chimney. Join us as we investigate the origins, variations, and enduring fascination...
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<p><b>To listen to the full chapter and the rest of our Modern Myths, join us on Patreon for just £3.00 a month by visiting</b> https://patreon.com/urbanlegends</p><p>______________</p><p><br/></p><p>In this chapter, we...
Urban Legends
<p>In the wooded outskirts of Maryland, beneath an old railway bridge in Prince George’s County, locals have long warned of a figure that should not exist.</p><p>In this chapter, we examine the urban legend of the...
Urban Legends
<p><b>To listen to the full chapter and the rest of our Modern Myths, join us on Patreon for just £3.00 a month by visiting</b> https://patreon.com/urbanlegends</p><p>______________</p><p>Long before it became a modern...
Urban Legends
<p>In this chapter, we examine one of America’s most famous vampire cases, the story of 'Mercy Brown'.</p><p>During the tuberculosis spread of the 19th century, grief, fear, and limited medical understanding gave rise...
Urban Legends
<p><b>To listen to the full chapter and the rest of our Modern Myths, join us on Patreon for just £3.00 a month by visiting</b> https://patreon.com/urbanlegends</p><p>______________</p><p><br/></p><p>In this chapter, we...
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