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Valentine's History and Myth: Happy Valentimes!

February 14, 2026 • Mandy, Abbey, Cameron, and JT • Season 3 • Episode 1

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Blood sacrifices, city wide whippings, feasts and sexual escapades, Cupid: your hosts share the deep historical roots of Valentine's Day as we know it. They share the pagan fertility rituals of Lupercalia, the legend and lore of St. Valentine, and a number of mythological love stories and ghost stories of the eternally sorrowful souls of love lost.

Not for the faint of heart, this episode contains some explicit content and themes. Listener be advised.

Tune in to the first official episode of Season 3 as we deconstruct the origins of this holiday and tell stories of Love gone so, so wrong.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/articles/lupercalia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7WH30_8vos

"Angel's Wings" by D. M. Larson

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