Perdition City Station
Jarad and Julie travel through the theology of the afterlife by train, bus, auto, ferry, and on foot. First stop Perdition City Station, last stop? Who knows?
They will be joined by cats, an occasional guest, ghosts, and a dead guy named Morty who came to hang out one Halloween and never left.
Come for the laughs, stay for the suffering.
This podcast contains some adult language and situations.
Perdition City Station
Krampus in Our Minds and in Our Hearts
This week Julie and Jarad explore the dark side of Christmas discovering that Christmas has a shadow that won't be denied. And maybe, we need a little Krampus after all. So join us to talk about Santa's furry helper with horns, but behave...because Krampus is out here getting weird with the birch sticks if you're naughty.
We have lots of sources this time, so here goes:
The Devil in Design: The Krampus Postcards/ written and designed by Monte Beauchamp
The Origin of Krampus, Smithsonian Magazine
German Girl in America: Belsnickel
German Girl in America: Knecht Ruprecht
Krampus: Origins and Development of a Winter Devil, Folklife Today
We also briefly referenced this Tia Levings Interview:
Meet us here at Perdition City Station every week for another excursion into Hell.
Hosted by Julie Price Carpenter and Jarad Johnson.
Podcast artwork by Carmen Jones; intro, intermission and outro music by Essie Lee; episode artwork by Julie Carpenter; this is a production of Sacred Chickens.
Produced by Julie Carpenter
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This podcast has adult language and topics and stories related to Hell and the devil. We occasionally discuss death, suicide, and other unpleasant topics, usually related to religion, folklore or mythology.