The Creepy Wee Podcast

52: Alexander Selkirk / The Real Robinson Crusoe

Born in Fife in 1676, the story of Alexander Selkirk inspired Daniel Dafoe’s novel ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ After choosing to be marooned on a desert island, Selkirk endured solitude, enemy privateers and a round the world trip before landing back on home soil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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51: Alchemy and the Scottish Wizard

Alchemy is a historical practice that attempts to transmute base metals into gold. Through the influence of the Muslim world, the knowledge of alchemy spread through Europe with the help of travelling scholars like Michael Scot. Scot was a polyglot mathematician, alchemist, apothecary and academic born in Scotland. He worked with like-minded intellectuals like Leonardo…

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50: The Edinburgh Vaults

The Edinburgh Vaults are a series of underground chambers located inside the South Bridge’s enclosed arches. Originally used as storerooms, the poor conditions led to them becoming a place of squalor, crime, and possibly body snatching. Merch Twitter Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48: The Milk White Doo

The Milk White Doo is a well known Scottish tale from times when stories were passed down from generations through word of mouth. Like most fairy tales, this story is meant to teach children about the realities of death and losing a close family member. Merch Twitter Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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47: The Mackenzie Poltergeist

Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh is home to one of the world’s most prolific and violent poltergeists in the world. It has been the subject of numerous investigations and paranormal sightings, with reports of objects being thrown and even people being levitated. The graveyard is believed to be haunted by the spirits of Covenanters who died…

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46: Wulver

In Shetland folklore, the wulver, or wullver, is a wolf-like humanoid creature. Unlike traditional werewolf legends, the wulver is gentle, rarely harming humans. Some believe that it is a guardian of the sick and the poor. In modern times, the origins of this legend have been disputed. Merch Twitter Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

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45: Drunk History

Two drunk idiots share some weird Scottish history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44: William Wallace II

The conclusion of our series on the legendary William Wallace. Having led the Scots to a strategic victory over English forces at Stirling Bridge, he suffered a humiliating loss at Falkirk. After time on the run, Wallace returned only to be betrayed to the English. Regardless of defeat, his legacy has endured for centuries, inspiring…

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43: William Wallace I

An introduction to the obscure, contradictory and legendary tale of Scotland’s national hero William Wallace. His story starts with the death of King Alexander III and ‘The Great Cause’ of finding Scotland a new monarch, the events which would shape his life, death and Scotland’s fight for freedom. Merch Twitter Instagram Hosted on Acast. See…

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