174: Gargoyles

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sure, we talk about mythology all the time, but what if we talked about mythology AND architecture AND science? So we’re diving deep on gargoyles to find out how they went from architectural necessities to living creatures in folklore!</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of age-inappropriate crushes, religious influence, murder, fire/burning, sexual assault, and incarceration.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends Rebecca Solnit’s</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recollections of My Nonexistence</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">! Buy a copy and see our new lists of previous recommendations, guest books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Multitude</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Join the MultiCrew at</span> <a href= "http://multicrew.club"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">multicrew.club</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and check out</span> <a href= "http://nextstopshow.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next Stop</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">in your podcast player or</span> <a href="http://nextstopshow.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">nextstopshow.com</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <a href= "http://skillshare.com/spirits2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Skillshare</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Visit</span> <a href= "http://skillshare.