<description>&lt;p&gt;Today’s episode is a two-for-one feast of mystery. First, the curious gems that keep washing up on the river Thames. What are they? Who put them there? And why? Historian Ellery Weil joins Café del Weirdo to dig into the leading theories and the world of Thames mudlarks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next, we slip into the shadowy woods to visit Baba Yaga, the legendary Slavic witch-grandmother who may help you, may eat you, and definitely lives in a house with chicken legs. Author Kris Spisak tells us why this ancient figure still hooks us today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/schreiberland/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dan Schreiber&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Guests: Ellery Weil and Kris Spisak&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Cassie Merritt&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Café del Weirdo: The Mysteries of the Thames Garnets & Baba Yaga

DEC 12, 202553 MIN
We Can Be Weirdos

Café del Weirdo: The Mysteries of the Thames Garnets & Baba Yaga

DEC 12, 202553 MIN

Description

Today’s episode is a two-for-one feast of mystery. First, the curious gems that keep washing up on the river Thames. What are they? Who put them there? And why? Historian Ellery Weil joins Café del Weirdo to dig into the leading theories and the world of Thames mudlarks.

Next, we slip into the shadowy woods to visit Baba Yaga, the legendary Slavic witch-grandmother who may help you, may eat you, and definitely lives in a house with chicken legs. Author Kris Spisak tells us why this ancient figure still hooks us today.

Host: Dan Schreiber

Guests: Ellery Weil and Kris Spisak

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Head of Podcasts: Al Riddel