{"id":14932,"date":"2022-01-06T11:16:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T11:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=14932"},"modified":"2022-01-07T02:59:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T02:59:26","slug":"spooky-russian-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/spooky-russian-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooky Russian podcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0427\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0432\u044b \u0431\u043e\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c?<\/strong> (What are you afraid of?) And I don\u2019t necessarily mean the grown up kind of fears like not getting along with your in-laws, identity theft, or small talk. I mean the deep childhood fears of the mysterious, unknown, and overall spooky. \u041c\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c\u044e? \u041b\u0435\u0433\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0434\u044b? \u0412\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0440\u044b? \u0418\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f?<\/strong> (Monsters under the bed? Urban legends? Vampires? Or maybe even ghosts?) Remember to leave a comment about your childhood fear under this blog \u2013 we love to hear your insights on the topic or comments about what topics you would like to see here!<\/p>\n

A few nights ago, I had a very humbling experience with the spooky when staying alone at my grandparents\u2019 old apartment (\u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0440\u0430<\/strong>). Their hallway has a sensor-activated light, which is what they always wanted for their entryway (\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0430\u044f).<\/strong> Those lights caused me a great deal of terror when they turned on out of nowhere after I had long gone to bed in another room. \u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u044c\u0442\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043d\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0430\u043c \u043f\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0301!<\/strong> (Imagine how terrified I was when the light went on all on its own!) I don\u2019t know what caused those lights to go on, though I choose to think it was a simple glitch.<\/p>\n

\"scary\"

\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u00a0Zachary DeBottis<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Russian horror<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I\u2019m not big on horror books, stories<\/a>, or movies, let alone Russian horror, (the last Russian horror book was \u0412\u0438\u0439<\/strong><\/a> back in 6th or 7th grade) but I have gotten into podcasts. Yandex Music has \u0414\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0301\u043a \u041b\u043e\u0440\u044b \u041f\u0430\u043b\u043d\u044b<\/strong> which I started listening to but only got through 3 episodes. That isn\u2019t enough to form on opinion but I like that they have covered true-crime Russian cases I have never heard of. I also appreciate that they include direct quotes and even audios from trials of the murderers.<\/p>\n

What has originally gotten me into spooky podcast is the Canadian podcast That\u2019s Spooky. Although I don\u2019t have the time to follow it religiously, I especially enjoy when the hosts cover Russian spooky stories. The two that caught my attention were the Granny Ripper, Tamara Samsonova (Episode 25 \u201cX-Ray Diva\u201d) and the Khamar-Daban incident (episode 129 \u201cStone Angel\u201d). The first one is one of those real life creepy and violent stories and to say that the second case is bone chilling is as if to say nothing at all. Their most recent episode also covers the murder of Valentina Grigorieva which focused on the violence associated with trash-streaming. (Episode 172 \u201cElementary School Singers\u201d).<\/p>\n

\"forest\"

\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u00a0Luca Dross<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Russian podcasts<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Now, I would like to try something new with you, my dear readers: I will list a few spooky podcasts that I would like to listen to over the next few month and I invite you to listen to them along with me. As the months go by, I will do little reviews of each podcast and assessing how good each podcast when it comes to learning Russian and about Russian culture. So far, I have listened to only the first episode from each one. Here are my first impressions.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u0412\u044b\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/strong> 5G (5G Tower)<\/strong> \u2013 two funny and very energetic hosts, \u0421\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u0438 \u0422\u0430\u043d\u044f<\/strong>, cover all sorts of conspiracy theories, from Russia and the rest of the world. It is silly, non-committal and very entertaining to listen to the two speculate about everything from the Mandela effect to Disney princesses.<\/li>\n
  2. \u041c\u0440\u0430\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> \u0421\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (Gloomy fairytales) <\/strong>\u2013 a very cool podcast about \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438<\/strong>. First, the soundbites of this podcast are absolutely mesmerizing folk-inspired instrumentals. Also, once I started listening to the first episode, I realized I\u2019ve heard of this \u041d\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/a> \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043a\u0430 (fairytale of the Nanai people) in a Soviet animation \u0421\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u0425\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0435\u0446\u0430<\/a> <\/strong>(The heart of a Braveman).<\/li>\n
  3. \u0416\u0443\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (Dismay or Dread) \u2013 <\/strong>quite similar to \u041c\u0440\u0430\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u043a\u0438 but it doesn\u2019t cover the fairy tales themselves and only explains the myths and legends as they are. This podcast is perfect for getting to know the Russian urban legends and scary folk tales.<\/li>\n
  4. \u0414\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/strong> \u041b\u043e\u0440\u044b<\/strong> \u041f\u0430\u043b\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (The Diary of Laura Palni) <\/strong>\u2013 \u0442\u0440\u0443-\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0439\u043c \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0442 \u043e \u0441\u0430\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u0436\u0443\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0438<\/strong>, as mentioned earlier. If you would like to know why the podcast is called the way it is, read this interview<\/a> with the hosts.<\/li>\n
  5. \u0421\u043e\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u044f<\/strong> \u0421\u0442\u0440\u0451\u043c\u0430<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>this one is slightly different from the four above because it goes more into the psychology and sociology of fears, how they originate, spread, and influence our collective psyche.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Give those podcast a try on the podcast platform of your choice, most of them are available on Yandex Music and Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n

    \"scary

    \u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u00a0Jack Gittoes<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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    \u0427\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0432\u044b \u0431\u043e\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c? (What are you afraid of?) And I don\u2019t necessarily mean the grown up kind of fears like not getting along with your in-laws, identity theft, or small talk. I mean the deep childhood fears of the mysterious, unknown, and overall spooky. \u041c\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c\u044e? \u041b\u0435\u0433\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0434\u044b? \u0412\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0440\u044b? \u0418\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f? (Monsters under…<\/p>\n

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