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For my parents, Matt and Judith Flynn

Step into a world where history and horror collide. Hexed: Stories of Cursed Objects is a podcast that digs into the chilling legends and haunted histories of the world’s most infamous artifacts. From the Dybbuk Box and Robert the Doll to the Hope Diamond and the Screaming Skull of Burton Agnes Hall, each episode uncovers the strange tales of objects said to bring misfortune, tragedy, or even death.Hosted by Mark Houston, Hexed blends eerie storytelling with cultural history and a dose of skepticism. Are these objects truly cursed, or do fear, folklore, and psychology explain the mysteries? ...

Unlikely Objects, Mostly (2022) A collection of everyday objects followed Alasdair Gray for long periods across the different rooms of his life, often appearing within the imagined worlds he conjured up as familiar motifs and devices. They now occupy prominent places within the Alasdair Gray Archive. In this new podcast series, we use these objects to draw together memories from Alasdair’s friends, colleagues and collaborators. In doing so, we explore deeper connections between the artist’s own assembled world, his day-to-day practice, his home city and his commitment to socialism. ...

[Contains explicit content] The young woman has turned from a person with thoughts and aspirations into a simply stunning commodity.