Don’t walk beneath that ladder, and do be careful with that mirror — you wouldn’t want to break it and find yourself dealing with 7 years of bad luck! This week, we’re all about superstitions and luck!

We begin the episode asking each other if we’re superstitious and what was the first superstition we remember hearing (it’s probably pretty common, and we bet your mother’s back was not broken by your actions on a sidewalk). Were we superstitious when we were younger? Find out! After that, we ask how our perceptions of things have changed over the years.

Then we get a little more specific: can superstition be a low-level mental illness, like a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder? Or is it just a thing people do? What influence do different cultures have on superstitions (we give examples we’ve seen). Then…we move on to luck!

Find out if we consider ourselves lucky people and if there are ways to avoid “bad luck.” Is bad luck just a person’s lot in life or can things be done to make our own luck?

We close with the silliest superstitions we’ve ever heard and answering this question: “Who’s the most superstitious person you know?”

So avoid the black cats, pick up a penny, and listen to this week’s show! (And let us know if you have any superstitions in the comments.)

 

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