Michael Stumm on the uses of chickens in South African sangoma (witch doctor) culture.

Found tape of a conversation about bringing back the dead.

Ira continues his story.

An excerpt from Your Radio is Haunted. (6 minutes)

An interview with Vampire Girl.

Gang Girl, on a body they thought was fake that turned out to be real.

Ira takes a Medieval scholar from the University of Chicago, Michael Camille, to Medieval Times — a chain of fake castles where visitors eat Medieval food and drink Medieval Pepsi and watch a supposed recreation of a Medieval jousting tournament. The scholar finds that there are many historical inaccuracies, but that Medieval Times does capture something essential and interesting about the spirit of the Middle Ages.

Ira Glass worked for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered for seventeen years, and shares a few thoughts on the devices he and his colleagues used to simulate the real world on those shows.

Found zoophilia letters read.

The secret games delegates play to amuse themselves, differences between Republican and Democratic convention delegates, and more.

The latest installment of Michael Lewis's campaign diaries.