
Hawaiian Night Marchers w/ Kamuela Kaneshiro
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07/15/20 • 52 min
We are joined by Kamuela Kaneshiro of the Legends from the Pacific podcast, who gives us the lowdown on some of his favorite spiritual and paranormal stories from Hawaii. Kamu shares his firsthand accounts with the Night Marchers and his own paranormal investigations.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of murder, gender dynamics, incest, urination, war/battle, blood, and human remains.
Guest
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kamuela or “Kamu” is an Asian Pacific Islander geek and storyteller. He began podcasting in 2004 with the weekly three-hour radio show/podcast, “Off the Air’s: Geek Nation”. His podcast Legends from the Pacific utilizes Kamu’s cultural knowledge, and television/film background to craft stories of people, beliefs, and traditions to help promote Pacific cultures.
Kamu obtained a BA & MA in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University. He studied at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), appeared multiple times at San Diego Comic-Con as an invited professional panelist, and has lectured on film, television, and Batman. He is the author of the “I Didn't Mean to” series, and “Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective, and The Dark Knight”. He is also a magician member of the Magic Castle.
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We are joined by Kamuela Kaneshiro of the Legends from the Pacific podcast, who gives us the lowdown on some of his favorite spiritual and paranormal stories from Hawaii. Kamu shares his firsthand accounts with the Night Marchers and his own paranormal investigations.
Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of murder, gender dynamics, incest, urination, war/battle, blood, and human remains.
Guest
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Kamuela or “Kamu” is an Asian Pacific Islander geek and storyteller. He began podcasting in 2004 with the weekly three-hour radio show/podcast, “Off the Air’s: Geek Nation”. His podcast Legends from the Pacific utilizes Kamu’s cultural knowledge, and television/film background to craft stories of people, beliefs, and traditions to help promote Pacific cultures.
Kamu obtained a BA & MA in Communication from Hawaii Pacific University. He studied at the University of Hertfordshire (UK), appeared multiple times at San Diego Comic-Con as an invited professional panelist, and has lectured on film, television, and Batman. He is the author of the “I Didn't Mean to” series, and “Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective, and The Dark Knight”. He is also a magician member of the Magic Castle.
You can find a list of Dr. Glen Grant’s books, as mentioned in this episode, here.
Housekeeping
Donation: Please join us in donating to the National Bail Funds at http://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd
Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends the audio fiction podcast, Arden. Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at spiritspodcast.com/books
Merch: Our new pins, digital coloring book, and posters are all for sale at http://spiritspodcast.com/merch!
Multitude: Get tickets to our July 30th LIVE SHOW at http://multitude.productions/digitallive
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Skillshare is an online learning community where you can learn—and teach—just about anything. Visit skillshare.com/spirits2 to get two months of Skillshare Premium for free! This week Amanda recommends “Graphic Design: Create a Bold, Colorful Album Cover” by Temi Coker.
Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started at stitchfix.com/spirits for 25% off when you keep your whole box!
EveryPlate is a meal kit with great value. Get 3 weeks of EveryPlate meals for only $2.99 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code SPIRITS3.
Find Us Online
If you like Spirits, help us grow by spreading the word! Follow us @SpiritsPodcast on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Goodreads. You can support us on Patreon (http://patreon.com/spiritspodcast) to unlock bonus Your Urban Legends episodes, director’s commentaries, custo...
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