
Shadow Carriers
Zack Meyer, Orion Couling · Shadow Carriers
Show overview
Shadow Carriers has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 73 episodes. That works out to roughly 20 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 7th season.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 12 min and 24 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 4 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 17 episodes published.
From the publisher
A curated collection of paranormal folklore, assembled by two life-long storytellers, sonically mixed to bring you into the darkness and out again.
Latest Episodes
View all 73 episodesS7,E2: Abhartach, Ireland's First Vampire

S7 Ep 9S7,E1: The Haunting of Virginia Campbell
In 1960s Scotland, eleven-year-old Virginia Campbell became the focus of one of the country’s most documented poltergeist cases as knocking walls, shifting furniture, and levitating desks left clergy, doctors, and teachers searching for answers. Decades later, her story still lingers in the dark, daring us to decide what was truly happening inside that small house in Sauchie, Scotland. _____________________________ Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriers If you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo. If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers. If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected]. This Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S7: The Entr'acte
Season 7 of Shadow Carriers is here, and this time we’re following the ghosts we inherited. Beyond U.S. folklore, into the stories carried through bloodlines, whispers, and memory. This episode is our invitation to walk with us as we uncover the paranormal threads woven into our own ancestry. Join us at the threshold._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 14S6, E14: This Haunting of St James Infirmary
Step into the long shadow of "St. James Infirmary", a song steeped in sorrow, myth, and lingering ghosts. This episode traces the haunting history that clings to its lyrics, brought to life through a uniquely arranged score created especially for Shadow Carriers by special guest Andrew Collins. Listen closely, some songs remember the dead._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 9S6, E13: This Angel Has Holly Wings
This Christmas, Shadow Carriers turns its gaze to a beloved New Orleans holiday figure with a story far deeper than his cheerful grin.In this special holiday episode, we uncover the origins of Mr. Bingle and the artists, dreamers, and craftsmen who brought him into being. Through history, memory, and a touch of seasonal magic, we explore how one character came to embody the spirit of a city and why his legacy continues to linger each winter._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 9S6, E12: Room Service
In a city where the veil between the living and the dead is paper-thin, even luxury comes with a ghost or two. From the restless spirits of the French Quarter’s grand hotels to the lingering echoes in forgotten boutique guest rooms, we check in to some of New Orleans’ most haunted lodgings - and uncover the stories that never quite left.Part of our Four Shadows series, featuring original music by West Coast rapper and producer Tommy Jordan._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 9S6, E11: The Night Menagerie
Step into The Night Menagerie, where the velvet curtains of 712 Orleans conceal a spectacle of terror. Beneath the glittering lights of a traveling show, a trapeze act ends in tragedy, and the roar of a caged tiger echoes through the night. This chilling tale explores the thin line between entertainment and nightmare in old New Orleans. Part of our special “Four Shadows” series - featuring original music by West Coast independent rapper and producer Tommy Jordan._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 9S6, E10: A Bayou and a Bete Noire
The still waters of Bayou St. John have seen centuries of life, death, and everything that lingers between. From restless spirits that glide across the moonlit surface to echoes of rituals long forgotten, this episode uncovers the haunted heart of one of New Orleans’ most storied waterways.Part of our special “Four Shadows” series - featuring original music by West Coast independent rapper and producer Tommy Jordan._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 9S6, E9: A Streetcar Named Owl
The iron wheels of the New Orleans streetcars have carried generations through the heart of the Crescent City — and not all their passengers have been among the living. Along the clattering tracks of St. Charles and Canal, whispers of vanished conductors, spectral riders, and echoes of tragedy linger in the night air. This haunting journey through the city’s veins is underscored by an original soundscape from West Coast artist Tommy Jordan, created exclusively for our Four Shadows series._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S5 Ep 8Promo: 2025 Chicago Tour Season
Get a sneak peek into our spine-chilling Halloween season! We’re unveiling the eerie secrets behind our upcoming Chicago Ghost Tour Season and introducing our 'Four Shadows' special - where a brand-new episode haunts your feed every week this October. Don’t miss out on the scariest season yet with Shadow Carriers! Tickets for ghost tour available here: sites.google.com/view/shadowcarriers/_____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 6S6, E8: The Gamble (Redesigned)
[Redesigned Episode] Deep in the Louisiana swamps, a shadow prowls among the cypress and mist. Some whisper it’s a curse, others swear it’s a beast, while still others claim it’s just a tale spun by Cajun mothers to keep their children in line - but all know to fear the Rougaroux. Join us as we follow the trail of this legend, where folklore, fear, and the unknown intertwine._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 6S6, E7: Swamp Moon Rising
Deep in the Louisiana swamps, a shadow prowls among the cypress and mist. Some whisper it’s a curse, others swear it’s a beast, while still others claim it’s just a tale spun by Cajun mothers to keep their children in line - but all know to fear the Rougaroux. Join us as we follow the trail of this legend, where folklore, fear, and the unknown intertwine._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 5S6, E6: The Devil's House
In New Orleans’ Garden District, a stately mansion rose from the earth overnight - a house whispered to belong to the Devil himself. Within its lavish halls, he kept his bride. But when a charming stranger dares to trespass on what the Devil claims as his own, passion curdles into punishment, and pleasure turns to pain._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 5S6, E5: The Storyteller, The Saint, & The Stryzga (Pt. 2)
Part 2 of our special two-part audio drama is here. The Carter Brothers were hanged, but death was never the end. A haunted survivor trains for a year and a day, preparing to finish what the noose could not. Beneath New Orleans' stone and song, justice waits with pliers, a pistol, and a legend no one dares believe._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 4S6, E4: The Storyteller, The Saint, & The Stryzga (Pt. 1)
Part 1 of our special two-part audio drama is here. This month, Shadow Carriers resurrects the legend of the Carter Brothers—New Orleans’ most infamous vampire killers. Told through the eyes of a young woman who narrowly escaped their grasp, her tale twists through blood-soaked memories, lingering terror, and a thirst for something more than survival. But in the dark heart of the Quarter, who’s the real predator... and who’s the prey?_____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 2S6, E3: The Bricked Up Window
A bricked-up window on Royal Street conceals a chilling legend—the story of the mysterious, impossibly charming St. Germain. Was he a European aristocrat, an immortal alchemist, or something far more bloodthirsty? Join us as we trace the trail of the original gentleman vampire through the gaslit streets of New Orleans and beyond._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 2S6, E2: Boom
[Beauregard-Keyes House] In this episode, we step inside the historic Beauregard-Keyes House on Chartres Street, where a collection of porcelain dolls and a legacy of strange happenings have kept the past eerily present. From mysterious porcelain footsteps to unsettling sightings, this New Orleans landmark proves that some spirits never settle._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 1S6, E1: Memento Mori
[Angel Xiques Mansion] Nestled in the heart of the French Quarter, 521 Dauphine Street looks like just another historic New Orleans home—until the past reaches out to remind you it never left. Behind its elegant facade lurks a history steeped in tragedy, betrayal, and restless spirits that refuse to be forgotten. Join us as we unravel the spectral secrets of Angel Xiques Mansion, where history refuses to stay buried, and the veil between past and present is frighteningly thin._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S6 Ep 1S6: The Entr'acte
Before we step fully into Season 6, this Entr’acte serves as a whispered invitation back to the haunted streets of New Orleans. The Crescent City’s ghosts stir once more, as old classics resurface with newfound chills and fresh horrors emerge from the shadows. With history and myth as our guide, we offer a glimpse of the spectral echoes that await. Take a breath, steady your nerves—the spirits are waiting._____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.

S5 Ep 12S5,E13: Snowflake
[Sioux St. Marie, MI ] In our enchanting season finale, Shadow Carriers invites you on a magical holiday journey to St. Saint Marie, Michigan. This special episode unveils a heartwarming twist to the paranormal—proof that not all hauntings are born of fear and shadows. Instead, some are created by light and love. Join us as we wrap up the season with a story of hope, connection, and love that transcends the veil. _____________________________Please be sure to like us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadowcarriersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shadowcarriersIf you like what you hear and want to buy your storytellers a drink, you can catch us at @shadowcarriers on Venmo.If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to support our work, become a patron of the podcast! Your support is greatly appreciated and is invested back into helping us create bold and new content for you throughout the year. Check out our Patreon Page at patreon.com/ShadowCarriers.If you'd like to get in touch with us, our email address is [email protected] Podcast and all endeavors by these individuals believe strongly that Black Lives Matter.