Ghost Month Special — Biringan City & The Doors That Open in August

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00:00 — Opening: Angel and Paul welcome listeners
02:00 — The August Warning: Lola's ghost month rules
08:00 — Story 1: The City That Disappeared — The Biringan legend
18:00 — Story 2: The Seven Portals — Engkanto abductions across Samar
28:00 — Story 3: The Black Rice Warning — Never eat the food
38:00 — Story 4: The Japanese Gold Rush — Workers vanished in San Jorge
48:00 — Story 5: When Portals Open on Moonless Nights — 1989 Calbayog
55:00 — Closing: Ghost month safety tips & Call to Action
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Filipino-Canadian hosts Angel and Paul dive into the terrifying mythology of Biringan City — the invisible city in Samar said to be populated by engkanto who can shapeshift into humans. This is a SPECIAL GHOST MONTH PRE-CURSOR episode, designed to prepare listeners for the August ghost month that begins across the Philippines.

00:15 - Angel greets listeners from Toronto with welcome, Paul checks in from Vancouver
02:30 - The August warning begins — Lola's wisdom about ghost month rules
08:00 - Story 1: THE CITY THAT DISAPPEARED — The Biringan legend of the mythical invisible city
18:00 - Story 2: THE SEVEN PORTALS — 7 portals across Samar, engkanto abductions
28:00 - Story 3: THE BLACK RICE WARNING — Rules of Biringan, never eat the food
38:00 - Story 4: THE JAPANESE GOLD RUSH OF SAN JORGE — 1960s mining, workers vanished
48:00 - Story 5: WHEN PORTALS OPEN ON MOONLESS NIGHTS — 1989 Calbayog watchman
55:00 - Outro: Angel and Paul reflect on ghost month, safety tips
60:00 - Final CTA — subscribe on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts

The stories explore what happens when the doors between the living and the spirit world open, and why Filipino grandmothers always say August is dangerous. Listen with the lights low. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.

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