S1. E10: El Cucuy, El Coco, or El Coca if you're NaSty

Decoding Crime and Culture Podcast

"The boogeyman will come scratch your feet at night." - Every fed up and tired parent

Mao and Nao discuss the origin story of El Cucuy and how he was a constant reminder to Nao to listen to her elders.

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Sources:
El Cucuy, Mexico Unexplained
https://mexicounexplained.com/el-cucuy-mexican-bogeyman/
Shape Changes, Fear Does Not: The Mythical Monster Coco
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/shape-changes-fear-does-not-mythical-monster-coco-005566

USC Digital Folklore El Cucuy

http://folklore.usc.edu/el-cucuy-8/

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