The Folklore Podcast
Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. An accessible podcast ranked in the top 0.5% of shows globally, bringing free access to many of the world's experts in folklore, authors, broadcasters and more.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 251
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 11 - BUNYIP: DEVIL OF THE RIVERBED
Cryptozoology is an area of 'Fortean' study (or zoological study depending on your views) which can be of great interest to folklorists because of its reliance on anecdote and oral transmission of st…
Episode 10 - YULE BE SURPRISED
No matter which was you cut it and no matter how you celebrate it, there is no doubt that Yule is a time of year steeped in tradition. Some of this will be unique to your own family and some will …
Episode 9 - MODERN FAIRY SIGHTINGS
Belief in fairies throughout the world is ancient and deep-rooted, and this means that there is much folklore and tradition surrounding fairy in all of its forms: elves, pixies, sprites, brownies ...…
Episode 8 - OUT OF THE ASHES
Fire can be a powerful and sometimes all consuming force. Helpful and dangerous in equal measure, the ability to use fire sets man apart from the animals. It should not be too surprising then that fi…
Episode 7 - GLITTER AND GRAVEDUST
Hallowe'en, Samhain or Allantide. However you view the time surrounding October 31st, it is an important part of our ritual year. It is traditionally a time when the veil between the worlds is thinne…
Episode 6 - APPLE OF YOUR EYE
The Autumn Equinox passes and as the Wheel of the Year turns we enter a state when the world is said to be in balance. This is a time of harvest and of appreciation for the fruits of the land. The Fo…
Episode 5 - PLAYING THE GHOST
Dr David Waldron, lecturer at Federation University, Australia, and folklore researcher gives an exclusive talk to The Folklore Podcast on the phenomenon of ghost hoaxing and guising in Victorian Tim…
Episode 4 - BLACK DOGS & THE WILD HUNT
Host of the Folklore Podcast, Mark Norman, is one of a few researchers specialising in the field of Black Dog ghosts and holds what is thought to be the UKs largest archive of sightings and tradition…
Episode 3 - CONCEALED REVEALED
Cats ... shoes ... bottles ... coins. At first glance these objects don't seem to have much in common. But these, and many other objects, are all items which have been found concealed within the fabr…
Episode 2 - COCKSTRIDES AND CARRIAGES
Ghosts are undoubtedly one of the most popular aspects of folklore stories. But in folklore there are two distinct types of ghost: the folk (or legendary) ghost or the haunting. In this episode of Th…
Episode 1 - SLENDER MAN
The inaugural episode of The Folklore Podcast examines the recent development of the Slender Man phenomenon, with folklorist and associate professor, Dr Andrea Kitta.
It is a rare event indeed to be…