The Folklore Podcast
Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. One episode each month features a special guest from the field of folklore. Recalling our forgotten history, recording the new. The Folklore Podcast
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Episode 160 - LAURA PACKER
In another of our occasional series looking at the work of American storytellers, we meet the award winning Laura Packer. Based in Minnesota, Laura has over 25 years of storytelling experience and wa…
00:49:17 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Episode 159 - ZOINKS!
To coincide with his new book 'Zoinks - The Spooky Folklore Behind Scooby-Doo' going to pre-order, Folklore Podcast creator Mark Norman presents a special episode looking at the way that folklore and…
00:30:36 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Episode 158: WRITING GHOSTS
In terms of folklore, ghostly encounters are not about the proof of existence of the supernatural so much as they are about the meaning of the experience to the individual. Folklore is about examinin…
00:57:48 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
Folklore and Magic Roundtable
An episode of 'Folklore in the Field' presenting interviews and discussions recorded live at events we attend.This episode features a roundtable discussion on the topic of folklore and magical practi…
00:56:37 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Episode 157: LINCOLNSHIRE FOLKLORE
Wherever we might be in the world, we find that folklore will always take on very specific regional variations: any area will have both its own unique stories and versions of other tales which have b…
00:56:40 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Episode 156: TRAUMA AND THE PARANORMAL
In this episode of the Folklore Podcast we explore the psychology of trauma and its intersection with alleged paranormal phenomena, with guests Bill and Jaci Kousoulas.For some, paranormal occurrence…
00:41:33 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
Episode 155: THE FOX IN ASIAN FOLKLORE
The image of the fox appears in many cultures as a trickster figure, but in Asian folklore there are some subtle differences. The Chinese fox is a symbol of intelligence, and has the ability to shape…
01:11:03 |
Wed 10 Apr 2024
Stories from the Hearth 6: The Sun
Story: The Sun, or the Three Golden Hairs of the Old Man VsevedeReader: Natosha LyonSource: Slavic Fairy TaleEpisode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic by Al SeegerTo support the work of The Folklore Po…
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Fri 29 Mar 2024
Stories from the Hearth 5: Alosha Popovic
Story: Alosha PopovicReader: Al SeegerSource: Russian folk taleEpisode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic by Al SeegerTo support the work of The Folklore Podcast and to help us keep going, please visit …
00:10:57 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Stories from the Hearth 4: The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains
Story: The White Wolf of the Hartz MountainsReader: Nicole C. DittmerSource: Short story extracted from Frederick Marryat's novel The Phantom Ship (1839)Episode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic by Al …
00:31:38 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Episode 154: MONSTROUS WOMEN
In the field of Gothic literature, from the Penny Dreadful and Chapbook through the Penny Bloods and novels. whether it a classic like Bronte or something less well known, there are many ways in whic…
00:48:26 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
Stories from the Hearth 3: The Brown Bear of Norway
Story: The Brown Bear of NorwayReader: Liefke CarwynSource: Irish fairy taleEpisode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic composed by Al SeegerPlease help to support the work of the Folklore Podcast in mak…
00:18:41 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Stories from the Hearth 2: King Tongue
Story: King TongueReader: Ori KaganSource: Traditional Middle Eastern folk taleEpisode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic composed by Al SeegerIf you would like to help The Folklore Podcast in its work …
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Sun 17 Mar 2024
Stories from the Hearth 1: The Unlooked for Prince
Story: The Unlooked for PrinceReader: Melissa DawSource: Slavonic fairy tale, of Polish originEpisode produced by Tracy NicholasMusic composed by Al SeegerTo support The Folklore Podcast in its work …
00:20:07 |
Sun 17 Mar 2024
Episode 153: EVERYDAY FOLKLORE
We welcome writer and folklore graduate Liza Frank to the Folklore Podcast for an episode looking at the many different ways in which you might be able to combine a bit of folklore into your daily li…
01:03:29 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Episode 152: NICK MEDINA - Native American lore
Nick Medina's debut novel from 2023, 'Sisters of the Lost Nation', describes the hunt for answers as a Native girl searches for information about women who have been mysteriously disappearing from he…
00:36:18 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Episode 151: RAT HOLES, POTHOLES AND MANHOLES
Folklorist Mark Norman, the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast, returns to write and present an individual episode of the show.Spurred on by the recent viral sharing of the Chicago Rat Hole, Ma…
00:31:56 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
Episode 150 - AISLING: VISIONS OF IRELAND
Aisling is the Irish for dream or vision, and it may take the form of a vision poem. The genre was developed as a part of the wider Irish language poetry field at the end of the 17th century, going i…
00:46:59 |
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Episode 149 - LOKI: A BAD GOD?
Season 9 of The Folklore Podcast kicks off with another examination of folklore writing for a younger audience.Special guest on this first episode of a new season, Louie Stowell, discusses Norse Myth…
00:58:34 |
Sun 14 Jan 2024
Episode 148 - REDISCOVERED PRATCHETT
The Folklore Podcast Christmas Special for 2023.In an interview recorded live at the science fiction and fantasy convention Armadacon, we chat with Pat and Jan Harkin, the husband and wife team respo…
00:55:56 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
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