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 147 - THE SNOW GIRL
We welcome award-winning children's author Sophie Anderson back onto the podcast to celebrate the launch of her latest book, 'The Snow Girl'.Sophie researches and works closely with Slavic and Russia…
00:48:43 |
Sun 17 Dec 2023
ANNOUNCEMENT: Stories from the Hearth
A short trailer for our new storytelling podcast, 'Stories from the Hearth', where you - the Folklore Podcast listeners - narrate old folk and fairy tales.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts by …
00:04:17 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
Episode 146 - AMERICA'S FEMALE GHOSTS
It seems strange that there have been very few quality studies undertaken of female ghosts in America. On this episode of the podcast, we meet two researchers who have happily redressed this balance …
01:16:10 |
Thu 07 Dec 2023
Episode 145 - THREE RAVENS
In a crossover episode, The Folklore Podcast creator and host Mark Norman is joined by Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux, the creators and presenters of The Three Ravens podcast.Between them, the trio h…
00:59:01 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Episode 144 - THE ELEMENTS
We explore the concept of the elements - Earth, Air, Fire and Water - with our guest, author and Wiccan practitioner and teacher Deborah Lipp. Her book on the subject, The Way of Four, was updated th…
00:45:32 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Episode 143 - IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER LAWS
In one of our occasional 'In Conversation' episodes, where we have no set theme but just chat with a fascinating guest from the world of folklore, we welcome Rev Peter Laws.Peter is the host of three…
01:13:57 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Episode 142 - AN INTERVIEW WITH CHUCK TINGLE
We get the rare opportunity to host an actual urban legend, as we welcome the mysterious Chuck Tingle onto The Folklore Podcast.In an interview which we think we surprise many, Chuck discusses his ne…
01:06:51 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Episode 141 - REBEL FOLKLORE
Rebels come in many flavours. Cultures around the world have their own examples of rebellious characters embedded within their folk tales. Some help others, some help themselves. Some you would love …
00:57:41 |
Sat 14 Oct 2023
Episode 140 - FOLKLORE AND FICTION
Tolkein, Pratchett, Gaiman ... there have been many great writers who use folklore to underpin their narratives.In this episode of The Folklore Podcast, author, musician and poet Ceallaigh MacCath-Mo…
01:05:07 |
Sun 24 Sep 2023
FOLKLORE IN THE FIELD - Gunnella Thorgeirsdottir and Tommy Kuusela
In this second of three bonus mini episodes recorded live at the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research 40th anniversary conference in Sheffield, Perry Carpenter (Digital Folklore Pod…
00:14:15 |
Sun 17 Sep 2023
Episode 139 - THE EXORCIST LEGACY
It is now 50 years since the infamous horror film 'The Exorcist' made its way into cinemas, creating a rapid reputation which would go on to see it become a cult classic in the genre as well as spawn…
00:46:45 |
Wed 06 Sep 2023
Episode 138 - THE AMAZING CRISWELL
On the anniversary of his birth, we delve into the life of the cult American pop culture 'psychic' with a knack for failing to make accurate predictions, The Amazing Criswell. Leading us on this jour…
00:47:27 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
Episode 137 - THE BEAUTY WITCH
We explore the ways in which folklore can sit behind some of the everyday rituals that we perform at home with guest Alise Marie, author of 'The Beauty Witch's Secrets'. Following a pagan path in her…
00:39:10 |
Tue 01 Aug 2023
Episode 136 - SCARLET
Literary correspondent Hilary Wilson chats with Genevieve Cogman, author of the 'Invisible Library' series, about the first book in a new trilogy. 'Scarlet' is a new take on the story of the Scarlet …
00:35:05 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
FOLKLORE IN THE FIELD - Diane Rodgers
In a new occasional strand of The Folklore Podcast, 'Folklore in the Field', we will be presenting interviews and other items of folklore interest which we have captured on location.This episode, rec…
00:18:46 |
Wed 12 Jul 2023
Episode 135 - AFRICAN FOLKLORE
We shine a spotlight on some of the folklore and tales of importance in African culture. Guiding us on this path is Helen Nde, writer, artist and the curator of Mythological Africans. She is in conve…
00:53:53 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
Episode 134 - VERGE
The day that Rowena Murray was born, two-hundred-and-fifty starlings dropped dead out of the sky. Or so her mother says. Ever since, she has been marked by Death. First came the visions; then her boy…
00:33:59 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
BONUS FEATURE: Lauren McMenemy
In this last of three interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby, podcast host Mark Norman chats with author Lauren McMenemy, who was also one of the people helping with the org…
00:23:22 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Episode 133: DEATH FOLKLORE IN 19th CENTURY ENGLAND
Following on from our last episode looking at execution ballads, we stick with the subject of the folklore of death. This time, we focus our attention on England in the 19th century. Discussing the t…
00:47:44 |
Sat 27 May 2023
Episode 132: EXECUTION BALLADS
On her website, Execution Ballads, Dr Una McIlvenna writes:"Across Europe, from the sixteenth century until the early twentieth century, the news of the deeds of criminals and their subsequent execut…
01:04:24 |
Wed 17 May 2023
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