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Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the w

Episodes

Total: 220

In this episode of The Folklore Podcast we enter the secretive world of the circus and the carnival

We meet musician and composer Freya Waley-Cohen to talk about her work and the ways in which folklor

Episode 163 - LEMURIA

2024/10/20

There can be few people who don't have at least a passing awareness of the legend of the lost contin

Episode 162 - KATE YOUNG

2024/9/30

In this episode of the podcast, we explore the use of folklore as an inspiration for the creation of

Episode 161 - ZOMBIE COW

2024/9/4

Folk tales have been important to us for centuries, but in the grand span of their existence we only

In one of our occasional Folklore in the Field episodes, recorded live at events, Folklore Podcast c

A quick interruption to your lives with some news about the podcast!

In another of our occasional series looking at the work of American storytellers, we meet the award

Episode 159 - ZOINKS!

2024/7/1

To coincide with his new book 'Zoinks - The Spooky Folklore Behind Scooby-Doo' going to pre-order, F

In terms of folklore, ghostly encounters are not about the proof of existence of the supernatural so

An episode of 'Folklore in the Field' presenting interviews and discussions recorded live at events

Wherever we might be in the world, we find that folklore will always take on very specific regional

In this episode of the Folklore Podcast we explore the psychology of trauma and its intersection wit

The image of the fox appears in many cultures as a trickster figure, but in Asian folklore there are

In the field of Gothic literature, from the Penny Dreadful and Chapbook through the Penny Bloods and

Episode 153: EVERYDAY FOLKLORE

2024/3/11

We welcome writer and folklore graduate Liza Frank to the Folklore Podcast for an episode looking at

Nick Medina's debut novel from 2023, 'Sisters of the Lost Nation', describes the hunt for answers as

Folklorist Mark Norman, the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast, returns to write and present a

Aisling is the Irish for dream or vision, and it may take the form of a vision poem. The genre was d

Season 9 of The Folklore Podcast kicks off with another examination of folklore writing for a younge