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

Episodes

Total: 221

Episode 117: POLARI

2022/10/12

We look into the crossover between the fields of linguistics, social history and folklore with an ex

Storytelling is not just about entertainment. Now, and especially in the past, the purpose of story

Episode 115: SELKIES

2022/9/14

The legend of the Selkie, a woman or man who comes ashore as a seal before shedding their skin to tu

The investigation of alleged physical medium Kathleen Goligher by the engineer William Jackson Crawf

Hilary Wilson talks to the eminent Professor Frank Gonzalez-Crussi about his book 'The Body Fantasti

We travel through both time and space to discuss the representation of folklore in the long-running

We are joined by three-time Carnegie shortlisted author Melinda Salisbury to discuss her new retelli

We turn our attention to the medium of film in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. Host Mark Norma

In this episode, we examine the history and development of the seance, and our fascination with tryi

Mark Norman, creator of 'The Folklore Podcast' is joined by guest Dr Alessandra Pino to discuss the

In this episode of The Folklore Podcast Book Club, guest reviewer Carly Tremayne chats with author L

In the first of a new occasional series of 'In Conversation' episodes of the podcast, we speak with

Folklore Podcast book reviewer Hilary Wilson speaks with author Paul Robichaud about his book "Pan:

Episode 109: BOGGARTS

2022/3/26

When most of us think of the term boggart, we probably first come up with the idea of a shapeshiftin

Author Elizabeth Lee discusses her book 'Cunning Women' with guest reviewer Hilary Wilson. Voted one

Episode 108: STORYLAND

2022/2/16

Dr Amy Jeffs is the author of the book "Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain" which sees Amy retell

BOOK CLUB 21: The Wheel

2022/2/13

This episode of the Folklore Podcast Book Club discusses the book “The Wheel: A Witch’s Path Back to

Episode 107: FOLKLORE 101

2022/1/30

Mark Norman, creator and host of The Folklore Podcast, welcomes folklorist Dr Jeana Jorgensen onto t

Season 7 of The Folklore Podcast begins with an examination of the case of the Bideford Witches - th

We round off Season 6 with a special feature length episode. Broadcaster and comedian Robin Ince is