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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 ... Read more

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Episode 137 - THE BEAUTY WITCH

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 Ali... Read more

1 Aug 2023

39mins

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Episode 136 - SCARLET

Episode 136 - SCARLET

Literary correspondent Hilary Wilson chats with Genevieve Cogman, author of the 'Invisible Library' series, about the fi... Read more

14 Jul 2023

35mins

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Episode 135 - AFRICAN FOLKLORE

Episode 135 - AFRICAN FOLKLORE

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Episode 134 - VERGE

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.... Read more

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BONUS FEATURE: Lauren McMenemy

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Episode 133: DEATH FOLKLORE IN 19th CENTURY ENGLAND

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. Thi... Read more

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Episode 132: EXECUTION BALLADS

Episode 132: EXECUTION BALLADS

On her website, Execution Ballads, Dr Una McIlvenna writes:"Across Europe, from the sixteenth century until the early tw... Read more

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Episode 131: THE OTHER PATH

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Episode 130: HOODENING

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