Podcast Episodes

Episode 176 - THE WHITE WITCH OF EXETER

In this episode of the podcast, host Mark Norman takes an in-depth look at the White Witch of Exeter. Most times, when we speak of 'white witches' we are talking about a particular person, but in the…

Published on 9 hours ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.6 - ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS

The Seven County Witch Hunt Project podcast mini-series collaboration comes to a close. In this final episode, Professor Marion Gibson and Dr Tabitha Stanmore once again join folklorist and author Ma…

Published on 1 week ago

Folklore in the Field - MEDICAL HERBALISM

Mark Norman is in conversation with medical herbalist Jenny Carden, who practices as The Dartmoor Herbalist.

In an interview recorded live in Jenny's workshop in the courtyard of the Museum of Dartmoo…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND WITCH TRIALS

Our six part mini-series examining the seventeenth-century witch hunts across the eastern counties of England continues with a discussion looking at a topic not generally explored in this context: th…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.4 - WITCH FAMILIES AND GHOST FAMILIARS

In this episode, Professor Marion Gibson and Dr Tabitha Stanmore turn their attention to the families involved in the witch hunts. Were all family members tarred with the same brush? How did dynamics…

Published on 1 month ago

Folklore in the Field - FOLK HORROR with Prof Bob Edgar

In this mini-episode of The Folklore Podcast, recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival 2025 in Derby, UK, I chat with Professor Bob Edgar about the theme of Folk Horror.

With specialisms in script…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.3 - GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT

The third episode of our mini-series looking at the witch hunts headed up by Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne looks at the most stereotypical of subjects - that of gender. Just how many of the accuse…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.2 - WHAT WERE 'WITCHES' ACCUSED OF

In the second episode of the Seven County Witch Hunt Project podcast mini-series, we look at the accusations that were being levelled against people accused of witchcraft in the English witch hunts o…

Published on 2 months ago

Episode 175 - SCOTTISH FOLKLORE

Scotland has a broad mix of folklore. Some is found elsewhere, or has variations in other areas, and some is unique to the country. Some is well-known and some is much more obscure.

In this episode of…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.1 - METHODS AND STORIES

In the years 1645–1647, when England was embroiled in a traumatic and bloody Civil War, roughly three hundred people in the South East were accused of witchcraft. Received wisdom — and some shameless…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago