Podcast Episodes

Episode 179 - WITCHCRAFT: A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS

Returning guest to the podcast, witchcraft historian Professor Marion Gibson, discusses her book 'Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials'. The book, and this interview, explores the history of witchcraft…

Published on 14 hours ago

Episode 178 - HETTIE NETTLE'S HANDBOOK FOR HEDGEWITCHES

Folklore Podcast creator Mark Norman once again meets up with children's author Claire Barker, this time to discuss the final version of her new book 'Hettie Nettle's Handbook for Hedgewitches'.

Descr…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Episode 177 - LORE OF THE LAND: BRITISH ACADEMY

In May of 2025, I was honoured to be asked by the British Academy to chair the final panel in their 'Folklore Reimagined' series, 'Lore of the Land'. This panel was titled 'Stories of wetlands, woods…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

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 1 month, 2 weeks 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 month, 3 weeks 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 months 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 2 months, 1 week 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 2 months, 3 weeks 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 3 months 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 3 months ago