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Back to SearchEp 85 - All's Well: An English Folktale for July
Season 3 Episode 85
There's an old English tale for July, about an old woman, a gooseberry bush & a household spirit called the Luck. It's a story about what happens whe…
7 hours ago
Ep 84 - An Ode to the Foxglove: Fairy Folklore & Hedgerow Magic
Season 3 Episode 84
She can reach six feet tall, impossibly dramatic, and she's been keeping fairy secrets since long before anyone thought to write them down.
This episo…
1 day, 23 hours ago
Ep 83 - Summer Solstice Meditation: The Letter on the Longest Day
Season 3 Episode 83
On the longest day of the year, a letter arrives that never comes any other time, sealed, warm, and smelling of elderflower and woodsmoke.
This summer…
1 week, 3 days ago
Ep 82 - Wonder, Awe and the Antidote to a Flat, Exhausted Life
Season 3 Episode 82
Why does an ordinary day feel so flat, even when nothing's actually wrong? This episode goes deeper on what I'm calling the disenchantment void, the …
2 weeks ago
Ep 81 - A Very Important Errand: A Guided Story from Mossvale ft. Marmalade the Fairy
Season 3 Episode 81
Put the to-do list down. Just for a few minutes.
This is a companion piece to episode 80 In Defence of Whimsy — but you don't need to have heard it to…
1 month ago
Ep 80 - In Defence of Whimsy: The Science of Joy, Wonder & Why You Never Have to Grow Out of Magic
Season 3 Episode 80
What if the most radical thing you could do for your mental health was also the most joyful?
In this episode, I'm making an evidence-backed case for w…
1 month ago
Ep 79 - The May Tree: A Folk Tale of Magic, Fertility & the Promise of May
Season 3 Episode 79
There's an old story about a hawthorn tree that never bloomed, and the farmer who almost gave up on it. In this episode, I share a beautiful folk tal…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ep 78 - Finding Magic in the Everyday: A Soothing Meditation
Season 3 Episode 78
What if magic wasn't something you had to seek out, but something you've been walking past every single day?
In this soothing guided reflection/medita…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep 77 - Beltane | A Mossvale Story — The World Tips Into The Light
Season 3 Episode 77
It's almost Beltane, and Mossvale is absolutely buzzing.
In this episode I'm back with a brand new story from the world of Mossvale, told by Marmalade…
2 months ago
Ep 76 - Witches, Superstition & Shropshire Stories with Amy Boucher
Season 3 Episode 76
In this episode, I’m joined by writer and folklorist Amy Boucher for a fascinating conversation about Shropshire folklore, local history, superstitio…
3 months ago