Podcast Episodes

Episode 10 - YULE BE SURPRISED

No matter which was you cut it and no matter how you celebrate it, there is no doubt that Yule is a time of year steeped in tradition. Some of this will be unique to your own family and some will …

Published on 8 years, 10 months ago

Episode 9 - MODERN FAIRY SIGHTINGS

Belief in fairies throughout the world is ancient and deep-rooted, and this means that there is much folklore and tradition surrounding fairy in all of its forms: elves, pixies, sprites, brownies ...…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Episode 8 - OUT OF THE ASHES

Fire can be a powerful and sometimes all consuming force. Helpful and dangerous in equal measure, the ability to use fire sets man apart from the animals. It should not be too surprising then that fi…

Published on 8 years, 11 months ago

Episode 7 - GLITTER AND GRAVEDUST

Hallowe'en, Samhain or Allantide. However you view the time surrounding October 31st, it is an important part of our ritual year. It is traditionally a time when the veil between the worlds is thinne…

Published on 9 years ago

Episode 6 - APPLE OF YOUR EYE

The Autumn Equinox passes and as the Wheel of the Year turns we enter a state when the world is said to be in balance. This is a time of harvest and of appreciation for the fruits of the land. The Fo…

Published on 9 years ago

Episode 5 - PLAYING THE GHOST

Dr David Waldron, lecturer at Federation University, Australia, and folklore researcher gives an exclusive talk to The Folklore Podcast on the phenomenon of ghost hoaxing and guising in Victorian Tim…

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Episode 4 - BLACK DOGS & THE WILD HUNT

Host of the Folklore Podcast, Mark Norman, is one of a few researchers specialising in the field of Black Dog ghosts and holds what is thought to be the UKs largest archive of sightings and tradition…

Published on 9 years, 1 month ago

Episode 3 - CONCEALED REVEALED

Cats ... shoes ... bottles ... coins. At first glance these objects don't seem to have much in common. But these, and many other objects, are all items which have been found concealed within the fabr…

Published on 9 years, 2 months ago

Episode 2 - COCKSTRIDES AND CARRIAGES

Ghosts are undoubtedly one of the most popular aspects of folklore stories. But in folklore there are two distinct types of ghost: the folk (or legendary) ghost or the haunting. In this episode of Th…

Published on 9 years, 2 months ago

Episode 1 - SLENDER MAN

The inaugural episode of The Folklore Podcast examines the recent development of the Slender Man phenomenon, with folklorist and associate professor, Dr Andrea Kitta.

It is a rare event indeed to be…

Published on 9 years, 3 months ago