Podcast Episodes

Magical October 4 - Welsh Magical Practice & Myth with Mhara Starling

To close this month-long series on Fabulous Folklore about magical practice and witchcraft in the 21st century, I'm chatting to Mhara Starling, a Wel…

2 years, 6 months ago

Explore Ancient & Medieval Britain with Amy Jeffs

This month, I've got the joy of introducing you to Amy Jeffs, the Somerset-based art historian and printmaker beyond the books Storyland and Wild. Sh…

2 years, 6 months ago

The History of Folk Witchcraft with Amaya Rourke

As part of a month-long series on Fabulous Folklore about magical practice and witchcraft in the 21st century, I'm chatting to Amaya Rourke, an Irela…

2 years, 7 months ago

Magical October 2 - Connecting with Nature with Emma Kathryn

As part of a month-long series on Fabulous Folklore about magical practice and witchcraft in the 21st century, I'm chatting to Emma Kathryn, a Nottin…

2 years, 7 months ago

Magical October 1 - Shetland Folk Magic & Tarot with Una Blyth

I'm kicking off a month-long series on Fabulous Folklore by talking to magical practitioners and witches in the 21st century. This week, I chat to Ùn…

2 years, 7 months ago

Haunted Libraries: Footsteps and Shushes in the Stacks

Haunted libraries became famous with Ghostbusters. Our heroes investigate disturbances at the New York Public Library and encounter a ghost that tell…

2 years, 7 months ago

Haunted Prisons: Ghosts of Joliet, Shepton Mallet, and Barlinnie

While schools and universities boast urban legends alongside ghosts, prisons tend to be more like hospitals. You find tales of hauntings, but little …

2 years, 8 months ago

The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts with Delyth Badder and Mark Norman

This month, I've got the absolute pleasure of bringing back not one but two previous guests, since they've only gone and written a book together!

Yes…

2 years, 8 months ago

Haunted Hospitals: Porters, Matrons, and Past Patients

If you go looking for ghost stories, you very quickly stumble across haunted hospitals. In fact, it was finding so many tales about Cardiff Royal Inf…

2 years, 8 months ago

University Folklore: Ghosts and Exam Failure Curses

In a lot of ways, it's hardly surprising there is a lot of university folklore. People are away from home, often for the first time, in a strange env…

2 years, 8 months ago