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Foxes in Folk Tales: From Aesop to Reynard
Foxes appear in literature and legend across the world. Look at Brer Fox in the American South. In Rebel Folklore, I discussed the Jiuwei Hu of China…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Monsters and Strange Creatures with Natalie Lawrence
Natalie Lawrence is an author and illustrator who explores our relationship with the natural world, looking through multiple lenses - from the biolog…
8 months ago
Hedgehogs in Folklore: Witches, Familiars, and Milk Thieves
Hedgehogs are one of the stranger mammals you might encounter. They're nocturnal, they hibernate, they're prone to rolling into a ball when frightene…
8 months ago
Moles in Folklore: Folk Remedies and Weather Omens
Moles are fascinating creatures. They're phenomenal diggers and while they weigh around 120g, they can shift 540 times their body weight of earth.
Gi…
8 months, 1 week ago
Otters in Folklore: Brave Helpers or Fearsome Monsters
Otters are some of the most charming mammals you might encounter. Sometimes nicknamed the "water sausage" by the internet, otters are playful, intell…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Creepy Listener Stories of Space and Place
When we think about folklore, we often think about the characters involved: King Arthur, Queen Mab, Lady Godiva, and more. Yet folklore has an intrin…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
The Screaming Skulls: Guardian Spirits or Poltergeists-in-Waiting?
English folklore is full of peculiarities. The legends of the so-called screaming skulls are definitely among them.
These are skulls kept in mansions…
9 months ago
Storytelling and Making Folklore Accessible with Three Ravens
I'm talking to Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux from the Three Ravens podcast about the difficulties in defining 'folklore', the importance of storytel…
9 months ago
How does 'Poltergeist' draw on actual poltergeist accounts?
Poltergeist marked Hollywood's big-budget engagement with the ghost film in 1982. Produced by Stephen Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper, it took …
9 months, 1 week ago
The Power and Allure of Poisonous Plants with S.A. Lawless
S.A. Lawless is an herbalist, gardener, forager, mycophile, outdoor educator, and published author and illustrator, with a long-held fascination with…
9 months, 1 week ago