The Folklore Podcast
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The Folklore Podcast

by Mark Norman

Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. An accessible podcast ranked in the top 0.5% of shows globally, bringing free access to many of the world's experts in folklore, authors, broadcasters and more.

100 episodes
EN language
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1
Episode 190 - AND 'OTHER' STORIES
48:29 Mar 19, 2026
2
Episode 189 - OPENING THE BOX OF DELIGHTS
1:25:45 Mar 6, 2026
3
Episode 188 - UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL CHATS
52:39 Feb 19, 2026
4
Episode 187 - WICKED STRANGE: GHOSTS AND LEGENDS OF NEW ENGLAND
1:00:34 Feb 9, 2026
5
Episode 186 - MEDIEVAL GHOSTS
54:08 Jan 20, 2026
6
Episode 185 - THE FOLKLORE OF PROVERBS
16:40 Jan 12, 2026
7
Folklore Podcast 2026 announcement
5:16 Dec 29, 2025
8
Christmas Special 2025 - The Mistletoe Bride
13:24 Dec 22, 2025
9
Episode 184 - THIRST: RIVERS AND FOLKLORE
52:46 Dec 15, 2025
10
Episode 183 - GHOST STORIES WITH MICHELLE PAVER
1:01:15 Nov 29, 2025
11
Episode 182 - GATHERINGS
40:49 Nov 12, 2025
12
Episode 181 - THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH-HUNT?
1:11:37 Oct 31, 2025
13
Episode 180 - EDITH NESBIT'S GHOST STORIES
35:02 Oct 21, 2025
14
Episode 179 - WITCHCRAFT: A HISTORY IN 13 TRIALS
1:06:42 Oct 14, 2025
15
Episode 178 - HETTIE NETTLE'S HANDBOOK FOR HEDGEWITCHES
39:22 Sep 16, 2025
16
Episode 177 - LORE OF THE LAND: BRITISH ACADEMY
1:11:37 Sep 2, 2025
17
Episode 176 - THE WHITE WITCH OF EXETER
23:07 Aug 26, 2025
18
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.6 - ARCHIVE HIGHLIGHTS
43:56 Aug 19, 2025
19
Folklore in the Field - MEDICAL HERBALISM
32:36 Aug 11, 2025
20
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.5 - ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND WITCH TRIALS
33:05 Aug 4, 2025
21
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.4 - WITCH FAMILIES AND GHOST FAMILIARS
36:27 Jul 21, 2025
22
Folklore in the Field - FOLK HORROR with Prof Bob Edgar
17:32 Jul 14, 2025
23
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.3 - GENDER AND WITCHCRAFT
38:32 Jul 8, 2025
24
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.2 - WHAT WERE 'WITCHES' ACCUSED OF
39:09 Jun 23, 2025
25
Episode 175 - SCOTTISH FOLKLORE
50:07 Jun 18, 2025
26
Seven County Witch Hunts Ep.1 - METHODS AND STORIES
38:13 Jun 9, 2025
27
Episode 174 - FOLKLORE AND HERBALISM
1:12:00 Jun 3, 2025
28
A History of Paganism: Folklore Podcast Rewind with Liz Williams
38:26 May 11, 2025
29
Episode 173 - BROKEN FOLK
1:03:33 Apr 26, 2025
30
Meet the Author: Kailey Tedesco
53:57 Apr 16, 2025
31
Episode 172 - DRACULA AND THE WESTCOUNTRY
31:01 Apr 6, 2025
32
Folklore in the Field - RONNIE TURNER
32:48 Mar 25, 2025
33
Special Edition - CYNTHIA PELAYO
1:12:44 Mar 15, 2025
34
Bonus Episode: FOLK HORROR IN GAMING - GAST
36:40 Mar 11, 2025
35
Episode 171 - NORDIC FOLK
1:09:22 Mar 2, 2025
36
Meet the Author: Alexandra Beaumont
51:53 Feb 24, 2025
37
Episode 170 - SCOTT COHEN
53:51 Feb 15, 2025
38
Bonus Episode: THE MAIDEN AND THE DRAGON
32:13 Feb 9, 2025
39
Episode 169 - SLAVIC VAMPIRES
52:43 Feb 1, 2025
40
Folklore Podcast Rewind - CHRIS ALLAUN
47:17 Jan 26, 2025
41
Episode 168 - THE SEANCE
39:17 Jan 19, 2025
42
Special Edition - GRADY HENDRIX
1:04:01 Jan 14, 2025
43
Folklore in the Field - CLAIRE BARKER
26:39 Jan 11, 2025
44
Episode 167 - The 10th Kingdom
1:09:22 Jan 4, 2025
45
Episode 166 - LOST IRISH FOLKLORE: LIFTING STONES
52:38 Dec 22, 2024
46
Folklore in the Field - Dr Megan Kenny
20:09 Dec 7, 2024
47
Bonus Minisode: THANKSGIVING
7:04 Nov 28, 2024
48
Episode 165 - SIDESHOW GEEKS
44:06 Nov 23, 2024
49
Episode 164 - SPELL BOOK: FREYA WALEY-COHEN
46:39 Nov 10, 2024
50
Episode 163 - LEMURIA
59:06 Oct 20, 2024
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