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In this bonus interview from The Folklore Podcast, recorded live at the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research 40th anniversary conference at Sheffield Hallam University, Dr Megan Kenny sits down to chat with Folklore Podcast host Mark Norman and Perry Carpenter from the Digital Folklore Podcast.Megan is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sheffield Hallam and talks about power and psychology in folklore.You can listen to Megan's own podcast Monstrous Flesh, which looks at women in horror, wherever you get podcasts. The website is at https://www.monstrousflesh.co.uk/podcastSupport the work of The Folklore Podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
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Bonus Minisode: THANKSGIVING
As listeners in the US celebrate Thanksgiving, this bonus minisode takes a look at what we actually know about the history of this celebration versus the popular myth.Support the Folklore Podcast via our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast for additional content.
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Episode 165 - SIDESHOW GEEKS
In this episode of The Folklore Podcast we enter the secretive world of the circus and the carnival sideshow - a community with much tradition and folklore but at the same time many secrets.Our guest Nathan Wakefield, himself a variety performer, uncovers the world of the Sideshow Geek - controversial and eccentric acts which shocked many an audience member in the sideshows of the past. But how much of the act was genuine, and how much was just that - an act?Nathan's book, 'The Rise and Fall of the Sideshow Geek' offers an in-depth look at this fascinating topic, aspects of which are touched on in this interview. Please note that this episode carries a content warning for stories of acts which may have involved abuse of animals.Useful links:Nathan's performing website: https://nathanmcscary.com/Nathan's publisher's website: http://outsidetalkerpress.com/Book softcover: https://outsidetalkerpress.bigcartel.com/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-sideshow-geekBook hardcover: https://outsidetalkerpress.bigcartel.com/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-sideshow-geek-snake-eaters-human-ostriches-other-extreme-hardcovereBook Purchase Link: https://books2read.com/u/38YOewTo support The Folklore Podcast on Patreon and access extra content, please visit www.patreon.com/thefolkorepodcast
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Episode 164 - SPELL BOOK: FREYA WALEY-COHEN
We meet musician and composer Freya Waley-Cohen to talk about her work and the ways in which folklore and the occult have inspired her music. In particular, we look at 'Spell Book', a dramatic song cycle which sets spell-poems from Rebecca Tamas' book WITCH to original music.You can visit Freya on the web and learn more about her work at https://www.freyawaleycohen.com/To support the work of the Folklore Podcast on Patreon and access extra content, please visit www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
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Episode 163 - LEMURIA
There can be few people who don't have at least a passing awareness of the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis. But probably a significantly smaller number don't know much about Lemuria, another alleged land mass which sunk to the depths and which has since been seized upon by occultists to posit theories about our ancestral past.In this episode of the Folklore Podcast we sort the aquatic wheat from the chaff with special guest Justin McHenry whose latest book provides an in-depth look at the stories of Lemuria.You can visit Justin's website at https://www.justinjmchenry.com/To support The Folklore Podcast and help us to keep going into our 10th season, please visit www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
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