Interview with Mark Norman, host of The Folklore Podcast

Interview with Mark Norman, host of The Folklore Podcast

In this second interview-based episode of Fabulous Folklore, I chat to folklorist Mark Norman, host of The Folklore Podcast and author of Dark Folklore!

We talk about what may lie behind the resurgence of interest in folklore, why it's important to preserve folklore, and how can you get involved in collecting folklore yourself.

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Check out Mark's course, Introduction to British Folklore: https://learnforpleasure.com/subjects/introduction-british-folklore/

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