Cardiff Folklore: Ghosts, Tunnels, and Creatures in the Taff
Cardiff, capital of Wales, has a history that dates back some 6000 years. Naturally, it's amassed a lot of legends in all that time. They include secret tunnels, the Beast of Leckwith, strange figure...
19 Aug 202321min
Fabulous Folklore Presents...The Trickster Archetype with Shepherd Siegel
In this 14th episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Dr Shepherd Siegel about the trickster archetype. Dr Siegel is the author of Tricking Power Into Performing Acts of Love: How Tricksters...
16 Aug 202355min
The Mysterious Miniature Coffins found on Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat
Arthur's Seat is the ancient, extinct volcano that lies just a mile to the east of Edinburgh Castle. Myths cling to its peak like mist in the autumn, but one particular mystery is far from ancient. I...
12 Aug 202318min
Exploring the myths of the Charterhouse Plague Pit
The Charterhouse area of London has played host to a monastery, a School, and university buildings...as well as the Charterhouse Plague Pit. Yet the plague pit gave rise to schoolyard rumours in the...
5 Aug 202316min
Meet Minerva, Goddess of Intellect, Inspiration & the Arts
Minerva was the Roman goddess associated with all things intelligence, crafts-related, and military strategy. How did she combine so many disciplines? And how did people worship her? Let's look at so...
29 Jul 202318min
Mythology & Graphic Novels with Daniel Clarke
In this 13th episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I chat with Daniel Clarke, a Cape Town-based artist, illustrator and animator who has worked with BBC and Disney, among others. He is the co-autho...
24 Jul 202343min
Meet Vulcan, Roman God of Fire, Volcanoes and Blacksmiths
For some among you, Vulcan conjures mental images of Star Trek, with the name being that of the planet Spock calls home. For others, you'll know Vulcan as the Roman god of fire, volcanoes, and blacksm...
22 Jul 202317min
Meet Juno, Queen of the Gods and Protector of the Roman State
Depending on who you ask, Juno is either a NASA space probe studying Jupiter, or she's the Roman queen of the gods, wife of Jupiter, god of thunder. As the Roman counterpart of Hera, the wife of Zeus...
15 Jul 202319min
