3 Ghostly Tales from North East England for Halloween
It is the month of Halloween so welcome to the Fabulous Folklore Fireside, for we shall have some ghostly tales this week! Unlike my usual episodes, which feature some kind of dissection of the stori...
10 Okt 18min
Phantom Cubes and Spectral Smells: Ghost Stories with Three Ravens
Welcome to Spooky Season! I'm talking to Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux from the Three Ravens podcast about ghost stories! We talk about the fascination we have for ghost stories, what ghost stories n...
3 Okt 1h 22min
Very Very Frightening: The Folklore of Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and lightning offer one of nature's more cinematic spectacles, so it's unsurprising they would accrue a degree of folklore. The danger that lightning particularly poses sees a range of practic...
26 Sep 19min
The Folklore of the Autumn Equinox: Marking the Sun's Path
The autumn equinox falls on 23 September in the UK in 2026. This marks the definite slide towards the winter solstice! In terms of folklore, there are many articles about the autumn equinox from a ne...
19 Sep 21min
Sticking to the Faery Rules with Charlie Creed
In this episode of Fabulous Folklore Presents, I'm joined by writer Charlie Creed, to chat about his new book, The Faery Rules: Forgotten Folklore for Living in Harmony with the Fae. We talk about w...
16 Sep 1h 10min
Moon Folklore: The Monthly Phases and their Superstitions
Much online discussion of the moon focuses on the new and full moons, especially when it comes to setting intentions and releasing things. I prefer to work on a more seasonal basis than monthly, but I...
12 Sep 21min
The Aurora Borealis: The Beautiful Northern Lights in Folklore and Myth
As we’re focusing on the Folklore of the Skies this month, it seemed only right to start with a celestial phenomenon that becomes a lot easier to see as the nights draw in. Yes, we’re looking at the n...
5 Sep 22min
Folklore of Poison Hemlock: The Poison that killed Socrates
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a member of the Apiaceae family—otherwise known as the Carrot family. It's also known as Beaver Poison, Devil's Porridge, Herb Bennet, Poison Parsley, Water Parsle...
29 Aug 17min
