Episode 198 - THE ANCIENT WAYS
The Ancient Ways: A Year of Folklore, Traditions and Rituals to Reconnect with Nature is a debut book from second generation new-age travell...
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Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. One episode each month features a special guest from the field of folklore. Recallin...
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20 of 275 episodesEpisode 197 - CIRCUS FOLKLORE
We visit the circus in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. Specifically, we are guests of Paulo's Circus where, after watching a tradition...
Episode 196 - APOTHECARY FOLKLORE
We explore folk medicine of two different historical periods, the tenth and the seventeenth century, in this episode of The Folklore Podcast...
Episode 195 - FINDING ALBION
In this special episode of The Folklore Podcast, recorded live on location at The Bookery, a community-owned bookshop in Crediton, Devon, ho...
Episode 194 - BLODEUWEDD MEETS FRANKENSTEIN
In this episode of The Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman is joined by special guest Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel 'Honeysuckle'. P...
Episode 193 - TALKING GHOSTS PART 2
The second of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026. In this second part,...
Episode 192 - FAIRY IMAGERY
Folklorist and author Mark Norman, the creator of The Folklore Podcast, looks at the imagery of the fairy, in conversation with illustrator...
Episode 191 - TALKING GHOSTS PART 1
The first of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026. In this first part, h...
Episode 190 - AND 'OTHER' STORIES
In this episode, recorded on location, host Mark Norman meets members of the Turning Tides Project to talk about their Arts Council funded p...
Episode 189 - OPENING THE BOX OF DELIGHTS
A very special feature length episode of The Folklore Podcast, with a panel consisting of the cream of those people associated with the clas...
Episode 188 - UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL CHATS
In this episode we visit the 2025 UK Ghost Story Festival, which was held at the Museum of Making in Derby. Host Mark Norman meets some of t...
Episode 187 - WICKED STRANGE: GHOSTS AND LEGENDS OF NEW ENGLAND
Folklore Podcast host Mark Norman chats with special guest, broadcaster and author Jeff Belanger, about some of the ghosts, folklore and oth...
Episode 186 - MEDIEVAL GHOSTS
Mark Norman is joined by broadcaster, author and medievalist Dr Eleanor Janega to look at the role of the ghost in the medieval period. What...
Episode 185 - THE FOLKLORE OF PROVERBS
The Folklore Podcast returns to its original first principles for the first show of Season 11, with an episode written and presented by crea...
Folklore Podcast 2026 announcement
Want to know what to expect from the show as we head to 2026, and where to find the content you enjoy? Listen to this short announcement fro...
Christmas Special 2025 - The Mistletoe Bride
Welcome to the 2025 Folklore Podcast Christmas Special. Folklorist Mark Norman, the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast for the last 10...
Episode 184 - THIRST: RIVERS AND FOLKLORE
In this episode of the podcast, host Mark Norman discusses some points relating to the folklore of rivers, with a particular focus on their...
Episode 183 - GHOST STORIES WITH MICHELLE PAVER
I chat with author Michelle Paver about all things ghost story. What makes a good haunt? Which are her favourites and which doesn't she like...
Episode 182 - GATHERINGS
The British ritual year is full of fascinating public events, sports, games, processions and festivals. Whether long-running or modern, revi...
Episode 181 - THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH-HUNT?
I gather together a gaggle of witchcraft historians to discuss the cult TV gameshow 'The Traitors'. To what extent do the machinations of th...