Aug 20, 202653 minS2
A very special episode to close series two: Dave Clarke and Andrew Robinson interview Professor John Widdowson at home in the Peak District. For many listeners, John will need no introduction. John has been at the...
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Folklore Matters
Hosted by National Folklore Survey: England · society · EN
About this Podcast:
The profile of folklore in England has never seemed higher. The team behind the National Folklore Survey for England project speak to a variety of people working with or researching folklore to understand why folklore is so compelling, find out more about their work, and to discover their hopes for the National Folklore Survey for England.
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What is Folklore Matters about?
The profile of folklore in England has never seemed higher. The team behind the National Folklore Survey for England project speak to a variety of people working with or researching folklore to understand why folklore is so compelling, find out more about their work, and to discover their hopes for the National Folklore Survey for England.
Who hosts Folklore Matters?
Folklore Matters is hosted by National Folklore Survey: England. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Folklore Matters covered recently?
Recent episodes include "John Widdowson and a lifetime of folklore" (20 August 2026, 53 minutes), "Dave Clarke and UFOs, the Crying Boy, and other forays into folklore" (13 August 2026, 64 minutes), and "Anna Milon, Christopher Ohge and Project StoryMachine" (6 August 2026, 39 minutes).
How often does Folklore Matters publish?
Folklore Matters publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Folklore Matters?
Booking probability for Folklore Matters is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Folklore Matters requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Folklore Matters's contact route on record: verified email.
About the host
National Folklore Survey: England hosts Folklore Matters, a society podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Aug 13, 20261h 4mS2
It’d be daft of us if we didn’t speak to our very own Dave Clarke. Probably best known as a world expert on UFOs, Dave has also researched a whole host of other folklore-related stories, trends, ideas and concepts...
- Aug 6, 202639 minS2
Anna Milon and Christopher Ohge are two researchers working on a collaborative project between UK and German universities that seeks to create a digital tool that helps researchers navigate large folk narrative...
Episode #4
Mike Hankin and The Folk Union
Jul 30, 20261h 10mS2Why is folk culture in the spotlight in the UK at the moment? What are the most exciting things going on? Do we have to think about how folk culture is organised and presented, and what are the differences between folk...
Episode #2
Klára Feikusová and folk horror
Jul 16, 202644 minS2Klára Feikusová is a Czech scholar with a penchant for horror on screen, especially folk horror, so we were delighted when she stopped by Sheffield on her trip to the UK and agreed to appear on the podcast. Klára...
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Episode #1
Dave Brewis and Gatherings
Jul 9, 202652 minS2Welcome back to Folklore Matters! We're delighted to be bringing you more compelling interviews with people working with folklore in myriad ways, from academic research to popular culture. To kick off series two, we...
Episode #1
Dave Brewis and Gatherings
Jul 9, 202652 minS2<p>Welcome back to Folklore Matters! We're delighted to be bringing you more compelling interviews with people working with folklore in myriad ways, from academic research to popular culture.</p><p>To kick off series...
Episode #7
Series One digest
Mar 31, 20263 minS1<p>Now that our first ever series of Folklore Matters is out there, hosts and researchers, Diane Rodgers and Sophie Parkes-Nield, give a quick overview of their favourite moments.</p>
Episode #6
Helen Wheatley and Spooky Television
Mar 5, 202649 minS1<p>Professor Helen Wheatley is a legendary television scholar who has published seminal books, such as Gothic Television, the award-winning Spectacular Television: Exploring Televisual Pleasure, and more recently...
Episode #5
Lucy Wright and Creating Folklore
Feb 26, 202651 minS1<p>Folklore is massive on social media, and around May Day and Halloween, you may have seen films and photographs of people dancing on their own or in small groups to celebrate seasonal change. If so, it may have been...
- Feb 19, 202657 minS1
<p>This special episode of Folklore Matters is a recording of a live event at Off The Shelf 2025, at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield. Part of the National Folklore Survey for England team, Professor Owen Davies and...
- Feb 12, 20261h 19mS1
<p>Contemporary discussions of folklore soon arrive at cult film The Wicker Man. In this episode of Folklore Matters, David, Sophie and Diane meet Dominic Hardy, son of Robin Hardy, director of The Wicker Man, to learn...
Episode #2
Andrew Robinson and the Ritual Year
Feb 5, 202625 minS1<p>It's time to catch up with another Sheffield Hallam colleague, this time photographer, folklore researcher and lecturer, Andrew Robinson.</p><p>Andrew’s fascinated by the visual representation of custom and tradition...
Episode #1
Richard Bradley and Weird Derbyshire
Jan 29, 202642 minS1<p>Richard Bradley is a librarian at Sheffield Hallam University, where Folklore Matters hosts, David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers, are based. But in the world of folklore, Richard is known as 'Weird...
Folklore Matters
Introducing Folklore Matters
Jan 29, 20261 minS1<p>The profile of folklore in England has never seemed bigger. In Folklore Matters, folklore researchers, David Clarke, Sophie Parkes-Nield, and Diane Rodgers, want to find out more about people’s interests in the...
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Dr. Dave Clarke
Chief of Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Center, University of Texas at Austin
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Dr. David Clarke
president of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms, Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms
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Owen Davies
Head of Finance, University of Hertfordshire
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Andrew Robinson
Senior Bible teacher and Bible department co-chair, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group
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