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. Recalling our forgotten history, recording the new. The Folklore Podcast
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Signup to Generate a PitchFolklore: 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. Recalling our forgotten history, recording the new. The Folklore Podcast
Recent episodes include "Episode 199 - HOW TO CALM A RAIN BULL" (21 September 2026, 55 minutes), "Episode 198 - THE ANCIENT WAYS" (2 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "Episode 197 - CIRCUS FOLKLORE" (20 August 2026, 43 minutes).
The Folklore Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 475 episodes.
Booking probability for The Folklore Podcast is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Folklore Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Folklore Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
The Folklore Podcast is a history show with 475 episodes published.
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This episode of The Folklore Podcast is sponsored by Moon and Bird Books.On the day of its release, we welcome author and illustrator Denise Gallagher onto The Folklore Podcast to discuss her new book of folk tales 'How...
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The Ancient Ways: A Year of Folklore, Traditions and Rituals to Reconnect with Nature is a debut book from second generation new-age traveller and hedgewitch Seren Hawley-Plows. In the book Seren explores how, in the...
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We visit the circus in this episode of The Folklore Podcast. Specifically, we are guests of Paulo's Circus where, after watching a traditional circus performance, we interview Kenny Darnell, son of the current circus...
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We explore folk medicine of two different historical periods, the tenth and the seventeenth century, in this episode of The Folklore Podcast.I am joined by special guest, author Danielle Giles, whose first two novels...
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In this special episode of The Folklore Podcast, recorded live on location at The Bookery, a community-owned bookshop in Crediton, Devon, host Mark Norman talks with BBC Radio 6 Music's Zakia Sewell about her book...
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In this episode of The Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman is joined by special guest Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel 'Honeysuckle'.Part horror, part fantasy, part magic but completely engaging, the story in an...
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The second of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026.In this second part, host Mark Norman meets two more of the presenters from the event. You will...
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Folklorist and author Mark Norman, the creator of The Folklore Podcast, looks at the imagery of the fairy, in conversation with illustrator and folklore enthusiast Tamsin Rosewell.As well as chatting with Tamsin about...
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The first of two episodes featuring interviews recorded live at the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby in February 2026.In this first part, host Mark Norman meets four presenters from the festival to discuss their...
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In this episode, recorded on location, host Mark Norman meets members of the Turning Tides Project to talk about their Arts Council funded project AND 'OTHER' STORIES which presents the work of a group of artists with...
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A very special feature length episode of The Folklore Podcast, with a panel consisting of the cream of those people associated with the classic children's title THE BOX OF DELIGHTS.Podcast host Mark Norman discusses the...
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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 the presenters from the festival and chats to them about ghost stories and their...
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Folklore Podcast host Mark Norman chats with special guest, broadcaster and author Jeff Belanger, about some of the ghosts, folklore and other legends found in New England, in the north-eastern corner of the United...
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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 elements of the behaviour of the ghost might we still recognise today? What...
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The Folklore Podcast returns to its original first principles for the first show of Season 11, with an episode written and presented by creator and host Mark Norman.The episode is a short exploration of the role of...
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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 from creator and host, Mark Norman.
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Welcome to the 2025 Folklore Podcast Christmas Special.Folklorist Mark Norman, the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast for the last 10 years, relates the legend of the Mistletoe Bride and provides a rare look at a...
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In this episode of the podcast, host Mark Norman discusses some points relating to the folklore of rivers, with a particular focus on their perceived need for sacrifice and to 'claim a heart' each year.This is followed...
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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? And what do ghosts mean to her?For the second part of the interview we take a...
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The British ritual year is full of fascinating public events, sports, games, processions and festivals. Whether long-running or modern, revival or continuous, there is something for everyone and a rich background of...
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