The Folklore Podcast
@folklorepod.bsky.social
Official account of The Folklore Podcast. 2 million downloads worldwide. Created by folklorist and author Mark Norman. Find us online at http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com
Film/TV rep: Past Preservers Author for various publishers
Film/TV rep: Past Preservers Author for various publishers
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Episode 181 - OUT NOW!
THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH HUNT?
Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
Watch on YouTube at youtu.be/vSl9d7db1Zo
I gather together a gaggle of witchcraft historians to discuss the cult TV gameshow 'The Traitors' and its parallels with the witch hunts
THE TRAITORS: WHIMSY OR WITCH HUNT?
Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-181....
Watch on YouTube at youtu.be/vSl9d7db1Zo
I gather together a gaggle of witchcraft historians to discuss the cult TV gameshow 'The Traitors' and its parallels with the witch hunts
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and followers.
Many people may not know that Thanksgiving masking used to be a popular custom. Some posit that this is the more likely root of trick and treating than souling or other house visiting customs.
Image: masking group in 1910. Public domain
Many people may not know that Thanksgiving masking used to be a popular custom. Some posit that this is the more likely root of trick and treating than souling or other house visiting customs.
Image: masking group in 1910. Public domain
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and followers.
Many people may not know that Thanksgiving masking used to be a popular custom. Some posit that this is the more likely root of trick and treating than souling or other house visiting customs.
Image: masking group in 1910. Public domain
Many people may not know that Thanksgiving masking used to be a popular custom. Some posit that this is the more likely root of trick and treating than souling or other house visiting customs.
Image: masking group in 1910. Public domain
Coming up this Saturday at 8pm, the next @folklorelibrary.bsky.social online lecture looks at the history of werewolves from prehistory to the modern
Tickets are just £5 with video replay so book now to join us at bit.ly/flaevents
Tickets are just £5 with video replay so book now to join us at bit.ly/flaevents
November 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Coming up this Saturday at 8pm, the next @folklorelibrary.bsky.social online lecture looks at the history of werewolves from prehistory to the modern
Tickets are just £5 with video replay so book now to join us at bit.ly/flaevents
Tickets are just £5 with video replay so book now to join us at bit.ly/flaevents
BOOK REVIEW
Continuing the occasional process of publishing book reviews from the depths of the podcast email that didn't make it to the website yet!
THE QUIET STILLNESS OF EMPTY HOUSES
by L.V.Russell
Published by Quill and Crow
Read the review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/quiet-stilln...
Continuing the occasional process of publishing book reviews from the depths of the podcast email that didn't make it to the website yet!
THE QUIET STILLNESS OF EMPTY HOUSES
by L.V.Russell
Published by Quill and Crow
Read the review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/quiet-stilln...
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BOOK REVIEW
Continuing the occasional process of publishing book reviews from the depths of the podcast email that didn't make it to the website yet!
THE QUIET STILLNESS OF EMPTY HOUSES
by L.V.Russell
Published by Quill and Crow
Read the review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/quiet-stilln...
Continuing the occasional process of publishing book reviews from the depths of the podcast email that didn't make it to the website yet!
THE QUIET STILLNESS OF EMPTY HOUSES
by L.V.Russell
Published by Quill and Crow
Read the review at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/quiet-stilln...
Are you a part of the Folklore Podcast Patreon community yet?
Patreon isn't just for paid members any more. I have a special tier for FREE members who want a bit of extra content alongside the main show.
I'm about to add more free content, so why not join now?
www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
Patreon isn't just for paid members any more. I have a special tier for FREE members who want a bit of extra content alongside the main show.
I'm about to add more free content, so why not join now?
www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are you a part of the Folklore Podcast Patreon community yet?
Patreon isn't just for paid members any more. I have a special tier for FREE members who want a bit of extra content alongside the main show.
I'm about to add more free content, so why not join now?
www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
Patreon isn't just for paid members any more. I have a special tier for FREE members who want a bit of extra content alongside the main show.
I'm about to add more free content, so why not join now?
www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast
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This Saturday at 8pm via Zoom is our next online lecture
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This Saturday at 8pm via Zoom is our next online lecture
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
Come and join the next online talk this weekend…
WEREWOLVES!!
WEREWOLVES!!
This Saturday at 8pm via Zoom is our next online lecture
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
Rich Blackett, @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social will be discussing werewolves in folklore and myth, from early wolf cults to today
Tickets are £5 and include video replay access if you can’t be there live
Order now at bit.ly/flaevents
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Come and join the next online talk this weekend…
WEREWOLVES!!
WEREWOLVES!!
Super productive meet-up and coffee with Christina @treadwells-books.bsky.social this morning.
Watch this space for future collab potential between the Folklore Podcast and Treadwells.
Signed a bunch of books which are now on sale in the shop. ( @threeravenspod.bsky.social free promo for you too!)
Watch this space for future collab potential between the Folklore Podcast and Treadwells.
Signed a bunch of books which are now on sale in the shop. ( @threeravenspod.bsky.social free promo for you too!)
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Super productive meet-up and coffee with Christina @treadwells-books.bsky.social this morning.
Watch this space for future collab potential between the Folklore Podcast and Treadwells.
Signed a bunch of books which are now on sale in the shop. ( @threeravenspod.bsky.social free promo for you too!)
Watch this space for future collab potential between the Folklore Podcast and Treadwells.
Signed a bunch of books which are now on sale in the shop. ( @threeravenspod.bsky.social free promo for you too!)
Rapidly risen to THE place to eat when working in London
Back at #TokyoBagel today, and my choices of #food and coffee did not disappoint, once again.
Look out for a fun new offering from me (Tracey) in which I review #books, #cake and #coffee! More on this very soon...
#folklore #Japan #bakery #BookSky🩵📚 #reviews
Look out for a fun new offering from me (Tracey) in which I review #books, #cake and #coffee! More on this very soon...
#folklore #Japan #bakery #BookSky🩵📚 #reviews
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Rapidly risen to THE place to eat when working in London
Looking forward to putting this event on. If you are in our area, or can travel to it, this will be a great night
Our next in person event is coming up
Friday 12 December
Boniface Centre, Crediton
7:30
STEVE NALLON’s GHOST STORIES
Join one of the original Spitting Image impressionists, and famously the voice of Maggie Thatcher, for an evening of celebrity ghost stories
Tickets bit.ly/flaevents
Friday 12 December
Boniface Centre, Crediton
7:30
STEVE NALLON’s GHOST STORIES
Join one of the original Spitting Image impressionists, and famously the voice of Maggie Thatcher, for an evening of celebrity ghost stories
Tickets bit.ly/flaevents
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Looking forward to putting this event on. If you are in our area, or can travel to it, this will be a great night
Next up at The Haunted Landscape … it’s @magicnotwitches.bsky.social talking about Cunning Folk
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Next up at The Haunted Landscape … it’s @magicnotwitches.bsky.social talking about Cunning Folk
The Fabulously Folkloric Dr @icysedgwick.bsky.social compares the joy of newspaper articles from years past about Barguests to the less exciting ‘Gritter Falls Off Road’ of today in the next of today’s talks at The Haunted Landscape
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Fabulously Folkloric Dr @icysedgwick.bsky.social compares the joy of newspaper articles from years past about Barguests to the less exciting ‘Gritter Falls Off Road’ of today in the next of today’s talks at The Haunted Landscape
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Many of today’s speakers at @forteanlondon.bsky.social’s Haunted Landscape event have books on sale, as modelled here by Mr Norman of @folklorepod.bsky.social. Support the writers and creators; it really makes a difference!
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Many of today’s speakers at @forteanlondon.bsky.social’s Haunted Landscape event have books on sale, as modelled here by Mr Norman of @folklorepod.bsky.social. Support the writers and creators; it really makes a difference!
A visually beautiful talk from @rachelpoultonphoto.bsky.social currently underway at The Haunted Landscape @conwayhall.bsky.social
I’ve done my talk and my signing session so now it’s all about enjoying everyone else’s presentations
I’ve done my talk and my signing session so now it’s all about enjoying everyone else’s presentations
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A visually beautiful talk from @rachelpoultonphoto.bsky.social currently underway at The Haunted Landscape @conwayhall.bsky.social
I’ve done my talk and my signing session so now it’s all about enjoying everyone else’s presentations
I’ve done my talk and my signing session so now it’s all about enjoying everyone else’s presentations
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social and online.
Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.
Speakers and timings follow 1/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
Legend trip through the Haunted Landscape at the London Fortean Society’s Day of expert talks on British ghost, magic, and folklore.
Speakers and timings follow 1/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Face of Virgin Mary appears in my Premier Inn bathroom tap
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Face of Virgin Mary appears in my Premier Inn bathroom tap
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Sunday in Sterling, Va.! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... . @folkloresociety.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social @folklorethursday.bsky.social @urichmond.bsky.social @washingtonian.com @northernvirginiamag.com.web.brid.gy
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Sunday in Sterling, Va.! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... . @folkloresociety.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social @folklorethursday.bsky.social @urichmond.bsky.social @washingtonian.com @northernvirginiamag.com.web.brid.gy
Recorded an excellent interview this evening with Michelle Paver -
@michellepaver.bsky.social
- about the art of the ghost story and what ghosts mean to her, folklore and indigenous culture, and her latest novel RAINFOREST.
This episode will be out soon in audio and on YouTube.
@michellepaver.bsky.social
- about the art of the ghost story and what ghosts mean to her, folklore and indigenous culture, and her latest novel RAINFOREST.
This episode will be out soon in audio and on YouTube.
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Recorded an excellent interview this evening with Michelle Paver -
@michellepaver.bsky.social
- about the art of the ghost story and what ghosts mean to her, folklore and indigenous culture, and her latest novel RAINFOREST.
This episode will be out soon in audio and on YouTube.
@michellepaver.bsky.social
- about the art of the ghost story and what ghosts mean to her, folklore and indigenous culture, and her latest novel RAINFOREST.
This episode will be out soon in audio and on YouTube.
Listen to me bleating on about folklore collecting and a classic book of local legends in the latest episode of @witchlitpod.bsky.social
New episode out today with Mark Norman @folklorepod.bsky.social to discuss The Witchcraft and Folklore of Dartmoor and gathering and writing about both historic and current pop-culture folklore. Available at all fine podcast catchers or on tap at the source: witchlitpod.com/episode/s9e0...
November 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Listen to me bleating on about folklore collecting and a classic book of local legends in the latest episode of @witchlitpod.bsky.social
Continuing the occasional series of vintage and strangely inappropriate greetings cards for Thanksgiving...
I would suggest that perhaps "For a Happy Thanksgiving" you should not issue your small child with a large axe and tell them to forage for their own dinner.
I would suggest that perhaps "For a Happy Thanksgiving" you should not issue your small child with a large axe and tell them to forage for their own dinner.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Continuing the occasional series of vintage and strangely inappropriate greetings cards for Thanksgiving...
I would suggest that perhaps "For a Happy Thanksgiving" you should not issue your small child with a large axe and tell them to forage for their own dinner.
I would suggest that perhaps "For a Happy Thanksgiving" you should not issue your small child with a large axe and tell them to forage for their own dinner.
It’s been a while since the last CHAPBOOK TUESDAY post.
This beautiful example is from the 1810 edition of Red Riding Hood held by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
What makes this unusual are the colour images. These would have been hand painted in each copy, usually by women or children
This beautiful example is from the 1810 edition of Red Riding Hood held by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
What makes this unusual are the colour images. These would have been hand painted in each copy, usually by women or children
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It’s been a while since the last CHAPBOOK TUESDAY post.
This beautiful example is from the 1810 edition of Red Riding Hood held by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
What makes this unusual are the colour images. These would have been hand painted in each copy, usually by women or children
This beautiful example is from the 1810 edition of Red Riding Hood held by @britishlibrary.bsky.social
What makes this unusual are the colour images. These would have been hand painted in each copy, usually by women or children
Will I be seeing any of you lovely followers at Conway Hall this Saturday for The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore?
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore - Conway Hall
Whose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do to lift this curse? Join us for a legendary trip through th...
www.conwayhall.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Will I be seeing any of you lovely followers at Conway Hall this Saturday for The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore?
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
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Our next online talk is announced.
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our next online talk is announced.
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
On Sat 29th November at 8pm GMT, via Zoom, we will be welcoming Rich Blackett @ofwolfandmanbook.bsky.social who will discuss
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
on wolf cults and the origin of werewolves
Ticket £5, inc. recording, from bit.ly/flaevents now
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Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online
11:00: Mark Norman: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
@folklorepod.bsky.social examines traditions and superstitions in churches and churchyards.
3/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
11:00: Mark Norman: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
@folklorepod.bsky.social examines traditions and superstitions in churches and churchyards.
3/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Saturday: 22 November 2025 @conwayhall.bsky.social & online
11:00: Mark Norman: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
@folklorepod.bsky.social examines traditions and superstitions in churches and churchyards.
3/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
11:00: Mark Norman: The Folklore of Churches and Churchyards
@folklorepod.bsky.social examines traditions and superstitions in churches and churchyards.
3/10
forteanlondon.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
On Sat 29th Nov at 8pm, via Zoom, the next online talk fundraising for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social
I'll be hosting Rich Blackett who will be presenting on
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
Tickets are £5, including a recording, and are available with more details now from bit.ly/flaevents
I'll be hosting Rich Blackett who will be presenting on
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
Tickets are £5, including a recording, and are available with more details now from bit.ly/flaevents
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
On Sat 29th Nov at 8pm, via Zoom, the next online talk fundraising for @folklorelibrary.bsky.social
I'll be hosting Rich Blackett who will be presenting on
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
Tickets are £5, including a recording, and are available with more details now from bit.ly/flaevents
I'll be hosting Rich Blackett who will be presenting on
WEREWOLVES: FACT, FICTION AND MYTH
Tickets are £5, including a recording, and are available with more details now from bit.ly/flaevents
For those of you who have been fans of vintage holiday card strangeness in the past …
As friends over the water head towards Thanksgiving, we can celebrate the joy of turkeys with an eclectic range of vintage greetings cards.
Take care if you are driving to your family in a sweetcorn car on 27th.
As friends over the water head towards Thanksgiving, we can celebrate the joy of turkeys with an eclectic range of vintage greetings cards.
Take care if you are driving to your family in a sweetcorn car on 27th.
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For those of you who have been fans of vintage holiday card strangeness in the past …
As friends over the water head towards Thanksgiving, we can celebrate the joy of turkeys with an eclectic range of vintage greetings cards.
Take care if you are driving to your family in a sweetcorn car on 27th.
As friends over the water head towards Thanksgiving, we can celebrate the joy of turkeys with an eclectic range of vintage greetings cards.
Take care if you are driving to your family in a sweetcorn car on 27th.