Digital Folklore
Digital Folklore is a fusion of audio drama and narrative documentary exploring how our online expressions and culture- from scary stories to cat memes- are folklore. {listen}
Zoo expert reveals 3 reasons why Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ might not be a rat
The rat-shaped imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk has become not just a local attraction, but one now known around the country. The fandom has even led many to bring…
The Great Women Artists Podcast: Marina Warner on Eve, Lilith, Athena, Medusa
A writer, lecturer, author of almost 40 books, and former president of the Royal Society of Literature, Marina Warner, according to the New Yorker, is an authority on things that…
The shadows that rush past : a collection of frightening Inuit folktales
Enjoy some of the creepiest, scariest stories from Inuit mythology. These tales are filled with childstealing ogresses; half man, half grizzly bear monsters; ice-covered polar bears ten times the size…
Episode 237: Seeing Ourselves in Norse Myths
Thor and Loki have become pop culture icons thanks to Marvel. But the influence of Norse mythology on contemporary fantasy runs through Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and…
The Monster Mash but its Irish folk
Michael Fry
Turtles all the way down
"Turtles all the way down" is an expression of the problem of infinite regress. The saying alludes to the mythological idea of a World Turtle that supports a flat Earth…
The Golden Arm
The Golden Arm is a folktale, a story appearing in multiple cultures through oral tradition and folklore, most famously told by Mark Twain and also used by him to instruct…
How to Stay Married to Baba Yaga
"A yolk is not just a yolk: at the bottom of all that gold is a secret only the witches see. You aren’t a witch. Choke down the battered yolks…
Sirens, succubi & sex symbols: a history of female monsters
From the dangers of childbirth to female sexuality, myths and legends about female monsters like mermaids and sirens can tell us a lot about different societies’ attitudes towards women over…