Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

Emily & Niamh
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Two internet friends (one American, one Irish) talking about folklore, mythology and dark history all through a feminist (and sometimes spooky!) lens. Think goddesses, folk tales, animal symbolism, hauntings, and everything in between... 👋Come say hi on socials or join our Discord! 🎙️Proud member of the Creators Collective of spooky podcasts. 🎶 Main Theme - Allegretto Autunnale by Dee Yan Key 🗓 1 main episode & 1 whimsical short per month. 🖤Get early, ad-free & bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6d ago ·  Bonus

    Pine Cones: Doomsday Fish [Giant Oarfish] | Rowan & Pine Shorts

    During the Edo period, tales of mysterious yokai prophesying danger began to sweep across Japan. First came the Amabiko, a three-legged monkey-like spirit predicting hard times. Later, off the coast of Higo, stories spread of the Amabie, a strange, glittering creature with three legs, long flowing hair, a bird’s beak, and mermaid scales, surfacing to warn humanity of an impending epidemic. Over the centuries, the names and shapes shifted, but the core legend remained: a visitor from the deep foretelling doom. While most of these creatures faded into myth, one legend never truly died... S O U R C E S https://yokai.com/ryuuguunotsukai/?srsltid=AfmBOopDp0eMbhF4OvdhPqDzqlhr6G32D67Zh-oPBF-XUv4TqrcOGIqqhttps://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%AB%9C%E5%AE%AE%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC-1607081https://note.com/maruyomi4049/n/n5cea87a31c84?hl=enhttps://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/18/us/rare-oarfish-california-beach CREATORS COLLECTIVE C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine CREATORS COLLECTIVE Featured CC podcast: Canadian Creepies C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pine Cones: Doomsday Fish [Giant Oarfish] | Rowan & Pine Shorts

  2. Sep 14 ·  Bonus

    Spill the Tea Leaves #4 | Spooky Szn Watchlist, Victorian Hair Art, Em's Birth Story

    CW mentions of Sexual Assault, Addiction, Suicide, Childbirth Grab a tea, come hang out, and let us know if YOU came across anything in your infinite scroll sessions. In this outtake from the Sea(tember) floor, we chat about the ethics of meat and taxidermy, how Emily has been since baby no.3 came into the world, plus our spooky season watchlist. CREATORS COLLECTIVE Check out the CC featured pod: Down the Crooked Path STTL Theme: Midwestern Emo by Nick Payne https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Spill the Tea Leaves #4 | Spooky Szn Watchlist, Victorian Hair Art, Em's Birth Story

  3. Sep 9

    Episode Fifty-Four: Funayūrei, Japanese Ghost Ships 🌊 it's Testicle Tuesday!

    PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or we'll take the wind out of your sails. Seatember is back! And so is Emily! This time we set sail to Japan where we take a quick port stop in Japanese maritime folklore with sea dragons, whale cults and giant ocean monks (don't ask) before getting into the strange yet downright chilling folklore of the Funayūrei. These ships full of drowned sailors want one thing: to add to their crew by any means necessary (including using ladles to sink your ship). Tangents include live autopsies, some gushing about Widow's Bay, and why you shouldn't drive a Tesla through a cemetery. WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN S O U R C E S: https://yokai.com/funayuurei/?srsltid=AfmBOopjItIBCXyrQJKAaVoWhLn85MU2gOsIEPzLyr5HQ5ZuavFMQVmlhttps://www.curiousordinary.com/2022/01/funayurei.htmlHennessy, K., Mitchell, A., Murrell, V., Plowman, F. and Pyke, V. (eds.) (2020) A History Of Ghosts, Spirits And The Supernatural. DK Publishing.https://japanesewithyumiko.com/obon-festival-dead-spirits-ancestorshttps://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/funa-yurei/ https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/05/10/bakekujira-and-japans-whale-cults/https://hyakumonogatari.com/2010/10/28/funa-yurei/https://yokai.com/ryuuguunotsukai/?srsltid=AfmBOopDp0eMbhF4OvdhPqDzqlhr6G32D67Zh-oPBF-XUv4TqrcOGIqqhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/long-fish-predicts-earthquake-legendhttps://metropolisjapan.com/water-spirits-japanese-folklore/ CREATORS COLLECTIVE Featured CC podcast: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Aug 28 ·  Bonus

    Pine Cones: The Zodiac | Rowan & Pine Shorts

    A tiny plaque, carved from mammoth ivory was dated to around 30,000 BCE. On its surface, a human figure stands in a pose that some researchers believe represents the constellation Orion. Deep within caves from that same era, paintings depict other familiar celestial forms, like Taurus, occupying the ancient sky then just as they do now. While it is nearly impossible to trace the exact moment our ancestors first looked up and traced these glowing patterns of light, astrology grew directly out of their deep desire to understand the universe and read the will of the gods. Across the globe, early human cultures interpreted the sky through their own unique lenses - tying starry shapes to local flora and fauna, weaving them into existing folk legends, or building brand new myths around the shapes they saw. S O U R C E S: https://www.aglaiaco.com/en-eu/blogs/magazin-1/the-12-zodiac-signs-and-their-elements-complete-astrology-guidesrsltid=AfmBOordw2RvGcZNFOJIZodN81rS4rORT5iA4gex27pg4Q4-gNCBbUF7The Planetary Joys and the Origins of the Significations of the Houses and Triplicities By Chris Brennan https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-horoscopesHistory of the Zodiac B. L. van der Waerden Archiv für Orientforschung, 16. Bd. (1952-1953), pp. 216-230 (15 pages) https://www.thenightsky.com/blog/astrology-and-the-elements?tnscc=IEhttps://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/star-myths.html CREATORS COLLECTIVE Featured CC podcast: Tea Tales & Talks C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pine Cones: The Zodiac | Rowan & Pine Shorts

  5. Aug 12

    Episode Fifty-Three: Astrology Pt.2 [With Megan] - Whimsigoths

    PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or 🫵 WIIIIITCH This is the second of our Feminist History of Astrology with Niamh's bestie Megan. We recap the ancient astrology covered in Part 1 before getting into where it all went south, starting with the moral panic of the Witchcraft laws in Elizabethan England which led to the infamous Witch Trials, the discreditation of Astrology into a fringe pseudoscience practiced by the lower echelons of society, and right through to how it became reputedly the pasttime of bored houswives and gullible women and LGBTQIA+ people. We then navigate the sience behind both why people connect to astrology and the misconceptions held by the scientists who seek to discredit it. WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN S O U R C E S: “New Age to Post Modern Age: the cultural location of metaphysical belief” - Fiona Smyth, Dublin City University, 2001https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/forget-economics-try-astrology-instead-fmf8dqxnrgxhttps://www.russh.com/feminism-and-astrology/https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/06/25/clockwork-sky-astrology-in-early-modern-victorian-england/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/astrology-gen-z-star-signs-moon-b2683469.htmlAge of AquariusThe English Witchcraft Act of 1563 Revisited* Alexandra Gajda ,George Southcombehttps://publicdomainreview.org/essay/divining-the-witch-of-york-propaganda-and-prophecy/https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-nancy-reagan-astrology-20160306-story.htmlhttps://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/law-witch/england MENTIONED: Penn Badgley vs Matt Rife CHECK OUT THE CREATORS COLLECTIVE Featured ad: Death Kissed Traveler C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast Trailer

    Hi! We have recently had a few changes behind the scenes at R&P, mainly that we have switched podcast networks. Our new network, the Creators Collective, can be found here - (and in the podcast bio). Please check out the hige selection of amazing spooky podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Jul 31

    Pine Cones: The Brothers Grimm | Rowan & Pine Shorts

    WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN. Check out the video version of this episode on Patrreon for all tiers “As for speaking, there was no one to speak to, and as for laughing, she had no mind to it; so she sat on and looked at nothing but her work.” — The Six Swans, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812), translated by Margaret Hunt ”The Brothers Grimm are household names: spoken with the same familiarity as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, or Rapunzel. In German‑speaking Europe, their books were second only to the Bible in popularity, and by the twentieth century they had become the most famous collectors of folk and fairy tales in the western world... S O U R C E S: https://explorethearchive.com/brothers-grimm-fairy-taleshttps://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/marchapril/feature/how-the-grimm-brothers-saved-the-fairy-taleTwo Hundred Years After Once Upon a Time: The Legacy of the Brothers Grimm and Their Tales in GermanyJack Zipes Marvels & Tales, Vol. 28, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: In Honor of Donald Haase (2014), pp. 54-74 (21 pages)Critical Observations on Recent Psychoanalytical Approaches to the Tales of the Brothers Grimm Jack Zipes Merveilles & contesVol. 1, No. 1 (May 1987), pp. 19-30 (12 pages)Silenced Women in the Grimms’ Tales: The “Fit” Between Fairy Tales and Society in Their Historical Context Chapter Author(s): RUTH B. BOTTIGHEIMER Why Fairy Tales Matter: The Performative and the Transformative Maria Tatar Western Folklore , Vol. 69, No. 1 (Winter 2010), pp. 55-64 (10 pages) C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Part of @Podmoth Media Network Additional sounds from Pixabay Featured Podmoth pod: Brutal Bizarre & Boozy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Pine Cones: The Brothers Grimm | Rowan & Pine Shorts

  8. Jul 22

    Episode Fifty-Two Pt.2: Damsels [feat. Fairy Tale Fix] - Unsuspecting Ass

    CW - Mention of sexual assault PLEASE LIKE/COMMENT/SUBSCRIBE or we'll pelt you with gallnuts. This is the second of our TWO PARTER with our white knights, Kelsey and Abbie from Fairy Tale Fix! We will continue to deconstruct the Damsels in Distress Archetype and how the influence of Christian and family values have sanitised some of the juciest tales of our youth. We rewind the clock to the Italian origin of Rapunzel - Petrosinella - before having some pop culture chats about our favourite badass women. Please go show Kelsey and Abbie some love and tell 'em we sent ya! WELCOME TO THE HAGSTONE COVEN S O U R C E S: https://owlcation.com/humanities/mythology-and-archetypes-a-damsel-in-distressFeminist Fairy-Tale Scholarship: A Critical Survey and Bibliography Donald Haase, Marvels & Tales, Vol. 14, No. 1, Fairy Tale Liberation—Thirty Years Later (2000), pp. 15-63 (49 pages)The Story of Petrosinellahttps://classicalwisdom.substack.com/p/andromeda-the-beauty-of-the-mediterraneanRapunzel by the Brothers Grimm"Some Day My Prince Will Come": Female Acculturation through the Fairy Tale Marcia R. Lieberman College English, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Dec., 1972), pp. 383-395 (13 pages)MICHAEL A. SOLIS THE DAMSEL IN DISTRESS: RESCUING WOMEN FROM AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY https://www.kevindincher.com/2024/08/fairy-tale-damsels-in-distress.html MENTIONED Song of The Lioness series by Tamora Pierce C O N T A C T rowanandpinepod@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/rowanandpine Part of @Podmoth Media Network Additional sounds from Pixabay Featured Podmoth pod:Brutal, Bizarre And Boozy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Two internet friends (one American, one Irish) talking about folklore, mythology and dark history all through a feminist (and sometimes spooky!) lens. Think goddesses, folk tales, animal symbolism, hauntings, and everything in between... 👋Come say hi on socials or join our Discord! 🎙️Proud member of the Creators Collective of spooky podcasts. 🎶 Main Theme - Allegretto Autunnale by Dee Yan Key 🗓 1 main episode & 1 whimsical short per month. 🖤Get early, ad-free & bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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