The Feral Folklorist

Papa Gee
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The Feral Folklorist is a podcast that blends strange history, old-world witchcraft, and hands-on folk magic. Each episode explores a real haunting, folktale, or magical belief—then digs deeper into the spellcraft, superstition, and shadow work buried underneath. From witch bottles and death omens to crossroads myths and Southern curses, this show uncovers the folklore people whisper about but rarely explain. Hosted by author and folklorist Papa Gee, The Feral Folklorist combines storytelling with practical magic, revealing how ancient beliefs still shape the way we protect, hex, heal, and haunt. Whether you’re into ghost stories, rootwork, or ritual, this podcast invites you to explore the eerie, the enchanted, and everything that still smells like smoke. New episodes every other Monday.

  1. Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Woman Who Married a Bear

    5D AGO · BONUS

    Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Woman Who Married a Bear

    This time, I’m sharing “The Woman Who Married a Bear,” an old northern folktale about a girl who goes missing into the woods and returns with a husband no one quite understands. In some versions he is gentle, in others he is feared, but he is never entirely one thing. It’s a story about promises made in winter, the thin line between human and animal, and what it means to live with something powerful that the village does not trust. Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. A new folktale often appears between the regular podcast releases—just a short story to keep the world of folklore moving. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Papa Gee's personal website, Folkloreum, showcases his books, blog, podcast information, and more: https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    7 min

  2. FEB 23

    18. The Face of Medusa: Myth, Monster, or Magical Shield

    Medusa is more than a monster in a hero story. In this episode of The Feral Folklorist, we look at Medusa as a protective figure tied to the Evil Eye and the old idea that envy and bad intent can reach a person through attention. We cover the history of the gorgoneion (Medusa’s head) as an apotropaic charm—meaning a harm-turning image—used on shields, temples, coins, armor, and doorways to hold a boundary at the edge of the home and the body. We also break down how Medusa’s image changes over time, from the early feral mask meant to intimidate and repel, to later versions where she looks more human, without losing the reason people kept using her face for protection. Then we get into what the myth is actually teaching about eyes, contact, and control. We talk about why Perseus survives by using reflection, and what that tells you about the old logic of the gaze as something that can touch, stick, and interfere. From there, we bring Medusa into practical magical work in a way that’s useful and grounded. We talk about how to use her stopping power to protect your home, freeze interference, shut down gossip, and keep harm and bad luck off your household. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:  https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    37 min
  3. Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Man Who Sold His Shadow

    FEB 16 · BONUS

    Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Man Who Sold His Shadow

    This time, I’m sharing “The Man Who Sold His Shadow,” a European-style folktale about a bargain that looks harmless at first and the quiet trouble that follows it home. When a man trades away his shadow for comfort and ease, the world slowly stops responding to him the way it should. People look past him. Doors hesitate. Even daylight feels uncertain. It’s a story about belonging, recognition, and the parts of yourself that can’t be exchanged without consequence. Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. A new folktale often appears between the regular podcast releases—just a short story to keep the world of folklore moving. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Papa Gee's personal website, Folkloreum, showcases his books, blog, podcast information, and more: https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    6 min

  4. FEB 9

    17. Witching Hours - Magic, Timing, and the Clock

    Some moments aren’t for action—they’re for waiting. In this episode, we step into the folklore of time itself: the hours we were warned not to touch, the nights we were told to leave well enough alone, and the ways folk magic used clocks, moons, and calendars not for beauty, but for boundaries. We trace the old timing rules—why certain work was only done by daylight, why the dark moon was considered too still for movement, and how even the ticking hands on a kitchen clock became signs in folk logic. We’ll look at the structure underneath the superstition: how timing in magical practice wasn’t about fear, but about preventing fallout. Then we dig into what happens when you act in the wrong hour anyway. Why a spell done at midnight might not settle. Why conversations started after dark spiral. And how magical timing became a way to protect yourself—not from spirits, but from your own impulse. If you’ve ever felt the itch to fix something at 1 a.m., to say too much too late, or to cast a working just because the house was finally quiet—this episode explains why timing matters. Because in folk magic, it’s not just what you do that counts. It’s when you do it. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Browse Papa Gee’s books, tarot readings, and more at:  https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    30 min
  5. Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Monkey King Tricks the Demon

    FEB 2 · BONUS

    Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Monkey King Tricks the Demon

    This time, I’m sharing “The Monkey King Tricks the Demon,” a Chinese folktale-style story about a mountain road gone quiet and the kind of creature that thinks a sealed jar is the same thing as control. The Monkey King walks in looking harmless, lets the demon believe he has him caught, and then turns that belief against him—escaping without being seen and returning to the jar just in time to be “found” again. It’s a story about patience, pride, and what happens when a bully keeps checking the lock and still can’t feel safe. Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. A new folktale often appears between the regular podcast releases—just a short story to keep the world of folklore moving. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Papa Gee's personal website, Folkloreum, showcases his books, blog, podcast information, and more: https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    8 min
  6. Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Men of the Turning Year

    JAN 26 · BONUS

    Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Men of the Turning Year

    This time, I’m sharing “The Men of the Turning Year,” a Czech and Slavic-style folktale about a girl sent into a winter forest to fetch what winter doesn’t give. In a clearing, she finds twelve men around a small fire—each one tied to a piece of the year, each one taking his turn. When she asks plainly and takes only what’s offered, the year bends for her just long enough. But when someone else shows up with demands, the cold comes back fast, and the story reminds you why people said time can be asked, but it can’t be ordered. Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. A new folktale often appears between the regular podcast releases—just a short story to keep the world of folklore moving. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Papa Gee's personal website, Folkloreum, showcases his books, blog, podcast information, and more: https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    6 min
  7. 16. Stitched Under Pressure: Sewing, Knotting, and the Magic of Fabric

    JAN 19

    16. Stitched Under Pressure: Sewing, Knotting, and the Magic of Fabric

    Needle and thread don’t just mend. In this episode, we step into the older folklore of sewing—where stitches could bind a person’s luck, knots could lock a fate in place, and finishing the wrong piece at the wrong time was believed to invite trouble into a house. We trace the warnings that followed the needle: why sewing after dark was avoided, why certain garments were never completed during illness or mourning, and how cloth became a quiet place to hold fear, hope, and restraint. Then we get into the mechanics beneath the superstition. Why unfinished work mattered. Why knots weren’t tied casually. And how sewing crossed from household labor into folk magic without ever being named as such. This is the side of sewing that didn’t belong to craft fairs or heirloom stories—it belonged to spooky stories by the campfire. If you’ve ever been told not to finish a stitch at night, not to cut fabric after dark, or not to rush the last knot, this episode explains why. Because in folklore, thread doesn’t just follow the needle—and not every seam was meant to be closed. Support the show

    29 min
  8. Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Cat That Swallowed The Stars

    JAN 12 · BONUS

    Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Cat That Swallowed The Stars

    Feral Folktales is where I step aside from the main show and tell a straight folktale—simple, spoken, and exactly as it’s meant to be heard. These bonus episodes are just a little something extra between the full installments of The Feral Folklorist, which is where you’ll find the deeper dives into history, folklore, magic, hauntings, and the stranger corners of human belief. This time, I’m sharing “The Cat That Swallowed the Stars,” a folktale about a village that wakes up one morning to find the night sky noticeably emptier—and a cat that’s looking a little too pleased with itself. It’s a story about curiosity, appetite, and what happens when something small decides it wants more than its share. After that, people start keeping an eye on the cat, the sky, and anything else that seems just a little too satisfied. A new folktale often appears between the regular podcast releases—just a short story to keep the world of folklore moving. Want more from The Feral Folklorist? Dive deeper into each episode, explore merch, and get all the latest updates at:  https://feralfolklorist.com Become a patron to unlock Feral Footnotes (our exclusive after-show), get early sneak peeks, weekly folk magic articles, and downloadable spells featured in each episode: https://patreon.com/papagee Stock up on your magical supplies from our metaphysical shop that’s been serving the public for over 25 years:  https://aromags.com Papa Gee's personal website, Folkloreum, showcases his books, blog, podcast information, and more: https://folkloreum.com/  Support the show

    7 min
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The Feral Folklorist is a podcast that blends strange history, old-world witchcraft, and hands-on folk magic. Each episode explores a real haunting, folktale, or magical belief—then digs deeper into the spellcraft, superstition, and shadow work buried underneath. From witch bottles and death omens to crossroads myths and Southern curses, this show uncovers the folklore people whisper about but rarely explain. Hosted by author and folklorist Papa Gee, The Feral Folklorist combines storytelling with practical magic, revealing how ancient beliefs still shape the way we protect, hex, heal, and haunt. Whether you’re into ghost stories, rootwork, or ritual, this podcast invites you to explore the eerie, the enchanted, and everything that still smells like smoke. New episodes every other Monday.

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  • Creator
    Papa Gee
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Feral Folklorist
  • Show Website
    The Feral Folklorist

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