19 episodes
Folklorica Straw Hut Media
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4.9 • 22 Ratings
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Introducing… Folklorica! A podcast about stories hosted by two people who really like hearing, reading and even telling, you guessed it, stories. We’re your hosts Clayton Steacker and Maggie Boles. We are amateur ethnographers. Gifted googlers. We travel the world (metaphorically because we don’t really have money) and bring back folk tales and legends from far and wide. Have you ever heard the story of the legless knight? Well get ready for that and more! We read, we learn, we discuss, and of course, we struggle to pronounce names. But the important thing is WE TRY. Join us every Thursday for Folklorica!
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The Girl in the Chest
It's my chick in a box!
This week, we bring you the final episode of season 2. As if that really means anything.
The Girl in the Chest - The Story of the Third Sister Who was Brave and Good
from The Laughing Prince by Parker Fillmore published 1921
Love u.
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Bluebeard
Bonjour. Ready for a French folktale??
Aujourd'hui on lit "Barbe Bleue" de Histoires ou contes du temps passé écrit par Charles Perrault et publié en 1697.
Except that we're actually reading the version from Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book published 1889. We've heard it stays very true to the original Perrault version and is in English, which is better for us. Enjoy!
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The Bird of the Sweet Song
A story from the Azqueltán, Jalisco in Mexico!
Read it as it was published in the The Journal of American Folklore in 1912 here: The Bird of the Sweet Song
The book Maggie is reading is called How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny O'Dell. Buy it from your local bookstore.
Read more about the fight for the rights of the indigenous people of Azqueltán.
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Saint Nicholas and the Children
Here we have a very special holiday episode of Folkorica! Clayton reads "Saint Nicholas and The Children" by Cyrus MacMillan from his book Canadian Fairy Tales published in 1922.
Read more about St. Nick's sweaty bones.
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Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight!
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The Bishop and the Tohunga
A Maori tale about Bishop George Selwyn and a very cool Tohunga.
Read the full text of the story here
Listen to that weird folk song that Clayton found
Gaze in wonder at the beautiful Mokoia Island
Watch our friend's friend, Taika Waititi's TEDx Talk
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Goat-Face
From Italy! Lizard fairies and ungrateful goats.
Goat-Face from Tale of Tales/Entertainment for Little Ones, aka Stories from Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile in 1634 (1st Volume) and 1636 (2nd Volume).
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Customer Reviews
Funny and informative
Really like this podcast. Please keep them coming!
My fave
My favorite folklore and fairytale podcast - interesting blend of folklore, research and two funny and fabulous hosts - when is Season 2 coming?
Great stories but a bit heavy on interjections
The hosts pick great folktales, but I wish they would cut in a bit less. It’s hard to get into the story when they interrupt so often.