Folklorica
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…
Episodes
19 episodes
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…
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. Exce…
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…
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…
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…
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…
King Solomon and the Worm
Worms. Demons. Suicidal birds. It's a Jewish folktale that inspired a lot of personal stories so naturally we ramble! King Solomon and the Worm from A Treasury…
The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die
A story from Japan. Paper cranes. Killer sharks. And our very first guest, Maddy Cross. This story is from The Japanese Fairy Book by Yei Theodora Ozaki, publis…
The Story of Benito
It's the story of a good little dude. Read the full text of The Story of Benito from Philippine Folk Tales collected by Mabel Cook Cole and published in 1916. F…
Grey-Man
Maybe it's not always a bad idea to climb into a sack in Iceland. A tale with twists and turns and a good old grey man from Icelandic Legends by Jon Arnason. Fo…
The Foolish Young Mussulman
A tale from Tibet about a real dumb-dumb! Also, our last episode of season 1. What do you want to hear next season? Happy New Year! Follow us for sporadic posti…
The Water of Life
Travel to Catalonia with us as we read uber-cutie Andrew Lang's version of The Water of Life. There will be snarky stones, helpful giants, and talking birds! Wo…
Dance Mad
The Wintu story of a damn good party. Plus.... fish! Follow us for sporadic posting on Instagram and Twitter. Email us your secrets at folklorica@strawhutmedia.…
Dionysus
You know him. You love him. Dionysus, Bacchus or whatever you call him (daddy?). His origin story is what's on our minds today. Follow us for sporadic posting o…
The Water Kelpie
A Scottish tale of warning. Sticky horses! Missing fingers! Backwards hooves! Follow us for sporadic posting on Instagram and Twitter. Email us your secrets at…
The Legless Knight and the Blind Knight
A Russian tale from Alexander Afanasyev. Two knights-- one legless, one blind-- what will happen next? Follow us for sporadic posting on Instagram and Twitter.…
Saint Wilgefortis
She was the patron saint of bearded ladies, abused ladies, trans folk and intersex people. We read the Austrian version of her story! Follow us for sporadic pos…
The Girl Without Hands
The Girl Without Hands is one of those Brothers Grimm fairytales that didn't make the cut for Disney adaptations. We honestly don't understand why. Follow us fo…
Announcing Folklorica!
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 hos…