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.
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.
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.
The Bird of the Sweet Song
A story from the Azqueltán, Jalisco in Mexico!
Saint Nicholas and the Children
Here we have a very special holiday episode of Folkorica!
The Bishop and the Tohunga
A Maori tale about Bishop George Selwyn and a very cool Tohunga.
Goat-Face
From Italy! Lizard fairies and ungrateful goats.
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!
The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die
A story from Japan. Paper cranes. Killer sharks. And our very first guest, Maddy Cross.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
The Water Kelpie
A Scottish tale of warning. Sticky horses! Missing fingers! Backwards hooves! Follow us for sporadic posting on Instagram and Twitter.
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!
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.
Announcing Folklorica!
Introducing… Folklorica! A podcast about stories hosted by two people who really like hearing, reading and even telling, you guessed it, stories.