Colored Folklore

This episode we kick off the podcast taking a look at Africa, where a chicken literally scratches the earth into existence. And for our fact, we’re taking a quick dive into an ancient Nigerian storytelling ceremony called “Tales by Moonlight.”

While you get tuned in, we about to get turnt up (Looking for a high five on that one!) here... on the Colored Folklore podcast!

00:44 - Music: Mr. Mischief, All Good Folks (via Music Vine)

01:05 - Logo: Arthur

01:08 - Episode Art: Jacqueline

01:59 - Colored Folklore, Episode Format

02:32 - Yoruba People

Gateway Africa version

All Folk Tales version

Mythology of Africa version

Big Myth version

Railsback version

02:58 - Nigeria, Africa

03:06 - Itan

03:15 - Orisha

03:25 - African, by florews

03:38 - The Beginning of our Tale:

03:44 - Olorun

04:34 - Obatala

04:50 - Shango

05:49 - Orunmila

08:28 - The African Tribe, by LukePN

12:00 - Chicken time

12:11 - Ife

16:43 - CA8 Ambience VillageFair Crowd 02, by Soundbits_SoundFX

19:20 - African Delight, by simonleng

20:09 - African Drums Logo, by plain cask

20:11 - Olokun

21:50 - Eshu

23:08 - Cartoon Goat, by FXProSound

23:13 - Cartoon Sad Goat, by FXProSound

28:13 - African Travel, by skimming

32:40 - African Hip Hop, by soundroll-music

33:00 - Take Aways

33:40 - African Fact: Tales by Moonlight

African Folk Tales

African Stories

Identity, Culture and Politics, Volume 3, Number 1, July 2002

Guardian Arts

Tales by Moonlight

Tales by Moonlight, NTA

Academia

35:46 - End credits and Allies

35:58 - Olivia

36:01 - Sandhya

36:20 - Colored Folklore contact information

Colored Folklore

Twitter - @ColoredFolklore

Facebook - Colored Folklore Business Page

Instagram - @ColoredFolklore

"Colored Folklore." Where does that name came from? Last time we answered a little bit of the colored part, today let’s tackle some more. On the second of two bonus, zero point, episodes we run through a whole list of examples on how the folk got into the lore.

Here in our show notes we got them receipts so that you don't have to just take our word for it. There's scales to these tales, here... on the Colored Folklore podcast!

1:13 – Episode 0.1 recap

2:28 – Episode 0.2 explanation

2:54 - Ambient Atmospheric Ident, by AirFamily

3:10 – Epic definition

3:54- Classic example: Epic of Gilgamesh

4:46 - Modern example: Lord of the Rings

5:08 – Parable definition

5:31 – Classic example: Quran / Bible

6:58 – Modern example: Black Mirror - Season 5, Episode 2: Smithereens

7:38 – Fable definition

8:37 – STDWYTK shout out!!

9:16 – Classic example: Æsop’s fables

10:16 – Modern example: Adventure Time

10:52 – Old Wives' Tale definition

13:07 - Not gonna change my mind 'bout it

13:14 - Classic example: Wheat and Barley Test

13:54 - Modern example: Pinterest

14:25 - Tall Tale definition

15:03 - Classic example: Paul Bunyan

15:52 - Modern example: Big Fish

16:16 - Jazz Jam Ident, by _Blacksmith_

17:02 - Myth definition

18:19 - Classic Example: Medusa

18:48 - Femlore shout out!!

19:28 - Modern example: American Gods

19:56 - Legend definition

20:19 - MYTHS AND LEGENDS SHOUT OUT!!

21:34 - Classic example: King Arthur

22:22 - Modern example: Babe Ruth

22:57 - Best example: Venus and Serena, baby

23:14 - Fairy Tale definition

24:43 - Classic example: Little Red Cap (Riding Hood)

25:32 - Modern example: The Poison Within

26:09 - Ethnic Dance, by AirFamily

26:21 - Folktale definition

27:57 - Classic example: Beauty and the Beast

28:56 - Modern example: Folktales with Julia Meek: Folktale of Civil Rights and Liberties

29:53 - Lore definition

30:31 - Classic example: Library of Alexandria

31:38 - Lore shoutout!!

31:40 - Modern example: Supernatural

32:22 - Definition recaps

33:36 - Folklore definition

34:32 - What the Folklore shoutout!!

36:05 - Classic example

36:54 - Current example

39:24 - Colored Folklore contact information

Twitter - @ColoredFolklore

Facebook - Colored Folklore Business Page

Instagram - @ColoredFolklore

40:30 - John Mulaney impression

"Colored Folklore." Where does that name came from? What’s "Colored" got to do with any of it? On the first of two bonus, zero point, episodes we hope to... #clearingthroat we attempt to... #deepsigh WE ARE GOING TO (sorry had to psych ourselves up there) answer those questions, yet pose so many more!

Thank you for walking alongside us, here... on the Colored Folklore podcast!

2:22 - "Colored" context and examples

4:28 - The definition of "Colored"

9:46 - Analysis and historical context of the aforementioned definition

10:52 - The murky definition of "non-white"

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11:47 - Why is the podcast named “Colored”

12:49 - Our collective experiences, regarding words, history, and life

17:00 - Colored Folklore contact information

Welcome to the podcast!

Here, we do folktales. Here, we do colored people. Here, we... er--wait a minute... let me start over:

“Colored Folklore” is a podcast that looks at folk tales that have gotten relatively little mainstream attention. Every other Monday, we’ll take a story from a different indigenous culture from all the globe, and give it a little bit of a modern make over.

We’ll try to stay as absolutely true to the original tale as possible, but as any fairy tale studies student knows – the term ‘origin’ is extremely tricky.

See, the New World may think fairy tale begins and ends with Disney, just as the Old World feels like it exists with Perrault, and Basile, and The Grimms. But... there’s so much more. To show you how much, every week, we’ll be dropping facts alongside our stories. From First nation North Central and South Americans to the Middle Eastern cultures of North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, from the indigenous Artic cultures to the aboriginal Australian, Torres Straight Island, and Polynesian peoples, we’ll give you a weekly dose of folklore and facts.

Because if there’s one thing this show is, it’s folklore AF.

Pun absolutely intended!