Summary:

We get to sit down and chat with Dr. Tabitha Stanmore, author of Cunning Folk and historian of folk magic and service magicians in the Early Modern period! We chat about missing spoons, modern service magic, and just which of the cunning folk she'd slap with a fish given the opportunity. It's a wonderful chat so we hope you enjoy!

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Producer for this show:

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Sources

Links for our guest:

• You can buy Cunning Folk at bookstores everywhere (and we highly recommend it!)
• You can find out more about Dr. Stanmore and her work at her website
• Cory also mentions Euan Cameron's Enchanted Europe in this episode

Books and Things:

Please consider ordering our collaborative book Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic from 1000Volt Press! It's available for purchase on Bookshop, Amazon, or from your local bookstore!

You can now buy Cory’s book, New World Witchery: A Trove of North American Folk Magic! (also available from Amazon) and the recent release Llewellyn's Complete Book of North American Folk Magic as well (also available on Amazon)!

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