Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore)

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Society & Culture Philosophy

What's Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore) about?

Exploring the women's point of view in the stories we tell all the time.

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Tannakin Skinker

12.02.2020

It's our last episode of the season and we are revisiting a tale we've covered before: Tannakin Skinker. This story is like Cinderella, if Cinderella were a pig faced woman who was forced into marriage to get rid of a ...

Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore) episodes:

12.02.2020 Tannakin Skinker It's our last episode of the season and we are revisiting a tale we've covered before: Tannakin Skinker. This story is like Cinderella, if Cinderella were a pig faced woman who was forced into marriage to get rid of a ...
11.25.2020 Thor: The Lay of Thrym This week, it's the thunder god and Thursday namesake: Thor. This story is a gender bending one, Thor has to dress up as Freya and pretend to marry someone to get his ""hammer"" back (someone queue Freud). A whole ox ...
11.18.2020 The Little Mermaid Join us as we discuss the ins and outs of your favorite tale from your childhood, the Little Mermaid. We are so honored to have Maddie of @chunkyandfunkymaddie also give her two cents on this really problematic tale. Side note: ...
11.11.2020 The Lion's Whiskers We are back from a short break and ready to get back to telling your favorite problematic tales. This week, we tell the story of The Lion's Whiskers with the wonderful Victoria Anraham of @fabfatfeminist. What's the Lion's whiskers about? ...
10.30.2020 The Fox Sister Bonus episode time! Since we looooove Spooklore so much we decided to tell you another scary story. This week, in honor of Mindy and Rachael's favorite current binge, Lovecraft Country, we are telling the tale of the Kumiho. Except for ...
10.28.2020 Pinky Pinky Mwahahaha, it’s Spooklore season, Femlore fans! Rachael's favorite kind of season. This year we are kicking Spooklore off with a tale from South Africa. Pinky Pinky is the thing your nightmares are made of and we can't wait to tell ...
10.21.2020 Don Cholecha This week Gayatri Patel of CARE.org joins us for a Nepalese story called Don Cholecha. The story involves a goat, a little girl and of course an elderly couple that happen to be demons. Don Cholecha is a story about ...
10.14.2020 Queen of Sheba This week our guest, model and creative Ushshi Rahman (@ushishi), helps us discuss the Queen of Sheba. A story about a woman who asked a lot of questions, and potentially showed her true self on a glass floor. Our main ...
10.07.2020 Pocahontas In celebration of "Indigenous Peoples' Day" we talk to Nicholet of Redstreak Girl about the problematic and her personally complex relationship with Pocahontas. Take a listen as we discuss one of the most famous versions of the story, Disney’s Pocahontas. ...
05.27.2020 8: Mulan Pt. 2 Who was Mulan and what does she symbolize beyond just a bad*ss warrior making her name in the emperor's army of Ancient China? This is the second episode in a special, two-part discussion on Mulan with the wonderful Giovanni Santiago--Gio ...
05.24.2020 Quick Announcement Hey Femlore Fam, we have an announcement. But don't worry, we are already working on season 2!
05.20.2020 7: Mulan Pt. 1 Who was Mulan and what does she symbolize beyond just a bad*ss warrior making her name in the emperor's army of Ancient China? We will spend two episodes on Mulan with the wonderful Giovonni Santiago--Gio for short--who, like Mulan is ...
05.13.2020 6: The Silent Grove Mary Stevenson had lived in Berkshire hamlet for all of her 16 years. She met a man, carried his baby, and then she was murdered. This story is based on the popular genre of murder ballads from the United Kingdom ...
05.06.2020 5: The Two Volcanoes Two volcanoes tower over the valley of Mexico. From each summit you can see the other, through rain or shine. They feel connected and that’s because they are. Join us as we tell the story of the Two Volcanos to ...
04.29.2020 4: Grace the Bald What did the Pirate Queen say to the Virgin Queen? You’ll have to listen along to find out. On this episode, we discuss the life and legend of Grace the Bald aka the Pirate Queen, including her encounter with Queen ...
04.22.2020 3: The Al Rachael and Mindy explore the myth of Al, a creature that punishes women with the pains of childbirth. The story of Als has roots in Armenia, Mongolia, Iran and Central Asia. So listen along and let us know what you ...
04.15.2020 2: Clementine This week Mindy and Rachael invite their friend Natalie Craig from @natalieinthecity_ to discuss the seemingly innocent tune, Clementine. This song may seem innocent enough but there is much more to this little diddy than you may remember, including the ...
04.08.2020 1: Swan Princess Based on a Tchaikovsky ballet, Swan Lake, Rachael tells a story about a beautiful princess (eyeroll) who is under the spell of a sorcerer. But don't worry, there is a prince who attempts to save the day, and fails miserably. ...
04.01.2020 1: Femlore is BACK, baby! Rachael calls in from her bunker in New Mexico (also known as her in-laws house) with some important news! This is not a prank! We will be back in your earbuds next week! Our team has been working hard to ...

Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore)

What's Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore) about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore) episodes:

Tannakin Skinker

Thor: The Lay of Thrym

The Little Mermaid

The Lion's Whiskers

The Fox Sister

Pinky Pinky

Don Cholecha

Queen of Sheba

Pocahontas

8: Mulan Pt. 2

Quick Announcement

7: Mulan Pt. 1

6: The Silent Grove

5: The Two Volcanoes

4: Grace the Bald

3: The Al

2: Clementine

1: Swan Princess

1: Femlore is BACK, baby!

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