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Happy New Year, Friends! To start 2021 off right, Abbie tells us a ghost story! The story of Number 14 W 10th St. in Manhattan is said to be one of the most haunting buildings in New York City. Is the brownstone infested by phantoms or just neighbors? Does the ghost of Mark Twain still haunt these hallowed halls? Or perhaps the victim of a murder most foul? Why are there bars on the inside of the windows, what specter resides in apartment 4W, and perhaps most importantly, what year is it?? Tune in to find out on this week's episode of The Friends of Folkly.

Spoiler Alert: Uncharted 4, Treasure Island, and literally every single Pirates of the Caribbean movie

This week, on pAAARt 2 of Pirate Lore! Sydney discusses famous and infamous pirates, fact and fiction, from the bloodthirsty Blackbeard to the roaming identity of the Dread Pirate Roberts! Fun facts about the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, ghost stories about 16th century Nice Guys, and a truly startling amount of Muppet Treasure Island references! This week on the Friends of Folklore! 

YARR! Me Hearties of Folklore! In an EPIC two-parter event, Sydney dives into Pirate Folklore! In part one, the sisters discuss the Golden Age of Piracy, Sailor Superstitions, sea shanties, and sea cryptids that haunt the humble sailor and pirate alike! Pirate Courtroom dramas, including trials with Neptune himself, judgments on Odysseus, magic cats who control the weather, and what it really means to sail beneath the Jolly Roger, discover all of this and more on the Friends of Folklore!

Happy Food Day, Chickadees! This week, Abbie covers three different cryptids: Cactus Cats, the Loveland Frog, and The Fresno Nightcrawler! Stay safe this holiday season, Friends, and tune in to find out which cryptids the sisters are, learn about the sorcery of frog gatherings, and discover whether or not chopsticks wear flowy pants!

This week, on TFOF, the sisters welcome a very special guest and celebrate a monumental moment in our nation's history. Sydney tells the story of American reporter Nellie Bly, righter of wrongs, purveyor of truth and justice, and all around badass who engaged in a race around the world in 80 days. Tune in!

On this very special episode of TFOF, Sydney does a deep dive into the history of everyone's favorite holiday, Halloween! Learn why bats are associated with the spooky season. Just who was Jack of the Lantern? Even get to hear about costumes from the sisters' childhood! Tune in!

Have you ever found yourself in a dark and spooky graveyard and wondered who might be buried within? Have you ever found yourself trying to decipher the strange carvings on a headstone from 1812? This week, on TFOF, Sydney does a deep dive into Graveyard Folklore, the meanings behind some of the symbols on those stones, and a few ghost stories to start spooky season off right! Grab your pumpkin spice lattes and tune in!