The Friends Of Folklore

By The Friends of Folklore

Join Sydney and Abbie every other Wednesday as they tell tall tales from all over the world From Paul Bunyan to Loch Ness all the way to the Moth Man and Robin Hood.

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How many episodes does The Friends Of Folklore have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.

The Friends Of Folklore episodes:

July 08, 2020 Episode 12: Phillip Phillip Zodiac Killer?
Listener Discretion is Advised. This week, Abbie goes off the beaten Folklore path and tells the true crime story of The Sweetheart Murders. Tune in to find out how one woman put the pieces together to discover the dark, dismal, and murderous past of her own father.
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33min
July 07, 2020 Spooky Tuesday 3
Alright, Friends! It's time for July's Spooky Tuesday! This month, Sydney tells the story of Lady Midday and Abbie reads our first ghost story submissions! If you want to submit any of your own spooky or paranormal tales, email them to [email protected] with "Spooky Tuesday" in the subject line!
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39min
July 01, 2020 Episode 11: Spooky Scary Sleep Monsters and Shivers Down Your Spine
Get ready to stop up your keyholes and prop an upside down broom behind your door, it’s time to talk about the folklore behind Sleep Paralysis! Documented since the 10th century, almost every culture has a folktale about the horror that is Sleep Paralysis. This week, Sydney will delve into just a few of them. She’ll also talk about the science behind Sleep Paralysis and how to help prevent an occurrence from happening to you. Tune in!
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44min
June 24, 2020 Episode 10: The Man Who Cried Squatch
This week on The Friends of Folklore, Abbie shares the myth of the one, the only Bigfoot. Monster caught on camera or man in a monkey suit? The long debated debate gets debated a bit further! Tune in to learn about the infamous Patterson Film, whether or not bears look like that, and who would win in a fight between Bigfoot and a troop of Boy Scouts.
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35min
June 17, 2020 Episode 9: The World's Goodest Boy
This one's for the animal lovers among you. Today, Sydney tells the story of Folk Saints, and her favorite in particular. Saint Guinefort, patron saint of infants, who also happens to be a greyhound. Tune in to hear the story of this pupper's heroic deed and the legacy that lived for over six hundred years.
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42min
June 10, 2020 Episode 8: Cloak-a-Cola
This week, Abbie tells the tale of Spring Heeled Jack, a Victorian Prowler of the night. With a bounce that puts Tigger to shame, Spring Heeled Jack tormented Europe for seventy years. Is he a long legacy of meddlesome college students, a salty fire breather, or the devil himself? Find out this week on The Friends of Folklore!

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36min
June 03, 2020 Podcast Blackout
We will not be releasing a regular episode this week.
Listen here or visit our page to learn about joining the fight against racism, social inequality, and police brutality.
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2min
June 02, 2020 Spooky Tuesday 2
Spooky Tuesday, Episode 2!
Well, well, well. If it isn't the first Tuesday of the month. On this segment of Spooky Tuesday, Sydney tells the tale of The Manhattan Well Murder and the ghost that still haunts it to this day! Tune in for Hamilton references, a 220-year-old curse, and the most haunted menswear section in department store history!
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37min
May 27, 2020 Episode 7: Lets Start With Some Poetry
Coachmen with whips of human spines, hunters who overshare, and a puppet show you'll never forget. This week, Sydney tells the tale of the Headless Horseman. From the Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow in New York to the Headless Avengers of the Innocent in India, the sisters discuss them all. Tune in for tales of vengeance, murder, and Christopher Walken.
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50min
May 20, 2020 Episode 6: Industrial Hobbit Hole?
In this weeks episode, Abbie tell the tale of MOTHMAN. Is he a spooky monster, a harbinger of death and destruction, or just secretly Batman?
Find out on this weeks episode of The Friends of Folklore!
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33min

FAQs about The Friends Of Folklore:

How many episodes does The Friends Of Folklore have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.