Folklore, Food and Fairytales

Love Magic, Divination & Folklore with Icy Sedgwick

Guest: Icy Sedgwick — folklorist, author, and host of The Fabulous Folklore Podcast Topic: Love magic, divination, and the rituals people used to find (or keep) love. Bo

An Ending and a Beginning

So, some big news about changes to the podcast plus a wonderful story: Davey & The King of the Fishes. You can find out and get updates about my new podcast at my new we

Tales of Frost and Snow

A collection of wintery and festive tales for the season: Why the Sea is Salt, The Christmas Bear and Twelve Brothers. The first is 'Why the Sea is Salt' a Norwegian tal

The Widow & Her Daughters or the Kale Conspiracy

In which we discover that strange food stealing horses don't always have your best intentions at heart, that you should always be kind to cats, rowan is good for protecti

Slightly Scary Story Special

The ⁠Stories⁠ in this episode are: Golden Hair, The Lass & her Good Stout Blackthorn Stick and The Tailor in the Church adapated from Sorche nic Leodhas and Ruth Manning

An All Hallows Feast - Menus, Symbolism & Folklore

In which I explore a completely different direction, have fun with food symbolism and folklore at this interesting time of year and make a realisation about how I really

The Kitchen Witch Companion: An Interview with Sarah Robinson

In this episode I interviewed the wonderful Sarah Robinson about the fabulous book she has created with Lucy H Pearce: The Kitchen Witch Companion: Recipes, Rituals & Ref

The Beekeeper and the Hare or The Hot Honey Horror

In which we discover that everything is not always as it seems, that you should take advice from helpful travellers, that bees can be excellent as a home protection syste

Food, Funerals & Mourning in the American South - An Interview with Ashley-Anne Masters

My current research is around the areas of food and death and the rituals around both. We talk so much about food being a huge part of life but it is also a large part of

Slavic Kitchen Alchemy - An Interview with Zuza Zak

I met with Zuza Zak and we talked about her wonderful new book Slavic Kitchen Alchemy: Nourishing Herbal Remedies, Magical Recipes & Folk Wisdom. Zuza is also the author

Rebel Folklore - An Interview with Icy Sedgwick

If you want to pre-order Icy's new book Rebel Folklore you can find links below: US Bookshop.org : Pre Order Link UK Bookshop.org : Pre Order Link You can also find ou

The Laird with a Heart of Gold or The Bannock Brouhaha

In which we find out that certain tropes aren't always true, that a heart of gold sometimes needs assistance and that brownies and a bannock in the house are invaluable.

A Cawl Tale or The Cheese Ownership Conundrum

This episdoe is a little different but I hope you enjoy a wonderful Welsh tale from fantastic storyteller Owen Staton and our chat in which we barely touch the depths of

Why Cats & Dogs Disagree or the Risotto Resolution

In which we discover that taking care of animals is its own reward, fishermen are somehow inherently magical, womens voices can achieve change and a good risotto creates

An Appalachian Visit

In this episode I talked with Aaron Bobick the host of Appalachian Folklore Podcast and Stories from the Cabin, a storytelling podcast within a podcast and we talked all

The Search for Luck or the Egg Extravaganza

In which we find out that eggs are not as straight forward as you might think, that luck doesn't really come into it, that truths can be uncomfortable and that the advice

Prince Lindorm or The Onion Protocol

In which we discover that princes can be forgiven anything, that women are destined to some sorrow no matter what they do, that onions aren't always just onions and secur

The Brave Little Shoemaker or The Ricotta Resentment

In which a shoemaker reluctantly becomes a hero, a princess reluctantly gets married and we discover the relevance of a giant, a unicorn, a wild boar and some ricotta. T

The Christmas Cuckoo or The Barley Bread Allegory

The Story in this episode is: The Christmas Cuckoo - This story is adapted from a literary fairytale written by Frances Elizabeth Browne from a book called from Granny’s

The Palace That Stood on Golden Pillars or The Porridge Pomposity

In which we discover that if there is ever a choice between a cat and a cow, choose the cat, arguments over porridge are rarely worth it and that the main differences bet