This episode presents a recorded folklore talk from the archives of the podcast creator and host, Mark Norman.
Alien Big Cats was recorded in September 2013 at the Folklore Society conference 'Beasts in Legend and Tradition'. The talk, presented by writer and folklorist Steve Patterson, examines the zoological phenomenon of out of place cats in the landscape. Whilst there is plenty of evidence to suggest that big cats do live in the British landscape, Steve discusses the ways in which these cases feed into the folklore narrative of the creatures before moving on to discuss the image of the cat in mythology. Listen FREE to this episode on the player below. Make sure to subscribe to get all episodes free. Click here to visit Steve Patterson on the Guests page An episode transcript for this episode is available on the Folklore Shop here To support the future of the Folklore Podcast and get exclusive extra content and rewards, please consider joining the Patreon page here
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There is no doubt that modern day ghost hunting is a big deal. From television programming to participatory events, the search for evidence of ghosts is more prevalent than ever. But how does folklore have a role to play in paranormal investigation? Benjamin Radford is editor of Sceptical Inquirer science magazine, a critical investigator and author or co-author of over 20 books and many hundreds of articles. In the episode of the Folklore Podcast, host Mark Norman discusses Ben's book 'Investigating Ghosts' and looks together they look at the important place for folklore in the field of ghost investigation. Listen FREE on the player below, where you can also subscribe for free to all episodes. An episode supplement is available for this episode with a full transcript of the interview. Please click here to purchase for just 99p To support the podcast on Patreon and get great rewards each month, please click here. To support the podcast in other ways, please leave a review on iTunes or your app. To learn more about Ben's work, please visit his website here or go to the Guests page. |
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