We have a discussion and a debate about the Trinity. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Thanks for watching! #podcast #p…

We have a discussion and a debate about the Trinity. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Thanks for watching! #podcast #p…

We have a discussion and a debate about the Trinity. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Thanks for watching! #podcast #p…

A discussion and reaction to C.S. Lewis and his essay "Why I am not a Pacifist." Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Foll…

A discussion and reaction to C.S. Lewis and his essay "Why I am not a Pacifist." Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Foll…

In this episode we review and talk about a video about the demise of Anton LaVey. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Tha…

In this episode, we review and talk about a video about the demise of Anton LaVey. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile Th…

In this episode, we continue reviewing and talking about a video recounting the history of Halloween. However the documentary's view of the origin of Halloween is biased. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www…

In this episode, we review and talk about a video recounting the history of Halloween. However the documentary's view of the origin of Halloween is biased. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner…

We wanted to end the night on a positive note, so we talked about our personal, uplifting, true, supernatural stories. These paranormal stories are meant to end things in a friendly manner. You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile…

During this episode of the podcast, we ask questions about the supernatural. Then we discuss dreams and astral projection. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profileTry F Podcasters による

During this episode, we tell our true ghost stories. These creepy stories are certainly appropriate for Halloween, and the seasonal discussions of the paranormal. You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile…

During this episode, we tell our true ghost stories. These creepy stories are certainly appropriate for Halloween, and the seasonal discussions of the paranormal. You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile…

During this episode, we discuss a feeble attempt at bigfoot hunting--needless to say, there was no finding bigfoot--then we turn to talking about the Alien Franchise. You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=substack_profile…

Here we talk about the military and clouds forming. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 • podcasts You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_s... Follow us on X: https://x.com/TryFpodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.f…

Here we discuss weather manipulation. Watch the rest of the podcasts here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL754DzoJAhR1PYDxeKHhtjPlIAcgY1Ph4 • podcasts You can also read Gary Paul Varner's sci-fi reviews here: https://www.garypaulvarner.com/?utm_s... Follow us on X: https://x.com/TryFpodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pr…

On this episode, we continue to discuss Hurricane Helene.Try F Podcasters による

On this episode, we discuss Hurricane Helene.Try F Podcasters による

On this episode we discuss the reality of demonic manifestations.Try F Podcasters による

On this episode we discuss the effects of Social Media on Education. If you'd like to hear more, follow us on X: https://x.com/TryFpodcastTry F Podcasters による

On this episode we discuss the consequences of modern medicine's effect on the mind.Try F Podcasters による

On this episode we discuss The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.Try F Podcasters による

We move from topic to topic, from the fall of the Incas to the origins of modern racism.

We discuss encounters with nature and how park rangers ignore even the most mundane animals if they don't exist within their records of an area.Try F Podcasters による

Eager to get our feet wet, Trtlchief suggests that the reason bigfoots can't be found is because they teleport.Gary による

An important announcement about the future of the Folklore & Fiction project. (Companion Dispatch: https://csmaccath.com/blog/one-door-closes-another-opens)C.S. MacCath による

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in December 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. At the summer and winter solstices, I mimic the sun and pause to reflect on my own creative work. In this edition, …

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in November 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm writing about performance with help from scholars Dan Ben-Amos, Roger D. Abrahams, Richard Bauman, and o…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in October 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm writing about child lore with help from scholars Gary Alan Fine and others, author Philip Pullman, and Th…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in September 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm writing about language and verbal lore with help from scholars J.L. Austin and Richard Bauman, author F…

This edition is a departure from my promised two-part discussion of language and verbal lore, which will be condensed and presented in a single edition next month. Instead, I'm answering the call of folklore scholar Phillips Stevens Jr., who argues that folklorists are uniquely qualified to address harmful collective narratives and because of this,…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in July 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm writing about material culture with help from the Library of Congress American Folklife Center, scholars Jud…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in June 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. At the summer and winter solstices, I mimic the sun and pause to reflect on my own creative work. In this edition, I'm …

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in May 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm writing about folk customs with help from scholars Richard Sweterlitsch and Wayland Hand, author Naomi Novik,…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in April 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing curses with help from scholars Natalie Underberg, Evangelos Gr. Avdikos, and others, outlining t…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a supplementary newsletter in March 2020, shortly after the pandemic was declared. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing the value of keeping a journal you can pa…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in March 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing charms with help from scholars J. Stanley Hopkins, Jonathan Roper, and others, discussing the us…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in February 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing superstitions with help from scholars Ülo Valk, Torunn Selberg, Alan Dundes, and others, disc…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in January 2020. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing rites of passage with help from scholars Arnold van Gennep, Alan Dundes, and others, discussin…

Guest author Rebecca Buchanan continues the Summer Solstice 2022 discussion of Pagan futurism via her Pagan science fiction short story, "Hysthaany." Join us for this very special edition of the winter solstice dispatch and podcast. (Companion Dispatch: https://csmaccath.com/blog/winter-solstice-dispatch-2022)…

Join me for a discussion of legendary sea monsters in my poem entitled "Leviathans," which was published in Strange Horizons. (Companion Dispatch: https://csmaccath.com/blog/winter-solstice-newsletter-2019)Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran による

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in November 2019. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing ritual with help from scholars Catherine Bell, Ronald L. Grimes, and others, discussing ritua…

A villain sends King Arthur on a quest to discover what women want, but only the ugliest woman in the world knows the answer, and she demands to wed Sir Gawain in exchange for it. Join me for a discussion of a fragmented Child ballad, and come away with a list of folkloric resources you can use in storytelling. (Companion Dispatch: https://csmaccat…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in October 2019. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing the tall tale with help from scholars Richard Bauman, Carolyn S. Brown, Henry B. Wonham, and o…

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This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in September 2019. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing the fable genre with help from scholars Patrick Olivelle, Christos A. Zafiropoulos, Harriet …

An honest old man and an evil old man dream of fortune in the coming year, but only one of them receives it. Join me for a discussion of structural symmetry in folktales, and come away with a few ways to subvert it for the sake of better storytelling. (Companion Dispatch: http://csmaccath.com/blog/luck-heaven-earth)…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in August 2019. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing the märchen genre with help from scholars Christine A. Jones, Jennifer Schacker, Jack Zipes, an…

God grants Adam a longer lifespan by giving him the years abandoned by suffering animals. Join me for a discussion of problematic themes in fables, and learn about the ways folkloristic and literary analysis can help you adapt and subvert these themes. (Companion Dispatch: http://csmaccath.com/blog/spanmanslife)…

This episode of the Folklore & Fiction podcast was first published as a newsletter in July 2019. I'm recording it as a supplemental podcast now so that new listeners and subscribers have an opportunity to engage with the material. In it, I'm discussing the ballad genre with help from scholars Gordon Hall Gerould, David Buchan, Roger deV. Renwick an…