Best October Isle Podcasts (2025)

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(S4E5) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 MYSTERIOUS ISLE: Norah Fornario's Trip to Iona 47:39

2M ago47:39

47:39

In 1929 an occultist was drawn to the Scottish Isle of Iona, her eerie story contributing to the island's already substantial mythos. 🌀 Stay tuned until the end of the episode for news on this show's bonus content. 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack especially scored by ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠big.big.sky⁠⁠: https://s…

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💨 MARCH FORWARD: March 2025 Almanac 15:36

3M ago15:36

15:36

Welcome to the broadcast! Some Lide winds blow the cobwebs away, before we head up into the Curlew Mountains to view some strange lights... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in …

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💧BRIGID'S PLACES: February 2025 Almanac 12:48

4M ago12:48

12:48

Welcome to the broadcast! Let's wander around some places associated with St Brigid, including a very famous street in central London... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact f…

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🌅 BACK TO THE WORLD: January 2025 Almanac 18:24

5M ago18:24

18:24

Welcome to the broadcast! Step back with me into Ordinary Time as we celebrate Twelfth Night... Welsh style! Plus let's pay a visit to Pentre Ifan, said to be the entrance to Annwn... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: …

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(S4E4) 🍷 Christmas Ghost Stories with Thomas Sheridan 37:12

5M ago37:12

37:12

I sit down for the ultimate winter chat with Thomas Sheridan! We discuss everything from Alternative Folklore, Winter liminality, James Joyce, Irish Christmas traditions, The Snowman... to the symbolic murdering of the year! Not under any circumstances to be missed! 🚫 Featuring the end of John Huston's The Dead, 1987 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of…

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(S4E3) 🎄🌞 SOLSTICE: The Real Story of Yule (BBC R4, 1985) 25:47

5M ago25:47

25:47

Please enjoy the original stunning radio play 'Solstice' by Alison Mcleay, first broadcast Sat 21st Dec 1985, 10.30pm on BBC Radio 4.Original blurb: 'It is now the Winter Solstice, the night when the sun dies and is reborn: a night of magic, which has more to do with our traditional Christmas celebrations than people might like to admit. Just for t…

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❄️⚡️ NORTHERN SPIRITS: December 2024 Almanac | Christmas, Yule 15:05

6M ago15:05

15:05

Welcome to the broadcast! Thinking about Britain's Germanic heritage, this Christmas we raise a glass to the ancient northern spirits: the mothers at Modraniht, and the Norse dísir and their Dísablót. 🌬 Plus December's stargazing and a trip to St Anthony's Well! Happy Jól / Yule! 🎄 | LINKS + SOURCES | P.H. 'Old English Customs: Extant at the Presen…

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🔮 LIMINAL LOVE DIVINATIONS: October 2024 Almanac 21:39

7M ago21:39

21:39

Due to the lateness of this episode (extreme tech issues), please enjoy a juicy extra-long section on Halloween 🎃 So... what does romance have to do with All Hallows / Samhain / Calan Gaeaf? ♥️ Find out in this month's broadcast! 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/…

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(S4E2) 🦉 INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 2) 1:02:44

8M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

🦉 Today the podcast takes a very different approach to last episode, as we head through the trees on a bit of a Cornish epic. We meet different characters amongst the graves, including Tony Doc Shiels, Leonora Carrington... and Ithell Colquhoun! But will they be able to help us...? 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB …

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🌝 SELKIE SUPERMOONS: September 2024 Almanac 11:52

9M ago11:52

11:52

📻 Welcome to the broadcast! This month we talk the Autumnal Equinox, Scottish Selkies and Harvest Supermoons 🌾🌕 📍 PLACE OF THE MONTH: ⁠St Trothans or Olrig Kirk⁠, Castletown, Caithness https://bit.ly/3MzlaCZ Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 F…

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🌾 LABOURING MAN: August 2024 Almanac 8:45

10M ago8:45

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It's the month of Lughnasadh or Lammas, so let's head out into the fields! 🌾 Also talk of August's supermoon and some exquisite verse from Hugo Williams 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky⁠⁠⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠…

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22 - Gnarwhal Pt. 8: Spindlelegs 47:39

11M ago47:39

47:39

CONTENT WARNING: Child endangerment. NOTE: This episode begins directly after the cliffhanger ending of episode 21, Gnarwhal Part 7: The Waterhorse. We recommend listening to that episode before listening to our season finale. Trapped on Devilfish Island, Fox and I fight for our lives against the monster that took Sam Kenyon and Jake Morgan, and ma…

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🐕 DOG DAYS OF SUMMER: July 2024 Almanac 10:28

11M ago10:28

10:28

Get out your sunscreen and Mr Whippy's as we consider what July has in store for us in the heavens and hedgerows, including talk of St Swithin's Day and Sirius, plus Thomas Hardy and some early Irish verse. 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky⁠⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways…

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(S4E1) 🌲 INTO THE TREES: The Strange Case of Mawnan, Cornwall (Part 1) 38:51

12M ago38:51

38:51

🎈 Welcome to Season 4! Today we're plunging into one of the strangest stories in contemporary British folklore... Monsters in the woods at Mawnan, Cornwall. 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coff…

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(BONUS) 🎬 BEHIND THE SCENES (⚡️S4 Coming Soon!) 15:53

1y ago15:53

15:53

⚡️ Season 4 returns shortly! In the meantime, here's a rare self-indulgent ramble about life at Folkways HQ... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact…

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🌼 MARS & MILFORD HAVEN: March 2024 Almanac 13:50

1y ago13:50

13:50

Let's take a look at the reflection of Mars in the Celtic languages, plus St David, St Piran and St Patrick, and the strange fairy lore of Milford Haven... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky⁠: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy me …

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🕯 BRIGID & BOSCASTLE: February 2024 Almanac 12:49

1+ y ago12:49

12:49

Welcome to the new format! The almanac will now be uploaded as an individual video here (streaming platforms), with the main show uploaded separately. As is done on Youtube. This is in acknowledgement of time sensitivity for episodes - as many people listen in the archive, often years later, and the almanac at the end of an episode may not be relev…

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(S3E8) 🎶 PORTALS: The Fairy Music of Loch Sween 44:37

1+ y ago44:37

44:37

Let's head to Loch Sween, Argyll, Scotland, as we linger by a patch of rocks, rumoured to be an entrance to the Otherworld... 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌…

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(BONUS) 💌 Postal Address + FOF Winter Competition Winners 2023 6:47

1+ y ago6:47

6:47

Write to me! Plus the Friends of Folkways Winter Solstice Competition Winners. 💌 Merry Christmas! 🎄 Some more festive offerings... 🎄 ❄️ THE ANCESTORS (are watching) https://bit.ly/3RTt1xx ❄️ A SLEIGH RIDE THROUGH CHRISTMAS https://bit.ly/3GUn7H6 ❄️ SOLSTICE: The Real Story of Yule https://bit.ly/47cjfft ❄️ GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS https://bit.ly…

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(S3E7) 🔗 THE ANCESTORS (Are Watching) | Christmas | Yule 36:22

1+ y ago36:22

36:22

This Yule, come in from the cold, warm your feet by the fire, grab a mulled wine if you like, as it’s time to consider The Ancestors. 🔥 Plus we talk Anglo Saxon Christmas, the Winter Solstice, JRR Tolkien, and more in December's Almanac. 📅 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://sp…

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21 - Gnarwhal Pt. 7: The Waterhorse 35:25

1+ y ago35:25

35:25

We discover the truth about what’s been taking the children of Point Mystic, where they have gone, and what it may mean for all of us.

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(S3E6) 🌀 BACK, AGAIN: The Kersey Slip (Halloween special) 49:33

1+ y ago49:33

49:33

What happened in Kersey, Suffolk, October of 1957? Find out in this atmospheric episode for Samhain. 🍂 Plus, the latest almanac! 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy me a coffee⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/3dxssV…

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(S3E5) 🍎 FIRST FRUITS: Lughnasadh and Lammas (Part 2) 27:09

2y ago27:09

27:09

In this episode we continue our look at the folk traditions surrounding the early harvest feast. This time we look at the fairs of Tailtiu or Carmen; plus we play 'an hour in the hay', and mull over the significance of that very first loaf. 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://s…

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(S3E4) 🌾 FIRST FRUITS: Lughnasadh and Lammas (Part 1) 27:25

2y ago27:25

27:25

A look at the folk traditions surrounding the early August feast that opens the harvest, also known at Lugh's Funeral Games. Stay tuned for part 2, coming this week. 🤝 Become a valued ⁠⁠⁠Friend of Folkways⁠⁠⁠: https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠⁠⁠@big.big.sky: https://spoti.fi/47jvok6 📺 Folkways ⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3rUs9PF ☕️ ⁠⁠⁠Buy …

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(S3E3) 📍 SPIRIT OF THE PLACE: Interview with Bethan Briggs-Miller 44:28

2y ago44:28

44:28

Travel with us to Wivenhoe, north Essex, as we muse over the role of folklore today, fairy trees, plus bizarre lockdown sightings with folklore researcher Bethan Briggs-Miller. BBM's work: 🎧 Eerie Essex Podcast https://t.ly/p8tw 🎧 Spectre of the Sea Podcast https://t.ly/KKxZ 📺 Death and the Landscape: Glamorgan and the Llynfi Valley https://t.ly/V9…

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(S3E2) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 GHOSTS OF GLAMORGAN: Interview with Bethan Briggs-Miller 1:00:06

2y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

Enjoy this adventure to folklorist Bethan Briggs-Miller's childhood home in Tondu, Wales. Bethan is a great raconteur and regales us with tales of the spectres that may still linger at the family fireplace... A frank, vivid, and personal conversation. BBM's work: 📺 Death and the Landscape: Glamorgan and the Llynfi Valley https://t.ly/V98h 🎧 Spectre…

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(S3E1) ⌛️ THE OTHERWORLD, Part 5: Out Of Time 48:21

2y ago48:21

48:21

Welcome to Season 3! Today we're exploring time-slips and their link to the Otherworld... Featured: Niamh and Oisín (Ireland) King Herla (England) Shon ap Shenkin / Sion ap Siencyn (Wales) The lad from Scorrybreac (Scotland) 🤝 Become a valued ⁠Friend of Folkways⁠ 🎧 Soundtrack by ⁠@big.big.sky⁠ 📺 Folkways ⁠Youtube⁠ ☕️ ⁠Buy me a coffee⁠ 💌 Get in cont…

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(BONUS) ❄️ Icebreak Meditation 12:37

2+ y ago12:37

12:37

❄️🌞 Enjoy Icebreak in full https://bit.ly/3ljU2NO ❄️🌞 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky 📺 Folkways Youtube ☕️ Buy me a coffee 💌 Get in contact [email protected] 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel

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20 - Gnarwhal Pt. 6: The Hunt for Gnarwhal 36:20

2+ y ago36:20

36:20

The hunt for the Mystic Waterhorse, the children, and the dark thing that took them... We would love for you to join our community. Visit our Point Mystic Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/OctoberIsle There really is a secret of Point Mystic - one that you can be a part of... Written by: Christopher Reynaga & Marguerite Croft Produced by: Christo…

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(S2E7) 🎁 THE OTHERWORLD, Part 4: Gifts from the Gods 33:37

2+ y ago33:37

33:37

Welcome to the next episode in our series The Otherworld. Part 4: Gifts from the Gods. 🎁✨ Today we delve into some of the mystical presents that have been imparted from 'beyond the veil', including a fairy flag and stories of music and artistry. This one's for all the dreamers out there... ✍️ Full episode script + show notes 🤝 Become a valued Frien…

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(S2E6) 🍒 THE OTHERWORLD, Part 3: Cherry of Zennor 43:42

2+ y ago43:42

43:42

Welcome to the next episode in our series The Otherworld. Part 3: The Adventures of Cherry of Zennor. ✍️ Full episode script + show notes 🤝 Become a valued Friend of Folkways 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky 📺 Folkways Youtube ☕️ Buy me a coffee 💌 Get in contact [email protected] 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkwayschannel …

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(S2E5) ✨ THE OTHERWORLD, Part 2: Places Between Places 50:32

3y ago50:32

50:32

Welcome to the second episode in our series The Otherworld, where we take a cautious step into liminal spaces. ✍️ Full episode script + show notes 🤝 Become a valued Friend of Folkways 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky 📺 Folkways Youtube ☕️ Buy me a coffee 💌 Get in contact [email protected] 👋 Connect with Folkways on Instagram or Twitter @folkway…

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(S2E4) ☠️ THE OTHERWORLD, Part 1: Dead Can Dance 1:00:38

3y ago1:00:38

1:00:38

What is the connection between the dead, fairies and the otherworld? Let's explore some of the main themes in this first part of The Otherworld series. ✍️ Full episode script + show notes 🤝 Become a valued Friend of Folkways 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky 📺 Folkways Youtube ☕️ Buy me a coffee 💌 Get in contact [email protected] 👋 Connect with …

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(S2E3) FOLKLORE (WHY BOTHER?) Part 1: The Land 33:47

3y ago33:47

33:47

Welcome to the first episode in our unique series Folklore (Why Bother?) Part 1: The Land Men who eat Ringforts https://bit.ly/3KysPxT 🤝 Become a Friend of Folkways 💎 https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky https://spoti.fi/3hwjFG4 📺 Folkways Youtube https://bit.ly/3hIwlcZ ☕️ Buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 Get in contact folkw…

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(S2E2) 🔔 THE BELLS OF MINSMERE, Part 2 51:42

3y ago51:42

51:42

The show returns with the second instalment of atmospheric folk tale The Bells of Minsmere. Also included is April's mini-almanac, where we wash white lions in the tower of London, buy some striped paint, as well as beg for eggs at our neighbours' doors. 🤝 Become a Friend of Folkways 💎 https://bit.ly/34awiDB 🎧 Soundtrack by @big.big.sky https://spo…

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(S2E1) 🔔 THE BELLS OF MINSMERE, Part 1 50:13

3+ y ago50:13

50:13

A warm welcome to the first episode of Season 2, where we're heading deep into the marshes for the Bells of Minsmere. Also included is March's mini-almanac, where we muse the Spring Equinox, do some 'shriving' and learn the true origin of Mothering Sunday. Soundtrack to The Bells of Minsmere by Big Big Sky https://spoti.fi/3hwjFG4 🤝 Become a Friend…

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(BONUS) 📕 GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS: The Darker side of Yule (Chat with Eerie Essex) Winter Solstice | Folk Horror | Traditions 1:31:12

3+ y ago1:31:12

1:31:12

Solstice greetings! The longest night of the year is upon us. To help pass the dark hours, why not listen to this conversation between Folkways and Eerie Essex, in which we contemplate the darker side of this time of year. ☕️ If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 If you have any thoughts on today’s show, please get i…

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19 - Gnarwhal Pt. 5: The Beach Witch 41:40

3+ y ago41:40

41:40

As the entire town mobilizes to search for the missing children, Christopher, Marguerite and Fox discover a doorway that leads to an enigmatic figure known as the Beach Witch, who warns that things may be even darker than they appear. ---- We would love for you to join opuir community. Visit our Point Mystic Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/Octo…

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18 - Gnarwhal Pt. 4: The Terror in the Mist 26:38

4y ago26:38

26:38

While the sun is shining and the islands of the bay are as perfect as a postcard, it's hard to imagine what happened in this cove. The thing that finally scared Fox into telling us about Gnarwhal. He cannot explain the strange events that occurred the day he returned here to look for the waterhorse with the intention of befriending it, so we must t…

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17 - Gnarwhal Pt. 3: "Monster" 30:25

4y ago30:25

30:25

RADIO EPISODE #269 What makes a monster a monster? Is it difference, as some believe? Is it about the harm a monster causes another? What I have learned is that monsters are often not what they seem. ----------------- Written by: Christopher Reynaga & Marguerite Croft Produced by: Christopher Reynaga Story Development and Story Editing by Marguerit…

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Patron-only Episode Trailer: The Journey Pt. 1 2:42

4+ y ago2:42

2:42

If you have heard our independent radio show, of magic, mystery and the unexplained then you know there is a place and a secret that has been kept from all of us. Now discover the real story behind Point Mystic... "The first sign that calls you to Point Mystic you might dismiss, but you couldn't mistake the second. Not if you have ever been to the …

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(S1E7) 🦌 A SLEIGH RIDE THROUGH CHRISTMAS: The Solstice to Santa 1:09:03

4+ y ago1:09:03

1:09:03

It's Christmas Eve! Wrap up warm, pour yourself a mulled cider and hop on board as tonight we take a sleigh ride through Christmas. We're visiting Newgrange for the Winter Solstice, dropping by on a Roman Saturnalia, as well as encountering the Holly King and that jolly Saint Nick. If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw…

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(S1E6) 💧 STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, Part 3: Reflections 47:57

4+ y ago47:57

47:57

The final instalment in our popular mini-series Still Waters Run Deep. Today we hike through both Snowdonia and the Otherworld as we discover further tales of the Gwragedd Annwn, or, the ladies of the lakes. ☕️ If you enjoyed, feel free to buy me a coffee https://bit.ly/3dxssVw 💌 If you have any thoughts on today’s show, please get in contact folkw…

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