Femlore Podcast (formally Feminist Folklore)

"You've just been hagged," is not a your mama joke, it's a terrifying phenomemnon that many Newfoundlanders are all too familiar with. Here's the rundown: you hear someone coming up your stairs, slowly making there way toward you... What happens next is likely an explanation for sleep paralysis, but it doesn't make it any less horrifying.  Music: Music is Interlude [Limbo] by Yoshimasu Kamiya: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Yoshimasu_Kamiya/Ghost_Notes_Mixter_Samples/05_Interlude_Limbo

Boo! (Gotcha!) Our spooklore countdown to Halloween is in full swing! This week Rachael and Carlea talk one of the most famous Legends around: Bloody Mary. The classic tale has terrified every American teenage girl at one time or another (those sleepovers were THE WORST). But, after hearing the true story behind the taunt "Bloody Mary I stole your baby," you might find yourself wondering who the real monster is.  Music: Evie Gloom by Alex Mac: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ian_Alex_Mac/Cues Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe! We have been receiving some wonderful story ideas, so keep sending them our way, listeners! Find us on Twitter @femlorepod, via email at feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, on Instagram @feministfolklorepodcast, and on Facebook at Feminist Folklore. If you're feeling generous, please review us on iTunes. It keeps us alive! Also, take a look at our website: www.feministfolklore.com.

The ingredients of this story are enough to make a listener believe in Spooklore. After all, you've got a woman who gets crushed by a stone, a little boy who gets his neck chopped off by the lid of a chest, add a little bit of cannabilism, and voila! you have the Juniper Tree. In this week's episode Rachael and Carlea ask the serious, hard-hitting questions, like, "how can a bird carry a millstone?" All of that and more revealed in this week's episode.  Music: “Seeker” and “Harbor” by Kai Engel Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe! We have been receiving some wonderful story ideas, so keep sending them our way, listeners! Find us on Twitter @femlorepod, via email at feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, on Instagram @feministfolklorepodcast, and on Facebook at Feminist Folklore. If you're feeling generous, please review us on iTunes. It keeps us alive! Also, we have a new website! We now live at www.podcast.feministfolklore.com. 

This week, we discuss Countess Elizabeth Bathory . . . and the questions that persist around the stories of her terrible cruelty. Was the "Blood Countess" as evil as they say, or was this a case of exaggerated charges to persecute a powerful woman? Music: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, S.244:2 by Jaan Patterson Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe! We have been receiving some wonderful story ideas, so keep sending them our way, listeners! Find us on Twitter @femlorepod, via email at feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, on Instagram @feministfolklorepodcast, and on Facebook at Feminist Folklore. If you're feeling generous, please review us on iTunes. It keeps us alive! Also, we have a new website! We now live at www.podcast.feministfolklore.com. 

This week our episode comes to us by way of Nigeria. No, listener, you did not read that title wrong. Here is the play by play: disobedient daughter falls in love, finds out that said love is a skull, hilarity ensues. Ok, maybe not hilarity, but some definite patriarchy is present.  Music: Dead Waters by Rest You Sleeping Giant And... don't forget to rate, review, subscribe! We have been receiving some wonderful story ideas, so keep sending them our way listeners (twitter: @femlorepod, feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, Instagram: @femfolklorepod). If you are feeling generous, please review us on iTunes. It keeps us alive! Also, we have a new website! We now live at www.podcast.feministfolklore.com. 

This week Rachael tells us the story of "The Peony Lantern." A ghost story from Japan, we are officially kicking off Halloween! Music: Pray For Japan by fri.events Orchestra

This week Carlea tells us the story of the Dog Wife. You know, the one where the guy marries a dog 'cause he finds out it becomes a beautiful lady at night... By a spring... Lots to unpack here... How much time you got? Music: Sannaliyane by WD Amaradeva

Get the tissues out, listener, this one is a doozy. The Pastor's Wife is a Danish folktale that is super depressing—and problematic. Firstly, our heroine decides she doesn't want children (THE NERVE!) What's a 16th century pre-birth control married fox to do, but throw some stones down a well? We all know this ends badly, right? Music: Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 - II. Arietta Adagio molto semplice e cantabile by Daniel Veesey Questions, comments, hopes, dreams? email us @ feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com; or follow us on twitter @femlorepod, check us out on Facebook too!

In "Barbara Allen," two people who hardly know each other die for love, as people tend to do in folk ballads. Questions, comments, hopes, dreams? email us @ feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com; or follow us on twitter @femlorepod, check us out on Facebook too! Music: "Ailsa's Lullaby" by Axletree from the Stone EP.

Our first listener recommended story is finally here! This story is like the plot of “What Women Want.” Except, you know, it happened in the 1400s, and instead of Mel Gibson, it’s a knight with a lusty liver. The knight (AKA Gibson) travels the world asking what women want (because we all know what every one of us want, duh). Take a listen! And hey, you might not even miss Helen Hunt… Ugh, who are we kidding? Music: "Gigue" and "Gavotte" by Musick's Recreation. Milena Cord-to-Krax from the album Una Reverencia a Bach

We've updated this episode with better sound quality! check out episode number 60. La Llorona, mourning her husband's infidelity does the unthinkable. No, doesn't move in with her parents… it's waaaaaaay worse… Questions, comments, hopes, dreams? email us @ feministfolklorepodcast@gmail.com; or follow us on twitter @femlorepod, check us out on Facebook too! Music credit: Milongueros by 31 de Octubre

In this episode Carlea describe the bizarre tale of Bluebeard. The guy with the perfectly sized, and totally normal key... Music: Bach's Ariata Variata, variations 1 & 2, by Brandon Kinsella

Buckle up listeners (Mom)! In this episode, Carlea tells us the story of Galatea. You know, the completely normal story of a sculptor falling in love with his sculpture... Have story ideas for us, or just want to chat? Email us at feminisfolklorepodcast@gmail.com, or follow us on twitter: @femlorepod. Story Music: A Martian who never comes back by Julie Maxwell

This week, Rachael tells us the story of Cora's Tree, an old American legend that has everything we love: witches, familiars, and a guy named Captain Blood. Also! we have a Twitter: follow us @femlorepod ! And don't forget to subscribe so we can stay alive. Story Music: Words or Silence by PC III

This week Carlea tells us a Japanese folk tale called the Crane Wife. A bird that is also a wife? This one reeks of the patriarchy. Also! we have a Twitter: follow us @femlorepod ! Don't forget to subscribe so we can stay alive! Story Music: Words or Silence by PC III