For this week's episode of the Calm Down, my guests are the women of Feminist Folklore. Each week Carela Holl-Jensen and Rachael Marr consider what fairytales, folk stories, and urban legends can tell us about culture at large, about beliefs surrounding gender and sexuality and the prescribed roles of women. Today we’ll be discussing different interpretations of the Hook man urban legend as well as the true crime stories of Lover’s Lane, while we dissect the phenomenon of the teenage urban legend and what it has to do with American traditions. This week's were Carela Holl Jensen and Rachel Marr of Feminist Folklore Hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith This episode was produced by Clear Commo Studios Become a Patron for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly! Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Next episode we will talk about American Drug panics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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