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Episode publication activity over the past year

Episodes

"Disappearances" by Mrs. Gaskell | 2x20

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Let's hear about a disappearance, shall we...or two...or ten....oh what the hell. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best sho...

"The Reticence of Lady Anne" by Saki | 2x19

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saki is the G.O.A.T of short short fiction twists. Don't believe me? Listen on, my friend... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from t...

"Life of Ma Parker" by Katherine Mansfield | 2x18

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Life is hard, you say? Hear about Ma Parker's life and get back to me on that... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best shor...

"The Dilettante" by Edith Wharton | 2x17

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Men have been trying to screw over women for ages, it seems....figuratively, and literally. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from th...

"The Curate's Friend" by E.M. Forster | 2x16

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The story of a faun(satyr) and a man(man). Because sometimes things are not as they seem.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from t...

"Greville Fane" by Henry James | 2x15

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Writing is a great profession. Child-rearing? Not so much... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of t...

"Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant | 2x14

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Just a story of two friends, trying to get some fishing done, in a warzone. You know how it goes... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales...

"The Gift of The Magi" by O Henry | 2x13

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

O Henry does poignancy better than he does comedy. Just saying. #NotSoHumbleOpinion --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best ...

"Sunday at Home" by Nathaniel Hawthorne | 2x12

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The brave tale of one man who didn't want to go to Church.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of ...

"An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov | 2x11

11 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

'An upheaval' is what Mister Chekhov wrote about in this story....Ring a bell, anyone? .____, Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the ...

Let's talk about Jules Verne | 2x10

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We need to have a chat, folks. Because this...might not be a fun tale.... __. Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story...

"The Lightning Rod Man" by Herman Melville | 2x9

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You may know him as the creator of the most obsessive man in the world. And he...might not be too different from Captain Ahab..._____. Folksy is back ...

"After the Race" by James Joyce | 2x8

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the world goes to hell in a handbasket, let's read a story about the normalcy of social interactions. Maybe faking it will help?._____. Folksy is b...

"Semper Idem" by Jack London | 2x7

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So, Jack London of 'White Fang' fame writes one mean suicide story. This one. Maybe more._____. Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!. __. Season...

"The Bookshop" by Aldous Huxley | 2x6

22 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aldous Huxley low-key looks a 19th century Benedict Cumberbatch, and his stories sound like a character the Batch would play. Was the 19th century...c...

"Hunting the Deceitful Turkey" by Mark Twain | 2x5

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Twain may have had a little girl fetish in his later years, but early on, he was pretty good with little boys too.... Folksy is back with a sto...

"Obtaining Supplies: Hospital Sketches" by Louisa May Alcott - 2x4

08 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beneath Louisa May Alcott's genius writing style lies a firebrand activist. See if you can catch a glimpse of it in this week's tale. Folksy is back ...

"The Homecoming" by Rabindranath Tagore | 2x3

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar! Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century. This...

"The Angel of the Odd" by Edgar Allan Poe | 2x2

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This...was unexpected, but Edgar Allan Poe has a wit I like.  Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar! Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olde...

"My Old Man" by Ernest Hemingway | 2x1

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is a PG rated podcast, aiite? All Ernest Hemingway fans beware, I do Not, repeat, DO NOT say the b-word. Even though Mr. Hemingway was kind enoug...

All New Folksy Season 2 - Golden Olden Tales | Sat, 6PM

04 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saturday. It's a good day. That's about to be better. With all new stories and a brand new plotline, Folksy is back for a blazing second season. Satur...

Rapunzel (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x24

10 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Where a besotted stalker jumps down a 20 foot (ell?) tower only to stab his eyes. And nothing else. Also, witches are misrepresented. BIG TIME

The Wolf and the Seven Kids (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x23

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Be vewwy vewwy afwaiid. The big bad wolf is out hunting KIDS!!!!!!! Second day of the "Grimm" weekend trilogy.

The Frog King (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x22

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A new naming convention, a new cover, and a triple tale fiesta weekend. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!?!?!

"Pepper and Salt" by Howard Pyle | 1x21

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Howard Pyle pile continues this week, as we read, not about pirates, but about red-dressed huntsmen-bothering devils.

"The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle | 1x20

12 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on the harrowing journey of Robin hood, complete with murder, gore, violence and hazing. And that's just the prologue!

"Philippine Folk Tales" by Mabel Cook Cole | 1x19

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for some more mythological shenanigans, as we revisit the Philippines through the pen of another forgotten female.

"Myths and Legends of Japan" by F H Davis | 1x18

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's foray, we revisit the Japanese islands' diaspora of mythology.

"Legends of Gods and Ghosts" by W.D. Westervelt | 1x17

21 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hop on to the story seeker, as we explore the titular tale with both ghosts and gods in this Hawaiian mythic tale.

"Folk Tales from the Russian" by Verra Blumenthal | 1x16

14 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we explore Russian folklore, with the words of legendary (and literally unacknowledged) Verra Blumenthal.

"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x15

07 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode encapsulates Rudyard Kipling's mastery of bedtime tales, as we read his pourqouis tale of how the Whale got its throat.

"Indian Tales" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x14

31 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we read a not-quite "Indian Tale", in the form of "The Finest Story in the World", by the youngest recipient of the Nobel Priz...

"Arabian Nights Entertainment" by Andrew Lang | 1x13

24 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we read Andrew Lang's interpretation of One Thousand and One Nights, a true classic in folklore.

"Tales of King Arthur" by Andrew Lang | 1x12

17 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Prolific late-19th Century folk tale collector Andrew Lang brings us this version of the legend of Britain's greatest warlord, the Once and Future Kin...

"A Treasury of Eskimo Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x11

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Annangai! This week's tales comes from the chilly tundra of Eskimo-land! (JK, there's no such place, and yes it sounds kinda demeaning, but then again...

"Philippine Folk-Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x10

03 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Magandang araw, and welcome to another episode of the Folksy Podcast. This week, we explore a bit of Filipino folk culture, with a tale in the styling...

"The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen | 1x9

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The original version of the story of how the fashion-conscious Emperor went on a naked walk around town. Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature ...

"The Golden Beetle" by Norman Hinsdale Pitman | 1x8

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Chinese version of the story behind why dogs hate cats. Warning: An animal dies. Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as ...

"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde | 1x7

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The touching memoir of a fictitious leaden prince with golden skin, and a sparrow with a heart too big for its body.  Welcome back to Folksy, th...

"Box of Robbers" by L Frank Baum | 1x6

06 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Be ready to be very afraid...of opening unmarked luggage from distant relatives. L Frank Baum spins a fizzy yarn of childish antic and abundant wonder...

"Stories from Old Greece and Rome" by Emilie K. Baker | 1x5

29 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mythomagic ensues, as we dive headlong into the story of the trickster who brought humanity the gift of fire, only to be punished for an eternity for ...

"Tom Tit Tot" by Joseph Jacobs | 1x4

22 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Deja vu strikes, as we read 'Tom Tit Tot', a seeming variation on the classic tale of 'Rumplestiltskin', only with less gold and more....well, you'll ...

"Viking Tales" collected by Jennie Hall | 1x3

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

From the halls of Valhalla comes this collection of skalds' sagas by Jennie Hall :p If you've been following the Norse pantheon in the Marvel Cinemati...

"My Lord Bag of Rice" by Yei Theodora Ozaki | 1x2

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we read from Yei Theodora Ozaki's "Japanese Fairy Tales" collection - specifically, "My Lord Bag of Rice", the first story. It's a quaint o...

"Vikram and the Vampire" by Sir Richard Francis Burton | 1x1

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

'This has all the airs and graces of a period piece.' - izer Enjoy the Introduction to Sir Richard Francis Burton's 'Vikram and the Vampire', or 'Tal...

Folksy - The Folk Literature Podcast - Premieres 1st June - Trailer

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like listening to stories? Folksy is the podcast where we explore some of the most amazing folk literature ever. How? By me reading it to you, ...