# "I Was a Folklore Researcher Until One Interview Forced Me to Abandon Academia Forever" | CLANCYPASTA

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Podcast: [ClancyPasta | Internet Horror Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/clancypasta-internet-horror-stories-85171)
Published: 2026-01-05T22:52:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/clancypasta/episodes/I-Was-a-Folklore-Researcher-Until-One-Interview-Forced-Me-to-Abandon-Academia-Forever--CLANCYPASTA-e3d7p4e
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Duration seconds: 860

## Resource

"I was an academic working in the field of folk legends..." CREEPYPASTA ► "I Was a Folklore Researcher Until One Interview Forced Me to Abandon Academia Forever" written by AbKane667, narrated by ClancyPasta ► https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1q1bna4/i_was_a_folklore_researcher_until_one_interview/ ► https://www.reddit.com/user/AbKane667/ Here are ways to support the channel if you wish ~ MERCH ► http://teespring.com/stores/clancypastastore PATREON ► https://patreon.com/clancypasta MEMBERSHIP ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfg9w5hrnPT7oA1H3uRZEQ/join Here's where you can find me, and also links to the audio version of the show ~ X / TWITTER ► http://x.com/clancypasta INSTA ► https://instagram.com/clancypasta SPOTIFY ► https://open.spotify.com/show/51DHHPsFnEvDAGfRiZPMF7 ANCHOR.FM ► https://anchor.fm/clancypasta MUSIC ► Background music is original and done in house by my best friend and house audio designer SKEEVY WEEVIL #Creepypasta #scarystories #horrorstories

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