# Fabulous Folklore with Icy Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744.md RSS feed: https://feed.pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy Official site: https://www.icysedgwick.com Author: Icy Sedgwick Episodes: 453 ## Resource Fabulous Folklore will give you your weekly fix of fabulous folklore in fifteen minutes (or less)! Hosted by fantasy and Gothic horror writer, Icy Sedgwick, the podcast explores folklore, legends, superstitions, mythology, and all things weird, occult and unusual. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744.md ## Episodes - [A Surprising 1485 Witch Trial with Marion Gibson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/a-surprising-1485-witch-trial-with-marion-gibson) — 2026-07-18T08:30:16+00:00 - [Jim Henson and the Fairy Tale Film with Dr Andrea Wright](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/jim-henson-and-the-fairy-tale-film-with-dr-andrea-wright) — 2026-07-16T09:00:26+00:00 - [Ann Morgan: A 19th Century Shropshire Witch with Amy Boucher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/ann-morgan-a-19th-century-shropshire-witch-with-amy-boucher) — 2026-07-11T08:30:44+00:00 - [Salem Witch Trials with Josh Hutchinson and Sarah Jack](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/salem-witch-trials-with-josh-hutchinson-and-sarah-jack) — 2026-07-04T08:30:18+00:00 - [Maud Grieve: A Herbalist in War Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/maud-grieve-a-herbalist-in-war-time) — 2026-06-27T08:30:19+00:00 - [Nicholas Culpeper: Apothecary to the Masses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/nicholas-culpeper-apothecary-to-the-masses) — 2026-06-20T08:30:19+00:00 - [Ritual Building Protection with Wayne Perkins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/ritual-building-protection-with-wayne-perkins) — 2026-06-17T08:30:19+00:00 - [William Turner: Meet the Father of British Botany](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/william-turner-meet-the-father-of-british-botany) — 2026-06-13T08:30:19+00:00 - [Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneering Herbalist and Botanical Illustrator](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/elizabeth-blackwell-pioneering-herbalist-and-botanical-illustrator) — 2026-06-06T08:30:19+00:00 - [Folklore and Storytelling: A Narrative Match Made in Heaven](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/folklore-and-storytelling-a-narrative-match-made-in-heaven) — 2026-05-30T08:30:19+00:00 - [Revenants on the Redway with Dr Steph Lay](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/revenants-on-the-redway-with-dr-steph-lay) — 2026-05-27T16:30:19+00:00 - [Folklore and Cinema: The Trick Films of Georges Méliès](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/folklore-and-cinema-the-trick-films-of-georges-m-li-s) — 2026-05-23T08:30:12+00:00 - [The Folklore of Stringed Musical Instruments: The Viola, Irish Harp, Violin, and Guitar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/the-folklore-of-stringed-musical-instruments-the-viola-irish-harp-violin-and-guitar) — 2026-05-16T08:30:19+00:00 - [Theatre Superstitions: Whistling, the Ghost Light, and Macbeth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/theatre-superstitions-whistling-the-ghost-light-and-macbeth) — 2026-05-09T08:30:20+00:00 - [Cursed Artworks: Three Haunted Paintings and their Superstitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/cursed-artworks-three-haunted-paintings-and-their-superstitions) — 2026-05-02T08:30:23+00:00 - [Divination Using Clouds, Flames, Ashes, and Dreams](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/divination-using-clouds-flames-ashes-and-dreams) — 2026-04-25T08:30:23+00:00 - [Random Chance Divination: Casting Lots and Throwing Dice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/random-chance-divination-casting-lots-and-throwing-dice) — 2026-04-18T08:30:24+00:00 - [Pendulum Dowsing: From the Sieve and Shears to Looking for Love](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/pendulum-dowsing-from-the-sieve-and-shears-to-looking-for-love) — 2026-04-11T08:30:22+00:00 - [The Scottish Fairy Courts with Morgan Daimler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/the-scottish-fairy-courts-with-morgan-daimler) — 2026-04-10T09:30:23+00:00 - [Dowsing for Treasure and Criminals: Extra Uses for Divining Rods](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/dowsing-for-treasure-and-criminals-extra-uses-for-divining-rods) — 2026-04-04T08:30:24+00:00 - [Walnut Trees in Folklore: Evil Shade and Helpful Remedies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/walnut-trees-in-folklore-evil-shade-and-helpful-remedies) — 2026-03-28T09:30:14+00:00 - [Poplar Trees: Folk Belief, Remedies, and the Arbor Tree](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/poplar-trees-folk-belief-remedies-and-the-arbor-tree) — 2026-03-21T09:30:20+00:00 - [Polish Folk Magic with Joanna Tarnawska](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/polish-folk-magic-with-joanna-tarnawska) — 2026-03-20T09:30:25+00:00 - [Yew Trees: Death, Churchyards, and Helpful Tools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/yew-trees-death-churchyards-and-helpful-tools) — 2026-03-14T09:30:19+00:00 - [The London Plane: A Tree Suited to City Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/the-london-plane-a-tree-suited-to-city-life) — 2026-03-07T09:30:19+00:00 - [Childhood Games: Classics, Crazes and the Occult in the Playground](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/childhood-games-classics-crazes-and-the-occult-in-the-playground) — 2026-02-28T09:30:18+00:00 - [Dolls and Doll Magick with Najah Lightfoot](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/dolls-and-doll-magick-with-najah-lightfoot) — 2026-02-25T10:30:19+00:00 - [Children's Beliefs: Superstitions, Luck, and the Brenin Lwyd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/children-s-beliefs-superstitions-luck-and-the-brenin-lwyd) — 2026-02-21T09:30:13+00:00 - [Urban Legends among Children: Clowns, Insects, and Ice Shards](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/urban-legends-among-children-clowns-insects-and-ice-shards) — 2026-02-14T09:30:20+00:00 - [Trolls as Toys and Figures from Folklore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/trolls-as-toys-and-figures-from-folklore) — 2026-02-07T09:30:19+00:00 - [Ralph Hedley: Painter of North East Scenes and the Working Class](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/ralph-hedley-painter-of-north-east-scenes-and-the-working-class) — 2026-01-31T09:30:19+00:00 - [Explore 3 strange legends of the Newcastle Castle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/explore-3-strange-legends-of-the-newcastle-castle) — 2026-01-24T09:30:18+00:00 - [Meet Joe Wilson: The 19th-Century Bard of Tyneside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/meet-joe-wilson-the-19th-century-bard-of-tyneside) — 2026-01-17T09:30:21+00:00 - [The Blaydon Races: The Story Behind the Tyneside Anthem and Sporting Event](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/the-blaydon-races-the-story-behind-the-tyneside-anthem-and-sporting-event) — 2026-01-10T09:30:21+00:00 - [Newcastle Disasters: Fire, Flood, and Plague](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/newcastle-disasters-fire-flood-and-plague) — 2026-01-03T09:30:20+00:00 - [New Year Folklore and Traditions with Eerie Essex](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/new-year-folklore-and-traditions-with-eerie-essex) — 2025-12-27T09:30:20+00:00 - [The Christmas Ghost Story Tradition with Dr Kate Cherrell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/the-christmas-ghost-story-tradition-with-dr-kate-cherrell) — 2025-12-22T09:30:20+00:00 - [A Portmanteau Ghost Story for Christmas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fabulous-folklore-with-icy-14744/a-portmanteau-ghost-story-for-christmas) — 2025-12-20T09:30:19+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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