Chasing Foxfire is a podcast about the places where folklore intersects with science, nature, art, literature, history, pop culture, and life in general. Join us as we do a little wandering, get a little lost, and find a little wonder.
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We send off our final episode of the Summer 2021 season into the woods and around a campfire. We’re visiting summer camp, where we’ll write letters to home about spooky stories of cursed and haunted campgrounds (or at least one retreat in Utah with a scary reputation in both story and fact). We’ll also go on a snipe hunt for strange critters, called cryptids, and find out why these creatures fascinate us so much. We hate to say goodbye, but at least we can say “see you again soon” as we look forward to our next visit to the forests to chase even more foxfire in the future.
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Download: Episode 10 – Summer Camp
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Playlist:
“Halcyon Summer,” by Travis Greer
“Potomac River,” by Summer Villians
“Posta Chiusa – La Stanza,” by Francesco De Fiori
Images: “Roasting Marshmallows” and “Mushrooms” via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-21. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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What does “witch” mean to you? Is it a creature of fantasy flying through the midnight skies on a broomstick? Is it a powerful woman stirring a little pot of potions (and maybe a bigger pot of political change)? Is a “witch” someone (or something) magical, something scary, something wonderful, or something else entirely? Or maybe even a combination of any or all of these? This time we sit down to explore witches in folklore and real life with anthropologist and folklorist Sabina Magliocco, then turn to the way witches have appeared on screens both big and small with author Heather Greene in this episode.
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https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/episode-9-witches-all.mp3Download: Episode 9 – Witches All
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“Night of the Witch,” by Testament
“Underworld” and “Sacraments,” by In the Nursery
“Prayer from Lemuria,” by Paul Summerlin
“Sunrise Day 2,” by Shirley Cason
Images: “Witch’s Shoes,” by Kate Hutcheson (Use with permission of artist) and “Mushrooms” via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-21. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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What is our fascination with those dark places in myth and psyche? We explore the roads to the Underworld with a medieval historian, and then examine the way that battling demons and darkness in video games can help us face our own inner hellscapes.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/episode-8-to-hell-and-back.mp3
Download: Episode 8 – To Hell and Back
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“Winter Skies,” by Shirley Cason
“Untitled,” by Spirit of Spain
“Posta Chiusa – La Stanza,” by Francesco di Fiore
“Prayer from Lemuria,” by Paul Summerlin
“Sunrise Day 2,” and “Sunrise Day 3,” by Shirley Cason
Images: “Rodin’s Gates of Hell,” by Cory Thomas Hutcheson (CC.2.0) and “Mushrooms” via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-21. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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Your princess is in another castle? We look at the tropes of damsels in distress and princesses in fairy tales in this episode. We speak with a folklorist whose work focuses on the language of body and gender in folktales, then talk to an author who has written a series of books about a woman reconfiguring gender as she saves people in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/episode-7-self-rescuing-princesses.mp3
Download: Episode 7 – Self-Rescuing Princesses
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Playlist:
“Witchtropolis,” by Alex Cuervo
“Skyway to Terminal,” by Tear Ceremony
“Blip Blop Bloom,” and “Night Sky,” by Milan Grajetzki
“Lush Ultra,” by Mokhov
“Sunrise Day 2,” and “Sunrise Day 3,” by Shirley Cason
“Crystal Cave Fairy Tale,” by Joel Bruce Wallach
Images: “Flower Crown” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-21. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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We look at the land of giants in both our imagination and our history. We talk to a folklorist about the mythology of giants, famed American giant Paul Bunyan (and his rather murky origins), and then hear about the infamous Cardiff Giant hoax from one of the giant’s current keepers.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/episode-6-giants.mp3
Download: Episode 6 – Giants
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Music & Art
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Playlist:
“Pauses 1,” by Paul Summerlin
“Ambiharmina 2,” by Blindfold
“Way Out Westley,” by David Ross Benson
“Partnership,” by In the Nursery
“This Land of Plenty,” by Nicole Reynolds
“Prayer from Lemuria,” by Paul Summerlin
Images: “Giant Head” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-21. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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This time around, we return from a long absence with whispers and hearsay. We speak to two experts on the power of rumor in a variety of real-world situations. First, we discuss the importance of listening to medical rumors—even when we know they’re wrong. Second, we talk about the Satanic Panic’s connection to infighting among churches and the bigger role of rumor in global immigration.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/episode-5-rumors.mp3
Download: Episode 5 – Rumors
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All music for this episode is licensed through Magnatune.
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Sound clips from Snopes.com and “War of the Worlds (1938),” by Mercury Radio Theatre, are used under Fair Use for commentary/education.
Images: “Girls Whisper” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017-18. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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Our episode this time tackles the tricky business of big things—larger-than-life gods and the monsters that lurk in the corners of American popular culture. You’ll hear about a jealous volcano goddess in Hawaii and how she’s helping geologists make sense of the island’s origins and development, and you’ll hear about giant apes, killer sharks, and zombie hordes invading by cell phone and newsfeed.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/episode-4-gods-and-monsters.mp3
Download: Episode 4 – Gods and Monsters
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Images: “Rocks” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2017. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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In this episode, we’re looking at the lore of U.S. Presidents, from cherry trees to George Washington weeping in his mother’s arms. Along the way, we’ll talk about blind dates, Ouija boards, and animal magnetism.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/episode-3-cherry-tree.mp3
Download: Episode 3 – Cherry Tree
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Images: “Dollar” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2016. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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This episode features briar patches, bunny rabbits, and bad decisions. We have stories about the color line in America, mastodons that can open doors, and a hole in the rug under the couch that you didn’t even know was there.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/episode-2-tar-baby1.mp3
Download: Episode 2 – Tar Baby
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Images: “Hare” and “Mushrooms” both via Pixabay.
Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2016. Share-and-share-alike Creative Commons license.
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In our first episode, we hear tales of glowing Civil War soldiers, a Pixar princess, and musical bugs.
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Play: https://chasingfoxfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/episode-1-glow.mp3
Download: Episode 1 – Glow
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Produced by New World Witchery. Copyright 2016. Images via Pixabay. Featured image: “Fireflies,” by Kazhidegu (via Wikimedia Commons).
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