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Lore of the Folks

Lore of the Folks

By: Terren Coffey and Landon Lowrey
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Welcome folks! A new show exploring the regional contexts behind some of history's most infamous folklore tales. Each season the folks will be unpacking the myths and legends of different places and time periods from around the world. Join us weekly as we explore the lessons these stories teach and the events behind them. Tasteless jokes included every episode at no extra cost.Copyright 2023 Terren Coffey and Landon Lowrey Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • The Hima-playa' Yeti
    Mar 9 2022

    Good to see you, Listener. Happy Wednesday! This week (after a brief Elden RIng hiatus) the respectable gentlemen Terren and Landon pack up and head for the Himalayas. What secrets lie in these gorgeous, isolated mountains? The yeti? The Tengmo? The Migou? They're all the same thing?!? Maybe, maybe not. How about you listen and find out?

    Next week, we unpack the Australian yeti. And even further down, the boys will bring on some very special guests for a very special episode! Stay tuned!

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    23 mins
  • S4 Episode 2: Big American Feet
    Feb 22 2022

    In this foot frenzied follow up to last episode, the folks go into further detail about the legend of the hairy hominid and focus in on their American depiction. This week we'll be taking a closer look at the myth of Bigfoot as he's known in the American Southwest. How the myth began, as well as how the pop culture frenzy of the Bigfoot myth spread across the world.

    Academic Sources:

    • Bigfoot Files S1E3: https://youtu.be/p84A0aDJqkg
    • Female Bigfoot Forced Me To Do It: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npswv7Zh8sg


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    42 mins
  • S4 Episode 1: Feet
    Feb 16 2022

    The boys folks are back in town! Hide ya primary sources, the legendary purveyors of lore, Landon and Terren, have returned to discuss the origins of Bigfoot and sabotage our academic careers.

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    Bibliography:

    Bigfoot Made Me Do It - https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-08-13-man-claims-to-have-sex-with-female-sasquatch/

    Nazi Yeti - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/revealed-abominable-truth-behind-heinrich-himmler-s-nazi-yeti-xwdsmkqt0

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    22 mins

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