Digital Folklore

Ep 249: Digital Folklore with Dr. Lynne McNeill

David is joined by folklorist Dr. Lynne McNeill to discuss Digital Folklore! A topic that spans culture, anthropology, sociology, and modern legends, Digital Folklore is a growing and evolving phenomenon happening right in front of us. Dr. McNeill, professor at Utah State University, is an expert on folklore and folklore in an online context in […]

Hoodoo

Ep 244: Unexpected Consequences of Hoodoo

Dr. Jeffrey Anderson returns with a handful of stories on unexpected consequences of hoodoo! That old adage, “be careful what you wish for,” is in full effect in these real stories of unexpected consequences of hoodoo. Dr. Anderson tells several accounts of folk magic gone wrong. If you’re familiar with the W. W. Jacobs short […]

Doppelganger

Episode 143: Doppelganger

Blurry Photos are seeing double with an episode all about Doppelganger! Whether ill-omen, sneaky trickster, or neurological side effect, Doppelganger have amazed and terrified people throughout history. What would you do if you saw an exact copy of yourself? And what are these mysterious doubles that cause so much strife? Flora and Stecco take a […]

Cahokia

Episode 85: Cahokia

The boys of Blurry Photos are St. Louis-bound and headed for the mounds of Cahokia! The site of a sprawling pre-Columbian civilization, Cahokia is infamous for its mystery and relative obscurity. Not really fitting the narrative of what many historians have believed for a long time, this site defies conceptions of early American life and […]