King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Front Royal, Virginia

Big Foot, Sasquatch, and…Wood Boogers?

Discover the origins and folklore surrounding the mysterious cryptid that haunts the mountains, forests, and hollers of Appalachia.

King Charles and Queen Camilla visit Front Royal, Virginia

An exciting episode of the Folkish Podcast as we prepare to welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla for their historic visit to Front Royal, Virginia. Join us as we discuss Royal Etiquette, some Virginia history, and uncover the story behind a local landmark. Enjoy a revolutionary war ballad about the surrender of Cornwallis to Washington at Yorktown. Broadcast live from the Stone Branch Center for the Arts on Main Street in Front Royal.

A Spirit at Radio City Music Hall, the Tree at Rockefeller Center and a question about "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"

Join us this time as we head to Radio City Music Hall and discover who haunts the theater, discuss the folklore and origins of the Tree at Rockefeller Center and look at some theories on who wrote "A Visit From St. Nicholas."

A Haunting at the Empire State Building and Folkore of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Join us as we walk along 34th Street and tell the haunting story of Evelyn McHale, explore the surprising folklore associated with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, delve into a famous urban legend and sing a song for Thanksgiving first published in NYC in 1844.

Folkish Bit - Captain Kidd and Liberty Island

Excerpt from Episode 1 of The Folkish Podcast - Pirates, Ghosts, and Gangs of New York City's South Street Seaport. Meet Captain Kidd - vicious pirate or innocent victim? Learn about this infamous privateer and his tragic end.  Liberty Island is home of buried treasure guarded by demonic ghosts not far from the Statue of Liberty.