Forgotten American Folklore

P.T. Barnum Part Three- Grizzly Adams

Barnum continues exhibiting in his American Museum and brings Grizzly Adams from the West. We would love to hear your questions or comments: fafolklore@gmail.com [fafolklore@gmail.com]   If you enjoy the podcast, maybe you’d like to make a contribution.  You can use: Venmo [https://account.venmo.com/u/jmbtz0] or Cashapp [https://cash.app/$jimpbetz?qr=1]

P.T. Barnum Part Two- Jenny Lind

Barnum brings the worlds most popular singer to a record breaking tour of America.   Questions of comments:  Contact us at fafolklore@gmail.com

P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb

This week we start a series of episodes on one of the most iconic figures in Americana- P.T. Barnum.

Two more Hoaxes- The Cardiff Giant and the Amityville Horror

Two hoaxes from New York State- a giant man from pre-Biblical times is uncovered in Cardiff New York and a family is chased from their Long Island home by.... ghosts?   Contact us at fafolklore@gmail.com

The Millerites and the End of the World

One day I casually googled 'American End of the World Prophets' and discovered the Millerites and the several religious movements that came of them.  Today a dive down the end of the world rabbit hole.   Questions of comments?  Contact us at fafolklore@gmail.com