Forgotten American Folklore
By Jersey Jim
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Episodes: 61
Description
Folktales, Folk Music, Americana- the things that make America uniquely American. We’ll explore the people, tall tales, songs, stories and events that make up the culture of North America. Paul Bunyan, werewolves in Louisiana, John Henry, Daniel Boone, Bigfoot... Everyone will be here. From songs describing murders in Boston to George Washington’s wooden teeth.
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Extra: Golf folklore
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Flight 19 and the Bermuda Triangle
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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The Alamo and the Death of Davy Crockett
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Jim Bowie and William Travis
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Mar 22, 2026 |
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Davy Crockett
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Extra- Stack O' Lee
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Hoaxes- The Great Moon Hoax and The War of the Worlds
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Extra: Superstitions from the Ozarks
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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The Fountain of Youth and the Bimini Road
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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The Sutton - Taylor Feud
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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John Wesley Hardin
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Mermaids- In America!
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Extra- The Maid of the Mist
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Extra: Groundhog's Day
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Extra: Groundhog's Day
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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More Folklore of the Mormons
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Mike Fink- King of the River
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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Extra: New England's Dark Day
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Folklore from the Eighties!
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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Extra- La Chupacabra and UFO Cattle Mutilations
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Deadwood, South Dakota
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Calamity Jane
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Wild Bill Hickock
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Belsnickel!
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Extra: Do you Hear what I Hear?
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Extra: The Courtship of Miles Standish
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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The Headless Horseman- From Georgia!
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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The Headless Horseman
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Extra: The Story of Skinned Tom
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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The TaileyPo - An Appalachin Folktale
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Benders- Americas First Serial Killers
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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The Fog
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Snake Handling Churches
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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La Llorna and Tall Betsy
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Paul Bunyan: The most American Tall Tale
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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Tales from the Internet 1
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Everything you were told about Pocahontas was wrong.
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Extra: The Battle Hymn of the Republic: Development of the Iconic ballad
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Regional Tall Tales
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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The Hatfields and the McCoys
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Febold Feboldsen - a Hero of the Great Plains
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Santa Muerte and Jesus Malverde: Narco culture folklore
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Extra: A Quick Look at some Marriage Traditions
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Mormon Folklore: Characters you may meet someday
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Extra: Three Cherokee Folktales
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Sam Bass: A bad guy who became a good(ish) guy
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Daniel Boone Part Two
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Extra: The Pompitus of Love
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Daniel Boone and the Settling of Kentucky
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Extra: What you didn't know about Benjamin Franklin
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Betsy Ross and Washington's Teeth: American Folklore
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Pecos Bill: The Cowboy that cowboys talked about
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Extra: Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer - 1888
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Extra: A Little Folklore about Baseball
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Pretty Polly- A Murder Ballad
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Bass Reeves: A Western Lawman (Maybe the inspiration for The Lone Ranger)
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Notes on John Henry
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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The Devil in North Carolina
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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John Henry
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Frozen Vermonters
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May 25, 2025 |
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Introducing the Podcast - Theme Music and Spoons
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May 25, 2025 |