The Feral Folklorist
The Feral Folklorist is a podcast that blends strange history, old-world witchcraft, and hands-on folk magic. Each episode explores a real haunting, folktale, or magical belief—then digs deeper into the spellcraft, superstition, and shadow work buried underneath. From witch bottles and death omens to crossroads myths and Southern curses, this show uncovers the folklore people whisper about but rarely explain.
Hosted by author and folklorist Papa Gee, The Feral Folklorist combines storytelling with practical magic, revealing how ancient beliefs still shape the way we protect, hex, heal, and haunt. Whether you’re into ghost stories, rootwork, or ritual, this podcast invites you to explore the eerie, the enchanted, and everything that still smells like smoke.
New episodes every other Monday.
The Feral Folklorist
Latest Episodes
Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Red Shoes
This time, I’m sharing “The Red Shoes” by Hans Christian Andersen, a dark old tale about vanity, obsession, and what happens when desire turns into punishment. Like a lot of Andersen’s stories, it reads like a fairy tale on the surface, but und...
24. Married in Red: Ghostly Brides and Wedding Curses
Ghost brides, wedding curses, haunted bridal objects, and the old wedding customs meant to protect marriage from envy, death, bad vows, and trouble at the threshold. In this episode of The Feral Folklorist, we explore the darker side o...
Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Lion's Whisker
In this episode of Feral Folktales, I’m sharing “The Lion’s Whisker,” a traditional teaching story told in several parts of Africa and later carried into folktale collections around the world. It’s the story of a woman who struggles to...
23. The Book in the Drawer: Grimoires, Family Bibles, and Magical Spell Books
Spell books, grimoires, family Bibles, charm books, and Books of Shadows all belong to the same old habit: writing down what people did when ordinary help ran out. In this episode, we open the drawer on the private working books people kept in ...
Feral Folktales: A Short Tale - The Raven Who Walked the Road
This time, I’m sharing “The Raven Who Walked the Road,” a folktale about old warnings, strange signs, and the danger of ignoring what people before you already knew. In stories like this, trouble does not always announce itself in some dramatic...
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