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
10. The Tomb of Marie Laveau – Voodoo, Graveyard Magic, and the Spirit of New Orleans
White-washed and sun-cracked, the tomb of Marie Laveau stands in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 like it’s still waiting for someone to knock. In this episode, we dig into the magic and myth surrounding the most famous Voodoo Queen of New Orleans—and the strange rituals that still cling to her grave. You’ll hear how this Creole healer became a living legend, why her tomb draws thousands each year, and what it means when people mark those triple Xs on the stone. We’ll talk about the real history of Marie Laveau—midwife, rootworker, Catholic, conjure queen—and how folklore turned her into something bigger, stranger, and harder to bury.
Then we’ll get into the spellwork: graveyard etiquette, how to approach a spirit like Marie Laveau, and the do’s and absolutely-don’ts of working with ancestor sites. If you’ve ever felt pulled toward her tomb—or left a candle burning when you didn’t mean to—this one’s for you. Because graves don’t sleep. And magic this old? It remembers who visits.
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Our digital magazine, Folkloreum, explores herbal recipes, spells and rituals, tales of folklore, and offers a little bit of spooky fiction in the mix. You can find it at: https://folkloreum.com/
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