Forgotten American Folklore
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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Episodes
Sunday Feb 01, 2026
Sunday Feb 01, 2026
Today two folktales from the Mormon community. Canes made from Joseph Smith's coffin that can communicate with God and heal the sick and a mine in Utah awaiting the end of the world.
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Sunday Jan 25, 2026
Sunday Jan 25, 2026
In the early 1800's the Mississippi River was filled with keelboats bringing goods and passengers up and down- and the king of all the keelboaters was a larger than life figure named Mike Fink.
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Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
On May 19, 1780, dawn never really came to the skies above New England. Some would call it the end of days- until the next day.
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
Sunday Jan 18, 2026
A mysterious hypnotic video game, spiders in bubble gum, and exploding children! What a time the eighties were!
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Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
Wednesday Jan 14, 2026
The goat-sucker romes the land the the UFO's fill the skies- in the eighties and nineties they were both blamed for a series of strange animal mutilations in Puerto Rico and the United States.
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Sunday Jan 11, 2026
Sunday Jan 11, 2026
In many of these stories, the town of Deadwood is as much a character as the people who live in it. Today, the town of Deadwood and two notable women who you didn't see in the HBO series.
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Sunday Jan 11, 2026
Sunday Jan 11, 2026
You can't talk about Wild Bill Hickock, or Deadwood for that matter, without talking about Calamity Jane. Out of all the women who lived in the West in the 1800's, why was her name remembered? She'll tell you one story, the facts will tell another.
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Sunday Jan 04, 2026
Sunday Jan 04, 2026
From his days on the Pony Express to his death (spoiler) in Deadwood, South Dakota- Hickock was a legend in his own time. The trouble was figuring out what parts of the legend were true.
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Sunday Dec 21, 2025
Sunday Dec 21, 2025
As we get ready for Christmas, a special episode for those who have stayed subscribed- Belsnickel from the Pennsylvania Dutch! Regular episodes will continue the first week of January, and we'll be looking at the Wild West, witches, more murder ballads- all the stuff we love!
Sunday Dec 07, 2025