#112 – FOLKLORE AND URBAN LEGENDS

We are joined by Heather Joseph-Witham, Associate Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. She has a PhD in Folklore and Mythology from UCLA. In this episode, we talk about folklore as an academic field, urban legends, the nature of culture and story, and much more…

Further Reading

• Star Trek Fans and Costume Art (Folk Art and Artists)
• Electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) skepticism
• Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
• Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: The Book of Scary Urban Legends
• The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
• The Big Book of Urban Legends: 200 True Stories, Too Good to be True!
• Too Good to Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
• American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
• Folklore: A Study and Research Guide
• more books on urban legends and folklore, by Jan Harold Brunvand

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys