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Lexicons Unbound
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From medieval monsters to modern memes, Lexicons Unbound traces the folklore in your feed. Pull up a chair and press play. www.podpage.com/lexicons-unbound
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Folklorist Vance Randolph noted that Ozark storytellers treated the Howler’s fiery eyes as a sign, a spark from the underworld or the forge of creation itself. Either way, fire meant power, and only the foolish ignored its warning.

#WyrdWednesday #Folklore #Cryptid
Illustration of a massive black panther-like creature crouched beneath a tree. Its fur is dark and dense, blending into the shadows, while its eyes blaze with bright red fire. The scene has a misty, eerie atmosphere, evoking a sense of ancient wilderness and myth.
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The mists of Caddo Lake hold stories much older than Texas, told for generations by the Caddo Nation, whose ancestral lands include this region.

Fog, memory, and spirit intertwine on the bayou.

#MythologyMonday #Folklore #CaddoLake
📷 Photo by Shiva Shenoy (CC BY 2.0)
Golden morning mist rising around a cypress tree on Caddo Lake in East Texas, warm light diffused through fog over still water. Photo by Shiva Shenoy.
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🎧 Streaming now on Spotify!

Step into the world where stories, symbols, and digital culture collide.

✨ Lexicons Unbound: where #Folklore meets your algorithm!

Listen today and discover how old tales shape new conversations. Link in bio.

#FolklorePodcast #Storytelling #DigitalCulture
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November 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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In this mini-episode, Melanie reflects on the legacy of women healers often labeled “Granny Witches,” weaving her own family history into the folklore of faith, care, and community.

Listen to the latest episode of Lexicons Unbound wherever you get your podcasts

#FolklorePodcast #WomenHealers
An elderly woman with silver hair pulled back sits beside a glowing lamp that casts a warm amber light across her lined face and rustic clothing. The scene feels quiet and intimate, evoking wisdom and calm presence.
November 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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In Alpine traditions, wooden masks, called Larven, were passed down through families. At Fasnacht, they danced to drive out winter spirits. Many of these “witches” were actually men in drag. A reminder that the witch figure was always a liminal one.
#WyrdWednesday #WitchWednesday #Halloween2025
Three costumed figures at a Fasnacht parade in Bad Rotenfels, Germany, 2016. They wear traditional carved wooden masks: two grotesque witch faces with hooked noses, bulging eyes, and black headscarves decorated with pins, and one horned, animal-like mask with a shaggy mane. The scene reflects Alpine carnival traditions where such masks are used to drive away winter spirits. Baden de, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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“They didn’t burn witches—they burned women.”

New episode is live! The Witch Next Door.

What’s reclaimed, what’s commodified, and why the witch endures.🎧 Listen www.podpage.com/lexicons-unb...

#Folklore #Witches #Feminism #Podcast #October #Halloween
Silhouette of a woman in profile set against a glowing teal-blue background. She stands beside a lit candle and shelves, framed by warm orange light. The design is painterly and moody, evoking folklore and witch imagery.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Soup is a story of the turning season. Autumn harvests of pumpkins, squashes, & roots all find their way into the pot. Every ladle carries tradition, a tasty reminder that food is folklore too. What's your favorite Fall soup?
#FolkloreSunday #Foodlore
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A bowl of bright orange autumn soup garnished with pumpkin seeds and crumbled cheese, placed on a light stone surface beside a spoon and a fall leaf. Photo credit: Cala cala_maffia, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
September 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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In Texas, the Wampus Cat has leapt from forest creature to Friday night lights. Once feared in folklore as a half-woman, half-cat, it’s now a high school football mascot. Proof that the stories we whisper become the symbols we wear. 🐾🏈
#WampusCat #FolkyFriday #HighSchoolFootball
Graphic of two black football helmets facing each other on a green football field background. Each helmet displays a fierce golden cat head with an open mouth as the logo. Above the helmets, bold gold text reads ‘WAMPUS CATS.’”
September 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This Blood Moon rises tonight on the Corn Moon, the time of gathering, storing, and sharing the harvest.
Folklore says red moons mark change, and maybe tonight it’s simply to nudge us to savor what we’ve gathered, and release what no longer serves.
#FolkloreSunday #BloodMoon #CornMoon
Stylized painting of a woman in an apron standing in a golden field under a dark blue night sky, gazing up at a large red Blood Moon rising over layered Ozark-like mountains. The image evokes rural folklore and the symbolic Corn Moon harvest season.
September 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Today, folk traditions live in unexpected places - like sports stadiums. Folkdance isn’t just circles & squares. It’s familiar steps turned into spectacle on a baseball field. The Savannah Bananas know: when we dance the moves together, we find joy, belonging, & community. #folkyfriday #BananaBall
Savannah Bananas baseball players in bright yellow uniforms perform on the field, holding guitars and banjos while dancing together. They smile, laugh, and kick up their heels, turning the ballpark into a lively stage with the city skyline in the background.
September 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Logging camps gave us this giant lumberjack & his blue ox, legends of outsized power, adventure, & American spirit—long before #Marvel assembled theirs.
#FolkloreSunday #PaulBunyan #Minnesota
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Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in Bemidji, Minnesota. Paul is a giant lumberjack with a red plaid shirt, blue pants, and black cap. Beside him stands Babe, a bright blue ox with long horns. A sign marks “Paul Bunyan 1937,” with tall pine trees in the background. Photo credit ‪@daytripper28.bsky.social‬
August 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Vance Randolph recorded Ozark folklore that says buttermilk + honey cured skin disease and restored a youthful glow.

Today? The beauty industry sells similar for big $$$.
Turns out grandma’s kitchen was the original Sephora. 😁
#FolkyFriday #Ozarks #Honey #HomeRemedy
Rustic folk-art style painting of a vintage milk bottle and a jar of golden honey, symbolizing an Ozark folk remedy once believed to heal skin and restore youth. Image created with Midjourney AI
August 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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The Ozark Howler is described as a black, horned beast with glowing red eyes. Part panther, part phantom, its howl still echoes in the mountain folklore. From backwoods legends to modern memes, it refuses to be forgotten.
#FolkloreSunday #OzarkHowler #AmericanFolklore
A shadowy black panther-like creature with glowing red eyes crouches on a wooded hillside at dusk. Mist drifts through the forest as the beast stares forward, evoking the folkloric Ozark Howler.
August 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Want free access to books, articles, and journals?
(Let's face it, who doesn't??)
That’s why we love WorldCat. 🌍📖
It’s like a search engine for every library shelf near you.
We wrote a short post on how to use it!
bit.ly/4lnWrAp
#openeducation #librarymagic #folklorepodcast
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August 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Ozark Mountain planting lore says: Cut sprouts in the dark of the moon, when the sign is in the heart (Leo).
Farmers mapped the zodiac onto the body: Leo = heart, Gemini = arms, etc., and planned their work accordingly.
#FolkyFriday #Folklore #Ozark
A traditional American folk art–style illustration of an Ozark mountain farmer standing in a stubbled field at night, holding a lantern in one hand and a hoe in the other. The scene is bathed in warm lantern light against a deep blue star-filled sky, rolling hills and tree lines in the distance. Digital artwork created with Midjourney AI.
August 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Lexicons Unbound is streaming on Spotify! It's where folklore meets your algorithm.
We unpack myths, memes, and the weird world of digital storytelling.
🎧 bit.ly/4omUBCF
#folklore #podcastrecommendation #storytelling
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August 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Hot off the presses: our very first fan mail
#FolklorePodcast #FiveStars #PodcastReview
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August 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Who are these folklore nerds behind the mic? 👀
Meet your hosts of Lexicons Unbound, Melanie & Molly. We’re two curious minds w/ a love for stories, symbols, and how culture sneaks into your feed.

🎙️ Listen to our short intro episode: www.podpage.com/lexicons-unb...
#folklore #podcast #storytelling
Lexicons Unbound hosts introduce the podcast in this collage: one hiking outdoors, the other on a bench. Text reads 'A short audio hello from your hosts.
August 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Because instinct isn’t betrayal. Because folklore remembers. Because safety shouldn't be radical. We’re breaking down it down: folklore, fear, and why so many women trust the bear.
🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3UjGqQU
#FolkyFriday #ManvsBear #FolklorePodcast
Bold podcast art for 'Trust the Bear'—a folklore episode from Lexicons Unbound. Features a detailed bear framed by Celtic knotwork and roses, evoking strength, myth, and symbolism.
August 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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It’s here!
Welcome to Lexicons Unbound: a folklore podcast for curious minds. We’re unpacking myths, memes, and the cultural threads woven through your feed.🎧 Start with our intro episode: bit.ly/46Jzap4

Because storytelling is a survival skill! #folklore #curiosity #culture
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August 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM