Folk Brothers Podcast

There are few things worse that starving in the middle of winter.  One of those very few things would be staring in winter while being hunted down by a cannibalistic monster known as the Wendigo.  A creature formed from the cannibalization of a human being, this scary monster will make you think twice about spending a night in the north woods. Join Jack and Sam as they explore the folklore of the Wendigo.

There's nothing more frightening than seeing something that isn't actually real, but instead is spectral. In this episode Jack and Sam research and explain the folklore behind the Flying Dutchman. From mysterious ships to ghost captains, this episode has it all.

With the birth of America comes the birth of one of America’s first folk heroes. No, not George Washington or Benjamin Franklin. This hero made America what it is today, one seed at a time. From humble beginnings to an Empire that would make him the Apple king-pin of the midwest, the story of Johnny Appleseed is one of the American Dream. Join Jack and Sam as they reveal the true legend of Johnny Appleseed.

Imagine yourself as a peasant in the early 1500’s, mucking the fields in order to provide for your family. Floods, famine, and disease ravage your town year after year. When trouble strikes Strasbourg, France the townsfolk find a creative way to handle the problem: Dancing. But when things get out of hand, the town turns not to priests and doctors but instead to unusual methods. Did this really happen? Listen in as Jack and Sam explore all that is the Dancing Plague of 1518.