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Faecraft
A journey into tales of wonder, whimsy, and woe. Brought to you by the Burk sisters.
Episodes
15 episodes
Tsuchinoko
You're wandering the lush forested hillsides of Japan's mountains, when suddenly, you hear a strange noise. CHEE CHEE CHEE! A lumpy snake yells at you, eats its own tail, and rolls away down the mountain. It's the tsuchinoko! Part cryptid, part...
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Ohio Cryptids
Originally published: September 28, 2022Virginia may be for lovers, but Ohio is for the Loveland Frogmen. Journey to the midwest on this episode's latest installment of our state cryptid series, the land of the Frogman, the Mothman, the ...
The Bunyip
Originally published: September 14, 2022What's grey and feathered and bipedal and a starfish but also an alligator? The Australian bunyip, of course!Holly and Chelsea reminisce about Chelsea's year as an exchange student in Austr...
Dogs in Celtic Folklore
Originally published: Sept. 15, 2022Meet the original Dr. Burk, our dad, on this canine-centered episode! Dr. Craig Burk, veterinarian for over 40 years, helps us understand the differences between Cardiganshire Welsh Corgis and Pembroke...
Jinn
Originally published: August 24, 2022Chelsea learns that she's been confusing I Dream of Jeannie with Bewitched for her entire life while Holly chooses which jinn origin story is the best (hint: witches always win). Hea...
State Cryptids: Missouri
Originally uploaded: August 18, 2022Picture yourself: it's the dark. Cuddle under your blankets and keep your head on a swivel for the first episode of our state cryptids series! Who knew Missouri had so many weird critters ...
Pixies
And we're back! After a short three-year hiatus, Holly and Chelsea are back to talk pixies--yes, the band, and also the little mischievous critters roaming the Devonshire countryside. From Southern Charm's Craig Conover to Victorian ph...
Thunderbirds
Originally published: August 10, 2022Thunderbirds and lightning, very very frightening ME! (Galileo, Galileo, Figaro). Holly and Chelsea learn about thunderbirds, creatures that hold importance for indigenous peoples across ...
The Bwbach & Hobgoblins
Originally published: August 3, 2022Churn, baby, churn! Hear all about the butter churning, anti-teetotaler the Bwbach, a creature near and dear to Holly and Chelsea's hearts. We share family lore about bwbachad (plural for bwbach--fun, ...
La Llorona
Originally published: July 27, 2022La Llorona: the patriarchy makes me cry, too, sometimes. This week the Burk sisters learn about a fascinating figure from Mexican folklore, La Llorona, the weeping woman. We talk colonization, Coco, and...
The Banshee
Originally published: July 21, 2022Holly and Chelsea have a WAIL of a time this week talking ... you guessed it, banshees! Fae in Ireland, ghosts in Scotland, these wailing women are thought to be harbingers of death, mourners ushering s...
The Skunk Ape
Originally published: July 14, 2022Get ready to smell what the Florida Man is cooking in this latest installment of Faecraft! Holly and Chelsea dig into the stinky cryptid prowling Florida from the Everglades to the Keys: the Skunk Ape. ...
Kitsune
Originally published: July 7, 2022What does the fox say?!Holly and Chelsea find out in this week's episode focusing on the Japanese kitsune, or fox god. Hear all about how these adorable, powerful creatures became synonymous with...
The Morrigan
Originally published: June 30, 2022Cows! Fertility! Ravens!This week on the podcast Holly and Chelsea tackle one of their favorite Irish goddesses, the Morrigan. Chelsea goes into the ways this oral tradition was collected and in...
The Seelie and Unseelie Courts
Originally published: June 21, 2022Hello and welcome to Faecraft, a journey into tales of wonder, whimsy, and woe. Join us, the Burk sisters, for a romp with the Seelie and Unseelie courts in this our very first episode. Chelsea digs int...