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Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

Emily & Niamh
Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast
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  • Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast

    Episode Fifty-Four: Funayūrei, Japanese Ghost Ships 🌊 it's Testicle Tuesday!

    09/09/2026 | 1h 32 mins.
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    Seatember is back! And so is Emily! This time we set sail to Japan where we take a quick port stop in Japanese maritime folklore with sea dragons, whale cults and giant ocean monks (don't ask) before getting into the strange yet downright chilling folklore of the Funayūrei. These ships full of drowned sailors want one thing: to add to their crew by any means necessary (including using ladles to sink your ship). Tangents include live autopsies, some gushing about Widow's Bay, and why you shouldn't drive a Tesla through a cemetery.

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    S O U R C E S:

    https://yokai.com/funayuurei/?srsltid=AfmBOopjItIBCXyrQJKAaVoWhLn85MU2gOsIEPzLyr5HQ5ZuavFMQVml
    https://www.curiousordinary.com/2022/01/funayurei.html
    Hennessy, K., Mitchell, A., Murrell, V., Plowman, F. and Pyke, V. (eds.) (2020) A History Of Ghosts, Spirits And The Supernatural. DK Publishing.
    https://japanesewithyumiko.com/obon-festival-dead-spirits-ancestors
    https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/funa-yurei/
    https://hyakumonogatari.com/2013/05/10/bakekujira-and-japans-whale-cults/
    https://hyakumonogatari.com/2010/10/28/funa-yurei/
    https://yokai.com/ryuuguunotsukai/?srsltid=AfmBOopDp0eMbhF4OvdhPqDzqlhr6G32D67Zh-oPBF-XUv4TqrcOGIqq
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/long-fish-predicts-earthquake-legend
    https://metropolisjapan.com/water-spirits-japanese-folklore/

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    Pine Cones: The Zodiac | Rowan & Pine Shorts

    28/08/2026 | 24 mins.
    A tiny plaque, carved from mammoth ivory was dated to around 30,000 BCE. On its surface, a human figure stands in a pose that some researchers believe represents the constellation Orion. Deep within caves from that same era, paintings depict other familiar celestial forms, like Taurus, occupying the ancient sky then just as they do now. While it is nearly impossible to trace the exact moment our ancestors first looked up and traced these glowing patterns of light, astrology grew directly out of their deep desire to understand the universe and read the will of the gods. Across the globe, early human cultures interpreted the sky through their own unique lenses - tying starry shapes to local flora and fauna, weaving them into existing folk legends, or building brand new myths around the shapes they saw.

    S O U R C E S:
    https://www.aglaiaco.com/en-eu/blogs/magazin-1/the-12-zodiac-signs-and-their-elements-complete-astrology-guidesrsltid=AfmBOordw2RvGcZNFOJIZodN81rS4rORT5iA4gex27pg4Q4-gNCBbUF7
    The Planetary Joys and the Origins of the Significations of the Houses and Triplicities By Chris Brennan https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-horoscopes
    History of the Zodiac B. L. van der Waerden Archiv für Orientforschung, 16. Bd. (1952-1953), pp. 216-230 (15 pages) https://www.thenightsky.com/blog/astrology-and-the-elements?tnscc=IE
    https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/star-myths.html

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    Episode Fifty-Three: Astrology Pt.2 [With Megan] - Whimsigoths

    12/08/2026 | 1h 25 mins.
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    This is the second of our Feminist History of Astrology with Niamh's bestie Megan. We recap the ancient astrology covered in Part 1 before getting into where it all went south, starting with the moral panic of the Witchcraft laws in Elizabethan England which led to the infamous Witch Trials, the discreditation of Astrology into a fringe pseudoscience practiced by the lower echelons of society, and right through to how it became reputedly the pasttime of bored houswives and gullible women and LGBTQIA+ people. We then navigate the sience behind both why people connect to astrology and the misconceptions held by the scientists who seek to discredit it.

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    S O U R C E S:

    “New Age to Post Modern Age: the cultural location of metaphysical belief” - Fiona Smyth, Dublin City University, 2001
    https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/forget-economics-try-astrology-instead-fmf8dqxnrgx
    https://www.russh.com/feminism-and-astrology/
    https://blackthornandstone.com/2020/06/25/clockwork-sky-astrology-in-early-modern-victorian-england/
    https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/astrology-gen-z-star-signs-moon-b2683469.html
    Age of Aquarius
    The English Witchcraft Act of 1563 Revisited* Alexandra Gajda ,George Southcombe
    https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/divining-the-witch-of-york-propaganda-and-prophecy/
    https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-nancy-reagan-astrology-20160306-story.html
    https://libguides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/law-witch/england

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    Penn Badgley vs Matt Rife

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    Rowan & Pine: A Feminist Folklore & Mythology Podcast Trailer

    06/08/2026 | 0 mins.
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    Pine Cones: The Brothers Grimm | Rowan & Pine Shorts

    31/07/2026 | 13 mins.
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    “As for speaking, there was no one to speak to, and as for laughing, she had no mind to it; so she sat on and looked at nothing but her work.” — The Six Swans, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812), translated by Margaret Hunt ”
    The Brothers Grimm are household names: spoken with the same familiarity as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, or Rapunzel. In German‑speaking Europe, their books were second only to the Bible in popularity, and by the twentieth century they had become the most famous collectors of folk and fairy tales in the western world...

    S O U R C E S:

    https://explorethearchive.com/brothers-grimm-fairy-tales
    https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/marchapril/feature/how-the-grimm-brothers-saved-the-fairy-tale
    Two Hundred Years After Once Upon a Time: The Legacy of the Brothers Grimm and Their Tales in GermanyJack Zipes Marvels & Tales, Vol. 28, No. 1, SPECIAL ISSUE: In Honor of Donald Haase (2014), pp. 54-74 (21 pages)
    Critical Observations on Recent Psychoanalytical Approaches to the Tales of the Brothers Grimm Jack Zipes Merveilles & contesVol. 1, No. 1 (May 1987), pp. 19-30 (12 pages)
    Silenced Women in the Grimms’ Tales: The “Fit” Between Fairy Tales and Society in Their Historical Context Chapter Author(s): RUTH B. BOTTIGHEIMER
    Why Fairy Tales Matter: The Performative and the Transformative Maria Tatar Western Folklore , Vol. 69, No. 1 (Winter 2010), pp. 55-64 (10 pages)

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Two internet friends (one American, one Irish) talking about folklore, mythology and dark history all through a feminist (and sometimes spooky!) lens. Think goddesses, folk tales, animal symbolism, hauntings, and everything in between...👋Come say hi on socials or join our Discord! 🎙️Proud member of the Creators Collective of spooky podcasts.🎶 Main Theme - Allegretto Autunnale by Dee Yan Key🗓 1 main episode & 1 whimsical short per month.🖤Get early, ad-free & bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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