Faith and Fear

This week I want to discuss matters of religion and spirituality, specifically ritual and spiritual practices...and what some choose to call...“magic”. Ritual and magick are two of those loaded words that can mean different things to different people, instilling comfort, or igniting fear. But the truth is we all practice little rituals throughout our daily lives, performing a little magick, enacti...

In the tradition of oral storytelling, this week I want to spend a little time here on the homefront and take a deeper dive into American folklore; a fundamental part of early American literature and culture.  Many of these stories were born of settlers and frontiersmen, created from bragging contests and exaggerations of events that actually occurred, evolving into fictional characters who w...

This week is going to be a little different. For my Halloween episode, joining me is Mrs. Brenda Cheslock, of "This Could Be My Last Podcast". Together we'll be discussing cannibalism and the lore of the wendigo. Also, an additional warning for this week, this episode contains discussions of murder and cannibalism.* Wendigo lore                    -True Crime                              +  Swift...

Storytelling is at the core of human language, a language that does not always need words to be understood. It is as versatile as it is significant to us as a species. We each have our own story to tell, our own trials, our own values, and traditions, our own history; each worthy of being told. So tell me, how will you preserve yours? The Power of Storytelling       &...

This being my inaugural episode, I decided that there was nowhere better to start than creation. Every religion, every culture around the world, has some belief on how it all started, and it’s possible that we will never agree on an answer. Still, it’s interesting to see how our understanding of our origin shapes our worldview; whether it be intelligent design or the theory of evolution. Creation...

Who we are, who we were, and who we’re destined to become, are all reflections of the stories we tell. Of gods and devils, from tales of the heart, to those of fear and foreboding, stories shape us and the world we live in; myths, folk tales, and even religious parables, all define our cultures and beliefs. In each episode of Faith and Fear we will dip our toes into the comparative narratives span...