Join Jocelyn MacRae weekly-ish, as she discusses all things folklore and mythology. From sharing diverse stories about the creation of the world and universe, to regional folklore about all the things that go bump in the night, Sit a Spell is both captivating and easy-to-digest with episodes under 30 minutes. Jocelyn places an emphasis on using reliable sources and giving honor and gratitude to the cultures of all stories and information she shares. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story tim ...
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Sit a Spell is a podcast about slowing down, remembering who we are, and chatting about it. Folks used to ask you to come up on the porch and sit a spell. Today, we revive sitting a spell and chat about ways of our heritage and how we utilize those traditions and skills for the future.
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Today's equine trickster comes to us from The Philippines. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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For the last time in 2022... Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time. 🥰--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Join me for the penultimate episode of Sit a Spell in 2022! It's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Tune in for my first holiday minisode, where I tell you the tale of Krampus. ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean Spooky Season is! Join me on Dia de Muertos for this week's episode, where I share the haunting tale of La Llorona--Mexico's Weeping Woman. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support…
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Skadegamuct of Maine, U.S.A
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This week we discuss the Skadegamuct of Wabanaki Folklore. Come on in a sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Season 3 Episode 3 Apple Barn Sevierville TN
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Come along with us as we visit the Kilpatrick family and the Apple Barn in Sevierville TN. Did you know what started as a roadside fruit stand is now an elite tourist destination with deep ties to University of TN Extension?Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Nuckelavee of The Orkney Islands
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Come on in and sit a spell as I tell you the tale of the Nuckelavee. ✨ It's story time...--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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This week, I discuss the Japanese Yokai called Futakuchi-onna. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨Keep an ear out for the story about the Futakuchi-onna and the Miser. If creativity strikes you, please leave me your own alternate endings! You can DM or comment on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. The stories that stand out to m…
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The Grootslang of South Africa
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What do you get when you cross a snake with an elephant? And then endow it with super strength, impressive cunning, and a sharp intellect? Oooh, and then doom it to live alone in a cave where it's forced to make friends with precious gems instead of its own kind, forever and ever??????? Y'all come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨ --- Sup…
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The Jersey Devil - U.S.A.
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Maybe your parents aren't the best parents...But at least they didn't curse you while in utero, then bring you into the world where the curse takes hold and transforms you into a flying murderous beast...That being said, if they are like that, I'm so sorry and are you okay???Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: …
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Welcome to season 2! This week's star hails from the Bushlands and Outback of Australia. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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The final installation of Season 1! Come on in and sit a spell as I delve into one of the most ancient creation myths to date. ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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In the penultimate episode of Sit a Spell Season 1, I'm sharing the Inuit version of creation. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Fairies and Dragons and 100 babies hatching from eggs, oh my! Come on in a sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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This week, I will be sharing just one of several Egyptian Creation stories. It's got chaotic waters, sibling entanglements, and an entire system of existing which demands justice, harmony, balance, order, propriety, and reciprocity... All of which we could use a lot more of during times like this. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨---…
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Some say the earth started as a big hot ball of gas... Some say land was formed by stabbing an arrow through a frog and spinning it around... I say both sound about right. Come on in and sit a spell... It's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support…
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Did you know the only reason humans are mortal is because of the most disastrous game of "telephone" in the history of existence??? Chameleons, am I right? Y'all come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Are any of y'all close with your parents? Like, so close you feel like they're all around you? So close you and your 70+ siblings are conceived, birthed, and grow up between their tightly connected giant bodies? So tight, hardly any light shines or air passes through? Don't look at me like that, I'm sure it happens! Come on in and sit a spell, it's…
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Deities born from cosmic incest, dads who eat their own kids, a love goddess born from ocean water and the sky god's testicles, rebellion against oppressive parents, and even a deity who gave birth to another deity by having a "splitting headache." Need I say more? Come on in and sit s spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://po…
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Deep Draw Yak Farm: Season 3 Episode 2
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Do you know what a yak is? Join the girls as we sit down with Ali at Deep Draw Yak Farms to talk about all things extension as we discuss yaks, homestead houses, heritage and more!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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In this episode, I am sharing the Judeo-Christian story of creation, AKA Genesis 1. This tale shows that words + will can often = power. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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I'm back! This week, I'm sharing a story of creation from the indigenous Hopi tribe of Arizona, USA. The Sun God and Spider Woman use the magic of music & mighty thoughts to create all earthly creatures. Come in in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support…
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Sit a Spell: Season 3 Episode 1 Dirty Girls Nursery
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Join Meagen and Crystal as we speak to Jennifer, owner of Dirty Girls Nursery, a renovated See Rock City Barn. We discuss gardening, food and have lots of fun!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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In this week's episode, there's a floating snake raft, a deity who's actually three deities, no linear definition of time or space, an endless ocean of milk, and a world created from a deity shedding his skin over and over again and sacrificing it for his creations. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://p…
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Join me as I tell the (just one) tale of Earth's creation, according to Celtic Mythology. There will be a primordial horse mother and an epic battle between land gods and aquatic giants made from oak tree bark. P.S. if you're reading this and I mispronounced any of these Gaelic Celtic names, please let me know!!! Come on in and sit a spell, it's st…
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Have you ever dreamt about living in a world where you could revive the decapitated head of a deity by playing a super epic ball game in the Underworld? Yeah, me too. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨ Wanna learn more about Mayan culture and mythology? Here's a resource! https://maya.nmai.si.edu/the-maya/creation-story-maya--- Suppor…
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In this episode, I will share three ancient Slavic creation stories. There will be diving to the depths of the ocean, another celestial egg, and even some light dismemberment, for a little razzledazzle. Come on in and sit a spell, it's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support…
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In this episode, we will be diving into the creation story of the Taíno people. This group of people inhabited the islands of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba. A lot of the Taíno's history, culture and art was wiped out hundreds of years ago during the European contact and subsequent colonization an…
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This one is dedicated to Albion Bartholomeow MacRae. Join me as I do something a little different this week. 🐱🧡--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support
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Yoruba Tribe of West Africa: The Golden Chain
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How much sand does a sand-pouring man need to turn said sand into land??? Don't worry, you'll get it if you tune into this week's episode. Join me as I tell the story of how the lands that separate the seas were formed, according to the beliefs of the Yoruba Tribe of West Africa. Well, what're you waiting for? Come on in and sit a spell, it's story…
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Yin+Yang inside of a cosmic egg with no rules, regulations, or definition= CHAOS. Thankfully, there's a hairy horned giant who can help with that! It'll just take about 18,000 years and the ultimate sacrifice. Easy! Confused? Not for long! Come on in and sit a spell... It's story time... ✨--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod…
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Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime: The Rainbow Serpent
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Australian Aboriginal people believe that the beginning of life was called the Dreamtime. In this episode, we will follow a giant all-powerful snake as he journeys to find belonging, and in turn carves landmarks with his body, swallows two people whole, destroys a mountain, and causes ancestors to become the plants and animals of the world. Come on…
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Where extreme heat and extreme cold meet, life begins... In this episode, we will be exploring the the myth of the beginning of all creation, according to Old Norse culture. Come on in and sit a spell... It's story time. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sitaspellpodcast/support…
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Tsali notch vineyard, Monroe County TN
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Meagen and Crystal travel to Tsali Notch Vineyard in Monroe County TN and talk to JD Dalton about TN's largest commercial muscadine vineyard. A longer episode that is worth the listen as we discuss the agriculture industry and the work that goes into great Appalachian products.Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Season 2 Episode 3, Richy Kreme Donuts
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Join Meagen and Crystal as they talk heritage and traditions at Richy Kreme Donuts in Maryville, TN. There may even be a few "sweet" surprises!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Ramp Tramp Festival, Polk County TN
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Meagen and Crystal are on the road at the Polk County Ramp Tramp Festival. Grab a glass of sweet tea and Sit a Spell as we talk about our heritage.Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Season 2 Episode 1 Alan Benton, Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams
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Season 2 kicking off the Great Tennessee Appalachian Road Show starts with a true legend and one of our favorite products to come out of Appalachia, Mr. Alan Benton of Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams.Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Come on with us and Sit a Spell!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Holiday Gifts S1.08 Season Finale!!!!
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Check out the gang as they do a parody of their favorite SNL skit. It's a recording for the ages!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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So You Want a Cannery S1.07
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Joined by Bradley County Mayor, Gary Davis, the crew asks about starting a cannery/commercial kitchen facility. Mayor Davis provides insight from his position. Meagen and Crystal share their perspective as their counties are looking at plans for long term opportunities. Come sit a spell!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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The gang is back together and better than ever! Join us as we knock off the rust and jump into apple butter. You'll hear a few jabs thrown in the mix, because why not? Here is the link to the Apple Butter Demo: https://fb.watch/1BqxC5GCHQ/Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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We Dropped the Ball S1.05
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We are SORRY! We left in June and never returned!!!!!! So listen to our brief apology...and shenanigans!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Sit a Spell Podcast S01.04 "Q&A with Dr. Janie Burney"
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We went live on Facebook with Food Safety Specialist for UT Extension, Dr. Janie Burney! Check out the fun!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Sit a Spell Podcast S01.03 "Gear Up"
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In this episode, the siblings discuss all the things you'll need to get the food preservation job done!Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Sit a Spell Podcast S1.02
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Fact or Myth showdown. Meagen and Crystal face off--without the answers--in a winner takes all kudos points showdown of food preservation knowledge.Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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Sit a Spell Podcast S1.01
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On the first ever episode Meagen, Crystal and Justin talk about the history of food preservation and all the crazy things they have seen, heard and scrolled past angrily online and in their own families. They try to lay a foundation for a proven method for folks to safely preserve food.Door Blue Ribbons and Boots
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