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Folk Songs & Stories shares the heart of indie Celtic and folk music. Host Marc Gunn uncovers the stories behind songs and offers tips for sustainable living—perfect for fans of authentic, grassroots tales. All songs are used with permission of the artists and copyright holders.
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Hi, we're 555-FiLK. We love movies and we love talking about them almost as much as watching them. So we decided to invite you to talk about them with us! We love digging into these films whether they're good, bad, or ugly. So if there's a movie you think we need to see, send us a voice message here https://anchor.fm/555-filk/message or email us at contactfilk [at] gmail [dot] com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/555-filk/support
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Imaginary Worlds sounds like what would happen if NPR went to ComicCon and decided that’s all they ever wanted to cover. Host Eric Molinsky spent over a decade working as a public radio reporter and producer, and he uses those skills to create thoughtful, sound-rich episodes about science fiction, fantasy, and other genres of speculative fiction. Every other week, he talks with filmmakers, screenwriters, novelists, comic book artists, game designers, and anyone who works in the field of make ...
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The Horde, a mysterious force that brings nightmares to life, devours everything in its path. Bridan, a lone traveler, seeks the key to the Horde's destruction at the expense of all else- bystanders, worlds, and broken lives be damned. Cyrack, the Horde's inhuman master, follows Bridan across the Worldcycle seeking Bridan's heart- literally. Terry is caught between them, dreaming their battles across the blasted wastes of Farrakan from the safety of his dull nine to five life and the arms of ...
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Movies that change cinema often come from outsiders – whether it’s Orson Welles making Citizen Kane or George Lucas making Star Wars a.k.a. Episode IV: A New Hope. The excellent graphic novel Lucas Wars by artist Renaud Roche and writer Laurent Hopman just came out in English (the original French title is Les Guerres de Lucas.) I talk with Renaud a…
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Send us a text Music Lynn Barker And DC Fontana - Close Encounter Of 3rd Kind - Light Ship Live At Conchord 1 Tera Mitchell - Michaels Song - KFH Presents Critical Mass - Moon Above And Fire Below (Heather Rose Jones) - Harbors East Coast Filk III Don Neill - A New Star - Live In Germany https://donneill.bandcamp.com Emory Churness - Beast In Me Ma…
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Quest & Chorus #3: Tintagel - History, Shipwrecks & Myth (special feature Folk Songs & Stories)
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27:47Welcome to Quest & Chorus, where songs remember what history forgets. I’m your bard, and today, we climb a legendary cliff—where myth and memory blur. To Tintagel. Some say King Arthur was born here. Others say he died here. And whether that’s true or not doesn’t really matter… Because this place feels like the kind of place where someone says good…
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Send us a text Music Tom Smith - Pirate Ninjas From Dino Island - Homecoming: MarCon 2005 https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com Marc Ortlieb - Double Parrot Pirate (Terry Dowling) - Aussiecon II The Wail from Down Under Lawrence Dean - Dread Pirate Roberts - Labyrinth Of Shadows https://mikewhitaker1379.bandcamp.com/album/labyrinth-of-shadows Blind Lemming…
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Lifting the Curtain on Theatrical Effects
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35:50I’ve covered digital and practical effects in film and TV, but creating special effects for live theater is a whole other challenge. J&M Special Effects has been up to the task for 40 years. Their crew has worked on shows from Hadestown to Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to Disney musicals like Frozen and Aladdin. I get a behind-the-scenes tour o…
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Send us a text Music Griff The Filker - The Place Where I Begin - Just Before The Dawn https://drgriff.bandcamp.com Summer And Fall - Keeper - Into The Blue http://www.summerandfall.de/indexE.htm Lord Landless - Dark Night - Garden Of The Lost Steve Savitzky - Guilty Pleasures (Coffee Computers & Song) - Coffee Computers and Song https://stevesavit…
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Quest & Chorus #2: A Lonely Shore on the Calf of Man (special feature Folk Songs & Stories)
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21:29The Calf of Man, just off the southern tip of the Isle of Man. There’s a decayed building there. And on its wall hangs a strange thing. A life preserver—round, red and white, worn by time. It made me wonder: What do we leave behind to save the ones who come after us?” This is Quest & Chorus #306 0:21 - We Banjo 3 "Alive With You" from Open The Road…
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Send us a text Music Annie Lore - As Sylvie Was Walking - The Grey Cocked Hat Valerie Housden - For The Innocents - Lady In Veils Graham Leathers - Eyes Of The Dragon - Delusions Of Grandeur Mitchell And TJ Burnside Clapp - A Modern Romance - Courtly Airs Noreascon 3 Renee Alper & Stan Logan - MacSpouse - OVFF Kilter OVFF 7 Jordin Kare - Callahan's…
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I didn't want the summer to end without joining in on the 50th anniversary celebrations of Jaws. I spent summers on Cape Cod as a kid, where I often heard that Jaws was filmed nearby on Martha's Vineyard. In fact, I recently went back and visited an exhibit on the 50th anniversary of Jaws at the Martha Vineyard Museum. So this week, I'm playing one…
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Send us a text Music Cathy McManamon - Come To My Spaceship - Full of Filk https://cathymcmanamon.bandcamp.com Leslie Hudson - No Safe Road - The Wanderlings Vol 3 & 4 https://lesliehudson.bandcamp.com Rhiannon's Lark - More Than Just A Gold Bikini - Cylinder Becomes Unicorn https://rhiannonslark.bandcamp.com Helva Peters - Absent Hosts - It's An A…
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Quest & Chorus #1: Don’t Blink at Kilmartin (special feature)
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26:52Quest & Chorus is a six-part series where I share songs, stories, and places along with a game to make the adventure even more fun. This is the first episode in your quest. A reminder to be present with those who you love, while we travel through time to Kilmartin Glen in Scotland. This is Quest & Chorus on Folk Songs & Stories #305 0:12 - Tan and …
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Send us a text Music Nathaniel Johnstone - Flight of the Ikarus - Wunderkammer A Collection of Fan Favorites https://nathanieljohnstone.bandcamp.com Daniel Kelly - Plastic World - Plastic Worlds https://www.folklounge.org https://ozfolklounge.bandcamp.com Naomi Hinchen - Shakespearean Tragedy Blues - Fight The Snails! https://naomihinchen.bandcamp.…
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Coney Island still has the classic amusements you’d expect today like roller coasters, water slides, and carnival games. But over a century ago, it looked more like a proto–Disney World, with multiple theme parks, colossal buildings, and wildly imaginative rides. The most extravagant park along the boardwalk was Dreamland. At Dreamland, you could t…
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Send us a text Music James Gordon - The Humline Song - Tune Cooties https://jamesgordonmusic.bandcamp.com Stone Dragons - Stone Dragons - Dream Of Flying Dandelion Wine - The Phoenix - Cheap Hooch Stone Dragons - The Kid And The Dog - Dream Of Flying Dandelion Wine - Dandelion Wine - Cheap Hooch Dandelion Wine - Circles In The Grain - Circles In Th…
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Send us a text Music K. L. Kahan As Wyndreth - My Mother's Savage Daughter - My Mother's Savage Daughter https://wyndrethsavagedaughtershieldmaid.bandcamp.com Diana Paxson - Lady Dorothy's Lament - The Wandersong Music Of Westria Pat Brown - A Short Treatise On The History Of Filk (Housden-Rundle-Hassler) - Windsinger Mark Horning - Camelot Is A St…
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8-Bit to Orchestras: Video Game Music Scores
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38:37Creating a musical score for interactive video games is like trying to hit a moving target. Luckily, Hans Zimmer’s studio Bleeding Fingers has developed some clever strategies. I talk with their CEO Russell Emanuel and musicians Thom Lukas and Giovanni Rios about how they create innovative scores for games like Arknights, and why they thrive under …
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Send us a text Tom Smith - Telly Taley Heart - Debasement Tapes Tall Tell Heart by Edgar Allen Poe Familiar - The Marvelous Dragonlady - Familiar Dragonriders Of Pern - Anne McCaffery Mark Horning - The Search - Lands & Lore Dragonriders Of Pern - Anne McCaffery Bill Roper - The Songs Of Distant Earth - The Grim Roper Unplugged The Songs Of Distant…
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Send us a text Music Mike Whitaker - Reasons - The Oak The Rowan and The Wild Rose Morgaine by CJ Cherryh Tomboat - Return Of The King - TomBoat Lord Of The Rings by JRR Tolkien Jordin Kare - Sail For Amber - Fire In The Sky The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny Summer Russell - Sam at the Green Dragon - Courage - Dear Heart Lord Of The Rings by…
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The production design of the film Fantastic Four: First Steps is an homage to the early ‘60s comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. While Kirby is best known for his bold, fist-popping drawing style, he was also a great storyteller who redefined what comic books could be. He was appreciated by hardcore fans at the time, but he never got the sam…
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Send us a text Music Brocelïande - Lament For Boromir - The Starlit Jewel Brocelïande - Lay Of Nimrodel - The Starlit Jewel JRR Tolkien Brobdingnagian Bards - Legolas - Memories of Middle Earth JRR Tolkien Anne McCaffrey Tania Opland Mike Freeman - Lessa's Ride - The Masterharper Of Pern Anne McCaffrey's Dragons Of Pern Daniel Kelly - Little Cthulh…
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Send us a text Music Julia Ecklar - Fellowship Going South - Indistinguishable From Magic JRR Tolkien Feng Shui Ninjas - livin every dae as though yer deid Terry Pratchet Cynthia McQuillin - Fever Dreams - Moon Shadows Fevre Dream by George RR Martin Anne McCaffrey Tania Opland Mike Freeman - Fighting Thread - The Masterharper Of Pern Dragonriders …
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When Arvind Ethan David was a student, he decided to adapt the Douglas Adams novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency into a play. Arvind didn’t imagine that Adams would show up to see the play (which he did), nor that Arvind would grow up to become a caretaker of Adams’ legacy. Arvind just released an audiobook called Douglas Adams: The Ends …
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Send us a text Music Echo's Children - Alys' Lullabye - A Dancing World The Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold Mike Whitaker - Ancient Light - Shattered Dreams Mary Gentle’s Golden Witchbreed Maureen O'Brien - Barrayaran Roses The Vorkosigan books by Lois McMaster Bujold Mike Whitaker - Belle Ile - Shattered Dreams The Three Musketeers by Ale…
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Harry Potter Rising of the Moon: The Cat Who Lived (to Sing Irish Songs) #304
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28:39Wanna hear a Harry Potter inspired cat song? Plus learn some facts about whether you should declaw your cat. Celebrate Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers’ 20th anniversary with this special podcast of the new and the old. This is Folk Songs & Stories #304 0:34 - Marc Gunn “Rising of the Moon” from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion 2:…
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Send us a text Music Anthony Gilbert - Contata Contabile - Contabile 1989 Kristoph Klover, Kathy Mar & Taunya Gren - Acts Of Parody (Kanefsky-Faber) - Roundworm https://flowinglass.com Draketo - New Horizons For Science - Minions Make The Music Marvelous Frank Hayes - Vegetate - Live At OVFF II http://frankhayes.com Mike Whitaker - Grey Rider - Con…
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Lord of the Pounce: A Feline Folk Fantasy #303
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25:40Make sure your cat is drinking water. Cats love to pounce. It’s another 20th anniversary celebration of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers as I share the story behind “Lord of the Pounce”. This is Folk Songs & Stories #303 0:29 - Marc Gunn “Lord of the Dance” from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover’s Companion 3:05 - WELCOME TO FOLK SONGS & STORI…
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The animated TV series Pantheon (streaming on Netflix) asks what if you could upload your mind to the Internet? Would still be human? Would we create a virtual paradise where everyone got to live forever? Or would we find new and more sophisticated ways to destroy each other? I talk with Pantheon showrunner Craig Silverstein and Ken Liu, the author…
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Send us a text Music Alexander James Adams - Midsummer - The Blue Rose Rare and Other Faerie Tales https://alexanderjamesadams1.bandcamp.com Renee Alper - Invisible Man - Thoracic Park Karen Willson - Father Dreamer - Light Ship Live At ConChord 1 D.J. McGuire - Could Have Been a Subspace Call - Starfleet Program Manager https://djmcguire1.bandcamp…
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Send us a text Music Kathy Mar - Man Of Red - Acts Of Creation Jela Schmidt - Around The Bend - Festival Of The Living Rooms #1 https://jelaschmidt.bandcamp.com Starlight - Fairy Tale - Starlight https://starlightfilkband1.bandcamp.com Dave Urbanek - Klingon Warrior's Waltz - Acts Of Creation Larry Warner - Hero's Song (Ecklar) - Through My Eyes Th…
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Catnipping Green: Where Good Kitties Go #302
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27:18What happens when a kitty passes from this life to the next? It’s filled with milk and catnip and all the luxuries a cat could possibly enjoy. Hear the story of “Catnipping Green” as we celebrate 20 years of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. This is Folk Songs & Stories #302 0:34 - Marc Gunn “Fiddler’s Green” from Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat L…
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Murderbot Is Ready for Its Close-Up (But Not Eye Contact)
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38:16Murderbot is a killing machine in the far future that would rather spend its time binging an intergalactic soap opera. Shooting bad guys with lasers is much less stressful than making eye contact or engaging in small talk with humans. Murderbot is also the main character of Martha Wells’ best-selling series of books, The Murderbot Diaries. The book…
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Send us a text Music Josefin Berger - The Summer Heat Lingers https://JosefinBerger.com https://josefinberger.bandcamp.com https://hypeddit.com/josefinberger/summerheat Brimstone Rhine - Apex Predators - Corbeau Blanc Corbeau Noir https://brimstonerhine.bandcamp.com Moss Bliss - The Last Wolf - All the Love https://mordewis.bandcamp.com Joey Shoji …
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Furagone's Wake: Zombie Cats and One Wild Party #301
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25:00Can cats become zombies, outside of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary? Apparently, it happens in songs too. I’ll share the story behind “Furagone’s Wake” and another Cat Lovers Podcast episode. We’re celebrating the 20 year anniversary of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. This is Folk Songs & Stories #301 0:34 - Marc Gunn “Finnegan’s Wake” from Irish …
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We’re celebrating the 20 year anniversary of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. I’ll share a story about “When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling”. You’ll find out how about how my first Kickstarter did 4 years before Kickstarter existed. Plus, you’ll enjoy rockin 'traditional music from High Octane out of France. This is Folk Songs & Stories #300 0:45 - Mar…
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Send us a text Music Rhiannon's Lark - Sky Full of Phoenix - Sky Full of Phoenix https://rhiannonslark.bandcamp.com Faithful Sidekicks - One With The Force - Achievement Unlocked https://thefaithfulsidekicks.bandcamp.com SJ Tucker - Hymn to Herne - Blessings https://sjtucker.bandcamp.com Tim Griffin - Lucy On The Line - Festival Of The Living Rooms…
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Wild Kitty Turns 20: Paws, Pints, & Parodies #299
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27:322025 is the 20 year anniversary of the release of Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers. We’re resharing the Cat Lovers Podcast along with stories about the song that launched that album, “Wild Kitty”. You’ll also enjoy the music of Jesse Ferguson in this week’s show. This is Folk Songs & Stories #299 WELCOME TO FOLK SONGS & STORIES 0:35 - Marc Gunn …
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Next year marks the 60th anniversary of Dark Shadows. The gothic soap opera wasn’t originally intended to include a vampire, but when creator Dan Curtis introduced the character of Barnabas Collins in a last-ditch effort to avoid cancellation, he inadvertently launched a cultural phenomenon. As portrayed by actor Jonathan Frid, the character of Bar…
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Send us a text Music Chromatics - HST-Bop - Astro Cappella 2.0 https://thechromatics1.bandcamp.com https://singers.com/item/Chromatics/AstroCappella_2_0/2946c/125478 Karen Willson - Dragonsong - Dragonsong Chris Conway - Future Beige - Time Traveller https://chrisconway.bandcamp.com Joe Bethancourt - The Itsy Bitsy - Celtic Circle Dance Judith Haym…
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Send us a text Music Orion's Belt - Graduation - Tomorrow Morning Emory Churness - Elendar's Flight On The Mark - Anthem To The Sun (Rick Hamouri) - Among Friends Kathy Mar - Dreams - Kathy Mar Live Margaret And Kristoph - Old King Krosus - Snow White The Mirror's Revenge https://flowinglass.com John McDaid - The Bottom Line - Trail Of Mars https:/…
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We all have that one thing we just can’t watch. For me, it’s body horror -- the kind of horror where grotesque and disturbing things happen to someone’s body, like in The Thing, The Fly, or The Substance. There is a long history of body horror as a form of social commentary and special effects showmanship. I respect the artform, but I can’t stomach…
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