The Folklorist Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Boston Molasses Flood, Boston Massacre, New England's Dark Day, the Christmas Truce

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

The Folklorist explores the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, one of the starting points in the American Revolution with the Boston Massacre, an enigmatic day in New England's history with the Dark Day, and a temporary stop in World War I with The Christmas Truce. Also featuring Campfire segments with Neil Armstrong, Santa Claus, Demons, and Babe Ruth.

Episode 2

Cuban Missile Crisis, American Army of Two, the Grasshopper & the Ant, Amelia Earhart

Tue, Jan 1, 2013

The Folklorist explores the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the little known tale of an American Army of Two, a classic Aesop Fable called The Grasshopper & the Ant, and a retelling of the story of Amelia Earhart. Also featuring Campfire segments on the Vietnam War, the Pharaoh's Curse, and Julius Caesar versus the Pirates.

Episode 3

The Lady in Black, the Prince of Pirates, the Los Angeles Nuclear Meltdown, Porky's Prank

Tue, Oct 1, 2013

Host John Horrigan explores the story behind the love that launched the career of the most successful pirate captain in history, a nuclear meltdown that was long forgotten, an April Fool's prank that caused hysteria in a small town, and a tragic tale of two lovers who met an untimely end. Also featuring Campfire segments of George Washington, The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, Dracula, and Houdini.

Episode 4

The Hoosac Tunnel, the Great Moon Hoax, We Broadcast This Interruption, the Battle of LA

Tue, Oct 15, 2013

This episode features stories about The Hoosac Tunnel, The Great Moon Hoax of 1835, The Battle of Los Angeles, and two infamous broadcast signal intrusions from the 1980s.

Episode 5

The Lost City of Norumbega, the Legend of DB Cooper, the Poe Toaster, the Night the Stars Fell

Tue, Oct 29, 2013

Host John Horrigan explores the story behind an ancient lost city, a unsolved hijacking of a plane, a night where the sky was on fire, and a mysterious individual visiting a grave each year. Also featuring Campfire segments on Christopher Columbus, Walt Disney, Aladdin, and Medusa.

Episode 6

The Hurricane of 1938, Tesla, Kilroy Was Here, the Grape Island Alarm

Tue, Nov 12, 2013

Host John Horrigan explores the stories behind one of history's most famous inventors in, "The Tale of Nikola Tesla," the mysterious image that emerged during WWII and quickly spread across the continents in, "Kilroy Was Here," the efforts one man made during the American Revolution to avoid picking a side in, "The Grape Island Alarm," and the devastating effects that hit New England during, "The Great Hurricane of 1938." Also featuring Campfire segments on Leonardo DaVinci and Muhammad Ali.

Episode 7

Robinson Crusoes of Wake Island, Washington D.C. Tornado, Springheeled Jack

Tue, Nov 26, 2013

Host John Horrigan explores a heroic tale of two men caught on an enemy occupied island, how a tornado saved our nation's capital, and a mysterious figure who frightened the English countryside in the 1800s. Also featuring Campfire segments on Thomas Edison, Gertrude Ederle, and The Trojan Horse.

Episode 8

Ponzi Scheme, the Dover Demon, the Children's Blizzard, George Washington and the Poison Peas

Tue, Dec 10, 2013

Host John Horrigan tells the story of an infamous financial schemer in Boston, an American hero who was saved from a poisonous plot, a tragic snowstorm that took Midwesterns by surprise, and an unsolved case of a mysterious creature alarming residents in a small town. Also featuring Campfire segments on Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, and President Barack Obama.

Episode 9

Cottingley Fairies, Ernest Shackleton, Gloucester Sea Serpent

Fri, Oct 31, 2014

Host John Horrigan tells a story of an explorer's attempt to survive in a snowy wasteland, a town that descends into hysteria when visited by an unknown beast, and two young ladies enchant the world with their mystical photographs.

Episode 10

The New England Lighthouse Storm, Elizabeth Jennings, Cardiff Giant

Thu, Nov 13, 2014

Host John Horrigan tells a story of two brave men who hold their stations atop a doomed lighthouse, a woman who fights for her right to ride on a streetcar, and how an unbelievable discovery attracts the attention of the greatest showman on Earth.

Episode 11

Angels of Mons, Year Without Summer, the Wooden Horse

Thu, Nov 27, 2014

Host John Horrigan tells a stories of a divine intervention that helped turn the tide for the British Expeditionary Force in WWI, a mysterious weather anomaly that creates a panic across the world in 1816, and three WWII Prisoners of War who devised an ingenious plan to try and escape the German prison camp known as Stalag III.

Episode 12

The Legend of Hugh Glass/Deborah Sampson/Gasparilla

Thu, Dec 11, 2014

Host John Horrigan tells the stories of a famous frontiersman and his legendary fight for survival, a woman who disguised herself as a man in order to fight for her country, and the rise and fall of one of history's most famed pirates.

Episode 13

Princess Caraboo, Powder Alarm, Ape Canyon

Thu, Oct 15, 2015

Host John Horrigan tells the stories of an eccentric woman who tricked her way into the aristocracy, five gold miners who found themselves under attack by a group of strange creatures, and a seizure of arms by the British that caused alarm in the American colonies.

Episode 14

The Great Brant Rock Fire, Robert Smalls, and Ichabod Paddock

Thu, Sep 1, 2016