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The Three Ravens Podcast

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Three Ravens is a completely independent English myth and folklore podcast where we share stories, celebrate folk culture, and fall backwards through the hedgerows of history. Hosted by real-life couple Eleanor Conlon and Martin Vaux, and mostly recorded at our home in rural Sussex in southern England, Three Ravens is rated 4.8/5 from over 500 reviews and has grown by word of mouth care of our lovely listener community ‘The Conspiracy of Ravens.’ We release three episodes a week, on Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays, through which we explore folktales, folkways, fairy stories, folk songs, mythology, local heritage, seasonal customs and traditional beliefs. Our research inspires our retellings of stories from across history and culture, with episodes standing alone but connected together across over 500 chatty, mostly light-hearted, swear-free installments driven by passion, kindness and curiosity. Now ranked as an all-time Top 5 podcast across several categories by Goodpods, charting in the Spotify, Apple and Rephonic UK Fiction Top 10 across 2024, 2025 and 2026, if you’re interested in ghosts, monsters, regional beliefs, and the things that unite us all, then join us round the campfire and listen in… About our Bonus Series 🌙 From 2023-2026 we released six different Bonus Series covering the following themes: Magic and Medicine - Eleanor’s 26-part exploration of the history of magical belief and folk practice.Three Ravens Bestiary - Martin’s A-Z of mythical creatures, legendary monsters, and things that go bump in the night.Dying Arts - Eleanor’s 13-episode series about endangered and heritage crafts from their earliest origins to their fates since mechanisation.Something Wicked - Martin’s 13-part exploration of historic True Crime stories with folkloric twists.Forgotten Melodies - Eleanor’s 13-episode foray into the history of folk music and song types featuring original recordings and new arrangements by us and our musical collaborators.Magus - Martin’s 13-part series about the magical lives of the most famous witches and wizards in history and their legacies in the magic of the modern day. The Lang Fairy Tale Project 🧚 Launched in 2025 to help us bridge gaps between main series, we began by sharing readings from us of the iconic stories found in the Blue Fairy Book compiled by Andrew Lang. From the Red Fairy Book onwards, we have also spent time digging into the stories, their histories and relationships to tale types, and are engaged in an ongoing mission to celebrate the woman truly behind the 12 coloured fairy books – Andrew’s wife Leonora, whose impact on children’s literature and fantasy fiction cannot be understated. Join the Conspiracy of Ravens ✨ 🌐 Official Website: Visit the Three Ravens Podcast Official Site to sign up for our mailing list, explore our episode catalogue, and enjoy our blog! 🎤 Three Ravens Live: Find tickets and news about our upcoming live shows! 🛒 Shop: Buy our books and exclusive Three Ravens Merch including mugs, tote bags, tees and hoodies from our Online Shop 👑 Patreon: Support the show and unlock ad free listening, monthly Patreon exclusive episodes, the Three Ravens Film Club, our community chat and newsletters at the Three Ravens Patreon 📚 Our First Book: Buy our stunning hardback collection of 39 historic stories Three Ravens Folk Tales 👻 Our Second Book: Order our brand new hair-raising host of 20 original ghost stories Three Ravens Ghost Tales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Our Third Book: Preorder our upcoming collection of Welsh regional legends Three Ravens Folk Tales of Wales coming to all good bookshops on St David's Day (March 1st) 2027 📱 Socials: Follow our adventures and help us grow on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Ghosts of Sacred Spaces | Haunting Season 2026

    Misty hooded figures flit through moonlit ruins, and a chorus of spectral chanting grows louder... For the second week of our month of Haunting Season, we've chosen Ghosts of Sacr…

    S666 E4101:51:36
  2. Halloween History and Customs | Live @ Treadwell's Books

    Recorded on October 1st, for this Live Show we return to our favourite bookshop of all, Treadwell's in London, to discuss Halloween folklore, ghostlore, customs, and our new book T…

    S666 E4056:13
  3. Nuzo Onoh | Local Legends #79: Haunting Season

    In this episode of our Local Legends series Eleanor talks with the Queen of African horror, Nuzo Onoh. In 2022 Nuzo was the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achieve…

    S666 E3901:04:16
  4. The Grand Circle | A New Ghost Story

    In our first original tale for Haunting Season 2026 Martin tells us "The Grand Circle" as inspired by this week's Ghosts of the Theatre theme. Rooted in the folklore of one haunte…

    S666 E3801:42:35
  5. Ghosts of the Theatre | Haunting Season 2026

    The lights dim, the sounds of ghostly strings tuning up shriek from the orchestra pit, and in the wings the props just seem to keep mysteriously vanishing... Happy Haunting Season…

    S666 E3701:19:11
  6. Three Ravens Ghost Tales Book Launch | Live @ Much Ado Books

    Recorded a week ago today and hosted by our favourite local independent bookshop Much Ado Books in Alfriston, we warmly present a live interview to celebrate the launch of our seco…

    S666 E3601:04:25
  7. Andrew Michael Hurley | Local Legends #78: Haunting Season

    For our opening installment of Three Ravens Haunting Season 2026 we're chatting with one of Britain's finest horror writers, Andrew Michael Hurley. Based in Lancashire in north we…

    S666 E3501:26:59
  8. Haunting Season Returns! | October 2026 Update

    On this month's update episode we have so much to talk about, as it's Three Ravens Haunting Season once again! Back for our fourth annual month-long celebration of original ghost…

    S8 E2501:37:39
  9. Wild Pathetic Legends | A Maryland Tale

    Warning: this story is set in 1909 and portrays historic racist attitudes which in no way reflect our own views. It also makes mention of body-focused repetitive behaviours. For t…

    S8 E2401:09:28
  10. Maryland | Series 8 Episode 4

    Get ready to stuff a ham, because this week we're off to Maryland! We begin with the inspiring life of Harriet Tubman, before discussing Maryland's beginnings as a province, sprin…

    S8 E401:34:17
  11. Glastonbury Folklore | LIVE @ 3 Wishes Fairy Festival

    Today, as it's Martin's birthday, we thought we would share with you a special little bonus gift recording in his birth county - our two Three Ravens Live Show pop-up performances…

    S8 E2301:19:21
  12. Roxie Zwicker | Local Legends #77

    On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats with a celebrated New Hampshire-based folklorist, author, and entrepreneur, who has spent over two decades preserving and shari…

    S8 E2201:03:54
  13. Chocorua | A New Hampshire Tale

    For this week's story we're throwing caution to the wind, preparing for societal collapse, and offering you a different kind of folk nightmare. Written by Martin, Chocorua follows…

    S8 E2101:30:05
  14. New Hampshire | Series 8 Episode 3

    Time to break off your search for the Great Carbuncle and adventure through New Hampshire, the "Granite State!" We start with the story of Oceanborn Mary and then discuss New Hamp…

    S8 E301:34:07
  15. Jeff Belanger | Local Legends #76

    Eleanor chats with the Emmy-nominated paranormal researcher, bestselling author, and legendary explorer Jeff Belanger to uncover the spooks, scares, and deep folklore of Massachuse…

    S8 E2001:00:27
  16. The Ghosts of Dogtown | A Massachusetts Tale

    For this week's story, we're exploring one of Massachusetts' most atmospheric abandoned places... Written by Eleanor, the tale follows a young police detective searching for a mis…

    S8 E1901:13:37
  17. Massachusetts | Series 8 Episode 2

    It's already time for us to visit the second of the Thirteen Colonies - Massachusetts! We start by discussing the lives of the Wampanoag peoples who inhabited the North Eastern Wo…

    S8 E201:29:21
  18. Dr Jon Lohman | Local Legends #75

    On this week's episode of Local Legends Martin chats Virginia, folklore, and cultural exchange with Dr Jon Lohman. For two decades Jon worked as the State Folklorist of Virginia,…

    S8 E1801:03:54
  19. The Phantom Lovers of Lake Drummond | A Virginia Tale

    For this week’s story we have a ghostly legend inundated by real histories, “The Phantom Lovers of Lake Drummond.” Written by Martin, it’s a dark crater of surging eco-fiction eng…

    S8 E1701:17:41
  20. Virginia | Series 8 Episode 1

    Hold onto your preconceptions if you must as we, two English people, open a can of worms in our first full episode of Series 8 to discuss Virginia, the 'Mother of States!' We begi…

    S8 E101:28:54
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