Hey folks, Aaron here. Welcome back to another edition of Deeper lore, a bonus episode

designed to serve as a topical guide to the most recent episode of lore. If you have ever

wondered where you can find more episodes on the topic that you just heard about, that is the

purpose of deeper lore. In this short bonus episode, I will dig into our vast 10-year archive and point

out some old episodes that fit well with this week's newest. The hope is that you can keep

the spooky feeling going well into the weekend, putting a handful of episodes into a new,

more powerful context. So let's get started, shall we? This week for episode 297, Bloody, we cover a really

tough topic, but one that's important to discuss the evil folklore of Blood Bible. It's one of

those few examples where folklore turns lies into popular beliefs that can have dangerous

real-world implications, and the results have been tragic.

But it's not the first time we've discussed the darker side of folk beliefs.

So here are three older episodes that will pair up nicely with this week's new one.

First up, episode 11, Black Stockings.

Not only is this classic a fan favorite, but it was also turned into an episode

in the first season of the lore TV show on Amazon, and you can understand why. It shows how a

super common belief in changelings led to some very tragic murders in Ireland over the centuries.

This is one you'll want to listen to this week. Next, download episode 83 carried away.

This one tackles another cultural misconception

by exploring the folklore and dangers of bigotry

toward the Romani peoples of Europe.

It's a prejudice that embedded itself in our language

and in a variety of superstitious tropes,

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