Obsessions: Emma Dabiri On Why She's Always Loved Ghost Stories And Folklore
The Polyester Podcast
The Polyester Podcast
4.5 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Do you believe in ghosts? This week on the podcast we're joined by the amazing Emma Dabiri. The Sunday Times Bestselling author, academic, and broadcaster is telling us about her lifelong obsession with folklore and ghost stories. Growing up in Ireland, with folklore an integral part of her surroundings, we chat about how folklore and ghost stories have informed her work and life up until this point. From her favourite films growing up, to the must-watch titles Emma recommends to us now, we're discussing the different paths to folklore: from Disney, to more traditional forms of ghost stories, religion, and why we can view these tales through a sociological lens.
Every so often we'll be picking the brain of a different creative about something they admire that has nothing to do with how they generate their income.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Ioni. Hi, Olivia and hello to the listeners. Welcome to the Polyester podcast. I'm |
| 0:06.1 | I'm Iioni and I'm the founder and editor-in-chief of polyester online in print and everywhere else. |
| 0:11.0 | And I'm Olivia, the co-host, producer and editor of the podcast we publish week's episodes |
| 0:14.7 | with the sleepover called Bosley and Obsessions every so often. And Confessions! But this week |
| 0:20.2 | it is the Obsessions episode where we talk to a person |
| 0:23.0 | we admire about something they're obsessed with that has nothing to do of how they generate their income. |
| 0:27.3 | And next week is a sleepover club. Briani and I have all those gorge conversations. You'd usually have |
| 0:31.7 | a sleepover with your girlmate. It's a very special sleepover club at that, but you will find out more |
| 0:36.6 | next week. We're so secretive. |
| 0:38.8 | I know. |
| 0:39.7 | We won't tell you until next time. |
| 0:43.3 | Oh, and we do not have any new reviews today as we're recording a little bit ahead of time, |
| 0:49.4 | but please, please do leave us a review on our podcast or or wherever you listen to your podcasts and we can read |
| 0:55.7 | them out and give you a kiss on the cheek, which might be allowed again soon. You never know. |
| 1:02.3 | We'll see. I don't think so. Next week seems a bit optimistic. So, Olivia, my obsession is this guest this week. Yeah, I love, I love this |
| 1:14.6 | obsession, this guest's obsession. I actually wrote a list of all the films they spoke about |
| 1:19.6 | and then watch some trailers and got absolutely spooked. So as we all know, Olivia is a massive |
| 1:26.0 | worse. But our guest today is Emma Dabry, author of what white people can do next from |
| 1:32.2 | Allyship's Coalition and also the Brilliant Don't Touch My Hair, which I'm sure |
| 1:36.2 | loads of people have read both of those titles because they're both absolute bangers. |
| 1:40.4 | Emma is a legend. |
| 1:43.3 | Yeah, big time legend. Great, just great person all round, really. And we're |
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