Tales From The Enchanted Forest

About Tales From The Enchanted Forest

Join Fox and Sparrow as we journey around the world to share Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables, Myths and Legends. We strive to dig deep into the origins, variants, tropes and modern day adaptations of well-known and unknown tales. Join us on Wednesdays, every fortnight. Detailed show notes on our website: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com

Publisher

Fox & Sparrow

Category

fiction · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 May 2021

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

134 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   The True Bride: A Finnish Tale

   Something is always up when your sibling- willingly and without duress- compliments you. Osma is a gold digger by proxy, but his sister, Ilona, is less willing to fall in love with the first King that pops by. So join us as we follow their misadventures in matrimony from the 1922 book on Finnish tales called “Mighty Miko” by Parker Fillmore. Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com You can also find us on: Bluesky Instagram Mastodon TikTok

2. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Sparrow Short: Caribbean Crow Queen

   We searched the warm tropical islands of the Caribbean for a fun tale to end this summer season. Thankfully, the region offers no shortage of rich tales, bringing us to today's story from St Maarten. Join Sparrow as she recounts the story of Toewi and Kroemoe from the book “Stories from the Caribbean” by Dr Petronella Breinburg. This tale of love will leave you smiling, laughing, and picturing crows on your wedding day! Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com You can also find us on: Bluesky Instagram Mastodon TikTok

3. 

   19 Aug 2026

   Monster of the Week, Indigenous Folktales and The Flying Head

   Welcome back to another Fox Short and my ramblings into what I am interested in- this time we talk about all things indigenous folktales as a source for the monster-of-the-week-trope in shows like Supernatural, Scooby-Doo and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. and Shane Hawk's introduction to the new anthology, "Never Whistle at Night: Back for Blood" helped vocalize something that was playing on my mind with the misuse of Native folklore and folk horror as a thing of the past. Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for an ARC of the book, it was a treat! Also rounding out we have the story of "The Flying Head" from “Tales of the Iroquois” by Ray Fadden also known as Tehanetorens. Show notes can be found on our website at: www.talesfromtheenchantedforest.com You can also find us on: Bluesky Instagram Mastodon TikTok

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,539

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

90

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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