Unplugged episodes are where we ditch all the fancy production and story elements and bring you the raw (or slightly edited) interviews with folklore experts.

On today’s episode, Mason & Perry got to speak with Andrew Peck. This was a very special interview for us because it ties all the way back to the ending lines of season 1 episode 1. If it’s been a while since you’ve listened to that episode, you may have forgotten that we ended with a quote from Andrew’s paper: Tall, Dark, and Loathsome: The Emergence of a Legend Cycle in the Digital Age. And that was the perfect way to move into the rest of the season.

After that episode, Andrew was kind enough to reach out to us with some very encouraging words. That validation, right after our first episode, was incredibly encouraging.

So it was an honor to be able to bring Andrew on the show in episode 7 of Season 2. … and he blew us away with his acting and how “all in” he was in the role we wrote for him. If you haven’t yet listened to that episode, you’ll want to add it to your list.

Ok, let’s get unplugged…

Guest:

Dr. Andrew Peck (University Profile)

Additional Resources (Books are Amazon Associates Links to help support the show)

Digital Legend and Belief: The Slender Man, Folklore, and the Media, by Andrew Peck
Folklore and Social Media, edited by Andrew Peck and Trevor J. Blank
Journal Article -- Tall, Dark, and Loathsome: The Emergence of a Legend Cycle in the Digital Age, by Andrew Peck
Journal Article: A Problem of Amplification: Folklore and Fake News in the Age of Social Media, by Andrew Peck
Digital Folklore Season 2, Episode 7: If Memory Serves (Mandela Effect, Folk Trust, & AI)
Folkwise Interview with Andrew

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