Episode 38 - The Little People

About this episode

This episode explores global folklore surrounding small humanlike beings known as the Little People.

Send us Fan Mail Across continents and across centuries, cultures around the world have told stories of small humanlike beings who live in forests, mountains, caves, mounds, and hidden places beneath the earth. From the Cherokee Yunwi Tsunsdi and the Pukwudgie traditions of New England to the Muqui of the Andes, the hidden folk of Europe, the Koropokkuru of Japan, and the mysterious Ebu Gogo of Flores Island, this episode of Arcane Station takes a worldwide documentary look at one of humanity...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

• mythology
• folklore
• cultural stories
• small beings
• documentary

Keywords

• Little People
• folklore
• mythology
• cultural stories
• small beings
• Yunwi Tsunsdi
• Pukwudgie
• Muqui
• Koropokkuru
• Ebu Gogo

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Arcane Station

Places: Cherokee, New England, Andes, Europe, Japan, Flores Island

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