"I Was a Folklore Researcher Until One Interview Forced Me to Abandon Academia Forever" | CLANCYPASTA

About this episode

An academic's encounter during a folklore interview leads to a life-altering decision to leave academia.

"I was an academic working in the field of folk legends..." CREEPYPASTA ► "I Was a Folklore Researcher Until One Interview Forced Me to Abandon Academia Forever" written by AbKane667, narrated by ClancyPasta ► https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1q1bna4/i_was_a_folklore_researcher_until_one_interview/ ► https://www.reddit.com/user/AbKane667/ Here are ways to support the channel if you wish ~ MERCH ► http://teespring.com/stores/clancypastastore PATREON ► https://patreon.com/clancypasta MEMBERSHIP ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnfg9w5hrnPT7oA1H3uRZEQ/join Here's where you can find me, and also links to the audio version of the show ~ X / TWITTER ► http://x.com/clancypasta INSTA ► https://instagram.com/clancypasta SPOTIFY ► https://open.spotify.com/show/51DHHPsFnEvDAGfRiZPMF7 ANCHOR.FM ► https://anchor.fm/clancypasta MUSIC ► Background music is original and done in house by my best friend and house audio designer SKEEVY WEEVIL #Creepypasta #scarystories #horrorstories

People in this episode

Host: CLANCYPASTA

Topics covered

• folklore
• academia
• creepypasta
• horror stories

Keywords

• CREEPYPASTA
• AbKane667
• reddit
• horror

Mentioned in this episode

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Books & works: I Was a Folklore Researcher, "I Was a Folklore Researcher Until One Interview Forced Me to Abandon Academia Forever"

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