Weird Words

Weird Words

From FolkLands by Tim Downie, Justin Chubb

April 8, 2026 · 2h 18m · Season 1 · Episode 34

About this episode

The episode explores spooky themes and discussions around books at the British Library with various guests.

On todays episode we are back amongst the books as we delve between the shelves at the British Library alongside our great friend Edward Parnell. Expect spooky chats and wyrd wanderings, with a little splash from psychogeographer Iain Sinclair and writer-journalist Suzy Feay, plus interviews with writer-editor Nick Freeman, writer-performer Kit Green, the British Library's event co-ordinator Jon Fawcett and incoming editor of The Weird Tales Series Rufus Purdy. Enjoy! Follow us @folk_lands on Instagram and at FolkLandsUK on Etsy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Downie, Justin Chubb

Guests: Edward Parnell, Nick Freeman, Kit Green, Jon Fawcett, Rufus Purdy

Topics covered

  • books
  • British Library
  • psychogeography
  • interviews
  • spooky chats

Keywords

  • Weird Words
  • British Library
  • spooky
  • psychogeography
  • interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British Library

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