{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mining Folklore","description":"Learn about the mysterious subterranean world of the mines. Why are birds bad luck? What should you do when you forget your lunch? And what is that mysterious knocking noise?&amp;nbsp; Sources: Anastasia Bogdonova, 'The Strange Rituals and Superstitions of Russian Miners' https:\/\/www.minexforum.com\/en\/the-strangest-rituals-and-superstitions-of-russian-miners\/ Christopher Dyer, 'Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520' &amp;nbsp;(2005). Claude Lecouteux, 'Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology and Magic' (2016). Georgius Agricola, De Re Metallica (Translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover) https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/files\/38015\/38015-h\/38015-h.htm Ian Blanchard, 'The Miner and the Agricultural Community in Late Medieval England' https:\/\/www.bahs.org.uk\/AGHR\/ARTICLES\/20n2a1.pdf&amp;nbsp; Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson, 'The Lore of the Land: A Guide to England's Legends' (2005). Johan Egerkrans, 'Vaesen'. Ken Albaba ,'Beans': A History' (2007). Lynn Davies, 'Aspects of Mining Folklore in Wales: Reprinted from Folk Life 9' (2009). &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"History and Folklore Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/historyandfolklorepodcast.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18696863\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/100717667"}