{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 292 - "TV folklorist" Lynne McNeill on fakelore, folklorism and the folkloresque","description":"Ben is now able to give his quick takes on "Capturing Bigfoot" and "You Can See Everything," the hot ticket double feature all skeptics are rushing out to see. Then we are joined by the delightful Lynne McNeill, who talks to us about "Folklore in the Public Square" -- and her chapter in a book by that name. As a regularly appearing expert on many shows including "Paranormal Caught on Camera" and "The World According to Jeff Goldblum," among others, Lynne has navigated the dual, often conflicting roles, of presenting folklore studies in a way true to its academic nature but also enthusiastic and "spooky" enough for producers and audiences. We talk about folklorists going rogue and becoming propagandists, the difficulty in fact-checking folklore, and the folklorist's implied mandate against intervention (a mandate that may be changing). From sea shanties to high mundanity to the instant "folklore" conjured up for marketing campaigns or Studio Ghibli movies, Lynne takes us on a tour of how the public interacts with folklore (or something like it). ","author_name":"Squaring the Strange","author_url":"http:\/\/squaringthestrange.libsyn.com\/website","html":"