Cory Hutcheson
Cory Thomas Hutcheson is a folklorist and University Lecturer at Middle Tennessee State University, and the cohost of the popular podcasts New World Witchery, Chasing Foxfire, and Myth-Taken: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast, and author of the book New World Witchery: A Trove of American Folk Magic (Llewellyn Publications, 2021). He has a doctorate in American Studies with specializations in folklore, religion, and ethnicity from Penn State. He has contributed to the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies and American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales. He currently writes and teaches about folklore, popular culture, communication, and contemporary composition.
Dec. 12, 2023
The Musical Innertube - Blast from the Past - A Cory Hutcheson Christmas
Why do we have Christmas trees and Christmas cookies? Where did the idea of Santa Claus originate? Is there really such a thing as "holiday hide the pickle?" Folklorist Cory Hutcheson tells all about holiday traditions!
Oct. 25, 2022
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 77 - Cory Hutcheson and New World Witchery
Folklorist Cory Hutcheson is back to tell us about the witches that live among us today! (Don and John's Halloween suggestion: buy a bottle of Pine-Sol and head for the crossroads!)
Dec. 21, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Cory Hutcheson's Ghost of Christmas Past and Present
Folklore expert Cory Hutcheson finishes the "Holiday Trifecta," telling us all about Christmas traditions and quirks (not to be confused with the famous law offices of Traditions and Quirks).
Nov. 25, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 44 - Cory Hutcheson's Thanksgiving Lore
Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? How did Black Friday get started? Did America really celebrate Thanksgiving in April? And are we REALLY that thankful for Don and John? Folklore expert Cory Hutcheson has all the answers!
Nov. 2, 2021
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 40 - Cory Hutcheson on Halloween
Halloween will not die! It rises from the grave to present folklore expert Cory Hutcheson, who carves out the Jack O'Lantern of truth about the origins of Halloween!
Dec. 24, 2020
The Musical Innertube - Volume 2, Number 21 - Cory Hutcheson
As you sit around the Christmas tree, did you ever wonder why we bring a tree into the house at Christmas? And what's the deal with Santa? Folklorist Cory Hutcheson has the answers!