And now, here's a soothing musical interlude......
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!

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Season 2

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!

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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.