Books and Brews Podcast Episode #47: Elizabeth Tucker

Books and Brews Podcast

Elizabeth Tucker is a Distinguished Service Professor of English at Binghamton University who specializes in children’s and adolescents’ folklore, folklore of the supernatural, and legends. Her books include Campus Legends: A Handbook, Haunted Halls: Ghostlore of American College Campuses, Children’s Folklore: A Handbook; Haunted Southern Tier; and New York State Folklife Reader: Diverse Voices, co-edited with Ellen McHale (2013). She is co-author of Legend Trips: A Contemporary Legend Handbook (2018). She has edited Children’s Folklore Review and served as president of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research and the Children’s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society; she is also a Fellow of the American Folklore Society. For several years she has written a column on play for the International Journal of Play. She loves to travel and go on legend trips. https://tinyurl.com/LibbyTucker

Elizabeth's Readings:

· The Wedding Cake House – 11:14

· Minnehaha's Ghost – 25:49

· The Ghost in the Machine – 42:13

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

· Phantom Bride, Belching Beaver Brewery – 9:53

· Minnehaha, Iron Goat Brewing Company – 24:12

· Ghost in the Machine Double IPA, Parish Brewing Company – 40:39

Interview Highlights:

· Suzie the ghostly bride—benevolent or malicious? – 14:00

· Why are stories of shadow creatures increasing? – 16:45

· Do campus ghost stories serve a function?

· College increases belief in ghosts?! – 38:00

· Why call for the ghost of an angry woman? – 30:11

· Tina...the mischievous doll joins the program! – 49:03

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