Strange Truths & Tall Tales Podcast

Strange Truths and Tall Tales is a podcast about the stories of Newfoundland, Canada.

We tell all kinds of stories but the ‘strange and unusual’ is our sweet-spot. You’ll hear true-life accounts of death-defying courage, tales of horrible sea monsters and stories of murderous mummers.

Alongside history and folklore, we chat with modern-day storytellers. Guest artists and pop culture contributors stop by to tell their stories, talk about their work and the things that inspire them.

It’s a bit like ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ meets ‘Entertainment Tonight.’

Strange bedfellows?  Definitely.

It’s fun though… and it makes more sense than you might think.

So, spend a few minutes with us exploring the stories of Newfoundland or, as we like to say here, spend some time unravelling ‘the yarns that knit ya’.

Strange Truths and Tall Tales is hosted by Robert, a blogger from Newfoundland and Labrador, who has been writing about contemporary Newfoundland culture for years. He lives in Gander, NL where he records the podcast with the help of his two noisy Labrador retrievers.

You can email Robert at: robert@productofnewfoundand.ca

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Folklore, Season 2 Robert Hiscock Folklore, Season 2 Robert Hiscock

S2.E6: The Tale of Mildred Baxter feat. Rosemary Lawton and Kyle Callahan

In this episode I dig into the tale of Harbour Breton folk-hero Mildred Baxter — who sailed the sea in the guise of a man to deal with a cheating fiancé. Rosemary Lawton joins me to discuss ‘Jacket and Trouser’ songs and I have a chat about pop cultural monsters in Newfoundland with artist Kyle Callahan aka ‘The Godzilla Guy.’

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Folklore, Season 2 Robert Hiscock Folklore, Season 2 Robert Hiscock

S2.E5: Mummers and Music featuring Carolina East

Join me for a chat about mummers and music. We dig in to the fun and frightening side of mummering in Newfoundland. After that, it’s a chat with Carolina East about her Christmas album Home for the Holidays and a bunch of exciting new songs she’s about to release. We’ll close the episode with another instalment of ‘Monstrous Things’ where I’ll present the strange case of a Christmas sea monster in the Codroy Valley.

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Folklore, Season 2, Halloween Robert Hiscock Folklore, Season 2, Halloween Robert Hiscock

S2.E2: The Devil & The Duds

The second episode of season two is a spooky one — it features a rendition of the Newfoundland folktale ‘Mr. Kinchler and the Devil’ and a chat with Melanie O’Brien and Philip Goodridge of The Duds about their new Halloween tunes. It closes out with ‘Monstrous Things’ and a discussion of a sea serpent attack in Hawke’s Bay.

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