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Folklore is not static. 
It's the collective expression 

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of a community's values, their 
beliefs and creativity through 

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traditional and evolving means. 
I'm Luke Conroy, and I'm a 

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peddler of Irish myth, folklore,
and superstition. 

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In this brand new season of 
Pitch Rogues, a whole host of 

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artists join me for a series of 
chats on how Irish folklore, 

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mythology and culture informs 
their expression, and how their 

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expression informs our culture. 
Using accounts from the National

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Folklore Collections Dukas 
Archive, we're going to traverse

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forgotten stories from their 
home places and places important

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to them. 
We'll look into the historical, 

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social, ecological and 
mythological origins of these 

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places, names, beings and things
well on Earth. 

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Ancient practices, reminding 
ourselves not only of how much 

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we've changed, but how much 
we've stayed the same. 

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And we'll get sidetracked a 
whole bunch along the way. 

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Folklore should not be 
understood as a fixed body of 

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old stories, but as a living 
Organism, the continued 

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creation, adaption, and 
transmission of a shared 

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cultural meaning and identity 
through music, painting, art, 

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jokes, parties, stories, slang, 
and everything in between. 

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Folklore is not static. 
We're a part of it. 

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We're making it, and it's alive 
somewhere in the space between 

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you and me. 
Welcome to pitch rogues. 

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Let's jump right in.