In this episode, Charlyn and Mark discuss the storytelling elements, trends, and implications of several murder ballads. Highlights include murder, folktales, and a dulcitone solo! (We’ll do something a little lighter next week).

You can find a Spotify playlist of the songs we discuss in this episode here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ScrFrTpIILTLmVhn0QygD

And an expanded playlist, including songs we listened to in preparation, but didn’t discuss here:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4TWLwwV3rWdhHMFHFFxILj

Show notes: 

Toxic Masculinity - https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/what-we-mean-when-we-say-toxic-masculinity 

Memorial to Truth and Justice - https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial