Spend Some Time with Fairies

# Stuff You Should Know - Fairies Episode Summary

Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the magical and mysterious world of fairies, from ancient European folklore to Victorian paintings and the famous Cottingley Fairies hoax. You'll discover that our modern conception of fairies as delicate, winged creatures is actually pretty recent, and that throughout history these supernatural beings have been portrayed in wildly different ways—sometimes helpful household sprites, sometimes tricksters, and sometimes downright dangerous. The episode dives into how fairies became woven into national pride and identity, why people still move roads to avoid disturbing fairy mounds in Ireland, and the wild story of two young girls who fooled the world with fairy photographs in 1917.