What is folklore?

Josh and Chuck dive deep into the surprisingly vast world of folklore, exploring what it actually is beyond dusty old fairy tales and hillbilly wisdom. They discover that folklore is basically everything humans share within groups—from playground games and family recipes to modern internet scams and emoji usage—and that it's all around us constantly reinforcing our sense of belonging to different communities. The episode breaks down the various types of folklore from oral traditions like jokes and songs to material culture like carved decoys, plus the fascinating fact that the oldest recorded joke dates back to ancient Mesopotamia and involves a woman farting.