S3E56HH: The Amazing Life of Lafcadio Hearn

Hometown Haunts Podcast

Episode 56: THE AMAZING LIFE OF LAFCADIO HEARN Kat, Jen, and Christina talk about the extraordinary life and work of Lafcadio Hearn, who started his literary career in Cincinnati, moved onto New Orleans, and finished by uncovering stories of strange things from Japan in the 1800s. Sources for tonight’s show: The Cincinnati Enquirer, Wikipedia, Manga Nippon Mukashi-banashi, Kwaidan, Ghosts and the Japanese: Cultural Experience in Japanese; Death Legends by Michiko Iwasaka and Barre Toelken, Exploring Old Tokyo, Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum-Matsue, Yoshabunko, Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library, City Beat, the Lafcadio Hearn Society/USA and the Japan Research Center of Greater Cincinnati. Sources for Tonight’s show: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/09/05/historic-labor-jobs-cincinnati-river-porkopolis/5690405001/ http://nihon.syoukoukai.com/modules/stories/index.php?lid=67 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn#Emigration_to_Ireland_and_abandonment https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/blog/cincinnati-art-museum-docent-wins-international-award/ https://old-tokyo.info/zoshigaya-cemetery-famous-graveyard/ https://www.hearn-museum-matsue.jp/english.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn_Memorial_Museum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokon_Chomonj%C5%AB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyakumonogatari_Kaidankai http://www.yoshabunko.com/nationality/Status_change_in_Meiji.html https://www.citybeat.com/arts/lafcadio-hearn-a-voice-shaped-by-cincinnati-12228702 See Kat Speak! UC Communiversity on March 15th, 2022 from 6:30-8PM. Cost is $39, but includes copies of both anthologies and an opportunity after the talk for me to sign them. The class includes ghost stories, the techniques with how I find and research new and old stories, and our process of sharing them with the public through a comic anthology. https://www.uc.edu/about/continuing-ed/communiversity/course-catalog/special-interest-history/cabinet-of-curiosities.html -Please wear a mask during the class since I have a yet-to-be vaccinated toddler at home. Submit a story concept for Issue 3! https://cincycuriosities.com/submissions/ Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! [e-mail] Drops every Wednesday at midnight! Follow us on Social: @cincabinetcurio (twitter) @cincycabinetofcuriosities (instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (facebook) Follow Kat: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/witches-sorcerers-/list?title_no=417865 Follow Christina: https://embracethecrone.com/ https://www.instagram.com/cswyellokat/ Christina’s Sketchy new Artbook Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald Follow Jen: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb