{"id":848,"date":"2025-09-23T13:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessayrogers.com\/fabricoffolklore\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=848"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T12:59:50","slug":"ep-48-rebecca-heidt-on-mythology-and-folklore-in-her-acceptance-book-series","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/vanessayrogers.com\/fabricoffolklore\/podcast\/ep-48-rebecca-heidt-on-mythology-and-folklore-in-her-acceptance-book-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep: 48 Rebecca Heidt on Mythology and Folklore in her Acceptance Book Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Is fantasy just the next step of folklore? Folklore is often a core element of fantasy fiction. Rebecca Heidt, an LGBTQ+ writer of the fantasy fiction &#8220;Acceptance&#8221; series, talks to us about how she uses folklore in her writing, as well as anthropology, history, spirituality and nature. 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