Welcome back to another episode of Tau Radio with Lia and Muna.

In this deeply reflective and thought-provoking conversation, we sit down with Ben Edge — artist, filmmaker, folklorist, and visual storyteller whose work explores the hidden rituals, seasonal traditions, and forgotten mythologies woven through the landscape of Britain.

Ben’s work exists at the intersection of folklore, community, memory, and contemporary life. Through painting, film, and immersive documentation of folk customs across the UK, he has become one of the most compelling artistic voices exploring how ancient traditions continue to survive and evolve in the modern world.

This conversation moves through questions of belonging, identity, ritual, industrialisation, ecology, and the role of the artist in preserving meaning during an age increasingly shaped by consumerism and digital culture.

Together, we explore how folklore lives not in museums or archives, but in people, in communities, in shared acts of remembrance, celebration, and participation.

Some highlights from this episode include:

• How folklore creates belonging, identity, and connection to place
• Why ritual and communal traditions continue to survive across generations
• The relationship between folklore, industrialisation, and modern life
• The tension between cultural preservation and commodification in the social media age
• Art as a form of myth-making and cultural storytelling
• The importance of community participation in keeping traditions alive
• Reflections on ecology, nature, and reconnecting with the land through folklore
• The role of artists as temporary custodians of memory and meaning

This episode is a meditation on what it means to remain connected — to land, to history, to one another, and to the stories that continue to shape us beneath the surface of modern life.

Ben reminds us that folklore is not frozen in the past. It is alive. It moves through festivals, rituals, music, gatherings, symbols, and shared memory. It survives because people continue to embody it.

Whether you are drawn to art, mythology, cultural memory, ritual traditions, or the evolving landscape of contemporary folklore, this is a conversation that will stay with you long after it ends.

Tune in for an immersive journey into folklore, creativity, identity, and the enduring human search for meaning.

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Guest: ⁠Ben Edge

Hosts: ⁠Lia⁠ and ⁠Muna⁠

Music & Production: ⁠Tau Radio

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