10 - Doppelgangers and Mimics: When Old Meets New Folklore
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10 - Doppelgangers and Mimics: When Old Meets New Folklore
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Doppelgängers, as souls, spirits and omens of impending death, have existed in folklore across cultures for thousands of years. Mimics, however, have not. Let's take a look at doppelgänger experiences and how new folklore comes into existence, bending with and borrowing from the old, until maybe it becomes real.
0:30: Intro
1:29: History of doppelgängers (ka, vardøger, fetch, karin)
5:13: Experiences of doppelgängers
8:56: Scientific explanations of the doppelgänger
9:27: Mimics and doppelgängers
12:48: The science of mimics
14:36: The origins of new folklore
Theme music: The Nightingale by Ceridwen McCooey
Sound effects from Pixabay.
Cover art by moi, Jenny.
Find out more at folkitory.co.uk.
Transcript and Sources for this episode: https://folkitory.co.uk/2026/10/01/doppelgangers/
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