Synopsis
Fairytales, stories and folktales from the mouths of storytellers around the world. For parents, children, families, librarians, teachers and people who are obsessed with "once upon a time" and "happily ever after". Gathering folktales from around the world with princesses, ghosts, clever Jacks and giants. Grimm Download the MP3, Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher or listen at www.storystorypodcast.com. The Stories Podcast, The Story Podcast, Reading With Your Kids Podcast, Story Podcast, Storynory, Story Time
Episodes
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Strange Villages (with Host Simon Brooks)
09/09/2020 Duration: 22minSome villages have bakers as patron saints. Some cities don't allow people to chew gum. In these stories, the villages have strange laws and strange problems. Hear host Simon Brooks bring you Priscilla Howe telling "The Village with No Cats" and Rachel Ann Harding tell "Hiding the Old Man". Support the show
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Monkey Business (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
02/09/2020 Duration: 26minDoctors prescribe against monkeys jumping on the bed but I must share this entire episode is about monkey business. Hear Isabelle Hauser host Cindy Rivka Marshall telling "Monkey and Crocodile" and Cathryne Fairlee telling "Monkey Brothers"Support the show
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Molly O'Donahue
26/08/2020 Duration: 19minMolly O'Donahue is clever, but terribly shy. How will she ever find the courage to have a story of her own? Hear Norah Dooley spin the classic tale "Molly O'Donahue". Support the show
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Never Underestimate Testudines (with Host Simon Brooks)
19/08/2020 Duration: 23minIf there is one lesson we need to remember, one lesson we need to consider in all our dealings it is - Never Underestimate a Testudine. Join host Simon Brooks as he shares Donna Washington telling "Anansi and Turtle" and Richard Martin telling "Tortoise Wins the Spicy Food Contest" Support the show
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Fish Scales and Bird Feathers (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
12/08/2020 Duration: 25minIn this episode are stories of courage - outward, and inward. Enjoy Isabelle Hauser hosting Jamie Olivero telling "Fish Skin" and Milbre Burch telling "A Blind Man Catches a Bird."Support the show
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Hard Headed
05/08/2020 Duration: 29minSometimes being stubborn can lead to trouble! Hear Jenni Cargill Strong telling "Two Russian Goats" and Oni Lasana telling "Anansi (Why Spiders Hide in Corners)". Stick around for a special song after the credits by Harvey Heilbrun "Quarantine on the Range".Support the show
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Perspective (with Host Simon Brooks)
24/06/2020 Duration: 38minHow you view a situation changes everything in a story of haunted love and a story in discovering joy in what you already have. Join host Simon Brooks as Jennifer Armstrong tells "The Piper of Keil" and John Porccino tells "It Could Always Get Worse". Support the show
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Unusual Pets
17/06/2020 Duration: 32minPets and livestock in fairy tales have an odd way of going above and beyond for their folk heroes. Enjoy Cathryn Fairlee telling "Buryonka" and True Thomas telling "The Bee Keeper and the Hare".Support the show
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Sagacious Sages (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
10/06/2020 Duration: 24minWisdoms and Enjoy the tales with Isabelle Hauser featuring Donna Washington telling "The King, the Cook and the Farmer" and Anne Shimojima telling "The Wise Old Woman".Support the show
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For Better or Worse
03/06/2020 Duration: 22minMarriage is a tricky business - especially in a folk tale. Enjoy Ed Stivander telling "The Squires Bride" and Michele Carlo telling "Martina and Perez."Support the show
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Star Crossed Lovers (with Host Simon Brooks)
27/05/2020 Duration: 37minLove does try so hard, but sometimes even the stars are against the match. Join Simon Brooks and hear Stuart Stotts telling "Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere" and Julie Moss telling "Butterfly Lovers".Support the show
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Mothers of a Different Kind (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
13/05/2020 Duration: 26minMothers come in different forms, as do the children who love them. Join Isabelle Hauser celebrating mothers with Laura Packer telling "The Old Woman and the Ocean Child" and Elisa Pearmain telling "The Gift of Time."Support the show
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Delicious Fortune
06/05/2020 Duration: 30minEvery bite brings you closer to your wildest dreams! Hear Noa Baum tell "Yankle and the Sabbath Fish" and Cathryne Fairlee tell "Immortal Dumpling".Support the show
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Tales of the Fay for May (with Host Simon Brooks)
29/04/2020 Duration: 36minThe first of May is the day the fay travel between their word and ours. Simon Brooks brings Milbre Burch telling "The Fairy Flag" and Liz Weir telling "Wee Meg Barnileg".Support the show
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Furry Friends
22/04/2020 Duration: 19minThese furry creatures have been popping in and out of stories since the beginning of time. Literally. Laura Simms tells "Mink and Weasel" and Lyn Ford tells "Possum's Tail".Support the show
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Myths of Life and Death (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
15/04/2020 Duration: 38minIn the myths the grand adventures are often the ones where there is life and death on the line. Join host Isabelle Hauser with stories from Yvonne Healy telling "Isis and Osiris" and True Thomas telling "Apples of Idunn". Support the show
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Sky High Stories
08/04/2020 Duration: 25minTall tales today! Hear Joel Ben Izzy tell "Paula Bunyan" and John Porcino tells "It was so Cold". Support the show
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Wise or Lucky? (with Host Simon Brooks)
01/04/2020 Duration: 23minAre the characters in these stories wise or lucky? You decide as Simon Brooks brings you Norah Dooley telling "Rozzone's Luck" and Richard Martin telling "What Brings Happiness".Support the show