#bengal #poison #storytelling In this tale, a son is caught in the act of doing something unpleasant to his queen mother. Will his dad stop and listen, or overreact and lose everything? Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Bangla Baul Murshidi Gaon || Bised Videos 2021 || Hasen paglar gaon Sound Effects: Kousheyo Bagchi, XC706001. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/706001 Podcast Shoutout: Mamalyfe Listener Shoutout: Ballarat Australia...
Jun 26, 2025•21 min•Ep. 289
#azores #magic #folktales Story 1: The laborer outwits his boss. Story 2: The boyfriend lies to his girlfriend. Story 3: She can't say "I love you" unless St Brendan and God are the only ones to hear it. Story 4: Why do peaches look like.....? Story 5: Perala goes missing. The good lady of the biscuits will help bring her home. Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: João Nunes, "Fado Licas" - "Boémio" Sound Effects: Carlos P...
Jun 19, 2025•26 min•Ep. 289
#armenia #folktale #widow In this story, a king wants his daughter married off. The only trouble is that she picked the poor widow's son. Will her father ever come around? Enjoy Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A.G. Seklemian Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Կանչում եմ՝ արի՜, արի՜. Վիգեն Հովսեփյան (Ֆրանսիայի հրապարակ) Sound Effects: Front Yard by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Tea Tales and Tomes (excellent show) Listener Shoutout: Mörön ...
Jun 12, 2025•16 min•Ep. 288
#panchatantra #India #Saga In the first story we learn why you don't kill baby birds. In the second story, we learn to listen to our elders. Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: परी नजरिया गाना। नाचा धुन। पंडवानी।। Sound Effect: Rain and Birds by Dustin Steichmann Photo Credit: " Bali - Garuda Wisnu Kencana (6 of 12) " by GOC53 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ....
Jun 05, 2025•11 min•Ep. 287
#turkiye #folktale #magic In this story, a prince is twice deceived when a dew convinces him that his darling princess has given birth to dogs. Her only chance to be saved is Kamer Taj, the Mon horse. Can wooden horses eat? Can children be turned into dogs? Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Ignaz Kunos Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Ali Şahin - Muhteşem Bir Bozlak Dinlemeden Gecme Sound Effects: Train to ayutthaya by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Not Just Any Book Club A group ...
May 29, 2025•17 min•Ep. 286
#sioux #iktomi #folktales In the first story, we see a trickster sing a song to trick some ducks, only to be tricked himself. That isn't enough for the kids, so they ask for story number two. In the second story, the trickster wants to become an elk, because he thinks that they have an easy life. He finds out that there is no such thing. Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Wychwood - "Un Canadien errant" and "Red River Valley...
May 22, 2025•14 min•Ep. 285
#philippines #creation #spirit In these three stories, we learn about Lumawig, the first peoples in the world, the flood story, and finally how annoying brothers in law can be. Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Igorot Ifugao Traditional Dance by Elder Women Sound Effects: Crickers by Dustin Steichmann Photo credit: " Banaue Philippines Ifugao-Tribesman-01 " by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 . Podcast Shoutout: Getting Down &am...
May 15, 2025•16 min•Ep. 282
#uganda #folktale In the first story, we learn about a young woman who loves a man so much, that when he dies, she wants to be burned by the sun. And in the second story, we see what happens when a young woman is made heartless. Source: The flame tree and other folk-lore stories from Uganda Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Bunyole Song 1 Sound Effects: Dewe at Night by Laklop Photo Credit: " immature sunbird on African Flame Tree " by emiliechenphotography is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 . Podc...
May 08, 2025•19 min•Ep. 283
#canada #folktale In this opening story, we learn about the mighty wolf wind and his hunger for flesh. Then we get to meet the creator spirit named Glooscap (Glooskap/Kluscap). From the tragedy of the trees losing their leaves, we are rewarded with birds. Source: Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillan Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Honour Song Sound Effects: storm wind in trees by klankbeeld on freesound.org, crickets by Kibranoz on freesound.org Photo credit: " Terrible Twos " by BozDoz is...
May 01, 2025•18 min•Ep. 282
#louisiana #creole #folktale In this story, we hear about how things were back in the old country. The grandson of an enslaved woman tells about things used to be and the story of his own grandmother's enslavement. Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-1914. n 80131622 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: 729396__heckfricker__campfire-02 fom freesound.org Music: Dance of the Daisies by Edward LaFarge (Percy Wenrich) Podcast Shoutou...
Apr 24, 2025•14 min•Ep. 281
#korea #sacrifice The king wants a big bell to ring throughout the land. He keeps building them and they kept breaking. What is the missing ingredient? Source: K orean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Kitchen Window by Dustin Steichmann Music: 2021신축년 설맞이한마당 특별공연-광명농악판굿 Podcast Shoutout: Our Show, Know Better hip hop Listener Shoutout: San Fernando Trinidad...
Apr 17, 2025•13 min•Ep. 277
#japan #stepmom In this story, a young woman loses her mom. She is still a good daughter, but when dad remarries, there is discord in the home. Can staring into a mirror bring mom back? Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound FX: 10 Min Rain by Dustin Steichmann Music: 歌舞伎舞踊 長唄 汐汲 藤間 沙都若 Podcast Shoutout: Uncanny Japan Listener Shoutout: Limerick Ireland Photo Credit: " Bitchu Matsuyama Casle observatory202111-1 " by Jogungagon is licensed under CC BY...
Apr 10, 2025•25 min•Ep. 279
#india #himalaya #folktale Story 1: The Tiger and The Rats Story 2: The Adventures of a Bird Story 3: The Legend of Naldehra Temple Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Sreevidhya Chandramouli with Poovalur Sriji: South Indian Classical Music from Oregon Photo Credit: " Aobao " by AprilWang2009 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 .Podcast Shoutout: Crime Divers. Alas the Scottish sisters have ended their show, there are still a ton of episodes,...
Apr 03, 2025•9 min•Ep. 277
#ghana #goldcoast #mushrooms In today's story, we learn about passing and paying debts which turns into ants making mushrooms. And in the second story, we learn about why whispering kindly to your crops means that they will turn out well. Heaven help you if you yell at them. Source: West African Folk-Tales Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: DOBET GNAHORE SINGS IN ACCRA Sound Effects: Down Chawaeng by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: One Mic- Black History Listener Shoutout: Daegu, Korea Photo...
Mar 27, 2025•12 min•Ep. 277
#Saqartvelo #georgia #folktale In this story, a prince has to jump through a whole bunch of hoops after he is promised to a dangerous witch. Will he ever find the golden slippers? Source: Georgian Folk Tales Translated by Marjory Wardrop Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Folk-Roll - Adjaruli. Radio Ar Daidardo Live Sound Effects: Backyard by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: The History of Saqartvelo Georgia Listener Shoutout: Bay of Plenty, NZ Picture credit: " Golden Slipper " by That Other...
Mar 20, 2025•23 min•Ep. 276
#ecuador #galapagos #pirates In the first story, a drunkard gets taught a lesson by a magical rooster. And in the second story, a pirate hides his treasure, only to have to act like a nut. Listen in and enjoy Source: Thirteen Ecuadorean Legends And A Ghost: Trece Leyendas Ecuatorianas Y Un Fantasma By Mario Conde Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: BRUMAS (pasillo) - Camilo Torres Flores y Camilo Torres Sound Effects: Hugo Caverzasi, XC554285. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/554285; Hu...
Mar 13, 2025•13 min•Ep. 275
#bengal #opium #folktale In this story, we see a humble mouse work its way up to being a queen. Will it ever be happy? And what does opium have to do with it? listen in and learn Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Pyar tumhara Baba pran hai mera || B K Nisha Sound Effects: Farm Morning by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: The Endless Knot Listener Shoutout: Kohima India Photo Credit: " Red-Poppy-Flower-Field_283110-480x360 " by Public Domain Photo...
Mar 06, 2025•16 min•Ep. 274
#azores #islands #saint In the first story we learn about a bird that helps the holy mother. In the second we learn about a loud mouth bird that gets cursed. In the third we learn why St Peter's mom stands just outside of heaven. And in the final story, we learn about a woman who is turned into an owl. Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Martín Codax "Mandad'ei comigo". Sephardica & Emilio Villalba Sound Effects: Bree...
Feb 27, 2025•17 min•Ep. 273
#Armenia #Folklore #giant In this story, a young prince named Bedik meets an invincible giant who loves a foreign princess. Bedik promises to get that princess for him, and then regrets it. Will they end up together? Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia A. G. Seklemian Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Sound Effects: Heavier Rain by Dustin Steichmann Music: Գուսան Շահեն- Էլինարի մոր երգը Gusan Shahen-Elinari mor erge Podcast Shoutout: Nuzzle House grumpy old...
Feb 20, 2025•20 min•Ep. 272
#panchatantra #india #saga In the first story, we learn why it is bad to talk with your mouth full. And in the second story we learn why it is best to plan ahead or at least fake it, lest you be beaten. Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari Raga Sound Effects: Down Chaweng by Dustin Steichmann Photo Credit: " Myrtle the Turtle " by SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent) is licensed under CC BY 2.0 . Happy Valentine's Day y'all...
Feb 13, 2025•9 min•Ep. 271
#Turkey #folktales In this story, there are forty brothers. They want forty brides from the same mother. It's a pretty tall task, especially when the brothers keep ignoring their dad's advice. Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Ali Şahin - Muhteşem Bir Bozlak | Dinlemeden Gecme Sound Effects: wind and trees and snow.WAV by tim.kahn -- https://freesound.org/s/253899/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0, Calm Place: Birds Singing at B...
Feb 06, 2025•16 min•Ep. 270
#sioux #lakota #folktales In the first story, we learn about being neighborly. And in the second story we learn about lucky hunting nuts. Source: WIGWAM EVENINGS SIOUX FOLK TALES RETOLD Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Silent Night: *Sung In Lakota - Tiana Spotted Thunder Sound Effects: Frog Forest by absent1010 Photo Credit: " North American Badger (Taxidea taxus) " by Jon David Nelson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 . Podcast Shoutout: It's A Continent- Making Africa’s history accessible t...
Jan 30, 2025•13 min•Ep. 269
#filipino #folktale Today is a mixed bag of six tales all taken from Mabel Cook Cole's work focused on Itneg folklore. We have the wrong gifts, we have a turtle who is tired of a lizard, and we have a boy who turns into stone. Follow along and enjoy this sixfer Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Field's Butterfly (Paru-Parong Bukid) Sound Effects: Black-crowned Pitta by tallareta Podcast Shoutout: Film Rage Listener Shoutout: Dodoma, Tanzania...
Jan 23, 2025•18 min•Ep. 268
#Nigeria #folktales In these six stories, you learn about the whip and chop trees, about Tortoise's enemies, about why crabs and tortoises don't get along, about chicken dinners and pigeons for friends, and about accurate weather forecasts. Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I. Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: OWU AWA CULTURAL FESTIVAL, IMO STATE, NIGERIA 2024 - D Sounds: thai-jungle-waterfall-cicadas.wav by trubalesk -- https://freesound.org/s/651235/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Shoutou...
Jan 16, 2025•17 min•Ep. 267
#louisiana #folktale #devil What would you do if you married the devil? Would you bring his rooster three sacks? would you grab dirty eggs? Listen and find out Source: Louisiana folk-tales : in French dialect and English translation by Fortier, Alcée, 1856-1914. n 80131622 Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Buskers John and Lyle in New Orleans Sound Effects: Heavier Rain by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shoutout: Legendary Africa Dr Pather brings African folktales to your front door. Listen listen l...
Jan 09, 2025•10 min•Ep. 266
#korea #folktales A poor farming couple has no kids. One day their pond starts to dry up. It turns out that there is a talking bullfrog living in their pond. Would he make a good adopted son? Source: Korean Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: 액맥이타령 - 달성민속예술연합회 Sound Effects: Stream6.wav by sonicport -- https://freesound.org/s/165877/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Podcast shoutout: Afriwetu Rooted In Our Story. Celebrating Africa's History, People, Culture &...
Jan 02, 2025•19 min•Ep. 265
#japan #folktales #story In today’s story, we learn about the bamboo cutter and the moon child. It’s an old tale of the childless couple and a special child sent from the gods. They have trouble when the moon child is ready for marriage. Can the princely brothers complete her tasks? Will anyone marry princess Moonbeam? Source: Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY by Yei Theodora Ozaki Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: 秋の七草 Семь осенних цветов Seven Autumn Flowers Sound Effects: Long Frogs by Dustin...
Dec 26, 2024•30 min•Ep. 264
#india #folktales In the first story, a man is off to seek his fortune. During his travels, he solves many a mystery. But will he get his own wealth? In the second story, three wise men save the kidnapped princess, do they all deserve a share of her? and in the third story, we has some Freaky Friday type body swap stuff going on. Will everyone be okay with 13 going on 30? Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Tamang Music Tungna & Damfu So...
Dec 19, 2024•14 min•Ep. 263
#ghana #folktales In the first story, we learn why man is the least trustworthy animal. In the second, we learn why tigers won't attack you unless provoked. And in the final story, we learn the meaning of "half kills one, one kills three, and three kills seven". It isn't a math riddle I promise. Source: WEST AFRICAN FOLK-TALES COLLECTED AND ARRANGED BY W. H. BARKER B.Sc. AND CECILIA SINCLAIR Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Kakraba Lobi work song for roof building Sound Effects: Long Frogs by ...
Dec 12, 2024•16 min•Ep. 262
#georgia #folktale In the first story, a snake helps a man, but the man hurts it. Can they become friends again? and in the second story, one brother hogs all the bread and leaves his brother to starve. Luckily, he finds an old mill and is rewarded, much like the Armenian story of only a few episodes ago. Source: Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Scott Wardrop Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Adjaruli. Radio Ar Daidardo Live Sound Effects: Rio Stava in Pampeago by GirlWithSoundRecorder -- https:/...
Dec 05, 2024•15 min•Ep. 261
