Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This story was inspired by the way the world is at the moment. It will take a new breed of human stepping up if we're to achieve any kind of balance and harmony in our world. I hope that new type of human steps up sooner rather than later. We can't go on under the current regime for much longer. Surely even they can see things are unravelling. Breathe everyone...take a moment. It's a beautiful day. Fill your mug with something delicious, put your ...
Jun 07, 2025•13 min•Ep. 154
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! There's a reason we can't change the past, see the future, and often seem to struggle with our present. It's because of the choices Jarobi made. You can blame him if you like! Saying that... It's another beautiful day on planet Earth, so fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for another random tale. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ) for more stories and oth...
May 31, 2025•17 min•Ep. 153
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Oh my goodness. This story is inspired by the current state of the world and those who appear to be responsible for it. Buckle up. We're going back to the dawn of time. Feet up, mug full, let's go. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ) for more stories and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll let you know ...
May 24, 2025•12 min•Ep. 152
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Have you ever wondered why howling wind in a dark alley unnerves you just a little? Or why camels have humps? Or how deserts came to be? This little waffle-free origin story explains it all! Fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me for another random tale. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ) for more stories and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! C...
May 17, 2025•11 min•Ep. 151
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Moving from the flow of childhood into the hard lines of adulthood isn't easy, especially when you don't know what to do with your life or when the thing you love to do doesn't appear to have commercial value. How do you find your place and your purpose? This is Sorani's story. Pause for a bit. Put your feet up. Take a breath. And join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonsta...
May 10, 2025•14 min•Ep. 150
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! The eternal question of where we go when we die... Maybe we hang around for a bit. Maybe our ancestors stay close. Maybe they join us around the fireside. Maybe they join us for morning coffee in the sun. Maybe they're close enough to talk to... Either way, next time you fill your mug with something delicious, fill one for someone you have loved and lost. You never know. They might join you. If they do, put your feet up and enjoy a waffle-free mom...
May 03, 2025•10 min•Ep. 149
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This is a weird story. I get it. It's about settling when you should have chosen more, growing out of what you chose, and working hard to break free. It's not easy. Breaking free from what you know takes the kind of courage that changes you as a human being. The battle is worth the prize. Always. With that in mind, fill your mug with something delicious, put your feet up, and join me through this rather random tale. When the story is done, feel fr...
Apr 19, 2025•12 min•Ep. 148
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! When life is hard, challenging, tricky, confusing, or downright odd (most often, for reasons we can't fathom), the root of all our issues might have their origins in another life and time entirely! With that in mind, be kind today, then put your feet up, take some time out, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ). It's full of more stories and other stuff a...
Jan 04, 2025•12 min•Ep. 147
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Sometimes, no matter how wild, weird, wonderful, unexpected, and strange a story sounds, sometimes... juuuuust sometimes, it's true. Think about it this way: if we only believe the stories that make sense to us, we miss out on a lot of magic in the world. This story is about the hunt for true stories, and what happened when our interpid traveller found one. Put your feet up, take some time out, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story ...
Oct 05, 2024•11 min•Ep. 146
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This story was inspired by a little childhood comment that changed the direction of my life. I wish I'd been smarter as a kid. I wish I'd not let the words from a silly old man sink into my soul. As adults, we need to ward against the things we say to young people. And young people... you need to ignore just about everything stupid old people say. With all that said...today is today. Make the magical most of it. Time for your waffle-free moment. P...
Sep 28, 2024•10 min•Ep. 145
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! It's the greatest question of all time! I think the answer is as simple as it is complicated. Or maybe it's not. This is Narooli's answer and how he came to find it. Wherever you are in your search, have a beautiful day on Planet Earth. Put your feet up, take a moment, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ). It's full of more stories and other stuff and no...
Sep 21, 2024•10 min•Ep. 144
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! I have a hedge growing around my little backyard that's so full of birds that their dawn chorus wakes me up most mornings. To me, they're part of our home, so I fill the feeders with the stuff they love, which means they stay. As a result, I get to see new little ones spread their wings every spring. It's a thing of beauty. However, despite the number of birds I see living life every day, I never see a dead bird in my yard. Ever. Even on my walks ...
Aug 24, 2024•14 min•Ep. 143
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! The best and most valuable time you can spend with another human being is the time you spend deeply listening, conversing, and connecting. This story is about one such conversation. Fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Join the Waffle-F...
Aug 18, 2024•5 min•Ep. 142
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! There are a few layers to this little tale. It could be about the bullies in the world. People who, for no reason at all, take pleasure in breaking things. Typically, they get away with it until you say no. When you say NO, the universe steps in and helps out. Or it's about the giants within that you must stand up to and defeat if you're going to create the art you're here to create. Or it's something else... Either way, it's another wonderful day...
Jul 20, 2024•9 min•Ep. 141
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This story was written at a time when work was just a little too hectic for anyone's liking! Being so busy you can hardly take a breath isn't what we're on earth to experience. There are rewards that come with taking a moment. On that note...put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense. Nev...
Jul 13, 2024•10 min•Ep. 140
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Art is a tricky thing. You can't control what people think. Whether people like or don't like it. If you take opinions too personally, it won't end well. This story is about an artist who didn't take feedback well...and the person who made it right. It's a story about ego and peacemakers. It's about the one to whom credit should really go but rarely does. With that in mind...fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free mom...
Jul 06, 2024•8 min•Ep. 139
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Here's a little tale about being noticed, getting what you want, connection, and the origins of a few things we now take for granted. It's a wild and wonderful world, so put the kettle on, fill your mug, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, feel free to enjoy the rest of the site ( https://tinakonstant.com/ ). It's full of more stories and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free ...
Jun 29, 2024•6 min•Ep. 138
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This is a story about finding your own path and not expecting others to forge your path for you, especially if you don't know where you want to go! While I wrote and recorded this tale, I found this quote from Joseph Campbell: “If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it's not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That's why it's your path." When the story is done, feel free to enjoy a wander a...
Mar 30, 2024•13 min•Ep. 137
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! We all have visions and plans, wishes and desires for things we want and ways we want to be. But somehow, year after year, we look back on our lives only to get annoyed with ourselves because we still haven't got the thing we want. When I'm honest with myself, I have to accept it's because I haven't done, every day, the thing that needed to be done to get the result. The trouble is, daily action is hard, especially when you don't see an immediate ...
Mar 23, 2024•5 min•Ep. 136
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! I wrote this little story after weeks and weeks of saying, "I can't do that thing... I can't go to that place... I can't see that person... I've got too much work on." Enough was enough. It didn't make sense. Work was becoming an excuse not to be in the world! And that's how Bromenin and Korelli came to be. When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and non...
Mar 16, 2024•12 min•Ep. 135
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This is an odd little tale about how we came to compare ourselves. How random our measures are. How irrelevant the qualities are that often we value most. The impact can be devastating not only on an individual but on entire societies. But still... we do it. When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join t...
Jan 06, 2024•10 min•Ep. 134
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Humans are strange. On the one hand, we're convinced we're the greatest beings ever to walk the universe. On the other hand, we clearly know very little about anything! This Waffle-Free Story goes a little way to explaining why. When the story is done, refill your mug and enjoy a wander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fi...
Dec 16, 2023•16 min•Ep. 133
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! When we're angry, misunderstood, or frustrated with the world, we sometimes do things we regret. Occasionally, we're driven to make amends. Sometimes it works out, and sometimes it doesn't. This is one such story. Take a moment. Forgive yourself for all the dumb things you've done. Put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and othe...
Dec 09, 2023•13 min•Ep. 132
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! We shape each other, and we are shaped by each other. We can't help it. We let ourselves be molded by those we love and loathe. Here's a story about the impact we have on others, and how to know if that impact is good, bad, or indifferent. When the story is over, put your feet up, and amble around https://www.tinakonstant.com to your heart's content. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a week, I'll...
Dec 02, 2023•11 min•Ep. 131
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! We notice the noise-makers in the world. The people who call themselves leaders but are useless at best and downright criminal at worst. We all have "leaders" who come to mind when we think about it. The ones who really make the world go around often go unnoticed. We don't even notice when they've gone because they've passed the torch to make sure the lights don't go out. These are the special ones. We don't always see it, but we're in good hands....
Nov 25, 2023•16 min•Ep. 130
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Here's a story about life, death, and lost souls. In particular, it's a story about two sisters and what happened when they fell in love with the same man. It's a beautiful world. Take a moment for yourself. Put your feet up and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-...
Nov 18, 2023•12 min•Ep. 129
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Here's a story about owning your art. Remix, co-create, build, and originate...but make sure it's still yours! Hire out and delegate all you like...but make sure you keep your hand in. The only way to master your art is to make art. Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never mi...
Nov 11, 2023•13 min•Ep. 128
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Here's a story about living, loving, and not wanting to miss a moment of life. It's about a promise that Dramidian made to his grandmother on her deathbed. I hope your week has been filled with adventures. Whatever happened, fill your mug with something delicious, and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an...
Nov 04, 2023•9 min•Ep. 127
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! This is a story about war and the path we're taking to peace. We'll get there one day...maybe...hopefully. It's not a simple road. And we might not make it. In the meantime, put your feet up! It's been a wild week on Planet Earth, and you and I could do with a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here t...
Oct 28, 2023•10 min•Ep. 126
Welcome To The Waffle-Free Storytelling Podcast! Here's a story about Bowkitchie, the greatest warrior of all time. It's a tale about the stories that build us up, shape us, make us, and stay with us. Fill your mug... put your feet up... and join me for a waffle-free moment. When the story is done, go ahead and meander around https://tinakonstant.com/ for more waffle-free tales and other stuff and nonsense. Never miss an episode! Click here to join the Waffle-Free Storytelling Fireside. Once a w...
Oct 21, 2023•9 min•Ep. 125
