Story Story Podcast: Stories and fairy tales for families, parents, kids and beautiful nerds.
312 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 294 ratingsFairytales, 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
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Episodes
Singing to the Sky
February 23, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThese songs feature music, sweet music. Please enjoy Lev Ropes "Coyote's Dream" and Heather Forest "The Nightingale". Support the Show.
Living in Strange Times (with host Simon Brooks)
February 16, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn these tales, there is difficulty in the land and the kings are sometimes helpful and sometimes...not so much. Join Simon Brooks as he brings you Priya Muthukumar telling "A Plague Story" and Richard Martin telling "What Brings Happiness?" Support the Show.
Rare Rendezvous (with host Isabelle Hauser)
February 09, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBThe Other Crowd are a scary lot, so listen well and learn from these tales! Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Sarah Brady telling "The Fairy Midwife" and Jane Dorfman telling "The Fisherman and the Dijnn". Support the Show.
The Beggar King
February 01, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBJoin a master storyteller Joel Ben Izzy in the story "The Beggar King and the Field of Two Brothers". Support the Show.
Sticky Tricksters (with Host Simon Brooks)
January 26, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThese stories have sticky spots! Join host Simon Brooks as he brings you another adventure with Moe and Tim Lowry telling "The Monkey and the Bananas" and Priscilla Howe telling "Kancil Steals the Cucumbers". Support the Show.
Classics Revisited VI (with host Isabelle Hauser)
January 19, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBYou have heard these stories before! Or have you? Join host Isabelle Hauser with Heather Forest telling "The Little Red Hen" and Harvey Heilbrun telling "Little Red". Support the Show.
The Forest
January 12, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this tale there are choices to be made - by you! Enjoy Barbara Schutzgruber telling "The Forest". Support the Show.
New Perspectives (with Host Simon Brooks)
January 05, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBNew year, new ways to see the world! Join host Simon Brooks as he brings you Liz Weir telling "Master of All Masters" and Fran Stallings telling "Too Much Help". Support the Show.
Stories for the Season (All Hosts!)
December 15, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBFor the last episode of 2021, enjoy stories from all the hosts of the podcast! Hear Isabelle Hauser tell "Heavenly Music", Simon Brooks tell "Saint Nick's Gift" and Rachel Ann Harding tell "The Fairy of Strasburg". Thank you to all the listeners and especially the patrons of the podcast. We hope you have enjoyed the stories this year and we will see you next year with more stories! Support the Show.
Whiskers
December 08, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBTwo tellers, one story! Enjoy hearing Cathryne Fairlee telling "Lion's Whisker" and Virginia Fox telling "Tigers Whisker". Support the Show.
Rola and the Sisters (with host Simon Brooks)
December 02, 2021 02:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBHave you heard the podcast Tales from the Dragonfly? If you haven't you are in for a treat today! Join Simon Brooks as he brings you Tales from the Dragonfly telling "Rola and the Sisters". Support the Show.
Jack Tales (with host Isabelle Hauser)
November 24, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBYou may have heard Jack stories, but you haven't heard these Jack stories! Join host Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Laura Deal telling "One Eyed Jack" and Tim Lowry telling "Soldier Jack". Support the Show.
To Work!
November 17, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBSometimes it is time to get to work and sometimes it is time to find ways around it....Enjoy fabulous stories with Colleen Jayne telling "The Talisman" and Lyn Ford telling "Go To!" Support the Show.
Into the Waves (with Host Simon Brooks)
November 10, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBMind where you splash today, the tide is coming in with stories on the white caps! Join host Simon Brooks as he brings you Heather Forest telling "The Sealskin" and Jenni Cargill Strong telling "Gowondo". Support the Show.
The Three Coins (with host Isabelle Hauser)
November 03, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBOne story, one teller for this clever episode! Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Barbara Schutzgruber telling "Three Coins". Support the Show.
Chills
October 27, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBThis episode has terrors and trials and has the rating of 8 out of 10 spookies! Hear Ingrid Nixon tell "Lost Hearts" and Antonio Sacre tell a personal tale about encounter with "La Llorona". Support the Show.
Hexed! (with host Simon Brooks)
October 20, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBMagic and spells weave through these stories. This episode is about 3/10 spookies. Featuring mysterious host Simon Brooks with Cathryn Fairlee telling "Hexed" and Richard Martin telling "Shipwright and the Witches". Support the Show.
Where Are You? (with host Isabelle Hauser)
October 13, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn this episode we have strange feasts and dangerous boogymen! This episode is about 4/10 spookies. Hear Isabelle Hauser bring the chills with Liz Weir telling "Where is My Toe" and Tim Lowry telling "Mutsmeg". Support the Show.
Before the Grave
October 06, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBHere comes the season of spooky stories! This episode is about 5/10 spookies. Hear Joel Ben Izzy tell "King Solomon and Death and The Graveyard in Safed" and Donna Washington tell "Frogs Mother". Support the Show.
Stepmothers (with host Simon Brooks)
September 29, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBStepmothers are tricky characters in fairytales. Join Simon Brooks as he brings you stories featuring stepmothers with Richard Martin telling "Hansel's Stepmother" and Judith Heineman and Daniel Marcotte telling and playing "Aschenputtel: A Steely Variant of Cinderella". Support the Show.
Donkey! (with host Isabelle Hauser)
September 22, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBA donkey is a very useful beast of burden. Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you delightful stories with Laura Packer telling "Ugly and the Donkey" and Norah Dooley telling "Tony and the Donkey" Support the Show.
Unusual Meals
September 15, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBWhat is the strangest thing you have ever eaten? Discover some interesting tales and treats with Priscilla Howe telling "The Fragrant Fart" and Ed Stivender telling "The Golden Headed Fish". Support the Show.
Fair Trade (with host Simon Brooks)
September 08, 2021 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBWhat would you trade for a cow? Or a pig? Or a magic bag? Discover new stories with host Simon Brooks as Rachael Harrington tells"Can't Trade Love" and Milbre Burch tells "Three Soldiers Returning Home". Support the Show.
Just My Luck (with host Isabelle Hauser)
September 01, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBEverything in life is luck, but what about in fairy tales? Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Anne Shimojima telling "Luck from Heaven and Earth" and Mo Reynolds telling "We'll See". Support the Show.
Changing Creatures
August 25, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBDid you know humans once had tails? But where did they go? Find out the answer to that riddle and more with Bhanu Prashanth telling "When Humans Have Tails" and Liz Weir telling "Mother Owl's Revenge". Support the Show.
Lost and Found (with host Simon Brooks)
August 18, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBSome things lost, while the light is found. Join Simon Brooks and Moe on an adventure while Elisa Pearmain tells "The Mustard Seed" and Jamie Olivero tells "The Day the Sun was Stolen". CW! This episode has a story that mentions death. Please listen responsibly! Support the Show.
Adventures in the Sky (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
August 11, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIt is time to fly and soar and look at the stars through story! Join host Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Carol Birch telling "Icarus Revisted" and Richard Martin telling "The Pleiades". Support the Show.
Rumpelstiltskin
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBOne story, two tellers! Hear the classic story of Rumpelstiltskin from the amazing storytellers Rosie Cutrer and Simon Brooks. Support the show
Rumpelstiltskin
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBOne story, two tellers! Hear the classic story of Rumpelstiltskin from the amazing storytellers Rosie Cutrer and Simon Brooks. Support the Show.
Away with the Fairies (with All the Hosts)
June 30, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBBefore the podcast goes on break for July your three hosts have some stories for you! Hear Isabelle Hauser tell a special story about a Swiss Gnome and a Midwife, Simon Brooks tell a special story of Walk in the Woods With Moe, and Rachel Ann Harding tell "The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies"! Support the Show.
Clever by Half (with host Simon Brooks)
June 23, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBDo you think you are clever? In these stories some folks are.... and some, not so much. Join Simon Brooks as he brings you Priscilla Howe telling "The Fox and her Rolling Pin" and Laura Packer telling "Pottle of Brains" Support the Show.
Duels (with host Isabelle Hauser)
June 16, 2021 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBEn garde! Prepare to cross swords with these daring folktales! Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Anne Shimojima telling "The Tea Master" and Cooper Braun telling "The Storyteller and the Samurai". Support the Show.
Duals (with host Isabelle Hauser)
June 16, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBEn garde! Prepare to cross swords with these daring folktales! Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Anne Shimojima telling "The Tea Master" and Cooper Braun telling "The Storyteller and the Samurai". Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/storystorypodcast)
Selkie Tales featuring Stories from Lore!
June 09, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBDo you know the lore of the mysterious selkie? Join storyteller Dawn Nelson as we feature one of the episodes of her amazing podcast Stories from Lore! Support the Show.
Nobody's Fool (with host Simon Brooks)
June 02, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThere is a good deal of food in this episode - chocolate, olives, buns. You might want a snack beforehand. Join Simon Brooks as he brings you Cathryne Fairlee telling "Ali Cogia" and Rosemary Cutrer telling "Mr Bun". Support the Show.
Eth-noh-tec (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
May 26, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode features Eth-noh-tec, the dynamic storytelling duo co-directors Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo. Join Isabelle Hauser and hear Eth-noh-tec tell "Kahn's Head" and "Willow Tree". If you enjoy their work and want to know more about them you should listen to Simon Brook interview them on his podcast Conversations with Storytellers! Support the Show.
The Clever Young Woman
May 19, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBOnce, there was a young woman who could stitch the most beautiful things and loved a poor young man. She had also caught the eye of a king. Hear Laura Packer unfold the tale "The Clever Young Woman". NOTE: This episode did release today but, the genius that I am, only uploaded the story and not the whole episode. Thank you to Isabelle who caught that. It is fixed now :-) Support the Show.
Giant Problems (with Host Simon Brooks)
May 12, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBFe-Fi-Fo-Fum, these stories have giants in thum. It sort of rhymes! Simon Brooks brings you tales of a walk with Moe and Sarah Brady telling "The Selfish Giant" and Tim Lowry telling "Jack and the New Ground". Support the Show.
Brothers and Sisters (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
May 05, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSiblings have to stick together, especially in fairy tales. Join Isabelle Hauser as she shares Noa Baum telling "The Hunchback Brothers" and Megan Hicks "Molly Whuppie". Support the Show.
The Moon Ribbon
April 28, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBFollow the ribbon to the moon! Hear Milbre Burch tell an adaptation of Jane Yolen's tale "The Moon Ribbon". Support the Show.
Tell it to the Trees (with Host Simon Brooks)
April 21, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBThe trees are the heroes of these stories! Join Simon Brooks as Jenni Cargill-Strong tells "Lily and the Fig Tree" and Anne Shimojima tells "The Peach Peddler". Support the Show.
Surprising Discoveries (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
April 14, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIs that a boy or an elephant? Is that a fish or a treasure? Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Vaishali Raithatha telling "The Birth of Ganesha" and Cindy Rivka Marshall telling "The Jewel". Support the Show.
Marvelous Mischief
April 07, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWhether the weather or a tea kettle, there is mischief in these tales! Enjoy stories from Rachel Ann Harding telling "The Lucky Tea Kettle" and Rachael Harrington telling "Jack and the North Wind" Support the show
Marvelous Mischief
April 07, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWhether the weather or a tea kettle, there is mischief in these tales! Enjoy stories from Rachel Ann Harding telling "The Lucky Tea Kettle" and Rachael Harrington telling "Jack and the North Wind" Support the Show.
The Magic Well (with host Simon Brooks)
March 31, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBTravel down mysterious paths with the guest podcast The Devil's Violin. Host Simon Brooks brings you the stellar artists - storyteller Daniel Morden with musicians Sarah Moody (cello) and Oliver Wilson-Dickson (violin) telling the story "The Magic Well" Support the Show.
Bouquet of Stories IV (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
March 24, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWelcome to the 200th episode of the podcast! We have climbed to the literary meadows and plucked four stories to present a bouquet of tales for you. Join Isabelle Hauser as she brings you Jane Dorfman telling "The Grieve", Priscilla Howe telling "A cat is a cat is a cat", Cathryne Fairlee telling "Perfect Dragon" and Lyn Ford telling "Pigs Tale". Support the Show.
Tales from Ireland
March 17, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBJust in time for St Patricks day come tales from the emerald isle. Enjoy storytellers Norah Dooley telling "Finn" and Liz Weir telling "Rathlin Fairy Tale". Support the Show.
Luck vs Wisdom (with Host Simon Brooks)
March 10, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWhat is more important? Luck or wisdom? Discover the answers with host Simon Brooks and Joel Ben Izzy telling "Luck vs Wisdom" and Jenni Cargill- Strong telling "Reaching for the Moon". Support the Show.
In Disguise (with Host Isabelle Hauser)
March 03, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBDiscover the disguised in these fairy tales with host Isabelle Hauser bringing you Jennifer Armstrong telling "The Fishwife and the Changeling" and True Thomas telling "How Thor Lost His Hammer". Support the Show.
Two Friends and a Dragon
February 24, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBHere we go, here we go, here we go with Miss Mo! Join Morgan Reynolds telling a delightful original story "Two Friends and a Dragon". Support the Show.