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
Story-a-Day-May: "Piggyback Corpse" by Yvonne Healy
May 11, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.02 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the sun, moon and stars and this is Frighten-Me-Friday. The story for today the magical story "Piggyback Corpse" by Yvonne Healy. Be bold, be bold, but not too bold! Support the Show.
Story-a-Day-May: "Brother Sun and Sister Moon" by Donna Washington
May 10, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.54 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the sun, moon and stars and this is Throwback Thursday. The story for today the magical story "Brother Sun and Sister Moon" told by Donna Washington. Support the Show.
Story-a-Day-May: "Tribe of the Star Song" by Clare Murphy
May 09, 2018 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.52 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the sun, moon and starlit skies and today it is "Tribe of the Star Song" by Clare Murphy. Support the Show.
Story-a-Day-May: "Fox in Love with the Moon" by Flor Bromley
May 08, 2018 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.75 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the sun, moon and starlit skies and today it is "Fox in Love with the Moon" by Flor Bromley. Support the Show.
Story-A-Day-May: "The Big Dipper" by Jenni Cargill Strong
May 07, 2018 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.98 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the sun, moon and starlit skies and today it is "The Big Dipper" by Jenni Cargill Strong. Support the Show.
Story-A-Day-May: "The Snow Woman" by Kevin Cordi
May 04, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.23 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the fairies and today the story for Frighten Me Friday is "The Snow Woman" told by Kevin Cordi. Support the Show.
Story-A-Day-May: "Davey and the Devil" by Megan Hicks
May 03, 2018 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.44 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the fairies and it is Throwback Thursday (favorite stories previously heard on the podcast)! The story for today is "Davey and the Devil" by Megan Hicks. Support the Show.
Story-a-Day-May: "Egg Girl" by Norah Dooley
May 02, 2018 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.53 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the fairies and today it is Norah Dooley telling "Egg Girl". Support the Show.
Story-a Day May:"The Changling" by Clare Murphy
May 01, 2018 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MBA story a day for the month of May! This week it is all about the fairies and today it is Clare Murphy telling "The Changling". Support the Show.
Episode Forty Four: Back from the Dead
April 18, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBWhat is more exciting than spring coming out of winter? People returning from the dead! Hear the mysterious tales from Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo "Tarvaa The First Storyteller" and Ingrid Nixons "The Three Snake Leaves". Support the Show.
Episode Forty Three: Classics Rediscovered III
April 04, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBHear a very old version of Little Red Riding Hood as told by Norah Dooley, a twist on the end of Cinderella by Danielle Bellone and a retelling of "Grasshopper and Ants" by Donna Washington. Support the Show.
Episode Forty Two: Mermaids
March 21, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBClap your fins together and dive under the sea with folk and fairytales about mermaids! Featuring Milbre Burch telling "The Fisherman's Wife" and Isabelle Hauser weaving "The Mermaid of Zug". Support the Show.
Episode Forty One: Lost Love in Fairytales
March 07, 2018 05:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBFairytales are fickle things. Sometimes love does not work out the way we think it should. A bit like real life, except for the transformation I suppose. Kevin Cordi tells the tale "Whispering Bridge of Fukushima" and Simon Brooks spins the story "The White Trout". Support the Show.
Episode Forty: Aesop's Fables
February 21, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.69 MBIt is estimated that Aesop told seven hundred and twenty five tales. This episode has two of them -one you may be familiar with and one that may be new. Flor Bromley tells "The Lion and the Mouse" and Csenge Zalka with the story "Momus".Support the show
Episode Forty: Aesop's Fables
February 21, 2018 05:00 - 21 minutes - 9.69 MBIt is estimated that Aesop told seven hundred and twenty five tales. This episode has two of them -one you may be familiar with and one that may be new. Flor Bromley tells "The Lion and the Mouse" and Csenge Zalka with the story "Momus". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Nine: Dreamed a Dream
February 07, 2018 05:00 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBIt is in the dreams that fortunes are made. Two stories inspired by the same folk story as Liz Weir tells"The Peddler of Ballaghaderreen" and Laura Deal spins the tale "Tex Buys a Dream". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Eight: Tiny Bits of Courage
January 24, 2018 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.85 MBThis episode is all about courage in the face of being smaller, but in the end a bit more clever. Listen to Lyn Ford tell the fun story "Happy Place" and Pam Faro weave the tale "Clever Birds Counsel". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Seven: Ambitious Amphibians
January 10, 2018 05:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBIn the first episode of the fourth season the frogs are hopping and the stories are grand! Hear Donna Washington tell the tale "Frog's King", and Jenni Cargill Strong weave the story "Never Give Up". Support the show
Episode Thirty Seven: Ambitious Amphibians
January 10, 2018 05:00 - 20 minutes - 9.31 MBIn the first episode of the fourth season the frogs are hopping and the stories are grand! Hear Donna Washington tell the tale "Frog's King", and Jenni Cargill Strong weave the story "Never Give Up". Support the Show.
Story Story Short: What is Your Deepest Desire?
January 03, 2018 05:00 - 2 minutes - 1.18 MBHappy 2017 podcast listeners! Due to technical difficulties the next episode will be coming out next week, but I was not going to leave you all without a story. Enjoy Pam Faro telling "What is your Deepest Desire?" Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Six: Sing Me a Story
December 06, 2017 05:00 - 19 minutes - 9.13 MBFolk stories travel through song and this episode features two storytellers who will sing you a story. Barbara Schutzgruber sings "The Lady Mole" and Jenni Cargill Strong sings "Mr Fox". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Five: Between the Pages
November 22, 2017 05:00 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBThis episode is about two wonderful books and their writers. Simon Brooks tells “Goldilocks” from his upcoming book Under the Oaken Bough” and talks about his inspiration for his stories. Then Steve Lally reads the story "The Devil and Davy Hutchinson” from his new book Monaghan Folk Tales. Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Four: The Sweetest Sound
November 08, 2017 05:00 - 19 minutes - 9 MBWhat is the sweetest sound to you? Discover the delightful stories by Kate Dudding telling "The Sweetest Sound" and Richard Martin sharing "Candle in the Barn". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Three: Upon the Bones
October 25, 2017 04:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBThings that are buried do not always rest in peace - the bones have a way of moving. This episode features Kevin Cordi telling "Aaron Kelly's Bones" and Kim Weitkamp weaving the tale "Grave Dancer". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Two A: Strangers and Stranger Still
October 11, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBThe season for haunting tales is upon us! This episode is for those who like a little spooky, but not too much. Mysterious strangers and their kind gifts sweeten these stories. Featuring Simon Brooks telling “The Selkies Gift” and Liz Weir weaving the tale of “The Hired Girl”. Support the Show.
Episode Thirty Two B: Strangers and Stranger Still
October 11, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBDown the darker paths this episode wanders with creatures that cry out in the night, leaving people pale and shaken from their encounters with spirits. Featuring Steve Lally telling “Con and the Faeries” and Janice Del Negro with the tale of “Martha Seton”. Support the Show.
Episode Thirty One: Clever Dames
September 27, 2017 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBFairies have a dangerous sweet tooth and a battle of wit ensues! Storyteller Dawn Cromwell tells "The Baker Woman" and Norah Dooley spins "Catarina the Wise". Support the Show.
Episode Thirty: Tales on Tiptoe
September 13, 2017 04:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBThese tales are as tall as the mountains and absolutely true - except for the parts that are made up. Tall tales by author and storyteller Laura Deal telling "The Diffendaffer Taffy Cafe" and West Virginian storyteller Adam Booth spinning "Moses of the Mountains". Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Nine: Stayin' Alive
August 30, 2017 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBAre you the predator or the prey? If you can think on your feet you may survive to see another fairytale. This episode is about clever animals who hunt and are hunted. Featuring storytellers Julie Moss telling "The Tiger" and Jenni Cargill-Strong weaving the tale of "The Monkey's Heart". Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Eight: Classics Rediscovered II
August 16, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBYou have heard the classics Little Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, but not like this! Old favorites retold, featuring storytellers Sean Buvala with "The Other Wolf" and Megan Hicks tells "Groundhog Godmother". Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Seven: The Foolish Wise Man
August 02, 2017 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBIt is my pleasure to introduce Nasruddin to the podcast! The fool and the wise man of the Sufi tradition has so many stories that I had to bring on SIX storytellers to tell FOURTEEN of his stories. So settle in and listen to Jampal Namgyel, Cooper Braun, Clare Murphy, Danyda Feldmen, Caleb Winebrenner, and Isabelle Hauser tell you stories of the Hodja. Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Six: The Kids Are Alright
July 19, 2017 04:00 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBWhere do babies come from? No really, who’s baby is this? This episode is all about those delightful bundles of joy and the challenge of parenting. The first story is told by Clare Murphy followed by a short interview where she chats about a few of her favorite books (which are many of my favorites!) and then Lyn Ford beautifully tells “Foolish”. Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Five: Kindness Returned
July 05, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBIn the first episode of Season Three there are stories of hats and thieves and kindness that comes back around. Alton Chung returns to the podcast with “The Grateful Statues” and a short interview, along with Cooper Braun who tells “The Thief and the Rich Man.” Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Four: Story and the Storyteller
June 07, 2017 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.56 MBIn the final episode of season two are a few delightful stories about... story itself. Simon Brooks tells "The Story and the Song" and Clare Murphy gives us "The Storyteller and the King". The podcast will be back on July 5 2017 with more stories! Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Three: Meanwhile, in the Woods...
May 24, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBBack in the woods the creatures are thinking about food, water and story. There are tales about contests for becoming king, and a noise in the woods that makes all the creatures scurry away. Listen to Pam Faro tell the story “Counting to Ten” and Lyn Ford spins the story “Run”. Support the Show.
Episode Twenty Two: Shapeshifter
May 10, 2017 04:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBThe village is bedding down for the night, but the children are frightened of the howls in the distance. In the forest the animals are nervous, one of them doesn’t smell right. This episode features tales of humans being turned into animals and animals transforming into humans with stories by host Rachel Ann Harding telling “The Kitsune Wife” and Milbre Burch telling “Biscalvret”. Support the Show.
Episode Twenty One: Tales of the Moon
April 26, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBThe voices of the listeners howl at the moon, with stories from Simon Brooks telling “Jaguar and Hare” and Donna Washington spinning “Brother Sun and Sister Moon”.For the lovely patrons - a story by Kate Lutz titled “The Garden” and a new special treat - bloopers! Support the Show.
Episode Twenty: The Stolen Tree
April 12, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBA poor man begs for a pear and a master thief has a gift for a king. As surely as the trees blossom in the spring, mischief happens when thieves are given a chance to speak. Listen to Alton Chung weave the story “The Pear Tree”, and Cooper Braun tell the tale of “The Thief and the Plum Pit”.The Patron extra for this episode is by True Thomas who tells the delightful story of The Golden Coat. Interested in becoming a patron for a little as $4 a month? Head over to storystorypodcast.com for mor...
Episode Nineteen: The Rooster Crowed
March 29, 2017 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBThe rooster has curious place in folk lore. In these stories the rooster announces the beginning of the day, and is a noble steed for our hero. Listen to Kate Lutz tell the story "The Rooster Crowed" and Ingrid Nixon returns with the tale "Hans My Hedgehog". Support the Show.
Episode Eighteen: In the Shade of the Trees
March 15, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBBeneath the leafy branches Mohammad is visited by a cat and a young man searches for his true love. Hear Pam Faro tell the story of "Mohammad and the Cat", and Janice Del Negro weave the tale of "Three Golden Oranges". Support the Show.
Episode Seventeen: Spider and Butterfly
March 01, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode I face my fear of spiders while Alton Chung weaves the beautiful story "The Spider Weaver" and Donna Washington tells the enchanting tale of "La Mariposa". Support the show
Episode Seventeen: Spider and Butterfly
March 01, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode I face my fear of spiders while Alton Chung weaves the beautiful story "The Spider Weaver" and Donna Washington tells the enchanting tale of "La Mariposa". Support the Show.
Episode Sixteen: Averted and Unavoidable Disasters
February 15, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBStory plots pivot around disaster. Sometimes cities are saved by one man and in other stories the hunter is baffled by his prey. Dhara Kothari tells the story of “Dharmakumar” and Clare Murphy performs the story "Birth of Oisin”. Support the Show.
Episode Fifteen: So You Want To Kiss the Girl?
February 01, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MB"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage." But it can be harder to get to marriage than you think! Parent expectations are all over the episode. Antonio Rocha tells “The Most Powerful Being in the World” and Lyn Ford with the folk tale “The Sing”. Support the Show.
Episode Fourteen: Fake It Till You Make It.
January 18, 2017 05:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBTake a deep breath and pretend like you know what you are doing! This episode features storytellers Pam Faro and Deeptha Vivekanand tell stories of bold characters in sticky situations. Support the show
Episode Fourteen: Fake It Till You Make It.
January 18, 2017 05:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBTake a deep breath and pretend like you know what you are doing! This episode features storytellers Pam Faro and Deeptha Vivekanand tell stories of bold characters in sticky situations. Support the Show.
Episode Thirteen: Truth Be Told
January 04, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBWelcome to the first episode of season two! Featuring a brand new intro and outro song, as well as the amazing storytellers Ingrid Nixon telling "Hansel and Gretel" and Milbre Burch bringing to life "Sleeping Ugly" by Jane Yolen. Support the Show.
Story Story Short: Alice and the Waitress
November 09, 2016 05:00 - 3 minutes - 1.61 MBStory Story Podcast is on break as the next season of episodes is planned! So while you are waiting for more stories Clare Murphy sent this lovely little story to tide you over. See you again soon! Support the Show.
Episode Twelve: Love and Creatures in the Darkness
October 26, 2016 04:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBThis is an extra long episode because I LOVE spooky stories and I couldn't decide which ones thrilled me most! Hear the stories to chill your heart and bones - Liz Weir with "The Leannan Sidhe", Denis Gessing "The Blackthorn Walking Stick" and Milbre Burch with "Mama Gone". Note - These stories are for older audiences! Listen with young ears at your own digression. Support the Show.
Episode Eleven: Bargains in the Moonlight
October 12, 2016 04:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBAre you brave enough to wander in to a graveyard with a seamstress? Are you clever enough to make a deal with the devil for a few more years alive? Follow the storytellers Janice Del Negro and Simon Brooks into the twilight for some lovely chilling stories. Support the Show.