A literary tale by the Japanese author Haruki Murakami, featured in his novel IQ84. Other...
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A literary tale by the Japanese author Haruki Murakami, featured in his novel IQ84. Other...
25:38
A classic Russian tale, taken from Men and The Water of Life by Michael Meade. Dedicated to...
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Episode 9: Why We Tell Stories with Martina Pisciali
Our first guest on House of Legends is Martina Pisciali, a young storyteller from Italy whom I...
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The legend of the wild wolf who betrayed her master
There was a legend of a wolf that got lost in a new moon. She wondered around for days and nights...
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Episode 10: The Makers of Dreams
A story from the island of Skye, on Scotland's west coast. I heard the story orally so don't...
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A tale from the legendary Scottish Traveller storyteller, Duncan Williamson. I heard this on...
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In this episode, I explore three hoaxes that are strange beyond belief. Hear the tale of a man...
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Episode 12: Kiss of the Crow Queen
An episode from the Tain Bo Cauilgne, The Cattle Raid of Cooley, the great epic of Irish & Celtic...
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Episode 13: The Flying Head with Ana Maria Lines
A Brazilian tale from sight-after storyteller Ana Maria Lines.
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In this top 5 episode, you'll hear all about 5 beastly cryptids and the legends that surround...
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A European folk-tale that feels absolutely universal. In some versions, there is an axe in...
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Episode 15: The Kitchen Gods with Charlotte Elizabeth
This episode was recorded at Storyfest Singapore in June 2019, where I was fortunate enough to...
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Episode 17: Branwen with Michael Harvey
House of Legends is back! Our guest this week is Michael Harvey. Michael Harvey is an...
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Episode 18: Vasalisa the Beautiful
This week we have the story of Vasalisa the Beautiful, the most famous Russian folk-tale.
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Episode 19: The Widow of Ephesus
This week our guest is leading international storyteller Daniel Morden. I saw Daniel perform at...
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Episode 19: The Widow of Ephesus with Daniel Morden
This week our guest is leading international storyteller Daniel Morden. I saw Daniel perform at...
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Episode 20: Thor's Journey To Utgard
By popular demand... it's time to go a-viking! This is one of the most popular Norse tales. It...
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This is an Inuit story which I first told in 2010, from a retelling by New York-based storyteller...
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A pre-Halloween special! This week we have a Haitian voodoo story. Not for children A good...
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Episode 23: The Chain of Memories with Liz Weir
Our guest this week is Liz Weir, a veteran storyteller from Northern Ireland who is known...
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