Episodes

  • EP 324: Jugoslavia- The Laughing Prince (Fillmore)
    Feb 19 2026

    #yugoslavia #prince #fairytale


    In this story, a princess is being brought up in a castle. But she is surrounded by fuddy duddies and just wants someone who can make her laugh. Isn't that what most people want?


    Source: The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: THE SOIL AND SOUL OF CROATIA Vincent Moon / Petites Planètes

    Sound Effects: Frogs_01.WAV by eyecandyuk -- https://freesound.org/s/34948/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0, Fresh Water Spring River Flows by wesleywestmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/668680/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    Podcast Shoutout: Nuzzle House

    Listener Shoutout: Limburg an der Lahn

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    29 mins
  • EP 323: India- The Story of Pir Sab; The Origin of a River; The Golden Scorpions; The Story of a Pearl; The Bunniah’s Ghost (Dracott)
    Feb 12 2026

    #sufi #india #pearl

    Story 1: A tragedy reversed

    Story 2: Faithless father

    Story 3: The good in bad

    Story 4: Bad luck

    Story 5: Repaid debts


    Source: Simla Village Tales by Alice Dracott

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Sreevidhya Chandramouli with Poovalur Sriji South Indian Classical Music from Oregon

    Sound Effects: Morning Surf at Boracay, Philippines.wav by nervousneal -- https://freesound.org/s/341854/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    10 AM Birds by Dustin Steichmann

    Podcast Shoutout: It's Our Show

    Listener Shoutout: Rio de Janiero

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    14 mins
  • EP 322: Georgia- The Shepherd and the Child of Fortune; The King And The Apple (Wardrop)
    Feb 5 2026

    #gold #apple #fortune

    In the first story, a childless couple gets the wrong kid and still does the right thing.

    In the second story, a boy solves three riddles and the king gets to keep his head.


    Source: ⁠GEORGIAN FOLK TALES by Marjorie Wardrop⁠

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: VANDA

    Sound Effects: Campfire 02 by HECKFRICKER -- https://freesound.org/s/729396/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    Podcast Shoutout: Betwixt The Sheets

    Listener Shoutout: Ahmedabad"Baby goat" by waitscm is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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    17 mins
  • EP 321: Canada- The Fall Of Spiderman (MacMillan)
    Jan 29 2026

    #canada #spiderman #heaven

    In this story, we learn about a weaver that gets tired of weaving.


    Source: Canadian Fairy Tales by Cyrus MacMillan

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Are you from Bevan An old BC folk song performed by Daniel von Schulmann

    Sound Effects: Amazon Forest - only crickets and cicadas by ricardoemfield -- https://freesound.org/s/737938/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

    Podcast Shoutout: Just The Zoo Of Us

    Listener Shoutout: Christchurch New Zealand

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    15 mins
  • EP 320: Bengal- The Adventures of Two Thieves and of Their Sons part 2 (Day)
    Jan 22 2026

    #bengal #thief #camel


    In part two of this story, we learn about how the son of the older thief becomes the best thief in town.

    Source: ⁠Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day⁠

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: ⁠Guru Na Bhoji Mui গুরু না ভজি মুই by- Milan Mondal⁠

    Sound Effects: Crickers by Dustin Steichmann

    Podcast Shoutout: Reddit on Wiki

    Listener Shoutout: Kumasi Ghana

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    17 mins
  • EP 319: Armenia- Husband or Wife, Which? (Seklemian)
    Jan 15 2026

    #relationships #cheating #folktales


    In this story, the royals are bored on a weeknight. What can you do? You can pry into the lives of people in your country and create trouble.


    Source: The Golden Maiden, and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A. G. Seklemian

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav by InspectorJ -- https://freesound.org/s/400632/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    Music: Կանչում եմ՝ արի՜, արի՜. Վիգեն Հովսեփյան (Ֆրանսիայի հրապարակ)

    Podcast Shoutout: Second Guess Everything

    Listener Shoutout: Saint Croix

    And dictionary: https://cruciandictionary.com/cruzandictionary/a.html

    Photo credit: "Candle" by spcbrass is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.


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    9 mins
  • EP 318: Philippines- The Sun and the Moon; The First Monkey; The virtue of the Cocoanut; Mansumandig; Why Dogs; The Hawk; The Spider; The Battle (Cole)
    Jan 8 2026

    #philippines #centavo #folktales


    Today we are back in the book of folklore written down by Mabel Cook Cole. We have eight stories.

    Story one: Why the sun and moon look like they do.

    Story two: How monkeys came to be.

    Story three: How coconuts can make you sing.

    Story four: A guy who is bad at capitalism.

    Story five: Why dogs wag their tails.

    Story six: Why chickens peck at the ground.

    Story seven: Why spiders and flies hate each other.

    Story eight: Waves vs Crabs.


    Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: 430am G Hua Hin

    Music: MYPA Guesting Mini Variety Show - Cariñosa Dance

    Podcast Shoutout: Ratchet Book Club

    Listener Shoutout: Oslo, Norway

    "Phil1944s1centobv" by John Alan Elson is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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    22 mins
  • EP 317: Sioux- 13th and 14th evenings (Eastman)
    Jan 1 2026

    #nativeamerican #sioux #weather

    In the first story, we learn about the reasons for seasons. In the second we learn about first man and and why it is good to listen to your wife.


    Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: John Coloff: Sioux Love Song on a Native American Style Flute by Chris Oravec

    Sound Effects: Crickers by Dustin Steichmann

    Podcast Shoutout: Fabulous Folklore with Icy

    Listener Shoutout: Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Photo Credit: "The Saltdean sea serpent" by Elsie esq. is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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    12 mins