Global Storytime Podcast

Folktales from around the world.

About the show

Welcome to the Global Storytime Podcast! Every two weeks I release a pair of episodes that help us explore another corner of the world. The first episode is a story from a different country or culture that is perfect for listeners young and old. The second episode shares the history, languages, favorite foods and sports, and more from the country or culture featured.

So grab a blanket, a stuffie, or a cup of tea and settle in for our journey. Are you ready? Let's go!

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Episodes

  • 2. Anansi and the Impossible Quest

    October 11th, 2020  |  21 mins 21 secs
    anani, folktale, ghana, west africa

    This episode's story comes from Ghana!

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    1. Grandma and the Great Gourd

    September 27th, 2020  |  20 mins 32 secs
    bengal, folktale, india

    This week I bring you a story from the Bengal region in India. Grandma and the Great Gourd is a folktale about a courageous grandma and how she makes it through a dangerous forest with the help of her clever daughter. The retelling of this timeless tale is based on Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale.