Episodes

  • EP 259: Bengal- The Story of Prince Sobur (Day)
    Nov 21 2024

    #bengal #folktale

    In this story, a father is insulted when his daughter claims to earn her own living. She is exiled and only has her nursemaid and her work box. Will she survive the ordeal? Will she be able to save the sick prince? Tune in and find out!

    Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Arshad Ali Khan Classical Raag II Kirana Gharana

    Sound Effects: Amazon Forest by jonasrocha -- https://freesound.org/s/159583/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

    Bird Sound Effect: XC787963 - Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopaceus from the Xeno-canto dot org website.

    Podcast Shoutout: Death by DVD

    Listener Shoutout: Haiphong Vietnam

    Video by Headliner

    Be kind y'all

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    23 mins
  • EP 258: Azores- Jose the Beast Slayer; The Princess of the Lost Island (Eells)
    Nov 14 2024

    #azores #folktale

    In the first story, a "wise man" tells a king to lock up his daughter for 20 years to keep her without a bone. I wonder what that means. And in the second story, the daughter of Jupiter is seen by a couple of priests and decides to become a flower to help people.


    Source: The Islands of Magic: Legends, Folk and Fairy Tales from the Azores by Eells

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Tic_Tac_Fado_Instrumental care of Wiki Commons

    Sound Effects: NC Night Forest by Lasdimot

    Podcasst Shoutout: The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

    Listener Shoutout: Viborg, Denmark

    Photo Credit: "Euphemia or Eufimia of Chalcedon" by Nick in exsilio is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

    Video by Headliner

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    14 mins
  • EP 257: Armenia- The Idiot; The miserly Companion (Seklemian)
    Nov 7 2024

    #armenia #folklore

    Today we are back in the book of Armenian folktales written down by A.G. Seklemian. In the first story, a man goes looking for luck and finds his answer in a lion’s mouth. And in the second, it pays to be kind and it costs to be stingy.

    Source: ⁠⁠Armenian Folk Tales collected by A.G. Seklemian Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Hay Nare Nare ... Հայ Նարե Նարե ...💚

    Sound Effects: NC Night Forest .wav by Lasdimot -- https://freesound.org/s/405515/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    Photo Credit: "Old stone mill" by Philip Jägenstedt is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    Podcast: Pardon the Interruption

    Listener: Anchorage, AK

    Video by Headliner

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    17 mins
  • EP 256: Halloween- What Uncle Saw (Mukerji)
    Oct 31 2024

    #halloween #ghoststory

    In this final Halloween story, uncle catches a late train back to the family home. When he gets there, he spends the night in a room alone, but someone is banging on the window bars. In the morning, uncle is in a terrible state. What did he see?


    Source: INDIAN GHOST STORIES S. MUKERJI

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: z3r0 - The Sill | Indian Horror/Mystery

    Sound Effects: 20140212 - Chiang Rai mountains at night 05.wav by LG -- https://freesound.org/s/345150/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

    And Zapsplatt.com

    Photo credit: "Green Window - Barred" by m.gifford is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

    Video by Headliner

    Happy Halloween y'all

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    18 mins
  • EP 255: Halloween- The Flayed Hand (Maupassant)
    Oct 24 2024

    #halloween #horror

    In this story, a rich French student comes home with a strange gift: the dried hand of a murderer. Is it an innocent prank, or something much deadlier?


    Source: Twenty-Five Ghost Stories COMPILED AND EDITED BY W. BOB HOLLAND

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat

    Music: Myuu-Outcast

    Photo Credit: "Egyptian Mummy - Hands" by █ Slices of Light █▀ ▀ ▀ is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

    Thank you and happy halloween

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    16 mins
  • EP 254: Halloween- The Dead Mother; The Dead Witch (Ralston)
    Oct 17 2024

    #halloween #spooky

    In the first story, a man is distraught to find his new bride dead. How will their baby be taken care of?

    And in the second story, a witch dies, but not before asking her grand daughter to do something to keep the demons away.


    Source: Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat

    Music: Myuu - Tragic Story

    Photo Credit: "Babushka" by Morgan Jones is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Video by Headliner


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    8 mins
  • EP 253: Halloween- The Monk of Saint Rules Tower (Linskill)
    Oct 10 2024

    #Halloween #ghost

    In this story, a man is met by the ghost of a monk. It isn't super scary, but it is a bit worrying when a ghost gives you a dagger that he was ended with. Enjoy Halloween


    Source: St Andrews Ghost Stories BY W. T. LINSKILL

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: Winter Nights - Spooky & Scary Dramatic Classical Music (cello and viola)- Halloween serie -

    Sound Effects: "Ambience, Night Wildlife, A.wav" by InspectorJ is licensed under CC BY 4.0. "Tawny Owls 2.wav" by Benboncan is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Designed airy whoosh, fast 2 on Zapsplat

    Photo Credit: "The Tower of Dunfermline Abbey Church in Fife Scotland (8659193032)" by Dave Conner from Inverness, Scotland is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Video by Headliner

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    13 mins
  • EP 252: Halloween- The Cold Hand (Miller)
    Oct 3 2024

    #halloween #spooky

    In this story, a man is staying at a small guest house. While in a locked room, something creepy slides across his face. When he wakes up, there is no one there. Was it a ghost or something scarier?

    Source: Ghost stories edited by James Miller

    Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

    Music: “Ethereal Darkness" | Horror Piano Soundtrack by Iron Stronghold Productions (creative Commons)

    Sound Effects: Zapsplat.com

    Photo Credit: "Jeweler's Hands" by No Door An Aperture is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

    Video by Headliner


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    11 mins