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EPISODE · Dec 6, 2025 · 59 MIN

Episode 101: Allan Johnson

from The Pagan Place Podcast · host The Pagan Place Podcast

We were joined by children's author Allan Johnson this time around. We get into the how's and the why's of writing for children, where he draws his inspiration and how reading as a child drove his imagination as he grew up. This is our first 100% kid friendly episode, that we even decided to pop some kid friendly tunes into. So you won't need to worry about listening to this one with the littun's in the car. The Tunes You'll Hear: The Upsy Daisies - Just Be You, Megafaunix - Jackrabbit, Megafaunix - Desert Road, The Upsy Daisies - It's Gunna Be Alright, It's Gunna Be OK If you like what you hear you can find Allan and the musical artists all on line. Allan is on: Lemon8, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. You can also go directly to his books: Melly Melly Applebottom, Princess Melly and the Garden of Kindness, Ricky the Smallest Snowman. The Upsy Daisies are all over the internet on Facebook, Instagram, Wherever you stream music or on Bandcamp You can also find Megafaunix wherever you stream music, Bandcamp, or the website https://megafaunix.com/   Find us wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Special thanks to Frank James and Maeve Capson. Thanks to Geoff Smith of Tooth & the Fang for the closing shout out. Go check out their latest album. If you want to hear past episodes with Geoff you can listen to episode 40 and 92. Intro track: "Coldsnap" by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Well Well Well

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