Revisiting Joe Hayes’ storytelling journey and listening to one of his Christmas tales

Author and storyteller Joe Hayes has been traveling the country for more than 40 years to share the stories of the Southwest. As an established author, he has published over 25 books and was also a resident storyteller at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe for 39 years.   In the latest episode of “Conversations Different,” host Inez Russell Gomez revisits this previously aired interview with Hayes that highlights how he made a career out of being a storyteller, what influences inspired his style of narration and why he feels it’s important to tell stories in both Spanish and English as somebody who was raised in a border town in Arizona.   Hayes closes the episode by telling the story of The Wise Little Burro, a treat for listeners and viewers ahead of Christmas celebrations.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.