Global Storytime Podcast
by World Wise Kids
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!
Episodes
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21 b. Let's Learn About the Inuit and Koyukon!
Let's Learn About the Inuit and Koyukon native peoples in Canada. In this episode we learn about the history, languages, and cultures of these people who still have a vibrant community today. Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected].…
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21.a A Blind Boy and a Loon AND How Raven Brought Back the Sun
This week I am bringing you 2 stories from First Nations tribes in Canada. 'A Blind Boy and a Loon' is a tale from the Inuit tribes who live in the far north of Canada by the Artic Ocean. In this story, a young boy has to outsmart his horrible stepmother by using his deep connection to the…
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20b Let's Learn About Hungary!
Let's learn about Hungary! This episode is all about the history and culture of Hungary. To hear a great folk tale from Hungary, listen to Episode 20a. 'Marci, the Honest Thief'. Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast...
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20 a. Marci, the Honest Thief
This week I'm bringing you a story from Hungary! 'Marci, the Honest Thief' is a tale about an honest and quick thinking young man and a jelous king who puts him to the test. Again and again and again. 'Marci, the Honest Thief' is tale rewritten by Val Biro in her book 'Hungarian Folk-Tales'....
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19.a The Basil Pot
This week I'm brining you a story from Venezuela! 'The Basil Pot' is about a pestering king and a clever girl who doesn't have the paintience for Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or Instagram...
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19 b. Let's Learn About Venezuela
This week let's Learn About Venezuela! This episode is a companion to episode 19. a 'The Basil Pot'. Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or Instagram @global_storytime_podcast All sound effects and…
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18.b Let's Learn About Turkey!
This week we are learning about the Republic of Turkey! This informational episode is a companion to episode 18.a 'Kaloghlan and the 12 Dancing Princesses'. Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or...
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18.a Kaloghlan and the 12 Dancing Princesses
This week I'm bringing you a story from Turkey! In 'Kaloghlan and the 12 Dancing Princesses' Kaloghlan is tasked with finding out where 12 royal sisters go after everyone else has gone to sleep. This story is adapted from 'Keloglan and 12 Dancing Sisters' from A Treasury of Turkish Folktales for...
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17.b. Let's Learn About Tanzania!
This week's story, Ep. 17a. The Calabash Kids, comes from Tanzania. So let's learn more about Tanzania! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or Instagram @global_storytime_podcast All sound music falls...
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Episode 17: 17a. The Calabash Children
This week I'm bringing you a story from Tanzania! 'The Calabash Kids' is the perfect story for Mother's Day because it is about a woman who becomes a mother in a rather unsual way. This story originates from the Chagga people who live in northern Tanzania and was adapted by children's author Alan...
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16.a A Costume for Rangi
This week I'm bringing you a story from the Maori in New Zealand! 'A Costume for Rangi' is a tale all about how the earth and the night sky as we see it were created. It is the perfect story to follow Earth Day. The retelling of this story is written by from the book 'The Celestreal River:...
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16.b Let's Learn about New Zealand!
Let's get to know the country of New Zealand a little bit better. If you havne't listened to episode 16.a 'A Costume for Rangi' go check it out! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or Instagram...
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15.b Let's Learn About Indonesia!
This week we're learning about Indonesia!
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15a. Too Too Moo and the Giant AND Bawang Putih and Bawang Mera
This week I'm bringing you TWO stories from Indonesia!
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14.b. Let's Learn About Cuba!
This episode of the 'Let's Learn About Cuba!' is an informational sidekick to episode 14.a. "Dear, Deer" Said the Turtle'. If you haven't hear the story yet, go give it a listen! But if you're ready to learn about Cuba's history, culture, favorite food, and more, look no further. Comments or...
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!4.a. "Dear, Deer" Said the Turtle
This week I'm bringing you a story from Cuba. "Dear, Deer" Said the Turtle is a popular story with versions of it being written in many countries throughout the world. It is about a very clever turtle and an overconfident deer. It is also a lesson in not judging someone by thier appearences,...
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13.a Fin M'Coul: The Giant from Knockmany Hill
This week I'm bringing you a story from Ireland, just in time for St. Patrick's Day on the 17th. 'Fin M'Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill' is a classic folktale about a bully of a giant and a very clever lady who put a stop to him once and for all. This storiy was written by Tomie dePaola in…
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13.b Let's Learn About Ireland!
Let's get to know the country of Ireland a little bit better. If you havne't listened to episode 13.a Fin M'Coul the Giant of Knockmany Hill, go check it out! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or...
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12.b. Let's Learn About the Gullah Geechee!
This week I brought you a story from the American South, specifically from the Gullah Geechee community in South Carolina and Georgia. This episode is all about the history, language, and culture of the Gullah Geechee! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at...
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12.a. The Lion and the Well
This week I'm bringing you a story from the American South, specifically from South Carolina and Georgia. 'The Lion and the Well', is one of the many Br’er Rabbit stories that orignated in West and Central Africa and were brought to America during the slave trade. Br’re Rabbit is a trickster, who...
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11.b. Let's Learn About China!
Let's get to know the country of China a little bit better. If you havne't listened to episode 11.a Auntie Tigress, go check it out! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]. Follow the podcast on Facebook or Instagram...
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11.a. Auntie Tigress
This week I'm bringing you a story from China. 'Auntie Tigress' is a little like Little Red Riding Hood and a little like Basket Lady Swings from episode 6, but it is still a very unique story with an unlikely hero. This retelling is based on the story of the same title by Gia-zhen Wang and Eva...
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10.a The Princess Mouse
This week I'm bringing you a story from FInland. 'The Princess Mouse' is about a young man named Mikko who is instructed by his father to find a bride. Unfortunatley this quest doesn't go exactly as planned. This retelling is based on the story of the same title from Aaron Sheppard....
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10.b. Let's Learn About Finland!
This episode is a companion to episode 10.a 'The Princess Mouse". If you haven't heard the story yet, give it a listen! It's very sweet. In this episode, Let's Learn About Finland, we're learning all about Finland's location, history, languages, religions, national food and sport, and we'll end...
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9. a. Nowanlde, Girl of the Waves
This week I'm bringing you a story from Namibia. Namibia is a country in southwest Africa and is on the Atlantic coast. In this story we meet a young girl who goes on a mysterious and eventurally life saving journey while playing in the waves of the ocean. This retelling is based off of the story...
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9. b. Let's Learn About Namibia!
This episode is a companion, or buddy, to episode 9.a. Nowandle, Girl of the Waves. It is meant to help you find Namibia on a map and get to knkow about it's history and culture. Happy Learning!! Comments or critiques are sooo welcome. You can email the show at [email protected]....
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8. Chancay and the Secret of Fire
This week i'm bringing you a Peruvian folktale called 'Chancay and the Secret of Fire'. It's set long, long ago, before the Spanish arrived, before the Inca ruled the land, and before humans knew about fire. Travel up mountians in a thunder storm, through valleys filled with spiders, snakes, and...
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7. It Could Always be Worse
This week i'm bringing you a Yiddish folktale called 'It Could Always Be Worse'. It's a funny story about, well, how things could always be worse. We'll also learn about this history of the Yiddish language and the Jewish diaspora. This reading of 'It Could Always Be Worse' is based on the book…
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6. Sun Mother Wakes the Earth
This week I am sharing a story from Australlia. 'Sun Mother Wakes the World' is an Aboriginal creation story. It explains how the animals, plants, insects, moon, stars, and humans came to be. This reading is based of off the book 'Sun Mother Wakes the World' by Diane Wolkstein. Welcome to the...
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5. Basket Lady Swing & Beaver and Echo
This week I bring you 2 stories from the Tulalip Tribes from Washington state, told by two guest storytellers, Notosha Gobin and Michelle Myles. Notosha and Michelle are educators for the Hibulb Culutral Center and they teach the Lushootseed language. They have two stories that they want to share...
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4. Forty Fortunes
This week I’m sharing a story from Iran. 'Forty Furtunes' is about staying true to yourself and how to think on your feet. What will happen to our hero, Ahmed, when he pretends to be a fortune teller? The retelling of this timeless tale based on by Aaron Shepard's 'Forty Fortunes'. Welcome to the...
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3. The Magic Gem
This week I’m sharing a story from Korea. The Magic Gem tells the tale of a magic green gem that can bring you anything you wish for, but if you lose it everything you wished for will vanish. Find out how a sweet, but poor fisherman came to own the green gem and how he lost it. Will he and his…
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2. Anansi and the Impossible Quest
Welcome to the Global Storytime Podcast! Every two weeks I will bring a story from a different corner of the world so that we can get a glimpse into another place and culture. I will do my best to explain the potentially unfamiliar to provide context and will end each episode with some…
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1. Grandma and the Great Gourd
Welcome to the first episode of the Global Storytime Podcast! Every two weeks I will bring a story from a different corner of the world so that we can get a glimpse into another place and culture. I will do my best to explain the potentially unfamiliar to provide context and will end each episode...
About this 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!
Hosted by
World Wise Kids