Shonaleigh comes from an old Jewish tradition. Hailing from Britain, she is a Drut'syla (pronounced Dreet-zella). who was taught around 3,000 stories by her Bubbe, Eldith Marks. These stories are told traditionally in cycles. Some stories are

Diane Ferlatte Part One

Oct 6th, 2023 54m 35s

There is no one like Diane Ferlatte. She is a highly respected storyteller and elder in the storytelling community and a cancer survivor. This is, as you may have noticed from the title, part 1 of a two part conversation. We had a lot of fun, a

Antonio Rocha and the Slave Ship Malaga

Jun 2nd, 2023 1h 8m

Antonio Rocha has created a masterful piece of storytelling about a slave ship called Malaga. There is a connection between the ship and Antonio and this plays into his telling. I cannot wait to share this conversation with you.Antonio began l

Fran Stallings

May 19th, 2023 1h 7m

I have been seeing and bumping into Fran Stallings for a long while and have had one or two conversations with her and we have talked about doing this for a long time. On this episode, unfortunately there is a popping sound from, I think, Fran

Joseph Bruchac

Dec 23rd, 2022 1h 12m

Joseph Bruchac is one of the preeminent Native storytellers in the USA. He is part Slovak and part Abenaki. He is a keeper of Native traditional tales, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., told poetry with Robert Bly and is one of my favourite

Regi Carpenter

Sep 2nd, 2022 1h 2m

Raised in Clayton, New York, Regi Carpenter came from the school of scrappy, studied music, but became a storyteller! Although steeped in folk and fairy tales, myths and legends, she also tells deep personal narrative. Digging deep in the well

I had been hearing about Doug for a while, and then heard his harmonica at a festival, then briefly met with him at said festival. I bought one of his CDs and loved what he did, and decided we should hear his voice here! Doug is a humble man wi

Michael D McCarty

Jun 3rd, 2022 1h 8m

I first heard Michael D McCarty, laugh. It was in a far off room so I followed the sound and listened to him impart joy and happiness upon all around him. There was, and is, some sort of magical aura he gives off, and it is quite wonderful.

Eldrena Douma - part 2

May 7th, 2022 1h 5m

Eldrena Douma (pronounced Dow-MAH) is of the Tewa, Hopi and Laguna people of the South West. This, part two of another two part interview, covers Why Native American stories should not be told by those not within their community. Over the cour

EldrenaDouma - part 1

May 6th, 2022 1h 18m

Eldrena Douma (pronounced Dow-MAH) is of the Tewa, Hopi and Laguna people of the South West. This, part one of another two part interview, covers a lot of history of Eldrena's upbringing, and growing up between Winslow and First Mesa. Over the

Joel ben Izzy - part 2

Apr 22nd, 2022 54m 36s

This is part two of the Conversation with Joel ben Izzy. If you haven’t listened to part one, please do so, as you won’t know what’s going on. The last episode ended on a cliff hanger! Joel hales from the West Coast, living in California. He’s

Joel ben Izzy - part 1

Mar 31st, 2022 59m 40s

Joel ben Izzy is a storyteller from California and has been telling stories for a long time. Then he lost his his voice with thyroid cancer. This is part one of a long conversation of his journey, process and love of tales.Filled with stories,

Sebastian Lockwood

Feb 18th, 2022 1h 13m

Sebastian Lockwood is not British, although he sounds VERY British. Sebastian is one who tells the Epics! From the Odyssey and Gilgamesh to Beowulf and beyond. Sebastian raised an owl, talks about getting into trance when storytelling and about

Alton Chung - part 2

Feb 2nd, 2022 49m 34s

In this episode we conclude the conversation with Alton Chung, a Japanese-Korean storyteller who grew up with the stories, superstitions, and the magic of the Hawaiian Islands. If you missed part one, please go back and have a listen, it is fas

Alton Chung - part 1

Jan 25th, 2022 51m 50s

Alton Chung is a very funny guy, a scientist, an computer guy, theater tech but really a storyteller! We’ve only met once or twice and I have always enjoyed his company. Alton is a Japanese-Korean storyteller who grew up with the stories, supe

Judith Heineman

Oct 20th, 2021 1h 13m

Judith Heineman and I met years ago at Sharing the Fire, the North Eastern Storytelling Conference and bonded over dark chocolate. It was at a time when I always had some and some other person let her know! Judith began her career as a poet and

Lorna Czarnota

Sep 3rd, 2021 1h 28m

Lorna and I have bumped into one another at a few conferences and festivals, but I heard her play her harp and tell stories at Sharing the Fire, here in the North East. She blew me away. Awardwinner, author, musician, and storyteller, Lorna is

Eth-Noh-Tec

May 21st, 2021 1h 8m

Eth-Noh-Tec was founded in 1982 by Artistic Co-Directors Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo, longstanding San Francisco artists who have contributed greatly to the Asian American performing arts movement. They are not only business parteners

Linda Gorham

Apr 16th, 2021 1h 18m

African-American story twister, and storyteller, Linda Gorham is this month’s guest with Simon Brooks on Conversations with storytellers.I cannot wait for you to hear the conversation I had with Linda Gorham. There's mention of a little black

Janice Del Negro part two

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 25m

Janice Del Negro is a bit of a hero in the world of storytelling. She teaches is at Dominican University, where she is a professor, subjects such as storytelling, children's and young adult literature and foundations of library and information

Janice Del Negro

Feb 19th, 2021 51m 45s

Janice Del Negro is a professor in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University, where she teaches storytelling, children's and young adult literature, and foundations of library and information science. She is a storyteller, autho

Clare Murphy

Jan 15th, 2021 54m 40s

Clare Murphy hales from Ireland and is not my typical elder. She is not an elder, but carries the wisdom of one. She began a story club at college, and within four years was traveling internationally as a professional storyteller. Her work has

Connie Regan-Blake

Jan 1st, 2021 1h 9m

This interview was the last I did on my laptop. Seems it is not geared to save and store large files from Streaming platforms. This hour long interview is all my computer saved of the three hours we spoke. No idea what happened to the rest of i

Megan Wells

Dec 4th, 2020 1h 23m

I had only briefly met Megan Wells in 2016 at the NSN Conference in 2016. She was telling a personal story in a room filled with people also sharing personal tales. Hers was stand out, in that it was rich, multilayered, and deep. It was a power