Podcast Episodes

#43 - Nature & Music - Brookside Meditation - Bonus Episode

Episode 43

This bonus episode has no story, only binaural nature sounds I recorded here at my cabin mixed with relaxing music. You can find this, as well as lot…

5 years, 9 months ago

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#42 - The Father

Episode 42

A Scandinavian tale about loss and redemption. 

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5 years, 9 months ago

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#41 - Mr. Possum - Extended

Episode 41

For kids and adults alike, this week's story is about why opossums are white. 

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5 years, 9 months ago

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#40 - The Jellyfish And The Monkey

Episode 40

A Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Osaki. 

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5 years, 9 months ago

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#39 - The Phantom of the Opera - Prologue

Episode 39

Here's the prologue to this classic novel about the origins of the story. It's a little weird, and a lot sleepy. 

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5 years, 10 months ago

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#38 - The Queen of The Many-Coloured Bedchamber (Part Two)

Episode 38

Here is part two of this great Irish fairy tale. 

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5 years, 10 months ago

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#37 - The Queen of The Many-Coloured Bedchamber (Part One)

Episode 37

An Irish fairy tale this week. It's a long one so I've split it up. Part one is this week and part two next week. 

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5 years, 10 months ago

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#36 - The Ghost

Episode 36

Another Polish folk tale for a listener in Poland this week. 

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5 years, 10 months ago

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#35 - The Evil Eye

Episode 35

A request for a Polish folk tale from a listener in Poland this week. I hope she likes it. It's weird and a little sweet. 

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5 years, 11 months ago

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#34 - The Golden Goose

Episode 34

Another request for a story from the Brothers Grimm this week. The Golden Goose is another weird one with a moral about being kind to strangers. 

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5 years, 11 months ago

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