Folksy | The Storytime Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
"Disappearances" by Mrs. Gaskell | 2x20
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's hear about a disappearance, shall we...or two...or ten....oh what the hell. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best sho...
"The Reticence of Lady Anne" by Saki | 2x19
20 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saki is the G.O.A.T of short short fiction twists. Don't believe me? Listen on, my friend... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from t...
"Life of Ma Parker" by Katherine Mansfield | 2x18
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Life is hard, you say? Hear about Ma Parker's life and get back to me on that... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best shor...
"The Dilettante" by Edith Wharton | 2x17
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Men have been trying to screw over women for ages, it seems....figuratively, and literally. --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from th...
"The Curate's Friend" by E.M. Forster | 2x16
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story of a faun(satyr) and a man(man). Because sometimes things are not as they seem.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from t...
"Greville Fane" by Henry James | 2x15
23 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Writing is a great profession. Child-rearing? Not so much... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of t...
"Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant | 2x14
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just a story of two friends, trying to get some fishing done, in a warzone. You know how it goes... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales...
"The Gift of The Magi" by O Henry | 2x13
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
O Henry does poignancy better than he does comedy. Just saying. #NotSoHumbleOpinion --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best ...
"Sunday at Home" by Nathaniel Hawthorne | 2x12
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The brave tale of one man who didn't want to go to Church.... --- Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of ...
"An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov | 2x11
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'An upheaval' is what Mister Chekhov wrote about in this story....Ring a bell, anyone? .____, Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the ...
Let's talk about Jules Verne | 2x10
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We need to have a chat, folks. Because this...might not be a fun tale.... __. Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story...
"The Lightning Rod Man" by Herman Melville | 2x9
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You may know him as the creator of the most obsessive man in the world. And he...might not be too different from Captain Ahab..._____. Folksy is back ...
"After the Race" by James Joyce | 2x8
21 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the world goes to hell in a handbasket, let's read a story about the normalcy of social interactions. Maybe faking it will help?._____. Folksy is b...
"Semper Idem" by Jack London | 2x7
29 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
So, Jack London of 'White Fang' fame writes one mean suicide story. This one. Maybe more._____. Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!. __. Season...
"The Bookshop" by Aldous Huxley | 2x6
22 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Aldous Huxley low-key looks a 19th century Benedict Cumberbatch, and his stories sound like a character the Batch would play. Was the 19th century...c...
"Hunting the Deceitful Turkey" by Mark Twain | 2x5
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Twain may have had a little girl fetish in his later years, but early on, he was pretty good with little boys too.... Folksy is back with a sto...
"Obtaining Supplies: Hospital Sketches" by Louisa May Alcott - 2x4
08 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath Louisa May Alcott's genius writing style lies a firebrand activist. See if you can catch a glimpse of it in this week's tale. Folksy is back ...
"The Homecoming" by Rabindranath Tagore | 2x3
01 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar! Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century. This...
"The Angel of the Odd" by Edgar Allan Poe | 2x2
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This...was unexpected, but Edgar Allan Poe has a wit I like. Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar! Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olde...
"My Old Man" by Ernest Hemingway | 2x1
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a PG rated podcast, aiite? All Ernest Hemingway fans beware, I do Not, repeat, DO NOT say the b-word. Even though Mr. Hemingway was kind enoug...
All New Folksy Season 2 - Golden Olden Tales | Sat, 6PM
04 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saturday. It's a good day. That's about to be better. With all new stories and a brand new plotline, Folksy is back for a blazing second season. Satur...
Rapunzel (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x24
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Where a besotted stalker jumps down a 20 foot (ell?) tower only to stab his eyes. And nothing else. Also, witches are misrepresented. BIG TIME
The Wolf and the Seven Kids (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x23
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be vewwy vewwy afwaiid. The big bad wolf is out hunting KIDS!!!!!!! Second day of the "Grimm" weekend trilogy.
The Frog King (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x22
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A new naming convention, a new cover, and a triple tale fiesta weekend. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!?!?!
"Pepper and Salt" by Howard Pyle | 1x21
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Howard Pyle pile continues this week, as we read, not about pirates, but about red-dressed huntsmen-bothering devils.
"The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle | 1x20
12 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on the harrowing journey of Robin hood, complete with murder, gore, violence and hazing. And that's just the prologue!
"Philippine Folk Tales" by Mabel Cook Cole | 1x19
05 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for some more mythological shenanigans, as we revisit the Philippines through the pen of another forgotten female.
"Myths and Legends of Japan" by F H Davis | 1x18
28 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's foray, we revisit the Japanese islands' diaspora of mythology.
"Legends of Gods and Ghosts" by W.D. Westervelt | 1x17
21 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hop on to the story seeker, as we explore the titular tale with both ghosts and gods in this Hawaiian mythic tale.
"Folk Tales from the Russian" by Verra Blumenthal | 1x16
14 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore Russian folklore, with the words of legendary (and literally unacknowledged) Verra Blumenthal.
"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x15
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode encapsulates Rudyard Kipling's mastery of bedtime tales, as we read his pourqouis tale of how the Whale got its throat.
"Indian Tales" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x14
31 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we read a not-quite "Indian Tale", in the form of "The Finest Story in the World", by the youngest recipient of the Nobel Priz...
"Arabian Nights Entertainment" by Andrew Lang | 1x13
24 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we read Andrew Lang's interpretation of One Thousand and One Nights, a true classic in folklore.
"Tales of King Arthur" by Andrew Lang | 1x12
17 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Prolific late-19th Century folk tale collector Andrew Lang brings us this version of the legend of Britain's greatest warlord, the Once and Future Kin...
"A Treasury of Eskimo Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x11
10 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Annangai! This week's tales comes from the chilly tundra of Eskimo-land! (JK, there's no such place, and yes it sounds kinda demeaning, but then again...
"Philippine Folk-Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x10
03 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Magandang araw, and welcome to another episode of the Folksy Podcast. This week, we explore a bit of Filipino folk culture, with a tale in the styling...
"The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen | 1x9
27 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The original version of the story of how the fashion-conscious Emperor went on a naked walk around town. Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature ...
"The Golden Beetle" by Norman Hinsdale Pitman | 1x8
20 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Chinese version of the story behind why dogs hate cats. Warning: An animal dies. Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as ...
"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde | 1x7
13 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The touching memoir of a fictitious leaden prince with golden skin, and a sparrow with a heart too big for its body. Welcome back to Folksy, th...
"Box of Robbers" by L Frank Baum | 1x6
06 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Be ready to be very afraid...of opening unmarked luggage from distant relatives. L Frank Baum spins a fizzy yarn of childish antic and abundant wonder...
"Stories from Old Greece and Rome" by Emilie K. Baker | 1x5
29 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mythomagic ensues, as we dive headlong into the story of the trickster who brought humanity the gift of fire, only to be punished for an eternity for ...
"Tom Tit Tot" by Joseph Jacobs | 1x4
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deja vu strikes, as we read 'Tom Tit Tot', a seeming variation on the classic tale of 'Rumplestiltskin', only with less gold and more....well, you'll ...
"Viking Tales" collected by Jennie Hall | 1x3
15 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From the halls of Valhalla comes this collection of skalds' sagas by Jennie Hall :p If you've been following the Norse pantheon in the Marvel Cinemati...
"My Lord Bag of Rice" by Yei Theodora Ozaki | 1x2
08 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we read from Yei Theodora Ozaki's "Japanese Fairy Tales" collection - specifically, "My Lord Bag of Rice", the first story. It's a quaint o...
"Vikram and the Vampire" by Sir Richard Francis Burton | 1x1
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
'This has all the airs and graces of a period piece.' - izer Enjoy the Introduction to Sir Richard Francis Burton's 'Vikram and the Vampire', or 'Tal...
Folksy - The Folk Literature Podcast - Premieres 1st June - Trailer
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you like listening to stories? Folksy is the podcast where we explore some of the most amazing folk literature ever. How? By me reading it to you, ...