The Crane Bag Podcast
Episodes
Episode 53: Say Goodbye to Hollywood
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A telling of "Anansi and the Box of Stories" plus an interview with Brain Smolensky, author of the upcoming book Say Goodbye to Hollywood: the Climat...
Episode 51: The Birth of Athena
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the birth of the ancient Greek goddess Athena, brought to life by storyteller, musician and poet Jay Leeming.
Episode 50: The Fox Woman told by Daniel Deardorff
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Siberian story of a woman who accepts the wild invitations of the wind, told by Daniel Deardorff and then explored by storyteller Jay Leeming.
Episode 47: The Handless Maiden (Part Two)
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Storyteller Jay Leeming explores "The Handless Maiden" with special guest Elaine Stanton.
Episode 46: The Handless Maiden (Part One)
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Storyteller Jay Leeming tells the Grimm's fairy tale "The Handless Maiden" and then explores the landscape of the story with special guest Elaine Stan...
Episode 45: Valemon the White Bear King Part Two
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wildness and domesticity run off together to make a third thing sacred to the gods of death and sleep, a marriage between what we know and all that th...
Episode 45: Valemon the White Bear King
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Norwegian myth in which a princess journeys deep into wildernesses both within and without, brought to life by storyteller Jay Leeming.
"Coyote Says..." an Improvised Poem by Jay Leeming, June 2019
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A poem composed on-the-spot by Jay Leeming at a reading in honor of the poet Tony Hoagland. Recorded at the Great Mother Conference in June of 2019.
The Arabian Nights Part Three Commentary
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration of several stories from "The Arabian Nights," by storyteller, poet and musician Jay Leeming.
The Arabian Nights Conclusion
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from "The Arabian Nights," brought alive by storyteller, musician and poet Jay Leeming.
The Arabian Nights 3.2
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from "the Arabian Nights," brought alive by storyteller, poet and musician Jay Leeming.
The Arabian Nights 3.1
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from the collection known as "The Arabian Nights," brought alive by storyteller, musician and poet Jay Leeming.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Commentary
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration of the story "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" by storyteller, poet and musician Jay Leeming.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The green riot of spring lives on even in deepest winter, even in the rough music brought into our humdrum lives by a magical knight who just might be...
Gilgamesh Part Two: The Forest Journey
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gilgamesh and Enkidu journey deep into the forest on a quest to kill it's guardian, as the ancient myth is brought alive by storyteller Jay Leeming.
She Climbs Antlers by Starlight Commentary
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Get out and hike the images until they burn holes in what you thought you knew via this Georgian fairy tale that is a manual to making magic out of th...