Story Story Podcast: Stories And Fairy Tales For Families, Parents, Kids And Beautiful Nerds.

Some villages have bakers as patron saints. Some cities don't allow people to chew gum. In these stories, the villages have strange laws and strange problems. Hear host Simon Brooks bring you Priscilla Howe telling "The Village with No Cats" and Rachel Ann Harding tell "Hiding the Old Man". Support the show

Doctors prescribe against monkeys jumping on the bed but I must share this entire episode is about monkey business. Hear Isabelle Hauser host Cindy Rivka Marshall telling "Monkey and Crocodile" and Cathryne Fairlee telling "Monkey Brothers"Support the show

Molly O'Donahue is clever, but terribly shy. How will she ever find the courage to have a story of her own? Hear Norah Dooley spin the classic tale "Molly O'Donahue". Support the show

If there is one lesson we need to remember, one lesson we need to consider in all our dealings it is - Never Underestimate a Testudine. Join host Simon Brooks as he shares Donna Washington telling "Anansi and Turtle" and Richard Martin telling "Tortoise Wins the Spicy Food Contest" Support the show

In this episode are stories of courage - outward, and inward. Enjoy Isabelle Hauser hosting Jamie Olivero telling "Fish Skin" and Milbre Burch telling "A Blind Man Catches a Bird."Support the show

Sometimes being stubborn can lead to trouble! Hear Jenni Cargill Strong telling "Two Russian Goats" and Oni Lasana telling "Anansi (Why Spiders Hide in Corners)". Stick around for a special song after the credits by Harvey Heilbrun "Quarantine on the Range".Support the show

How you view a situation changes everything in a story of haunted love and a story in discovering joy in what you already have. Join host Simon Brooks as Jennifer Armstrong tells "The Piper of Keil" and John Porccino tells "It Could Always Get Worse". Support the show

Pets and livestock in fairy tales have an odd way of going above and beyond for their folk heroes. Enjoy Cathryn Fairlee telling "Buryonka" and True Thomas telling "The Bee Keeper and the Hare".Support the show

Wisdoms and Enjoy the tales with Isabelle Hauser featuring Donna Washington telling "The King, the Cook and the Farmer" and Anne Shimojima telling "The Wise Old Woman".Support the show

Marriage is a tricky business - especially in a folk tale. Enjoy Ed Stivander telling "The Squires Bride" and Michele Carlo telling "Martina and Perez."Support the show

Love does try so hard, but sometimes even the stars are against the match. Join Simon Brooks and hear Stuart Stotts telling "Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere" and Julie Moss telling "Butterfly Lovers".Support the show

Some stories cannot be described as anything but silly. Enjoy Tim Lowry telling "Bastienello" and Priscilla Howe telling "The Belly Button Bird". Support the show

Mothers come in different forms, as do the children who love them. Join Isabelle Hauser celebrating mothers with Laura Packer telling "The Old Woman and the Ocean Child" and Elisa Pearmain telling "The Gift of Time."Support the show

Every bite brings you closer to your wildest dreams! Hear Noa Baum tell "Yankle and the Sabbath Fish" and Cathryne Fairlee tell "Immortal Dumpling".Support the show

The first of May is the day the fay travel between their word and ours. Simon Brooks brings Milbre Burch telling "The Fairy Flag" and Liz Weir telling "Wee Meg Barnileg".Support the show

These furry creatures have been popping in and out of stories since the beginning of time. Literally. Laura Simms tells "Mink and Weasel" and Lyn Ford tells "Possum's Tail".Support the show

In the myths the grand adventures are often the ones where there is life and death on the line. Join host Isabelle Hauser with stories from Yvonne Healy telling "Isis and Osiris" and True Thomas telling "Apples of Idunn". Support the show

Tall tales today! Hear Joel Ben Izzy tell "Paula Bunyan" and John Porcino tells "It was so Cold". Support the show

Are the characters in these stories wise or lucky? You decide as Simon Brooks brings you Norah Dooley telling "Rozzone's Luck" and Richard Martin telling "What Brings Happiness".Support the show

Clever, clever spider! Hear Donna Washington tells "Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance" and Jenni Cargill Strong tells "Ananse, Ahso, and Their Six Clever Children."Support the show