The New York Times dubbed him "a consummate storyteller" while TIMEOUT New York writes, "Master Storyteller Odds Bodkin is the talk of the town with his remarkable one-man Art of the Tale."

Interview #122 Odds Bodkin – Storytelling in the Bardic Tradition.

Diane Wolkstein

iane Wolkstein is also the award–winning author of 23 books, including The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales and Inanna, Queen of Heaven, and numerous CDs and DVDs.

Interview #120 Diane Wolkstein – Connecting with Audiences, Other Cultures and Ourselves

Diane Edgecomb

In this interview with Eric, I speak about how the various elements of nature mythology can be an enlivening force both for those who hear you tell and for your own journey into this ancient form of meaning.

Interview #118 Diane Edgecomb – Place Based Nature Storytelling.

Tim Errenta

Tim Errenta has performed in Fringe Festivals around the United States using his storytelling who Top Ten Hits from 1349.

Interview #117 Tim Errenta - Bringing Storytelling to the Fringe. 

Antonio Rocha

How does the body without the use of te voice commuicate to an audience?

Interview #116 Antonio Rocha Using the Language of the Body in Storytelling.

Angela Llyod is a California based storyteller who has told at the National Storytelling Festival and at Festivals all over the ountry.

Interview #114 Angela Llyod - The Gentle Power of Patience.

Octavia Sexton

Octavia Sexton is a traditional storyteller from Kentucky who grewup hearing and telling Jack Stories for as long as she can remember.

Interview #113 Octavia Sexton - The Jack Story a Traditional Tale for Everyone.

Kathy Collins

A discussion on Kathy Collins work as a Comedienne and Storyteller using her persona of Tita to tell stories about the Volcano Goddess of Hawaii.

Interview #111 Kathy Collins – Comedian as Storyteller - Storytelling as Comedy.

Rafe Martin

Rafe Martin is both a storyteller and a Zen practitioner - a writer of stories and a teacher of the zen tradition.

Interview #110 Rafe Martin - Zen and the Art of Spiritual Storytelling

Ruth Stotter has spent years developing hte art of using props and strong in her storytelling performances.

Interview #108 Ruth Stotter – Working with Props in Storytelling Performances.

A national conversation from all perspectives on the profession of storytelling with children.  Serving all members of the storytelling with children portion of the storytelling movement. Including presenters, listeners, festival organizers, administrators, educators, parents, and storytellers.

But I love this podcast.  I started listening for the stories, but stayed for the amazing insights that have enriched my life in all sorts of ways.  So much practical information for people who want to start storytelling, too!  Definitely try it out.  Hope he comes back, in the meantime, I&#39;m re-listening to back episodes.

I'm not even a storyteller

Awesome!  An interview with Tim Tingle!?  He taught my Storytelling class for the University of Oklahoma&#39;s travel study program in Santa Fe.  I loved every minute of this trip with him as our captain.  I am so looking forward to listening to this.

Tim Tingle!

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf

Anne Glover

Anne Glover speaks about how she created the character Monkey and how anyone can find their true voice and oh she also talks about string and teaching french using storytelling.

Interview #089 Anne Glover - Finding your Authentic Storytelling Voice and Performance.

Mastery is an ambiguous word raising the impulse of ownership and recognition, resonating something standing apart while representing a form of wholeness.

Interview #104 Limor Shiponi - Striding towards Storytelling Mastery

Lloyd Arneach

A discussion on the value of oral traditions and native american storytelling in the modern era.

Interview #097 Lloyd Arneach – A Perspective on Native American Storytelling.

Michel Cotter is the first national storyteller to perform personal stories on the main stage at Jonesborough, TN.  He is a semi-retired farmer and winner of the 2009 oracle award for excellence in storytelling.

Interview #057 Michael Cotter - Farming the Heartland of American Storytelling.

Laird Schaub - excutve director of the Federatin of Intentioanl Communities speaks on how to engage people with in the emotional stories that trap them.

Interview #107 Laird Schaub - The Application of Story to Group Facilitation and Community Living.

Michael Reno

Michael Reno Harrell speaks on how the history of Storytelling Revival is connected to the folk music revival.

Interview #106 Michael Reno Harrell on American Folk Music and the Storytelling Community.

Using stories as both a way of sharing knowledge of environment and cultural identity.

Interview #099 Emil Wolfgang - Carrying the Pacific Island Storytelling Culture Forward. 

We discuss the value of art and storytelling in maintaining and representing community health.

Interview #098 Ben Nind – Storytelling is Essential to Community Health. 

Doug Elliot

Doug Elliot talks about the history of natural world and how you can use storytelling to inspire passion in the natural world.  He also talks about his herbal walk with a wild badger.

Interview #090 Doug Elliot - Using Storytelling to support a nature based education..

Esylltn Harker

Esyllt Harker is a Welsh storyteller who is exploring the connection between landscapes and language in historical welsh stories.

Interview #048 Esylltn Harker – Stories out of Welsh History and land of Wales.

Gail Herman speaks about building a student storytelling Festival on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf.

Interview #093 Gail Herman - Building a Student Storytelling Festival.

David Ambrose

Brother Wolf speaks with David Ambrose on the foundation and running of the International Storytelling Festival of Wales.

Interview #103 David Ambrose - The International Storytelling Festival of Wales

Master storyteller Tejumola Ologboni speaks on Street Storytelling.

Interview #105 Tejumola Ologboni - Walking the Talk with Street Storytelling.

Kevin Strauss

Kevin Strauss is an award winning educator and storyteller who has published five books related to environmental education and storytelling.

Interview #087 Kevin Strauss - Applying Storytelling to Environmental Science.

Baba Jamal Koram is a force of nature in the African American Storytelling world - winner of the 2007 NSN circle of excellence award.

Interview #085 Baba Jamal Koram - Storytelling as Responsibility.

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