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Tales from the Hearth

Dec 4, 2023

Please note: this audio contains material that might be disturbing for some audiences sensitive to loud noises and implied violence. 

Listen now to "The Tone" for the upcoming modern folk tale LANDSLIDE, which will premiere later this week. 

Sound and music sourced via a Creative Commons license at freesound.org. 

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Dec 2, 2023

There once lived a young warrior named Fletcher, who lived in a village protected by a grand, old, woven wall. When his village is destroyed by a freak landslide, Fletcher goes off on a quest to confront those who failed to protect them from such a disaster–the fates themselves.

Landslide, a modern audio folk tale,...


Dec 1, 2023

Welcome to the Storyteller's Workshop! For day one of the Storyteller Project, Lisette Alvarez conducted a collective tarot reading to inspire a new modern folk tale. By next week, there will be a mini episode in this feed. Between now and then, however, you will get a mix of podcast episodes which include...


Oct 18, 2023

The myth of how we became storytelling animals.

This special episode was made with the support of those who have already contributed to the 2023 Storytelling Crowdfund. All contributers receive a copy of "The Storyteller" paper, a prose research essay I wrote in 2016 on the global archetype of the Storyteller. All...


Aug 30, 2023

We're trying something new.

Support the 2023 storytelling crowdfund and claim your gifts now. There are 2 limited higher-tier packages available, as well as our basic $7+ gift. We have until Halloween to reach $3200! 

You can also see the video version (with captions) of this teaser on the crowdfund page, under "The...