In this interview we chat with Daiva Ivanauskaitė Brown about her full bodied commitment to storytelling by moving to Scotland where she now works as a storyteller. The Lithuanian-born storyteller shares some insights into community storytelling and working with story.

In this week I chat with Bulgarian storyteller, Nana Tomova about her new book, Bulgarian Folk Tales, illustrated by Rima Staines. Nana shares her work and the deep healing that it can provide to people and we discuss honouring the origins of tales within their cultural context.

In this episode, we chat with Vietnamese storyteller Diep Tran about her work in curriculum and online spaces. We also have a brief interlude about the uniqueness of Vietnamese tales and honouring the past with the arrival of AI.

In this episode, we speak to Indian storyteller, Shilpa Mehta about Indian storytelling, crafting personal tales and her work and the impact storytelling can have for audiences of all ages. And at the end she treats us with a wonderful heart-centred story.

Sit back and enjoy this podcast chat with Welsh storyteller Angharad Wynne, who takes us on a deep dive into landscapes, storytelling, and the deep, reverent spirituality of the land and our connection to it.

U.S. storyteller and author Elisa Pearmain offers some fantastic insights into working with story in a healing capacity as well as tips for writing your own story collection in this week’s podcast episode.

Jay Leeming is well-known for his storytelling with the “big” tales in mythology, but in this interview we peek behind the curtain to see some of his philosophy and early origins in the storytelling space with an insight into ecology and spirituality behind his work.

Kenyan storyteller Wangari Grace has worked both in Kenya and overseas telling tales of important figures in African history and bringing a unique blend of honesty and fun to her tales for two decades. Wangari gives us an insight into challenging colonialism and racism in Africa through research and storytelling.

English storyteller Ashley Ramsden co-authored one of the most important craft of storytelling books, The Storyteller’s Way, but has been a significant storykeeper in the art of storytelling for decades. This interview is one that is not to be missed.

If you love history, you’re going to love this interview with storyteller and archaeologist Dan Broadbent of Blabbermouth Storytelling. Dan gives us an insight into story walks in and around Somerset in England and the intersection between fact and folklore.

John Row is a name that many people in the storytelling world are familiar with, not only for his stories and poems, but for his involvement with the Marrakesh Storytelling Festival. John gives us some insights into his career and projects in this interview including working with poetry within storytelling.

As the co-host of Stories with Spirit, U.S. storyteller Cooper Braun has created a beautiful global community that celebrates fairy tales for modern times. Cooper's interesting origins and journey makes for another top episode this week.

This week we travel to Texas to meet David Thompson who has been telling tales for decades. We share a conversation about some of the old myths, working with death and telling stories in the online spaces, amongst other things.

We travel to England today in this episode where we explore the deep ecological dreaming that comes with intentional and conscious conversation with fairy tales. If working with fairy tales in this way interests you, you won't want to miss this episode.

This week, we speak with US storyteller and go-getter, Clinton Atwood. Not one to wait for an opportunity, Clinton shows that when you know you're on the storytelling path, you create opportunities for success. Be inspired by this episode available now.

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In this episode, I chat with Australian scholar and storyteller Louise Phillips about the work she's done both in the academic space and with communities to build advocacy and activism. If you are a fan of storytelling in the research space, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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In this episode, I speak with Liz Weir from Northern Ireland. Liz has had, and continues to have, an extraordinary career in storytelling and shares an incredible amount of wisdom in this interview. We discuss many things from cultural ancestry, to working with dementia clients and children, to mentoring storytellers.

In this episode, I speak with Australian storyteller Christina Cairns about imagination, the creative process, and diving deep into stories to create deeper meaning. We then dive into the philosophy of story, myth, and life in this wide-ranging conversation about our connections to story.

In this episode, Australian storyteller and theatre director Silvia Lehmann and I have a deep and ranging conversation about the old wisdom of the folk tales, fairy tales, and myths. We explore old Europe and discuss how much we change or don’t change the stories the line between theatre and storytelling and so much more.

In this episode, I speak with US-based storyteller Claire Hennesy about a range of things including bringing the storytelling community together through festivals and online spaces. Claire also shares a tall tale and we discuss this type of storytelling.