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Who says you're too old for a good fairy tale? Reading original versions of folktales and fairy tales from around the world every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, The Folktale Project is for e...
I apologize in advance that this is perhaps the saddest story that I've ever told on The Folktale Project. Han Christian Andersen's 'The Sto...
This week's new story is a bit of an Italian mashup. A little Rapunzel, a bit of Beauty and the Beast, and a dash of Baba Yaga. I do hope yo...
This week brings the revisiting of a classic tale by Louisa May Alcott - 'Queen Aster'. Host Dan Scholz Find out where to subscribe to The F...
A new tale this week from the Brothers Grimm, and it's about as wholesome as they get! To get more full stories and early access to all of t...
The tale of The Wise Men of Gotham goes far beyond the stories you'll hear today, but that doesn't make these stories any less fun! To get m...
This week's new story comes to us from Canada and Professor Cyrus Macmillan and his 'Canadian Fairy Tales'. To get more full stories and ear...
Apologies for the last few missed episodes, adjusting to new schedules is always a bear. But we're back today with a new story from Japan! '...
Fresh from the archives - one of my favorite English folktales - Take one part "The Goosegirl", one part "Cinderella", and mix it with a lit...
Today's story is a tribute to my wife's discovery of a turkey buzzard near our house last week. It's the Iroquois tale of 'How the Turkey Bu...
A classic from 2017's season - the German tale of 'Dr. Know-All' as brought to us by The Brothers Grimm. To get more full stories and early...
Our newest tale comes to us from Wales and features a wise and brave traveller named Hugh. To get more full stories and early access to all...
This week we go all the way back to Episode 100 of the podcast. 'Finist the Bright Falcon' is a Russian tale that certainly deserves to be r...
This week on for our new tales we have two stories from the Ainu people of Japan - 'The Kind Giver and the Grudging Giver.' and 'The Man who...
This week on Folktale Project Classics we dive into the archives for 'The Glass Dog' from "American Fairy Tales" by L. Frank Baum. To get mo...
A new story this Friday from Tibet! The Wise Bat tells the story of an easily conviced King and a rather smart subject. To get more full sto...
This week we have a new tale from Georgia read in honor of my wordplay and riddle loving wife and father. I do hope you all enjoy 'The King...
This week we celebrate a move to Fridays with a Slavic tale of resistance to tyranny. 'The Good Children' comes to us from "Sixty Folk-Tales...
One of my favorite tales from "Legends of the Rhine" tells the story of the heroic Roland, a knight and nephew of Charlemagne. To get more f...
We're back with a new story from Turkey this week. 'The Crow-Peri' from "Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales" is a really wonderful way to ju...
This week we have a story from the archives and one of my favorite collections of tales - American Fairy Tales. 'The Box of Robbers" is a hi...
While I'm focusing on new stories from new regions this year this tale was suggested and I just had to share it! Enjoy the classic - Three B...
One last (or first) tradition this holiday season at The Folktale Project - the most popular story of 2024. This past year was certainly a h...
Today is my very favorite tradition - the annual reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. To get more ful...
A new story this week from English Fairy Tales - a collection we know quite well! 'Jack Hannaford' is a tale of two fools (a husband and a w...
This week's classic tale is a story of autumn, something that seems to have come and (mostly gone) in the blink of an eye this year! To get...
Today's brand new story from "Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore " is 'The Fool and the Birch-Tree'. A tale of...
It's Thanksgiving here in the US tomorrow so today we have a revisiting of one of my favorite Thanksgiving tales. Mrs. November's Dinner Par...
This week we have a new story, a listener suggestion from Liz Spiva from "The Talking Cat and other tales of French Canada". Liz, I hope you...
This week's Folktale Project Classic is a fun tale from "American Fairy Tales" - 'The Capture of Father Time'. Join us next week for an all...
Today we have a listener submission from Jennifer Longe who is working on a film based on the tale of 'The Buried Moon'. If there's a story...
I know that I promised new stories (and that this one is a day later than normal) but today is Halloween and that means we had to adjust our...
We're back! This week we have a new story, one that I think is the perfect way to ease back into new tales. Something short and silly :) I'd...
This week's story of 'A Tuscan Bluebeard' is my last Folktale Project Classic for a while! Beginning next week I'll be returning with new st...
This week's story of 'The Master Maid' is quite a tale indeed! As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter o...
This week's tale is my favorite version of 'The Fairies' and I hope it's yours as well! As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard abou...
This week's tale is the story of a ghost ship encountered by the predecessor of the US Coast Guard. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinki...
This week's tale is the classic story of Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what...
This week's story is a full book! "American Fairytales" by L. Frank Baum is filled with vignettes and followed hot on the heels of the wildl...
This week's tale is the classic story of Hansel and Gretel. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of T...
This week's tale comes to us from France. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Projec...
This week's tale comes to us from Armenia. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Proje...
This week is one of my favorite folktales from Brazil. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Fo...
This week one of my favorite Japanese folktales. As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale...
This week on Folktale Project Classics we have the origin story of Count Siegfried of the Palatinate and his saint-like wife, Genovefa.
The first of our Folktale Project Classics is truly a classic tale with a (perhaps) unfamiliar ending?
Our last new story for a bit is a short (but very good) tale about death. Starting next week The Folktale Project will be replaying classic...
This week's tale comes from rural Japan and shows how a young couple discovers some modern conveniences. Title: Japanese Fairy Tales Author:...
This week's story comes to us from the one and only Louisa May Alcott. 'Little Annie's Dream" is a story about controlling our negative emot...
A story with quite the important message about tolerance, particularly when it comes to religion. Title: Jewish Fairy Stories Translator: Ge...
A very familiar tale of a human getting caught up in the affairs of fairies, but this time from Korea. Book: Korean Fairy Tales Author : Wil...