Fabric of Folklore
Folktales can be strange, mystical, macabre and intriguing. Join us as we explore the stories, culture and people behind the folklore. We go beyond retelling the legends, myths and fairy tales of old. We look at the story behind the lore, behind the songs and traditions to understand more about what they mean, and their importance. These stories, many originating as oral histories, inform us of what it means to be human; what it means to be an integral part of this Earth. Stories of magic and wonder bind us. They connect us through invisible strands, like the gossamer fibers of a spiders web. Folktales have the power to demonstrate how, although we live in drastically different locals, our hearts and minds beat as one human race. We are weaving the fabrics of our past and present stories, to help us better understand ourselves and to awaken us to a more compassionate and caring world community. As we explore the meaning of existence through folklore we hope to inspire future generations to lead with love and understanding.
Fabric of Folklore
Latest Episodes
Fairy Tale Flip Ep 25 pt 2: The Fisherman and the Djinn
In Part 2 of this Fairy Tale Flip deep dive, Vanessa Rogers and Donna Fields trace the same "something sealed, something freed, someone clever enough to trick it back" story across three different cultures — a Brothers Grimm tale about a woodcu...
Fairy Tale Flip Ep 25 pt 1: The Fisherman and the Djinn
Most people have heard of the fisherman who pulls a genie out of a bottle. Very few people know what that genie actually swore to do once he got out — or why. And almost nobody knows the story behind the story: the king who married a new woman ...
The Enchanted Lake and the Ensorcelled Prince: Storytelling
The sultan followed the fisherman to the lake to find out why the fish wouldn't cook. What he found instead was a prince who was half stone, trapped in a palace at the edge of an enchanted lake — and a story underneath the story he thought he w...
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Fisherman and the Djinn (Storytelling)
What do you do when the thing you just rescued wants to kill you?That's the problem facing a poor fisherman who pulls a sealed copper jar from the sea — and makes the mistake of opening it. Out pours a djinn. Ancient. Enormous. Furious. ...
Fairy Tale Flip Ep 24: Talking Eggs
Talking eggs. A mysterious old woman in the woods. Two sisters. One choice. This Creole folktale from the American South has been hiding in plain sight — and it has a lot to say. This episode dives deep into that tension through one of the most...
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