ADD Storytelling

Join Maddie & Tucker on a romp through Italy and more ADD off-topic discussion than usual upfront! We begin with the malocchio, where you can be cursed with just an envious glance. We then tell the tales of the Count's Beard, & the Old Woman's Hide. There are more tales yet to come in episode 13, after Tuckered Out next week! 

Send us your favorite curse stories or folktales passed down to you! 

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Welcome to episode 10! A milestone that we don't mention or celebrate in the episode. Today, Maddie dives into the sacred stories that give certain two-spirit identities in American First Nation tribes their place in tribal society. Though there are many identities that fall under the umbrella term of "two-spirit", we focus today mainly on the Hawaiian Māhū, the Diné Nadleehi, the Cree's multiple animate identities, and the Zuni civilizations. The episode begins with a definitional segment on two-spiritedness today. 

Thanks so much for being with us for 10 episodes!

Kapaemahu Short Film: https://www.kapaemahu.com/videos

A Place in the Middle: https://aplaceinthemiddle.org/

Harlan Pruden's Presentation: http://ihs.adobeconnect.com/p8eethowecj/

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Welcome back to ADD Storytelling with this episode about a global rags to riches tale, Cinderella. Tucker and Maddie find the best slipper versions to tell you about from the Algonquin tribe, China, & Vietnam. In addition, we touch on the different iterations of Cinderella across the world. Maddie goes on a little rant about why it shouldn't be the Disney Cinderella as the common default towards the end of the episode. Strap in for some fun stories & some magical fish!

Our recommended Cinderella Stories:

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780688040451)

Yeh-Shen, by Ai-Ling Louie (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399209000)

Domitila, from Mexican tradition (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781885008435)

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Welcome to Tucker's second episode (complete with a new, special Wild West-like theme for the opening song) about headless men all over the world. These chest-faced beings are great warriors, the products of othering groups of people, and the toys of the divine. Tuk may have made it all a little more sexual than y'all were expecting every once in a while, but rest assured, you'll know all about these Jigglypuff-like men by the end! 

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**Disclaimer: This is an examination of the Bible as a historical literary text, with modern interpretations. If a LGBTQQIAAP2S+, pro-BIPOC, or non-traditional perspective is likely to offend, please skip this episode. We trust our listeners to know their own minds & hearts. **

Maddie, Tucker, & first podcast guest, Jordan, dive into all the weird and twisty tales the Bible has to offer. Fig trees offend the Lord. F*** actual bears. Donkeys, glories...you name it, we got it. Then, join us for part 2 of the episode where we examine people in scripture and compare them to our modern LGBTQQIAAP2S+ sensibilities. This episode is a teensy bit more romance-centered, & a little sexier, than usual-- listener discretion advised. We close with some cute proverbs & silliness. 

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This week Maddie & Tucker (possibly both ADD at this point) delve into the second book of Maya creation myths: Xibalba, the Mayan Underworld. This a retelling of the Hero Twins who conquered death, and the creepy citizens of the land of death. These stories come straight from the Popol Vuh, the compilation of Maya sacred text comparable to the Greek Odyssey. Maddie also has a small segment on the Mayan language and its interesting and enduring presence in the Americas. 

If you'd like to purchase your own copy of the Popol Vuh, you can buy the book I mentioned liking the best in the episode here: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781632062406

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Join us this week while Maddie regales us with excellent ghost-hunting advice, their favorite hauntings in Savannah, and little ghost boys who bite people. The construction and land theft of Lake Lanier is followed up by the fascinating local mythos surrounding the very popular lake, which has a few deaths a year and a resident ghost. 

*trigger warnings this episode* boating accidents and drownings in relation to Lake Lanier, mentions of human remains in relation to hauntings

Tiktok Video of the possible foot mentioned in the episode, courtesy of @blackbeltbabe on Tiktok : Foot Video

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Hope you're all feeling energetic because this week it's time to get Tuckered Out as our resident husband takes the wheel for an exploration of nautical creatures of Japanese folklore! If it's wet, Japanese, and most likely not a real thing, we're covering it! Maddie will be back next week for more of your standard, intelligible fare but for now enjoy this week's serving of ADD Storytelling: Tuckered Out!

Umibozu, yuna furei, and kappa tales:

https://hyakumonogatari.com/

Youtube link of Sekiro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5oPYIE69uQ&ab_channel=GyakuRyonaVideoGame

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Anansi is an Akan mythic being and cultural icon of Western Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas. We go over his two most famous stories, his gender fluidity and general liminality, and his important cultural role in the Asante culture and later in Jamaica. Come learn about this trickster god and the legacy he has today in modern comics and culture. 

*Trigger warnings* We do talk about the enslavement of African people and the things people had to do to survive on Jamaican plantations in relation to Anansi's influence in these areas. 

This is a repost of the originally published 9.16.21 episode, as the first version had corrupted files. 

Join your hosts for an exploration of the origins and legacy of Anansi the Spider, an Akan mythic being of note. We talk about Anansi's two most famous stories, its origins in the Ananse people of Africa, and Anansi's influence on Jamaica plantations as a tactic for resistance and survival.

*Trigger warning* We are talking about Anansi in reference to surviving and resisting the enslavement of African peoples. The sorrows and victories of this are touched on in this episode. 

If you have any myths, stories, ghost stories, hauntings, questions, suggestions, feedback, corrections, or if you would like to become a sponsor for future episodes please email us at :

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