Anansi Storytime

Anansi Storytime

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Anansi Storytime episodes

  • S2: The Field of Boliauns

    Culture: Celtic

    Based on a story collected by: Joseph Jacobs
    Summary: A story about a man who abandoned his search for wealth, when he discovers it’s all a crock.

    Production:

    • Writer - Will Burghart
    • Director - Hank Romanesco
    • Engineer - David Allen
    • Engineer - Brandon Strader

      • Players:

      • Patrick Kempter - Leprechaun
      • Thomas Sixten - Tom
      • Verity Sainte Marie - Narrator

        • Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Patrick Kempter, Thomas Sixten, Verity Sainte Marie, and Will Burghart.

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        7 min
      • S2: The King and the Fisherman

        Culture: Persian

        Based on a story translated by: Hartwell James
        Summary: A story about a clever fisherman who nets a quick profit with a minnow-mum of effort.

        Production:

        • Writer - Sam Tynes
        • Director - Hank Romanesco
        • SFX / Final Cut Engineer - David Allen
        • Mixing Engineer - Erik Schmall
        • Mixing Engineer - Kelly Oostman

          • Players:

          • Chris G - Narrator
          • Don Davenport - King
          • Tara Griffiths - Sherem
          • Thomas Sixten - Fisherman

            • Special Guests: Chris G, David Allen, Don Davenport, Erik Schmall, Hank Romanesco, Kelly Oostman, Samantha Tynes, Tara Griffiths, and Thomas Sixten.

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            6 min
          • S2: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

            Culture: Celtic

            Based on a story by: Joseph Jacobs
            Summary: A story about two greedy farmers, who reaped what they sowed, when their neighbor milked them for all they were worth.

            Production:

            • Writer - Samantha Tynes
            • Director - Hank Romanesco
            • Engineer - Tim Peterson
            • Mixer - Brandon Strader

              • Players:

              • Boston Moss - Narrator
              • Chris G - Donald O'Neary
              • Keith Riley - Hudden
              • Kjatar Tavishen - Farmer, Cobbler
              • Matt Hinton - Dudden
              • Thomas Sixten - Innkeeper, Tanner

                • Special Guests: Boston Moss, Brandon Strader, Chris G, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Kjatar Tavishen, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Samantha Tynes, Thomas Sixten, and Tim Peterson.

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                11 min
              • S2: When Till Eulenspiegel Baked Owls and Monkeys

                Culture: German

                Based on a story by: Unknown
                Summary: A story about a traveling troublemaker who, kneading money, bought a breadmaker’s ire with some half-baked shenanigans.

                Production:

                • Writer - Thomas Sixten
                • Director - Hank Romanesco
                • Engineer - David Allen
                • Engineer - Brandon Strader

                  • Players:

                  • LJ Donnell - Baker
                  • Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Narrator
                  • Thierry Barston - Till

                    • Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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                    7 min
                  • S2: How the Camel Got His Hump

                    Culture: Brittish

                    Based on written by: Rudyard Kipling

                    Summary: A story about how a Jinn sends a lazy camel Alpaca-ing.

                    Production:

                    • Writer - Thierry Barston
                    • Director - Hank Romanesco
                    • Engineer - David Allen
                    • Engineer - Brandon Strader

                      • Players:

                      • Boston Moss - Narrator
                      • Don Davenport - Horse
                      • Kjatar Tavishen - Jinn
                      • Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Ox
                      • Max Baskin - Man
                      • Sara Davenport - Dog
                      • Thomas Sixten - Camel

                        • Special Guests: Boston Moss, Brandon Strader, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Kjatar Tavishen, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Sara Davenport, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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                        7 min
                      • S2: The Sagacious Boar and Monkey

                        Culture: Japanese

                        Based on a story collected by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
                        Summary: A story based on a Japanese Fable of a tricky monkey's attempt to continue usefulness to their human master.

                        Production:

                        • Writer - Sam Tynes
                        • Director - Hank Romanesco
                        • Engineer - David Allen, Brandon Strader

                          • Players:

                          • Andrew Whitby - Narrator
                          • Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Boar
                          • Max Baskin - Trainer
                          • Morgan Hazelwood - Wife
                          • Thierry Barston - Monkey

                            • Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Morgan Hazelwood, Samantha Tynes, and Thierry Barston.

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                            7 min
                          • S2: Building Asgard's Wall

                            Culture: Norse

                            Based on a story by: Unknown
                            Summary: A story about a nightmare of a deal that goes rough shod when horsing around gets in the way.

                            Production:

                            • Writer - Lisa Watson
                            • Director - Hank Romanesco
                            • Engineer - David Allen
                            • Engineer - Brandon Strader
                            • Foley - Joe M. Griffin

                              • Players:

                              • Jackie Aceto - Narrator
                              • Joe Kubinski - Odin
                              • Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Builder
                              • Tara Griffiths - Freyja
                              • Thomas Sixten - Loki

                                • Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Jackie Aceto, Joe Kubinski, Joe M. Griffin, Lisa Watson, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Tara Griffiths, and Thomas Sixten.

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                                12 min
                              • S2: How Orunmilla Tricked Death

                                Culture: Yoruba

                                Based on a story by: Traditional African tale of the Orishas.
                                Summary: A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.

                                Production:

                                • Writer - Thierry Barston
                                • Director - Hank Romanesco
                                • Engineer - David Allen
                                • Engineer - Brandon Strader

                                  • Players:

                                  • Don Davenport - Orunmilla
                                  • LJ Donnell - Iku
                                  • Max Baskin - Narrator
                                  • Sara Davenport - Woman

                                    • Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, Sara Davenport, and Thierry Barston.

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                                    6 min
                                  • S2: How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by Foxes [Contains Mature Themes]

                                    Culture: Japanese

                                    Based on a story by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale
                                    Summary: Today we have a story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.

                                    This episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.

                                    Production:

                                    • Writer - Max Baskin
                                    • Director - Hank Romanesco
                                    • Engineer - Brandon Strader
                                    • Engineer - David Allen

                                      • Players:

                                      • Keith Riley - Villager
                                      • Lisa Watson - Daughter
                                      • Lynne - Anrakuji
                                      • Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Father
                                      • Max Baskin - Narrator
                                      • Thierry Barston - Mother
                                      • Thomas Sixten - Tokutaro

                                        • Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Lisa Watson, Lynn Parsons, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

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                                        12 min
                                      • S2: Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends

                                        Culture: Caddo (Native North American)

                                        Based on a story by: Unknown
                                        Summary: A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.

                                        Production:

                                        • Producer - Scooter
                                        • Writer - LJ Donnell
                                        • Director - Hank Romanesco
                                        • Engineer - DJ Drummond
                                        • Engineer - David Allen
                                          • Players:
                                        • Andrew Whitby - Coyote
                                        • Chris G - Raven
                                        • LJ Donnell - Narrator
                                        • Max Baskin - Woodpecker
                                        • Thomas Sixten - Bear

                                          • Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, and Thomas Sixten.

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                                          11 min

                                        About Anansi Storytime

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                                        Telling Fairy Tales and Folklore from cultures all over the world as audio plays. This show is part of the Story Forge Network.