Anansi Storytime

By Legendsmith Productions

Telling Fairy Tales and Folklore from cultures all over the world as audio plays.

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How many episodes does Anansi Storytime have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

Anansi Storytime episodes:

July 20, 2017S2: Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs
Culture: Akan
Based on a story by: Farida Salifu
Summary: A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs.
Production:
Writer - Thomas Sixten
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Engineer - David Allen
Players:
Boston Moss - Hog
Killian Saylor (Credited as David Saylor) - Child Monkey
Don Davenport - Father Monkey
Kjatar Tavishen - Anansi
LJ Donnell - Rabbit
Thomas Sixten - Narrator
Special Guests: Boston Moss, DJ Drummond, David Allen, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Killian Saylor, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, and Thomas Sixten.
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4min
July 20, 2017 S2E03 - Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs
Culture: Akan
Based on a story by: Farida Salifu
Sources: http://africa.mrdonn.org/anansi.html
http://www.worldstories.org.uk/stories/story/73-why-anansi-has-eight-skinny-legs
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A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs.
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NARRATOR - Thomas Sixten
ANANSI - Kjatar Tavishen
RABBIT - LJ Donnell
FATHER MONKEY - Don Davenport
CHILD MONKEY - David Saylor
HOG - Boston Moss
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4min
April 19, 2017S2: Maui Snares The Sun
Culture: Polynesian
Based on a story by: W.D. Westervelt
Summary: A story of when Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.
Production:
Writer - LJ Donnell
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Players:
Chris G. - Mother
Greg Zumbrook - Villager 3
Lisa Watson - Vatea, Villager 1
LJ Donnell - Sun
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Maui
Max Baskin - Tonga-Iti, Villager 2, Grandmother
Thierry Barston - Narrator
Thomas Sixten - MoeMoe
Special Guests: Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Lisa Watson, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.
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13min
April 19, 2017 S2E02 - Maui Snares the Sun
When Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.
Culture(s): Polynesian
Based on a story by: Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by Westervelt
Editor: LJ Donnell
Narrator: Thierry Barston
Players:
Vatea - Lisa Watson
Tonga-Iti - Max Baskin
Maui - Matt "Olaf" Hinton
Mother - Chris G.
Villager 1 - Lisa Watson
Villager 2 - Max Baskin
Villager 3 - Greg Zumbrook
MoeMoe - Thomas Sixten
Grandmother - Max Baskin
Sun - LJ Donnell
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13min
February 05, 2017S2: The Golden Apple of Discord
Culture: Greek
Based on a story by: Ovid
Summary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.
Production:
Writer - Thierry Barston
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Players:
Andrew Whitby - Narrator
Chris G - Paris
Don Davenport - Agelaus
Kjatar Tavishen - Zeus, Aesacus
LJ Donnell - Aphrodite
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - King Menelaus, Priam
Morgan Hazelwood - Eris
Thierry Barston - Hera
Sara Davenport - Athena
Scooter - Hermes, Ares
Thierry Barston - Hecuba
Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Morgan Hazelwood, Sara Davenport, and Thierry Barston.
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9min
February 05, 2017 S2E01 - The Golden Apple of Discord
Culture(s): Greek
Based on a story by: Ovid
Editor: Thierry Barston
Narrator: Andrew Whitby
Players:
PRIAM - Matt "Olaf" Hinton
HECUBA - Thierry Barston
AESACUS - Kjatar Tavishen
AGELAUS - Don Davenport
ERIS - Morgan Hazelwood
PARIS - Chris G
ARES - Scooter
APHRODITE - LJ Donnell
ATHENA - Sara Davenport
HERA - Thierry Barston
ZEUS - Kjatar Tavishen
HERMES - Scooter
KING MENELAUS - Matt "Olaf" Hinton
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9min
December 30, 2016S1: Journey For The Golden Tower (Bonus)
Summary: A story about a boy who leaves home for fame and glory and returns with what really matters.
Production:
Writer - Anansi Storytime
Director - Hank Romanesco
Engineer - DJ Drummond
Players:
Don Davenport - Wind
Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Boy
Max Baskin - Wisewoman
Sara Davenport - Narrator
Special Guests: DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, and Sara Davenport.
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5min
December 30, 2016 Bonus1 - Journey For The Golden Tower
A story about a boy who leaves home for fame and glory and returns with what really matters.
Sources: This is an original story, written by the creative team of Anansi Storytime.
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Characters:
NARRATOR - Sara Davenport
BOY - Matt "Olaf" Hinton
WISEWOMAN - Max Baskin
WIND - Don Davenport
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5min
September 25, 2016 S1E05 - The Valiant Tailor
Culture: German
Based on a Story by: The Brothers Grimm
Rating: PG
Summary: The story of a boisterous tailor’s adventures
Editor: Scooter
Narrator: Morgan Hazelwood
Players:
Tailor - Matt Hinton
Giant 1 - LJ Donnell
Soldier 1 - Chris G.
Soldier 2 - Andrew Whitby
Giant 2 - Brannen
Giant 3 - Scott Smith
Queen - Aine Connelly
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19min
September 25, 2016 S1E08 - The Island Of Skeletons
Culture: North American Native American
Based on a Story by: Margaret Compton
Summary: A story about how a young boy’s kindness helps him to overcome adversity.
Editor: LJ Donnell
Narrator: Marcia Litt
Players:
Big Wave - Sara Davenport
Red Shell - John Donnell
Wild Sage - Scooter
The Man - Don Davenport
The Skeleton - LJ Donnell
Giant 1 - Aine Connelly
Giant 2 - Matt "Olaf" Hinton
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15min

FAQs about Anansi Storytime:

How many episodes does Anansi Storytime have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.