Let us start our storytelling journey in Chelm. For how can we go beyond Chelm if we have never been there in the first place?

In eastern European Jewish folklore, the city of Chelm is a mythical municipality, the archetypical home of simpletons and fools. The population is befuddled, but sincere. Reality does not exist, but no one notices!

(By the way, Chelm is a real city in Poland, which used to have a large Jewish population and was known for its Torah scholarship.)

Let’s go!

The music from this podcast is “Before She Is Even Born – Variations on the Sher”, by Skip LaPlante, with Alice Even Cohen, Rob Kaplan, Skip LaPlante

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down with his dear friend Robin Bady. Robin Bady is an award-winning storyteller, and has also just launched her own podcast on JCast Network, Beyond Chelm in which she will be telling tales for all ages.

In this episode, Darone and Robin talk about their history together, Robin’s background, her vision for her new show, and as a special treat (and at Darone’s encouragement) she tells a wonderful story entitled “The Overcoat”.

The music from this podcast is “Before She Is Even Born – Variations on the Sher”, by Skip LaPlante, with Alice Even Cohen, Rob Kaplan, Skip LaPlante

In this episode of Beyond Chelm with Robin Bady, master storyteller Robin Bady tells a wonderful tale from the Far East. This story entitled King Tumbo and Mr. Monk, tells the story of the Elephant King the wise silly monkey and the little mouse who got caught in his nose.

The music from this podcast is “Before She Is Even Born – Variations on the Sher”, by Skip LaPlante, with Alice Even Cohen, Rob Kaplan, Skip LaPlante