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Diffusione Fiaba #85 - "Light in the Dark: Storytelling Across Borders"
Podcast in English (with outro in Italian): "Light in the Dark: Storytelling Across Borders", broacast by Diffusione Fiaba on Radio Cavolo, 23/01/26; Production: Elena Asciutti, radio storyteller
In this episode, Elena Asciutti hosts Tim Sheppard (UK) and Selina Eisenberg (Canada), two remarkable voices of contemporary oral storytelling, for a journey across stories, traditions, and geographies — distant and close at once.
Starting from the theme of World Storytelling Day 2026, Light in the Dark, the conversation explores the enduring power of oral storytelling in times of uncertainty. Through lived experience and narrative practice, the guests reflect on how stories help us cross boundaries, make sense of difficult moments, and keep meaning alive.
Preparing for this global celebration of storytelling, Tim and Selina offer two guiding words for the journey ahead: “depth” and “hope.” Together, they illuminate how stories can become small but vital lights — connecting cultures, sustaining communities, and reminding us of our shared humanity.Story:
- "The talking cat", told by Selina Eisenber, Canadian story, taken from The talking cat, and other stories of French Canada, by Natalie Savage Carlson (Harper, New York, 1952)
If you like what you listen to on Diffusione Fiaba and find it useful, can you please offer us a ☕ to show your appreciation? Your offered coffee will support the work behind the episode production and the archive of the related podcasts. Grazie mille!
In this episode, Elena Asciutti hosts Tim Sheppard (UK) and Selina Eisenberg (Canada), two remarkable voices of contemporary oral storytelling, for a journey across stories, traditions, and geographies — distant and close at once.
Starting from the theme of World Storytelling Day 2026, Light in the Dark, the conversation explores the enduring power of oral storytelling in times of uncertainty. Through lived experience and narrative practice, the guests reflect on how stories help us cross boundaries, make sense of difficult moments, and keep meaning alive.
Preparing for this global celebration of storytelling, Tim and Selina offer two guiding words for the journey ahead: “depth” and “hope.” Together, they illuminate how stories can become small but vital lights — connecting cultures, sustaining communities, and reminding us of our shared humanity.Story:
- "The talking cat", told by Selina Eisenber, Canadian story, taken from The talking cat, and other stories of French Canada, by Natalie Savage Carlson (Harper, New York, 1952)
If you like what you listen to on Diffusione Fiaba and find it useful, can you please offer us a ☕ to show your appreciation? Your offered coffee will support the work behind the episode production and the archive of the related podcasts. Grazie mille!
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By Elena AsciuttiPodcast in English (with outro in Italian): "Light in the Dark: Storytelling Across Borders", broacast by Diffusione Fiaba on Radio Cavolo, 23/01/26; Production: Elena Asciutti, radio storyteller
In this episode, Elena Asciutti hosts Tim Sheppard (UK) and Selina Eisenberg (Canada), two remarkable voices of contemporary oral storytelling, for a journey across stories, traditions, and geographies — distant and close at once.
Starting from the theme of World Storytelling Day 2026, Light in the Dark, the conversation explores the enduring power of oral storytelling in times of uncertainty. Through lived experience and narrative practice, the guests reflect on how stories help us cross boundaries, make sense of difficult moments, and keep meaning alive.
Preparing for this global celebration of storytelling, Tim and Selina offer two guiding words for the journey ahead: “depth” and “hope.” Together, they illuminate how stories can become small but vital lights — connecting cultures, sustaining communities, and reminding us of our shared humanity.Story:
- "The talking cat", told by Selina Eisenber, Canadian story, taken from The talking cat, and other stories of French Canada, by Natalie Savage Carlson (Harper, New York, 1952)
If you like what you listen to on Diffusione Fiaba and find it useful, can you please offer us a ☕ to show your appreciation? Your offered coffee will support the work behind the episode production and the archive of the related podcasts. Grazie mille!
In this episode, Elena Asciutti hosts Tim Sheppard (UK) and Selina Eisenberg (Canada), two remarkable voices of contemporary oral storytelling, for a journey across stories, traditions, and geographies — distant and close at once.
Starting from the theme of World Storytelling Day 2026, Light in the Dark, the conversation explores the enduring power of oral storytelling in times of uncertainty. Through lived experience and narrative practice, the guests reflect on how stories help us cross boundaries, make sense of difficult moments, and keep meaning alive.
Preparing for this global celebration of storytelling, Tim and Selina offer two guiding words for the journey ahead: “depth” and “hope.” Together, they illuminate how stories can become small but vital lights — connecting cultures, sustaining communities, and reminding us of our shared humanity.Story:
- "The talking cat", told by Selina Eisenber, Canadian story, taken from The talking cat, and other stories of French Canada, by Natalie Savage Carlson (Harper, New York, 1952)
If you like what you listen to on Diffusione Fiaba and find it useful, can you please offer us a ☕ to show your appreciation? Your offered coffee will support the work behind the episode production and the archive of the related podcasts. Grazie mille!