In this episode Martin recounts stories from folk traditions that tell us something of the conditions of what creates a storyteller. He claims a teller is a scarecrow of words: someone that dwells between the wild darkness and the hearth fire, understanding the job of translation that goes on between them. 

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CREDITS:

Written and performed by Martin Shaw 

Produced by Isaiah Smallman

Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | YouTube 

Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | themusicgiant.com

Original Artwork by Sam Ragland

Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream

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