Sandman Stories Presents

#panchatantra #epic

In the first story, Lively and Victor continue their conversation and Victor begins to worry about Rusty getting hurt. And in the second story, the Plover tells his wife that he can beat the ocean.

Source: Panchatantra Arthur W Ryder

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Amith Nadig - Carnatic Flute - Bilahari Raga

Sound Effects: 113997__heigh-hoo__winterbeach on Freesound.org

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#turkey #folktale

In this story, a young man is fatherless and needs to make his way in the world. Will a crow lead him astray? Will the Lala kill him off?

Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Kunos, ignacz

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Istanbul Dervish Cafe music by tagirov -- https://freesound.org/s/165192/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

Sound Effects: Gentle ocean waves birdsong and gull.WAV by jackmichaelking -- https://freesound.org/s/518637/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Podcast Shoutout: History of Egypt Podcast

Listener shoutout: Johor Bahru

#sioux #folktale

In the first story, we learn why nobody likes a braggart, and in the second story, we learn why you don’t go sticking your hands in cracks after midnight.

Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Windtalker and the Big One Live - Native American flute music by Randy “Windtalker” Motz

Sound Effects: Fire burning with crackle, inside fireplace from Zapsplat

Photo Credit: "Raccoon" by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

Podcast Shoutout: Old Bones by Andy Earnshaw

Listener Shoutout: Dakar is the capital of Senegal, in West Africa. It’s an Atlantic port on the Cap-Vert peninsula. Its traditional Médina quarter is home to the Grande Mosquée, marked by a towering minaret.

#southafrica #folklore

In the first story, Lion gets tied to a bush, but can't catch the culprit. In the second story, the moon tells man that they will die and come back like her, but the rabbit just doesn't listen. And in the third story, Chameleon is given the task of telling men that they will live forever, but he is too slow in getting that message to them.

Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Mbube) world-known choral group South Africa llc

Sounds: 502204__fenixevendir__cicadas-and-frogs-antioquia-suroccidental-bolombolo-colombia

Podcast shoutout: British History Podcast

Listener Shoutout: Olathe Kansas

Photo Credit: "Skull" by BenedictFrancis is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In the first story, a man just wants to find some fire to roast a pig, but he comes across an Alan's house instead. What will he do?

In the second story, a man plays dead and gets a reward from the Alans, but they wouldn't really burn down his house, would they?

And in the third story, Sogsogot goes on a wild adventure and his ghost wife makes him throw feathers at other ghosts. Wild.

Source: Philippine Folk Tales, by Mabel Cook Cole

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound: LS_34227-1_ph_Night.wav by kevp888 -- https://freesound.org/s/464749/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Music: The Philippine Choral Society of Mississauga - Simbanggabi

Photo: "Grey headed Flying fox" by smurfun is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Podcast Shoutout: Scene on Radio is a two-time Peabody-nominated podcast from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University that dares to ask big, hard questions about who we are—really—and how we got this way. The show is produced and hosted by John Biewen, along with collaborators, and distributed by PRX.

Listener Shoutout: Damascus is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Jasmine", Damascus is a major cultural center of the Levant and the Arab world. Wikipedia

#yoruba #nigeria #folktale

In the first story, the king promises his daughter, but then goes back on his word. In the second story, Tortoise wants to know how his neighbor gets so rich. And in the third story, Tortoise plays tug of war, but pulls more than his weight.

Source: Yoruba Legands by Ogumefu, M. I.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Lagos at night by jilla2021 on freesound

Music: Ayinla Omowura

Photo Credit: "Baby Elongated Tortoise, Indotestudo elongata in Kaeng Krachan national park" by tontantravel is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Listener Shoutout: Vanuatu is a South Pacific Ocean nation made up of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometers. 

Podcast shoutout: Inside the Great Khan's Tent.

#louisiana #folktale

In the first story, we have echoes of sleeping beauty without out all of the kissing sleeping women thing. In the second one, a dad learns why the butcher's meat is so cheap. And in the final story, Dumb John proves that he isn't a dumb as people think.

Source: Louisiana Folk-tales: In French Dialect and English Translation by Alcée Fortier

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: On My Way to New Orleans by COLLINS AND HARLAN; Macdonald; Von Tilzer

Sound Effects: Frogs by Dustin Steichmann

Photo Credit "Peacock" by Kristine 233 is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

Podcast Shoutout: And the podcast shoutout is to Because Language. You’ve probably heard me talk about them before. It’s Daniel, Hedwig, and Ben talking all things linguistics.

Listener Shoutout: And the listener shoutout is to Tirana Albania. This is the capital and largest city in Albania.

#korea #folktale

Ever wonder how writing came to Japan? Listen to this hot propaganda track about how the Japanese people came to Korea and took people of learning.

Source: KOREAN FAIRY TALES BY WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 해.품.달. 커버영상. (피리.생황) kim bo ri

Sound Effects: Rain too by Dustin Steichmann

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Podcast Shoutout: The History of Georgia

Listener Shoutout: Indianapolis

#japan #folktale

In this story, the main character is afraid of death. To cure this, he is sent to the land where people never die, founded by Xu Fu (Jofuku). Turns out, this isn't a great option either. What's a guy to do?

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales COMPILED BY by Yei Theodora Ozaki

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: SCO音乐摘录 - Song of Night 《夜歌》

Sound Effects: 7am Farm by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: One Mic: Black History Join us as we dive in little known persons and events from Black History every other Monday and learn more about the intricacies of Black History and its relationship with American History.

Listener Shoutout: Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, on the country’s Mediterranean coast. It’s known for the whitewashed buildings of the Kasbah, a medina with steep winding streets, Ottoman palaces and a ruined citadel.

#india #folktale

In the first story, a boy is rescued by a magic bull who gives him sweets. What could make him forget such a friend? In the second story, a brahmin gets greedy and loses out on riches. And in the final story, the Raja loses a bet to his wife, but then he kicks her out. What is she to do?

Source: Simla Village Tales, by Alice Elizabeth Dracott

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Live tribal Traditional folk music of the ancient India

Sound Effects: Kitchen Window by Dustin Steichmann

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Podcast Shoutout: Ratchet Book Club

This is a beautiful podcast hosted by a golden voiced man. Rashanii is a national treasure.

Listener shoutout is to Machakos Kenya

This city in was founded in 1887 and was the first capital of the colony the british established in Kenya. In 1899, the british changed their colonial capital to Nairobi. The city was named after a Kamba chief who moved there from a nearby city named Sultan Hamud. And so to my Kamba speaking listener I say Ni muvea and Koma nesa. Thank you and goodnight