Sandman Stories Presents

Pre-roll: My reaction to the Scotus overturning Roe and making the world less safe for women.

This is the story of a King, his seventh queen, a kidnapping, raw flesh eaters, a woman of incredible beauty, golden sticks, silver sticks, and the boy with the moon on his forehead and stars on the palms on his head.

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day 1912

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: Overpass sounds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: গুড়িয়ার কণ্ঠে গান শুনে মুগ্ধ হতেই হবে A Fantastic Folk Song By Guriya Saha Most Popular Folk Song

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A dorky adult gives goofy, sometimes insightful commentary on Television shows/movies and middle-grade & YA books for the casual listener. Some original stories included.

*For An Adult Audience. May contain some mature language. Discretion advised.

Listener Shoutout: Columbia South Carolina With a population of 136,632 as of the 2020 U.S. Census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina.

In the first story, there are two brothers. One brother is cunning, but the other is a bit dull. They are tasked with bringing the rich man's daughter some figs to make her feel better. But it is the middle of January and there are hardly any figs. Luckily, the brothers meet a mysterious woman with child. One lies to her and pays the price, but the other tells the truth and is rewarded. 

And in the second story, the youngest brother of three goes to school instead of working the fields like his brothers. They are mad at him for not working hard like them. The boy shows his worth by using the magic he learned in school to make his father more money than either of the other two brothers. Will his magic be enough to beat the wizard though?

Source: THE ISLANDS OF MAGIC LEGENDS, FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM THE AZORES RETOLD BY ELSIE SPICER EELLS

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann 

Music: Grupo Folclórico “Recordações de Portugal” de Antibes no Festival 2019 creative commons

Sound FX: Vila Nova de Milfontes_Fishing port_mar nas rochas_Duarte_Sonotomia.wav by Sonotomia on Freesound.org

Podcast Shoutout: Teacher Think Aloud- Welcome to The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, a podcast for reflective practice for teachers of English around the world.

Listener Shoutout: Vilnius is the historic and present-day capital of Lithuania. Archeological findings indicate that this city was the capital of the Kingdom of Lithuania and later that of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After Lithuania formed a dual confederation with the Kingdom of Poland, Vilnius still remained as Lithuania's capital.

In this story, brother earthworm laments the fact that he is so weak and defenseless. He wants to be big and strong. And just like in a lot of folk tales, who can make you strong? Yes, the Devil. So brother Earthworm grows big and powerful. This scares brother Rabbit. If only brother Rabbit hadn't fought with brother Elephant, he could have him help fight the worm. Oh well, I think he will come up with something.

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

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Creole Serenade by Rae Eleanor Ball; John F. Burckhardt Edison (51050-L) Publication date 1922

Sound Effects: Birds by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: A Few Bad Apples 

Listener shoutout: Denver Colorado- Native American names for Denver Arapaho: Niineniiniicie Navajo: Kʼįįshzhíníńlį́ Ute: Tüapü

Cover Art: "Earthworm" by treegrow is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In this story, two children are abandoned by their father after he remarries. During their travels, the younger brother drinks from a puddle and is changed into a sheep. The maiden then meets a fairy, gets special golden powers, and things go one part Cinderella and one part Jonah and the whale from there. Will there be a happily ever after?

Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia by A. G. Seklemian 1898

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound FX: Khasaut river by roumahum on freesound.org

Music: Աննա Վաչագանի Հովհաննիսյան  Մարալի Anna Vachagani Hovhannisyan  Marali by Anna-Blul- Hovhannisyan

Podcast Shoutout: Let's Start a Cult

Listener Shoutout: Ashburn Virginia Ashburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 43,511,[4] up from 3,393 twenty years earlier. It is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington metropolitan area. from Wikipedia

"armenia" by Retlaw Snellac Photography is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In the first story, Morning Sunrise has to figure out which man is worthy of her hand in marriage. So, her father pretends she is dead, just to see who would pay for the funeral.

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Sample video of Ghanaian traditional music by theghanaproject2013

Sound Effects: Rain by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: History of Persia- A Podcast Dedicated to the History of the ancient Iranian empires from 700 BCE to 700 CE

Listener Shoutout: Piaui Brazil Piaui  is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Via Wikipedia

"Sunrise" by _paVan_ is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

In this classic, an old man has just one joy in life; his sparrow. He lives at home with his wife, but she has long since become a mean and spiteful person. One day she lays out some starch for the wash and the little sparrow eats it up, thinking it is a treat. For that, the old woman punishes the sparrow by cutting out its tongue and sending it on its way. The old man must find his magical friend and make things right. Can the little old man do it?

Source: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki 1908

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: 楚歌 －2019年12月9日サントリーホール by Shun Kuremoto

Podcast Shoutout: Irish History Podcast My Name is Fin Dwyer, I am 39 year old historian, author and podcaster. I studied archaeology and Greek and Roman Civilisation in University College Dublin and completed a masters in archaeology in 2004. After working in archaeology for several years in the Dublin region a combination of recession and ill-health ended my aspirations to become Indiana Jones. In 2010 I created the Irish history podcast. For the first few years the show focused on medieval history.

Listener Shoutout: The city of Tehran has a population of approximately 10 million in 2016. With its cosmopolitan atmosphere, Tehran is home to diverse ethnic and linguistic groups from all over the country. The present-day dominant language of Tehran is the Tehrani variety of the Persian language, and the majority of people in Tehran identify themselves as Persians. However, before, the native language of the Tehran–Ray region was not Persian, which is linguistically Southwest Iranian and originates in Fars, but a now extinct Northwestern Iranian language. Via Wikipedia

Here is the story of a young prince who is whisked away to the Island of Gems by the Western Queen Mother. He is warned by his mother not to break any etiquette, but after he tastes the peach of immortality, he breaks the rules and tosses a peach to a maiden. Instead of ignoring the peach and just letting it pass, the young woman catches it and takes a bite. For this, the two are bound to walk the earth for 1000 years. Will they ever find each other?

Source: Korean Fairy Tales by W. E. Griffis 1922

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: Bugs and Birds by Dustin Steichmann

Music: 제주도에서 부른 노래 - 서우제소리, 이어도의노래 by 사단법인 아리수

Podcast Shoutout: It's a Continent Challenging the common misconception that Africa is a country.  

Listener Shoutout: Nonthaburi is directly northwest of Bangkok on the Chao Phraya River. The province is part of the greater Bangkok Metropolitan Area. In most parts it is as urbanized as the capital, and the boundary between the two provinces is nearly unrecognizable. There is no forest area in the province.

In this story, a man finds a magic fish and wants to marry her. The trouble is, the padishah also thinks that she is beautiful and wants her for himself. He gives ever increasingly impossible tasks, only for the magic fish bride to use her magic ways to save him. Look out for flying donkeys and slap happy babies.

Source: Forty Four Turkish Fairy Tales Ignacz Kunos 1914

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Duduk & Oud - إرتجالات عود و دودوك by Rageed William Creative Commons 

Sound fx: 37_night_kasanga.WAV by LukeIRL on freesound.org

Podcast shoutout: Storytellers Podcast- We build delicious little narratives.  Come try one. Another podcast by @RatchetBookClub's @Rashanii

Listener shoutout: Anguilla The native Arawak name for the island was Malliouhana. In reference to the island's shape, the Italian anguilla, meaning "eel" (in turn, from the Latin diminutive of anguis, “snake”) was used as its name.

In this story, everyone is working together to build a dam for when the rains come. Everyone that is, except for Jackal. He doesn't want to dirty up his nails. But when Jackal wants to get some water, he has to trick the animals and not get tricked himself. There is a bit of the Brer Rabbit and the baby made of tar or Anansi and the wax dummy in this story, just in how Turtle manages to catch Jackal. I love Jackal, but he is also a jerk.

Source: SOUTH-AFRICAN FOLK-TALES BY JAMES A. HONEŸ, M.D. (1910)

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Sound Effects: 41_nightlife_chikangawa.WAV by LukeIRL on Freesound.org

Lake shore waves.wav by juskiddink on Freesound.org

Music: Zulu Wedding Vlog | Sesotho Bride | Traditional by Oscarine Mkize Creative Commons

Podcast Shoutout: The Family Plot- An odd dad and his 11 year old daughter exploring the strange and unusual in a peculiar world. Discussions will be kept PG-13. Hosted by Dean Boese and Krysta Williams.

In the first story, nature versus nurture is tested out on eagles and rice birds. Will the rice birds listen to their eagle mother?

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Buddhist Monk Chant / prayer, China by mycompasstv via Freesound.org

Podcast Shoutout: A Way With Words- An upbeat and lively public radio show and podcast about language examined through family, history, and culture.

Listener Shoutout: Monroe Louisiana (historically French: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish.