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Myths and stories from around the world brought alive and singing into the here and now by storyteller, musician and poet Jay leeming.... more
FAQs about The Crane Bag Podcast:How many episodes does The Crane Bag Podcast have?The podcast currently has 196 episodes available.
January 13, 2026Lao-Tzu: Poems #76 and #1 from "the Tao Te Ching""The hard and strong will fall, the soft and weak will overcome": two poems from the Tao Te Ching, read and then explored by Jay Leeming, poet and storyteller. www.JayLeeming.com...more19minPlay
December 29, 2025A Reading of the Odyssey, Book OnePoet and Storyteller Jay Leeming reads and comments on book one of Homer's Odyssey. Note: Unusually for this podcast this is not a storytelling performance but a reading, for those who wish to dive a little deeper into the Homeric version of this story which has inspired my own. www.JayLeeming.com...more53minPlay
December 16, 2025On the Road in Greece and CyprusNotes from poet and storyteller Jay Leeming during his two-month storytelling journey through Greece and Cyprus in 2025. ...more35minPlay
December 09, 2025Diarmuid and the Princess From Beneath the SeaA story from the Irish epic of Finn MacCool (Fionn MacCumhail) brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com...more57minPlay
November 25, 2025Rilke: "Sometimes a Man Stands Up During Supper"An exploration of the poem "Sometimes a man stands up during supper" by Rainer Maria Rilke. www.JayLeeming.com...more28minPlay
November 13, 2025Iliad Deep DiveA deep dive into the craft of storytelling with performance storyteller Jay Leeming, exploring the creation of the opening scenes of his version of the Iliad. www.JayLeeming.com...more47minPlay
October 29, 2025Episode #122: Draupadi, the Princess Born From a FireA princess born from a fire; a journey to speak with gods at the top of the world; a small boy who remains miraculously alive in an apocalyptic wasteland. These are three stories from the great epic of India known as the Mahabharata, brought to life through words and music by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com...more59minPlay
October 14, 2025Ezra Pound: Canto OneStoryteller and poet Jay Leeming explores canto one of "The Cantos" by the American poet Ezra Pound. Sequoia trees, blood for ghosts, and the dance of Aphrodite amid a shimmer of gold. www.JayLeeming.com...more40minPlay
October 13, 2025If You Want to Find Out Who You Are"If you want to find out who you are, cut off your head and enter the forest." A story out of French alchemy, told and explored by storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com...more26minPlay
FAQs about The Crane Bag Podcast:How many episodes does The Crane Bag Podcast have?The podcast currently has 196 episodes available.