The Crane Bag Podcast

By Jay LeemingArts Performing Arts

The Crane Bag Podcast episodes

November 13, 2025 Iliad Deep Dive
A 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.

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47 min
October 29, 2025 Thank You
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9 min
October 29, 2025 Episode #122: Draupadi, the Princess Born From a Fire
A 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.

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59 min
October 14, 2025 Ezra Pound: Canto One
Storyteller 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.

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40 min
October 13, 2025 If 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.

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26 min
September 30, 2025 The Iliad Part Ten: The Burning of the Ships
It's desperate times for the Greek soldiers as Hector leads his warriors against them, determined to burn their ships and maroon them on the Trojan shore.

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37 min
September 21, 2025 The Iliad, Part Nine: I Will Fight No More
With Achilles out of the fighting the Trojans drive the Greeks back to the beach, where they all are faced with hard choices as the story of Troy continues.

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55 min
September 02, 2025 Gary Snyder: "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout"
An exploration of the American poet Gary Snyder's poem "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming.

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29 min
August 15, 2025 The Iliad, Part Eight: The Wrath of Achilles
What moonlit god comes down to punish the Greeks with his arrows? What stray dog is the first unlikely victim of Agamemnon's wrath, and what the heck is that boat full of onions and cabbages doing in this story? The story of the Iliad continues, as brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming.

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1 hr 3 min
August 12, 2025 Pablo Neruda: "The Art of Poetry"
An exploration of Pablo Neruda's poem "The Art of Poetry" by poet, storyteller, and musician Jay Leeming.

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22 min