The Folktale Project

By Dan Scholz

Every week The Folktale Project brings you new folklore, fairytales, myths and legends from around the world. Some tales you've heard before and some brand new.... more

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January 04, 2021 The Snow Queen Pt 1. - Which Deals with a Mirror and Its Fragments - A Danish Fairytale
We're starting off 2021 with a classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen told in seven stories, 'The Snow Queen'. In the first story we're introduced to a very peculiar mirror made by a very wicked demon.

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January 01, 2021 Best of 2020 - Little Red Hood - A Slavic Fairytale
Your favorite fairytale of 2020 is one of my absolute all-time favorite stories, the Slavic tale of 'Little Red Hood'.

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9min
December 30, 2020 Best of 2020 - The Moaning Sisters - An American Folktale
Continuing our Best of 2020 countdown we have the American folktale of 'The Moaning Sisters'.

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4min
December 28, 2020 Best of 2020 - The Frost, The Sun and The Wind - A Slavic Fairytale
Starting our Best of 2020 countdown we have the Slavic folktale of 'The Frost, The Sun, and The Wind'.

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December 25, 2020 The Child Who Saw Santa Claus - A Christmas Fairytale
Our final new story for 2020 is a tale about seeing good and kindness in all sorts of places in our lives. Hopefully next year will be much, much better.

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11min
December 24, 2020 A Visit from St. Nicholas - A Christmas Fairytale
Today we have my favorite tradition at The Folktale Project - my annual reading of 'A Visit from St. Nicholas'. Merry Christmas!

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6min
December 23, 2020 The Christmas Tree in the Barn - A Christmas Fairytale
'The Christmas Tree in the Barn' is a Christmas tale for all of the animal lovers out there.

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6min
December 21, 2020 Mrs. Santa Claus - A Christmas Fairytale
In the first of three new Christmas stories by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey we get a glimpse of the amazing Mrs. Claus as she comes to the rescue for three young girls.

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8min
December 18, 2020 The Fairy Princess of Ergetz, Pt. 3 - A Jewish Fairytale
In the epic conclusion of 'The Fairy Princess of Ergetz' we find out what finally happens to our protagonist Bar Shalmon.

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14min
December 16, 2020 The Fairy Princess of Ergetz, Pt. 2 - A Jewish Fairytale
In Part 2 of 'The Fairy Princess of Ergetz' we discover more about the land where our protagonist has landed. We meet the King and Princess of the land, and Bar Shalmon makes another promise.

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17min

FAQs about The Folktale Project:

How many episodes does The Folktale Project have?

The podcast currently has 1,356 episodes available.

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