Has there ever been a time when you felt foolish? Or maybe you’ve watched someone do something and thought, “what a fool” only to have their wisdom be revealed to you? Well on April Fool’s Day, we celebrate those occasions! Because even the wisest of men will have their moments where they seem a little foolish. Here to tell us about some of these moments are David H. Claunch, Eshu Bumpus, Joel Ben Izzy, and Jenni Cargill-Strong. 

On today's episode, enjoy the following:

Radio Family Journal: The Princess and the Clone Trooper

Daily Mix: Rachel Wadham discusses “Leilani and the Distant Sea”

Story Spotlight: “The Peddler” by David H. Claunch on The Circus of Life (9:03)

Storytime: “Wisemen and the Tiger” by Eshu Bumpus on Lion in Love (5:07)

“Hanukkah in Chelm” by Joel Ben Izzy on Lights and Laughter (9:40)

“Reaching for the Moon” by Jenni Cargill-Strong on Reaching for the Moon and Other Wisdom Tales (9:05)

Storyteller Spotlight: David H. Claunch

David Claunch’s journey as a storyteller includes time spent in the Marine Corps and a career in the heavy mechanical construction industry. He calls this the Information Gathering Phase of his journey. Following this he earned a Master's degree in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. At the same time, he began studying the art of clowning and ballooning. Now he is a storyteller, clown and balloon artist, using his unique style of storytelling to deliverer the wisdom of the old folktales and the universal truths of the human experience.