Folksy | The Storytime Podcast
By izer
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Folksy is the podcast where we explore some of the most amazing literature ever. How? By me reading it to you, of course.
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Hi! I'm izer, and I love reading stories. Especially the folk genre. Because, you know what? It's got fables, fairy tales and everything in the middle.
In the meantime, as long as you're here, why not follow me on Social Media? Just for shits and giggles. I'm @izersocial everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram - y'know, run the gauntlet.
Folksy | The Storytime PodcastJun 27, 2020
"Disappearances" by Mrs. Gaskell | 2x20
Let's hear about a disappearance, shall we...or two...or ten....oh what the hell.
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message - https://anchor.fm/folksy/message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list - https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram - https://instgram.com/izersocial I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track Cold Hearted" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilu0LsW2WI
"The Reticence of Lady Anne" by Saki | 2x19
Saki is the G.O.A.T of short short fiction twists. Don't believe me? Listen on, my friend...
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message - https://anchor.fm/folksy/message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list - https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram - https://instgram.com/izersocial I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "jester" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhzasBNShhI
"Life of Ma Parker" by Katherine Mansfield | 2x18
Life is hard, you say? Hear about Ma Parker's life and get back to me on that...
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list
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Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "fly"
"The Dilettante" by Edith Wharton | 2x17
Men have been trying to screw over women for ages, it seems....figuratively, and literally.
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list
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Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "caught in the rain"
"The Curate's Friend" by E.M. Forster | 2x16
The story of a faun(satyr) and a man(man). Because sometimes things are not as they seem....
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list
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Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "lost time"
"Greville Fane" by Henry James | 2x15
Writing is a great profession. Child-rearing? Not so much...
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list
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Follow me on Instagram. I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "lost time"
"Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant | 2x14
Just a story of two friends, trying to get some fishing done, in a warzone. You know how it goes...
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "Radio" here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNcuXo-2N5s
"The Gift of The Magi" by O Henry | 2x13
O Henry does poignancy better than he does comedy. Just saying. #NotSoHumbleOpinion
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "Succubus" here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJnfAcpRb8
"Sunday at Home" by Nathaniel Hawthorne | 2x12
The brave tale of one man who didn't want to go to Church....
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/folksy/message
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This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "Home" here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRJnfAcpRb8
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"An Upheaval" by Anton Chekhov | 2x11
'An upheaval' is what Mister Chekhov wrote about in this story....Ring a bell, anyone? .____, Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century ._. This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php .____. Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.___. Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track "Lost TIme" here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xUVDz5ha5U
Let's talk about Jules Verne | 2x10
We need to have a chat, folks. Because this...might not be a fun tale.... __. Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th-century ._. This, of course, is according to (and in the sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php .____. Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.___. Thanks to Lakey Inspired for the background audio. Check out his amazing tracks here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyLbRJEFSa8
"The Lightning Rod Man" by Herman Melville | 2x9
You may know him as the creator of the most obsessive man in the world. And he...might not be too different from Captain Ahab..._____. Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!. __. Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century._. This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php .____. Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.___. Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyLbRJEFSa8
"After the Race" by James Joyce | 2x8
As the world goes to hell in a handbasket, let's read a story about the normalcy of social interactions. Maybe faking it will help?._____. Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!. __. Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century._. This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php .____. Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial . I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.___. Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlt5DoDw9JU
"Semper Idem" by Jack London | 2x7
"The Bookshop" by Aldous Huxley | 2x6
Aldous Huxley low-key looks a 19th century Benedict Cumberbatch, and his stories sound like a character the Batch would play. Was the 19th century...cool?
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Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
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Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
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This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
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Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial
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I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
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Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbeDlxSrHAU
"Hunting the Deceitful Turkey" by Mark Twain | 2x5
Mark Twain may have had a little girl fetish in his later years, but early on, he was pretty good with little boys too....
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial
I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYXXWuMg49s
"Obtaining Supplies: Hospital Sketches" by Louisa May Alcott - 2x4
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: instagr.am/izersocial
I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOk_u9ljRx8
"The Homecoming" by Rabindranath Tagore | 2x3
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
Follow me on Instagram for content there too...soon. Here: https://instagr.am/izersocial
I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
Thanks to Prod. Riddiman for the background audio. Check out his amazing track here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dURDfcsB1wY
"The Angel of the Odd" by Edgar Allan Poe | 2x2
This...was unexpected, but Edgar Allan Poe has a wit I like.
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
Wanna see what weird shit I post on Insta or whatever?
Here: https://instagr.am/izersocial
I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
"My Old Man" by Ernest Hemingway | 2x1
This is a PG rated podcast, aiite? All Ernest Hemingway fans beware, I do Not, repeat, DO NOT say the b-word. Even though Mr. Hemingway was kind enough to leave the usage at a minimum.
Folksy is back with a storytelling avatar!
Season 2 of Folksy features Golden Olden Tales from the best short story writers of the 19th century.
This, of course, is according to (and in sequence of) this list: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/19th-century-short-story-writers.php
Wanna see what weird shit I post on Insta or whatever?
Here: https://instagr.am/izersocial
I'm also @izersocial everywhere else, but I'm too lazy to post links. Maybe some other day.
All New Folksy Season 2 - Golden Olden Tales | Sat, 6PM
Saturday. It's a good day. That's about to be better. With all new stories and a brand new plotline, Folksy is back for a blazing second season. Saturdays 6PM IST, on Spotify (and pretty much everywhere else). I'll be waiting.
Rapunzel (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x24
The Wolf and the Seven Kids (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x23
The Frog King (A "Grimm" Weekend) | 1x22
"Pepper and Salt" by Howard Pyle | 1x21
The Howard Pyle pile continues this week, as we read, not about pirates, but about red-dressed huntsmen-bothering devils.
"The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle | 1x20
Join us on the harrowing journey of Robin hood, complete with murder, gore, violence and hazing. And that's just the prologue!
"Philippine Folk Tales" by Mabel Cook Cole | 1x19
Get ready for some more mythological shenanigans, as we revisit the Philippines through the pen of another forgotten female.
"Myths and Legends of Japan" by F H Davis | 1x18
In this week's foray, we revisit the Japanese islands' diaspora of mythology.
"Legends of Gods and Ghosts" by W.D. Westervelt | 1x17
"Folk Tales from the Russian" by Verra Blumenthal | 1x16
In this episode, we explore Russian folklore, with the words of legendary (and literally unacknowledged) Verra Blumenthal.
"Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x15
This week's episode encapsulates Rudyard Kipling's mastery of bedtime tales, as we read his pourqouis tale of how the Whale got its throat.
"Indian Tales" by Rudyard Kipling | 1x14
"Arabian Nights Entertainment" by Andrew Lang | 1x13
"Tales of King Arthur" by Andrew Lang | 1x12
Prolific late-19th Century folk tale collector Andrew Lang brings us this version of the legend of Britain's greatest warlord, the Once and Future King.
"A Treasury of Eskimo Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x11
Annangai! This week's tales comes from the chilly tundra of Eskimo-land! (JK, there's no such place, and yes it sounds kinda demeaning, but then again, so does this week's book). With a repeat appearance by last week's author, Clara Kern Bayliss, a talented authoress still missing her own Wikipedia entry. Hear on!
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before.
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"Philippine Folk-Tales" by Clara Kern Bayliss | 1x10
Magandang araw, and welcome to another episode of the Folksy Podcast. This week, we explore a bit of Filipino folk culture, with a tale in the stylings of Aesop's Fables and the Panchtantra.
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before.
Check out the subreddit! - https://www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!)
"The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen | 1x9
The original version of the story of how the fashion-conscious Emperor went on a naked walk around town.
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before. Check out the subreddit! - https://www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!) Sponsorships: off for this episode
"The Golden Beetle" by Norman Hinsdale Pitman | 1x8
The Chinese version of the story behind why dogs hate cats. Warning: An animal dies.
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before. Check out the subreddit! - https://www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!) Sponsorships: off for this episode
"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde | 1x7
The touching memoir of a fictitious leaden prince with golden skin, and a sparrow with a heart too big for its body.
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before. Check out the subreddit! - https://www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!) Sponsorships: off for this episode
"Box of Robbers" by L Frank Baum | 1x6
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before.
Check out the subreddit! - www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!)
Sponsorships: off for this episode
"Stories from Old Greece and Rome" by Emilie K. Baker | 1x5
Check out the subreddit! - www.reddit.com/r/izersocial (make sure to submit your faves in the submission thread!!)
Welcome back to Folksy, the folk literature podcast. Join us as we explore the legends, myths and storytelling traditions of the ones that came before.
"Tom Tit Tot" by Joseph Jacobs | 1x4
"Viking Tales" collected by Jennie Hall | 1x3
From the halls of Valhalla comes this collection of skalds' sagas by Jennie Hall :p If you've been following the Norse pantheon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you're in for a lot of revelations, old school style. Listen on, my fellow bibliophile!
"My Lord Bag of Rice" by Yei Theodora Ozaki | 1x2
What did you think about the story? Let's get talkin'!
Holla at me on Insta and/or Twitter @izersocial. Follow the progress on @folksypodcast
"Vikram and the Vampire" by Sir Richard Francis Burton | 1x1
'This has all the airs and graces of a period piece.' - izer
Enjoy the Introduction to Sir Richard Francis Burton's 'Vikram and the Vampire', or 'Tales of Hindu devilry. A nice little dip into the pool for the first episode.
What did you think about the story? Let's get talkin'!
Holla at me on Insta and/or Twitter @izersocial. Follow the progress on @folksypodcast
Folksy - The Folk Literature Podcast - Premieres 1st June - Trailer
Do you like listening to stories? Folksy is the podcast where we explore some of the most amazing folk literature ever. How? By me reading it to you, of course. Hi! I'm izer, and I love reading stories. Especially these ones. Because, you know what? It's got fables, fairy tales and everything in the middle.
Premieres 1st June.
In the meantime, as long as you're here, why not follow me on Social Media? Just for shits and giggles. I'm @izersocial everywhere. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram - y'know, run the gauntlet.