Retold Myths and Tales
By Tanner Campbell & Quinn Greenhaus
Retold Myths and TalesAug 30, 2021
The Panthers' Green Corn Dance
When you're a Cherokee hunter and you go out a'hunting for your family, it's perhaps not a bad idea to team up with a panther to make the hunt easier. Or maybe it's a terrible idea. You'll need to listen to this episode, featuring a brave Cherokee hunter and a strong panther, to find out.
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CREDITS & NOTES
Inspiration for rewrite : "Myths of the Cherokee", by James Mooney [1902]
Writing and Narration by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Design by : Quinn Greenhaus
Music licensed through: Artlist.io
SFX licensed through: Artlist.io and Boom Library
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The Horse-Bride and Her Horse-Husband
This week we travel to ancient Turkey for a story featuring a Sultan, a horse, a jinn, a witch, and a woman who has married in to some significant family drama. When a father gives his daughter to a horse in marriage, things go sideways in unexpected way. Just who is this horse anyway, and what's this Sultan's deal? Forcing his daughter to marry a horse!? Listen to learn more and discover if this one has a happy ending.
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CREDITS & NOTES
Inspiration for rewrite : "Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales", by Willy Pogany [1913]
Writing and Narration by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Design by : Quinn Greenhaus
Music licensed through: Artlist.io
SFX licensed through: Artlist.io and Boom Library
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Anansi and Mr. Dry-Bone
Last week we shared a piece of folklore from Ghana which featured Anansi, and in that folktale Anansi was less of a trickster and more of a villain. But Anansi's body of work, like the African diaspora itself, is broad and varied. Depending within which folktale you encounter our spider friend, he may be less villain and more tricky trickster, as is the case in this week's story. This week we experimented with the format a little bit, and instead of telling you the story, it is acted out. Let us know how you liked it!
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CREDITS & NOTES
Inspiration for rewrite : "Tales from the West Indies", by Philip Sherlock [1988]
Rewritten & Narrated by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Designed by : Tanner Campbell
Music License: Artlist.io
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Anansi Tricks Kweku and Kweku Tricks Anansi
Anansi, the spider trickster of West Africa, and later the Caribbean at large, is often depicted as selfish and greedy in addition to being ever-lazy and painfully clever. Anansi is always quick to hatch a plan to swindle another person (or animal) in order to get something for himself. Often, that something is an easy meal, or free labor for a job he doesn't want to do himself. Most times Anansi is successful, but in rare instances, as may be the case with this story, he is outwitted by a more clever someone. Will Anansi be outwitted by the end of this story, or will he retain his unofficial title as West Africa's finest trickster? Listen to find out, and if you'd like to support this podcast please click here. Thank you!
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CREDITS & NOTES
Original Story : "West African Folk-Tales", collected and arranged by W.H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair [1917]
Rewritten & Narrated by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Designed by : Quinn Greenhaus
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Van Wempel's Goose
Nicholas Van Wempel was the sort of drinker with a knack for stumbling into situations of the dumbest of luck, and perhaps the smartest misfortune - but where does the goose come into it? Listen to find out, and if you'd like to support this podcast, please click here. Thank you!
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CREDITS & NOTES
Original Story : Collected by Charles M. Skinner in the 1896 two-volume set "Myths and Legends of Our Own Land"
Rewritten & Narrated by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Designed by : Quinn Greenhaus
Music by : Nico Vettese (2017), and commissioned by Tanner Campbell
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The Chessboard Cherry Tree
The Chessboard Cherry Tree is a story about a hot-headed Daimyo named Oda Sayemon, a faithful retainer named Saito Ukon, an a fateful game of Go that would change both their lives. It's a story about service to a master, and all the dangers, and honor, that are wrapped up in that service.
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CREDITS & NOTES
Original Story : Richard Gordon Smith "Myths and Legends of Our Own Land" (1918)
Rewritten & Narrated by : Tanner Campbell
Sound Designed by : Tanner Campbell
Music by : Nico Vettese (2017), and commissioned by Tanner Campbell
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