Max Baskin
Special guest
Writer, Player.
Max has been a part of the Anansi Storytime/Legendsmith troupe since June of 2016, which was his first foray into the world of audio drama and voice acting. Since then, he's made cameo appearances in other audio dramas and taken part in several stage productions. He has also expanded into the world of live streaming via Twitch.
Max Baskin has been a guest on 17 episodes.
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S3: Hansel & Gretel
January 28th, 2022 | Season 3 | 14 mins 53 secs
europe, family, german, stepmother, survival, witch
A story about how two children were fed a line and gave a witch her just desserts.
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S3: Rumpelstiltskin
August 28th, 2020 | Season 3 | 33 mins 28 secs
adventure, europe, fae, germany, horror
A story about a girl who wheeled and dealed herself into a golden opportunity.
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S3: Little Red Riding Hood
July 31st, 2020 | Season 3 | 11 mins 37 secs
animals, europe, fable, german, wolf
Culture: German
Based on a story by: Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmSummary: A story about the dangers of wolfing down your food.
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S3: The Snow Queen
April 24th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 3 secs
danish, european, magic, queen
A story which reflects the cold truths about growing up and falling in love.
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Patron Exclusive Preview: The Gilded Boot
February 15th, 2020 | 3 mins 42 secs
patreon exclusive, preview
Come listen to a preview of our special Patreon Exclusive series, The Gilded Boot.
Folklore characters start their own podcast and take a look at what it really means to be a living piece of modern fiction. -
S3: Don Quixote
January 25th, 2020 | Season 3 | 19 mins 6 secs
adventure, book, europe, fable, spain
A story about "the terrible and undreamt of adventures of a would-be knight errant and his errors on his errands."
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S3: Puss in Boots
November 27th, 2019 | Season 3 | 19 mins 58 secs
animals, comedy, monsters, season 3
A story about a cat in a hat, and boots, whose idea of fun that was funny was saying and doing whatever was needed to make his master’s fortune.
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S3: Beauty and the Beast
October 19th, 2019 | Season 3 | 31 mins 8 secs
europe, france, magic, romance, season 3
A french story about a beautiful girl falling in love with a cursed prince, and helping uncover the beast in both of them.
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S3: Famous Fairy Tales (Preview)
October 11th, 2019 | Season 3 | 48 secs
preview
Season 3 Preview. This time we present less commonly known versions of famous fairy tales.
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S2: Anansi, Coyote, and the Magic Radio (Bonus)
September 29th, 2018 | Season 2 | 20 mins 9 secs
anansi, artifact, bonus, comedy, coyote, magic, original, season 2
Hi! I'm Coyote and I'm... Gonna step in for a second to talk about what happened. You see, I was trying to come talk to my friend Anansi when... well then after that you see... then... oh! A radio! When I turned it on... Oh... yeah I probably shouldn't have done that.
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S2: How the Camel Got His Hump
April 21st, 2018 | Season 2 | 6 mins 13 secs
animal, comedy, fable, season 2
A story about how a Jinn sends a lazy camel Alpaca-ing.
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S2: The Sagacious Boar and Monkey
March 14th, 2018 | Season 2 | 6 mins 48 secs
asia, fable, japan, season 2
A story based on a Japanese Fable of a tricky monkey's attempt to continue usefulness to their human master.
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S2: How Orunmilla Tricked Death
December 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 5 mins 14 secs
africa, comedy, gods, orisha, season 2, yoruba
A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.
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S2: How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by Foxes [Contains Mature Themes]
November 22nd, 2017 | Season 2 | 11 mins 24 secs
asia, japan, kitsune, season 2
A story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.
This episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.
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S2: Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends
October 22nd, 2017 | Season 2 | 10 mins 28 secs
animals, caddo, coyote, native american, north america, season 2
A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.
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S2: Maui Snares The Sun
April 18th, 2017 | Season 2 | 12 mins 48 secs
gods, oceania, polynesia, season 2
Culture: Polynesian. Based on a story by: W.D. Westervelt. Summary: A story of when Maui unlocked the underworld’s door to the heavens, he thought he was doing a great good for his people. But when the sun, a thoughtless creature of heat and light, brings calamity to his people, Maui finds his work is far from finished.