{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Anansi Storytime","home_page_url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com","feed_url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/json","description":"Telling Fairy Tales and Folklore from cultures all over the world as audio plays.\r\n\r\nThis show is part of the Story Forge Network.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"The Fairy Tale Audio Drama","pubdate":"2022-01-28T09:00:00.000-05:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2024 by Legendsmith Productions","owner":"Legendsmith Productions","image":"https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/images/2/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"b87f1157-2147-44fe-8d6a-7129f6095a6f","title":"S3: Hansel & Gretel","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/34","content_text":"Culture: German\nBased on a story collected by: The Brothers Grimm\n\nSummary: A story about how two children were fed a line and gave a witch her just desserts.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - Will Burghart\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - David Allen\nEngineer - Scooter Mann\nComposer - Chris Robbins\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nMax Baskin - Storyteller\nAndrew Whitby - Hansel\nLJ Donnell - Gretel\nThomas Sixten - Witch\nWilliam Wulf - Father\nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - Wife\nSpecial Guests: Andrew Whitby, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thomas Sixten, Will Burghart, and William Wulf.","content_html":"

Culture: German
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Summary: A story about how two children were fed a line and gave a witch her just desserts.

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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thomas Sixten, Will Burghart, and William Wulf.

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Culture: German
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Summary: A story about a girl who wheeled and dealed herself into a golden opportunity.

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Special Guests: Chris Robbins, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Michelle Morrison, and William Wulf.

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Culture: German
\nBased on a story by: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

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Summary: A story about the dangers of wolfing down your food.

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Special Guests: Amber Troska, Chris G, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Jonah Knight, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Tara Griffiths, and William Wulf.

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Culture: Danish
\nBased on a story by: Hans Christian Andersen

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Summary: A story which reflects the cold truths about growing up and falling in love.

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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Boston Moss, David Allen, Diana Raynes, Hank Romanesco, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Michelle Morrison, Summer Blais, Tara Griffiths, and William Wulf.

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Come listen to a preview of our special Patreon Exclusive series, The Gilded Boot.
\nFolklore characters start their own podcast and take a look at what it really means to be a living piece of modern fiction.

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Producer: Scooter Mann
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Rumplestiltskin: Max Baskin
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Special Guests: David Allen, LJ Donnell, and Max Baskin.

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Culture: Spanish
\nBased on a story: The Ingenious Nobleman Mister Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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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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Special Guests: Chris G, David Allen, Dayn Leonardson, LJ Donnell, Lynn Parsons, Max Baskin, Michelle Morrison, Thierry Barston, Thomas Sixten, Verity Sainte Marie, and William Wulf.

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Culture: European
\nBased on a story collected by: Charles Perrault

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Summary: A story about a cat in a hat, and boots, who’s idea of fun was saying and doing whatever was needed to make his master’s fortune.

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Special Guests: Boston Moss, David Allen, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Lynn Parsons, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, Thomas Sixten, and William Wulf.

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Culture: French
\nBased on a story by: Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve

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Summary: A 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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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Lynn Parsons, Max Baskin, and Tara Griffiths.

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Come and enjoy this sneak peak into our third season.

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This time we present less commonly known versions of famous fairy tales.

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Please Enjoy.

Special Guest: Max Baskin.

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Culture: Uncultured
\nAn Original Story, based on classic characters (and wacky parodies)

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Summary: 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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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, David Allen, Erik van der Goetz, Hank Romanesco, JC Lira, Joe M. Griffin, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, Lynn Parsons, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Shannon Woods, and Thomas Sixten.

","summary":"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.","date_published":"2018-09-29T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/005c19c8-206c-48ea-8002-1a7853255868.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":19732473,"duration_in_seconds":1209}]},{"id":"7a865d08-6078-4666-9ef1-1572ac643bb9","title":"S2: The Field of Boliauns","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/24","content_text":"Culture: Celtic\nBased on a story collected by: Joseph Jacobs\nSummary: A story about a man who abandoned his search for wealth, when he discovers it’s all a crock.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - Will Burghart \nDirector - Hank Romanesco \nEngineer - David Allen \nEngineer - Brandon Strader\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nPatrick Kempter - Leprechaun \nThomas Sixten - Tom \nVerity Sainte Marie - Narrator \nSpecial Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Patrick Kempter, Thomas Sixten, Verity Sainte Marie, and Will Burghart.","content_html":"

Culture: Celtic
\nBased on a story collected by: Joseph Jacobs
\nSummary: A story about a man who abandoned his search for wealth, when he discovers it’s all a crock.

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Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Patrick Kempter, Thomas Sixten, Verity Sainte Marie, and Will Burghart.

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Culture: Persian
\nBased on a story translated by: Hartwell James
\nSummary: A story about a clever fisherman who nets a quick profit with a minnow-mum of effort.

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Special Guests: Chris G, David Allen, Don Davenport, Erik Schmall, Hank Romanesco, Kelly Oostman, Samantha Tynes, Tara Griffiths, and Thomas Sixten.

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Culture: Celtic
\nBased on a story by: Joseph Jacobs
\nSummary: A story about two greedy farmers, who reaped what they sowed, when their neighbor milked them for all they were worth.

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Special Guests: Boston Moss, Brandon Strader, Chris G, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Kjatar Tavishen, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Samantha Tynes, Thomas Sixten, and Tim Peterson.

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Culture: German
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Culture: Brittish
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Culture: Japanese
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Culture: Norse
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Culture: Yoruba
\nBased on a story by: Traditional African tale of the Orishas.
\nSummary: A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.

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","summary":"A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.","date_published":"2017-12-27T06:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/65a75a1d-ec23-45da-b377-ade5f9cfa541.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12946726,"duration_in_seconds":314}]},{"id":"e98f52ff-c9dc-4ffb-b9d4-6c11fe5d9673","title":"S2: How a Man Was Bewitched and Had His Head Shaved by Foxes [Contains Mature Themes]","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/16","content_text":"Culture: Japanese\nBased on a story by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale\nSummary: Today we have a story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.\n\nThis episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - Max Baskin\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - Brandon Strader\nEngineer - David Allen\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nKeith Riley - Villager\nLisa Watson - Daughter\nLynne - Anrakuji\nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - Father\nMax Baskin - Narrator\nThierry Barston - Mother\nThomas Sixten - Tokutaro\nSpecial Guests: Brandon Strader, David Allen, Hank Romanesco, Keith Riley, Lisa Watson, Lynn Parsons, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.","content_html":"

Culture: Japanese
\nBased on a story by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale
\nSummary: Today we have a story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.

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","summary":"A story about how everything comes up tails when a man is outfoxed on a wager.\r\n\r\nThis episode contains descriptions of torture. Viewer discretion is advised.","date_published":"2017-11-22T15:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/e98f52ff-c9dc-4ffb-b9d4-6c11fe5d9673.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":27756939,"duration_in_seconds":684}]},{"id":"9a25cac3-5664-433f-855f-28f36e2bc5ab","title":"S2: Why Coyote Stopped Imitating His Friends","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/15","content_text":"Culture: Caddo (Native North American)\nBased on a story by: Unknown\nSummary: A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nProducer - Scooter\nWriter - LJ Donnell\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - DJ Drummond\nEngineer - David Allen\n\nPlayers:\nAndrew Whitby - Coyote\nChris G - Raven\nLJ Donnell - Narrator\nMax Baskin - Woodpecker\nThomas Sixten - Bear\nSpecial Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, David Allen, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, and Thomas Sixten.Sponsored By:Since AntarticaIzzyisms, Fantastical Quilt Patterns: Making quilting magical with these fantastical quilt patterns.","content_html":"

Culture: Caddo (Native North American)
\nBased on a story by: Unknown
\nSummary: A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.

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Culture: Akan
\nBased on a story by: Farida Salifu
\nSummary: A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs.

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Special Guests: Boston Moss, David Allen, DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Killian Saylor, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, and Thomas Sixten.

","summary":"Culture: Akan. Based on a story by: Farida Salifu. Summary: A story about a spider whose eyes are too big for his stomach and his legs. ","date_published":"2017-07-19T20:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/0e0d1945-5d76-4372-b9f6-5750d417a999.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":4011846,"duration_in_seconds":226}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/318392133","title":"S2: Maui Snares The Sun","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/13","content_text":"Culture: Polynesian\nBased on a story by: W.D. Westervelt\nSummary: 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.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - LJ Donnell\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - DJ Drummond\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nChris G. - Mother\nGreg Zumbrook - Villager 3 \nLisa Watson - Vatea, Villager 1\nLJ Donnell - Sun\nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - Maui\nMax Baskin - Tonga-Iti, Villager 2, Grandmother\nThierry Barston - Narrator\nThomas Sixten - MoeMoe\nSpecial Guests: Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.","content_html":"

Culture: Polynesian
\nBased on a story by: W.D. Westervelt
\nSummary: 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.

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Special Guests: Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Max Baskin, Thierry Barston, and Thomas Sixten.

","summary":"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.","date_published":"2017-04-18T23:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/ac4c9e7b-6e22-4bdf-bbc8-259e39786fca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":12686101,"duration_in_seconds":768}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/306267096","title":"S2: The Golden Apple of Discord","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/12","content_text":"Culture: Greek\nBased on a story by: Ovid\nSummary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - Thierry Barston\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - DJ Drummond\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nAndrew Whitby - Narrator\nChris G - Paris\nDon Davenport - Agelaus \nKjatar Tavishen - Zeus, Aesacus\nLJ Donnell - Aphrodite \nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - King Menelaus, Priam\nMorgan Hazelwood - Eris \nThierry Barston - Hera\nSara Davenport - Athena \nScooter - Hermes, Ares\nThierry Barston - Hecuba\nSpecial Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Kjatar Tavishen, LJ Donnell, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Morgan Hazelwood, Sara Davenport, and Thierry Barston.","content_html":"

Culture: Greek
\nBased on a story by: Ovid
\nSummary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.

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","summary":"Culture: Greek. Based on a story by: Ovid. Summary: A story about the troubles caused by a slighted goddess who uses a golden apple to avenge herself when she was kept out of a feast.","date_published":"2017-02-05T14:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/31165f8d-a4bb-4390-93f0-027ced77916b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":8341574,"duration_in_seconds":497}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/300151931","title":"S1: Journey For The Golden Tower (Bonus)","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/11","content_text":"Summary: A story about a boy who leaves home for fame and glory and returns with what really matters.\n\n\n\nProduction:\n\n\nWriter - Anansi Storytime\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - DJ Drummond\n\n\n\n\nPlayers: \n\n\nDon Davenport - Wind\nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - Boy\nMax Baskin - Wisewoman\nSara Davenport - Narrator\nSpecial Guests: DJ Drummond, Don Davenport, Hank Romanesco, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Max Baskin, and Sara Davenport.","content_html":"

Summary: A story about a boy who leaves home for fame and glory and returns with what really matters.

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Culture: Germany
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Culture: Middle East
\nBased on a Story by: Sir Richard Burton 
\nSummary: A story about a poor man who finds himself in an unexpected turn of fortune.

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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, John Bachman, John Donnell, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, and Will Burghart.

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Culture: Yoruba
\nBased on a Story by: M. I. Ogumefu
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Culture: Germany
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Culture: Aboriginal
\nBased on a story by: Unknown
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Culture: Norway
\nBased on a Story by: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe
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","summary":"Culture: Norwegian. Based on a Story by: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. Summary: The tale of two brothers' misadventure with a magical handmill.","date_published":"2016-09-22T22:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/1E282/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/252cd019-f8bc-4539-8ed3-3595f3f7df23/749081a2-93fe-4f31-83a3-0a193fbc1f13.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":9604151,"duration_in_seconds":576}]},{"id":"tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/284589874","title":"S1: The Shepherd And The Daughters Of The Sun","url":"https://www.anansistorytime.com/2","content_text":"Culture: Inca\nBased on a Story by: Sir Clements Markham\nSummary: A shepherd and a princess’s pursuit of forbidden love.\n\n\n\nProduction: \n\n\nWriter - John Donnell\nDirector - Hank Romanesco\nEngineer - DJ Drummond\n\n\n\n\nPlayers:\n\n\nJohn Donnell - Narrator\nAndrew Whitby - Guard 2\nChris G - Acoya-Napa\nLisa Watson - Chuqui-Llantu\nLJ Donnell - Fountain/Bird\nMatt \"Olaf\" Hinton - Guard 1\nMorgan Hazelwood - Acoya-Napa's Sister\nThierry Barston - Mother\nSpecial Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, John Donnell, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt \"Olaf\" Hinton, Morgan Hazelwood, and Thierry Barston.","content_html":"

Culture: Inca
\nBased on a Story by: Sir Clements Markham
\nSummary: A shepherd and a princess’s pursuit of forbidden love.

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Special Guests: Andrew Whitby, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, John Donnell, Lisa Watson, LJ Donnell, Matt "Olaf" Hinton, Morgan Hazelwood, and Thierry Barston.

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Culture: Ashanti, Ghana.
\nBased on: African Storybook Initiative.
\nSummary: The story of how the Spider god Anansi brought stories to humankind.

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Special Guests: Aine Connelly, Chris G, DJ Drummond, Hank Romanesco, LJ Donnell, and Morgan Hazelwood.

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