Anansi Storytime
Telling Fairy Tales and Folklore from cultures all over the world as audio plays. This show is part of the Story Forge Network.
Episodes
January 28, 2022 • 14 mins
Culture: German
Based on a story collected by: The Brothers Grimm
Summary: A story about how two children were fed a line and gave a witch her just desserts.
Production: * Writer - Will Burghart * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Chris Robbins
Players: * Max Baskin - Storyteller * Andrew Whitby - Hansel * LJ Donnell - Gretel * Thomas Sixten - Witch * William Wulf ...
Production: * Writer - Will Burghart * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Chris Robbins
Players: * Max Baskin - Storyteller * Andrew Whitby - Hansel * LJ Donnell - Gretel * Thomas Sixten - Witch * William Wulf ...
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August 28, 2020 • 33 mins
Culture: German
Based on a story collected by: The Brothers Grimm
Summary: A story about a girl who wheeled and dealed herself into a golden opportunity.
Production: * Writer - LJ Donnell * Editors - Scooter Mann, Max Baskin, LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Producer - Scooter Mann * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Chris Robbins
Players: * Scooter Mann - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - A...
Production: * Writer - LJ Donnell * Editors - Scooter Mann, Max Baskin, LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Producer - Scooter Mann * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Chris Robbins
Players: * Scooter Mann - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - A...
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July 31, 2020 • 11 mins
Culture: German
Based on a story by: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Summary: A story about the dangers of wolfing down your food.
Production: * Writer - Amber Troska * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Jonah Knight
Players: * Chris G. - Grandmother * Lisa Watson - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - Little Red Riding Hood * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Wolf 2 * Max Baskin - Wolf 1 * Tara ...
Production: * Writer - Amber Troska * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Jonah Knight
Players: * Chris G. - Grandmother * Lisa Watson - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - Little Red Riding Hood * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Wolf 2 * Max Baskin - Wolf 1 * Tara ...
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April 24, 2020 • 19 mins
Culture: Danish
Based on a story by: Hans Christian Andersen
Summary: A story which reflects the cold truths about growing up and falling in love.
Production: * Writer - Summer Blais * Writer - William Wulf * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Diana Raynes
Players: * Boston Moss - Storyteller * Michelle Morrison - Gerda * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Kay, Goblin * William ...
Production: * Writer - Summer Blais * Writer - William Wulf * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Diana Raynes
Players: * Boston Moss - Storyteller * Michelle Morrison - Gerda * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Kay, Goblin * William ...
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February 15, 2020 • 3 mins
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.
Producer: Scooter Mann
Director: Scooter Mann
Audio Engineer: David Allen
Rumplestiltskin: Max Baskin
Puss: LJ Donnell Special Guests: David Allen, LJ Donnell, and Max Baskin.
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January 25, 2020 • 19 mins
Culture: Spanish
Based on a story: The Ingenious Nobleman Mister Quixote of La Mancha, by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
A story about the terrible and undreamt of adventures of a would-be knight errant and his errors on his errands.
Production: * Producer - Scooter Mann * Writer - Thomas Sixten * Director - LJ Donnell * Lead Engineer / Sound Designer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Dayn Leonardson
Pl...
Production: * Producer - Scooter Mann * Writer - Thomas Sixten * Director - LJ Donnell * Lead Engineer / Sound Designer - David Allen * Engineer - Scooter Mann * Composer - Dayn Leonardson
Pl...
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November 27, 2019 • 19 mins
Culture: European
Based on a story collected by: Charles Perrault
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.
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Max Baskin * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Boston Moss - Youngest Son * Lisa Watson - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - Puss * Lynne Parsons - Middle Son, Peasent 2 ...
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Max Baskin * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Boston Moss - Youngest Son * Lisa Watson - Storyteller * LJ Donnell - Puss * Lynne Parsons - Middle Son, Peasent 2 ...
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October 19, 2019 • 31 mins
Culture: French
Based on a story by: Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Summary: A story about a beautiful girl falling in love with a cursed prince, and helping uncover the beast in both of them.
Production: * Writer - LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Reynard * Chris G - Maximilian * Keith Riley - Albert * Lisa Watson - Beggar Woman * LJ Donnell - Storytell...
Production: * Writer - LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Reynard * Chris G - Maximilian * Keith Riley - Albert * Lisa Watson - Beggar Woman * LJ Donnell - Storytell...
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October 11, 2019 • 48 secs
Come and enjoy this sneak peak into our third season.
This time we present less commonly known versions of famous fairy tales.
Please Enjoy. Special Guest: Max Baskin.
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September 29, 2018 • 20 mins
Culture: Uncultured
An Original Story, based on classic characters (and wacky parodies)
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.
Production: * Writer - Scooter Mann, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, T...
Production: * Writer - Scooter Mann, LJ Donnell, Max Baskin, T...
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August 4, 2018 • 6 mins
Culture: Celtic
Based on a story collected by: Joseph Jacobs
Summary: A story about a man who abandoned his search for wealth, when he discovers it’s all a crock.
Production: * Writer - Will Burghart * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Patrick Kempter - Leprechaun * Thomas Sixten - Tom * Verity Sainte Marie - Narrator Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David A...
Production: * Writer - Will Burghart * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Patrick Kempter - Leprechaun * Thomas Sixten - Tom * Verity Sainte Marie - Narrator Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David A...
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July 7, 2018 • 5 mins
Culture: Persian
Based on a story translated by: Hartwell James
Summary: A story about a clever fisherman who nets a quick profit with a minnow-mum of effort.
Production: * Writer - Sam Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * SFX / Final Cut Engineer - David Allen * Mixing Engineer - Erik Schmall * Mixing Engineer - Kelly Oostman
Players: * Chris G - Narrator * Don Davenport - King * Tara Griffiths - Sherem * Thomas Sixte...
Production: * Writer - Sam Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * SFX / Final Cut Engineer - David Allen * Mixing Engineer - Erik Schmall * Mixing Engineer - Kelly Oostman
Players: * Chris G - Narrator * Don Davenport - King * Tara Griffiths - Sherem * Thomas Sixte...
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June 9, 2018 • 10 mins
Culture: Celtic
Based on a story by: Joseph Jacobs
Summary: A story about two greedy farmers, who reaped what they sowed, when their neighbor milked them for all they were worth.
Production: * Writer - Samantha Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - Tim Peterson * Mixer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Boston Moss - Narrator * Chris G - Donald O'Neary * Keith Riley - Hudden * Kjatar Tavishen - Farmer, Cobbler...
Production: * Writer - Samantha Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - Tim Peterson * Mixer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Boston Moss - Narrator * Chris G - Donald O'Neary * Keith Riley - Hudden * Kjatar Tavishen - Farmer, Cobbler...
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May 12, 2018 • 6 mins
Culture: German
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about a traveling troublemaker who, kneading money, bought a breadmaker’s ire with some half-baked shenanigans.
Production: * Writer - Thomas Sixten * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * LJ Donnell - Baker * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Narrator * Thierry Barston - Till Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Alle...
Production: * Writer - Thomas Sixten * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * LJ Donnell - Baker * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Narrator * Thierry Barston - Till Special Guests: Brandon Strader, David Alle...
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April 21, 2018 • 6 mins
Culture: Brittish
Based on written by: Rudyard Kipling
Summary: A story about how a Jinn sends a lazy camel Alpaca-ing.
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Boston Moss - Narrator * Don Davenport - Horse * Kjatar Tavishen - Jinn * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Ox * Max Baskin - Man * Sara Davenport - Dog * Thomas Sixten - ...
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Boston Moss - Narrator * Don Davenport - Horse * Kjatar Tavishen - Jinn * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Ox * Max Baskin - Man * Sara Davenport - Dog * Thomas Sixten - ...
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March 14, 2018 • 6 mins
Culture: Japanese
Based on a story collected by: Yei Theodora Ozaki
Summary: A story based on a Japanese Fable of a tricky monkey's attempt to continue usefulness to their human master.
Production: * Writer - Sam Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen, Brandon Strader
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Narrator * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Boar * Max Baskin - Trainer * Morgan Hazelwood - Wife * Thierry Barston - M...
Production: * Writer - Sam Tynes * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen, Brandon Strader
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Narrator * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Boar * Max Baskin - Trainer * Morgan Hazelwood - Wife * Thierry Barston - M...
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February 3, 2018 • 11 mins
Culture: Norse
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about a nightmare of a deal that goes rough shod when horsing around gets in the way.
Production: * Writer - Lisa Watson * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader * Foley - Joe M. Griffin
Players: * Jackie Aceto - Narrator * Joe Kubinski - Odin * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Builder * Tara Griffiths - Freyja * Thomas Sixten - Lo...
Production: * Writer - Lisa Watson * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader * Foley - Joe M. Griffin
Players: * Jackie Aceto - Narrator * Joe Kubinski - Odin * Matt "Olaf" Hinton - Builder * Tara Griffiths - Freyja * Thomas Sixten - Lo...
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December 27, 2017 • 5 mins
Culture: Yoruba
Based on a story by: Traditional African tale of the Orishas.
Summary: A story about how Orunmila helped a mother protect her son from Iku, the incarnation of death.
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Don Davenport - Orunmilla * LJ Donnell - Iku * Max Baskin - Narrator * Sara Davenport - Woman Special Guests:...
Production: * Writer - Thierry Barston * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - David Allen * Engineer - Brandon Strader
Players: * Don Davenport - Orunmilla * LJ Donnell - Iku * Max Baskin - Narrator * Sara Davenport - Woman Special Guests:...
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November 22, 2017 • 11 mins
Culture: Japanese
Based on a story by: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Lord Redesdale
Summary: Today we have 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.
Production: * Writer - Max Baskin * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - Brandon Strader * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Keith Riley - Villager * Lisa...
Production: * Writer - Max Baskin * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - Brandon Strader * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Keith Riley - Villager * Lisa...
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October 22, 2017 • 10 mins
Culture: Caddo (Native North American)
Based on a story by: Unknown
Summary: A story about how Coyote, despite dogged determination, was left lupining for his friends gifts.
Production: * Producer - Scooter * Writer - LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - DJ Drummond * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Coyote * Chris G - Raven * LJ Donnell - Narrator * Max Baskin - Woodpecker * Thomas Sixte...
Production: * Producer - Scooter * Writer - LJ Donnell * Director - Hank Romanesco * Engineer - DJ Drummond * Engineer - David Allen
Players: * Andrew Whitby - Coyote * Chris G - Raven * LJ Donnell - Narrator * Max Baskin - Woodpecker * Thomas Sixte...
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