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Larry Levis: "Photograph: Migrant Worker, Parlier, California, 1967"

2026/10/20

An exploration of the work of Larry Levis by storyteller, poet, and musician Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell

2026/10/16

Stories from around the world brought into the here and now by storyteller, poet and musician Jay Leeming.

Reading the Mahabharata

2026/10/13

An exploration of the Mahabharata by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com

The Craft of Storytelling Part Three: Composing a Story

2026/10/06

Thoughts on composing a story for oral performance by Jay Leeming. "Not I, not I but the wind that blows through me" --D.H. Lawrence www.JayLeeming.com

Episode #266:The Oldest Boy

2026/09/29

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101 Stories in 101 Days: Conclusion

2026/09/22

The stories never end they just curl their tails around themselves and sleep for awhile. Above them the leaves of the world tree flutter in the wind. The night wind that knows all the answers because it has no need of questions. Somewhere there's a moon, somewhere there's a farmer and his wife sleeping in a feather bed. She laughs once in her sleep and this wakes up the farmer; a moment later he falls back to sleep and dreams of walking through a field of apple trees their apples ripe and sweet. www.JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 73: I Remember Being Lifted Up

2026/09/18

www.JayLeeming.com This is day 73 from my "101 Days of Story," coming a bit late to the party due to a technical glitch. But ready to go!

101 Stories Day 72: Pages From a Book of Sand

2026/09/17

This is day 72 from my "101 Days of Story," which is a bit late to the party due to a technical glitch.

101 Stories Day 101: Scheherazade

2026/09/16

www.JayLeeming.com The story of Scheherazade from "Stories from 1001 Nights," told by Jay Leeming as part of the 101 stories in 101 days project all the beans but one and eternity has a hole in the side a little hatch out of which the clever person clambers with a bag containing a carrot and the stub-end of a candle who knows if he might be God in disguise?

101 Stories Day 100: King Midas and the Goat-Man

2026/09/15

He has been washed clean of his gift. "King Midas and the Goat-Man" brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 99: The Boy and the Half-Giantess

2026/09/14

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101 Stories Day 98: The Noise is Not My Enemy / Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Humbaba

2026/09/13

O wild man O wild woman www.JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 97: Thorngirl Dreaming

2026/09/12

A story is something which is not true that happens all the time. www.JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 96: Goddess of All That Grows / What the Story Was Made Of

2026/09/11

Creosote, flouride, and a half a teaspoon of potassium nitrate. www.JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 95: Helen Sets Sail

2026/09/10

★★★★★

BreGF 2026/01/16

Excellent

This is an amazing podcast! I love the storytelling and spiritual lessons.

jahoolsbandana 2020/03/05

Oracular spectacular!

I love this podcast and can’t wait for some more episodes! I’ve been listening and re-listening to these great stories so I can retell them to my frie...

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