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House of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 96: Midir & Étaín: Part Three read by Aidan KellyThis episode is the sixth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly.In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025).Get the audiobook here.Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of...2025-06-2525 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 95: Midir & Étaín: Part Two read by Aoife McMahonThis episode is the fifth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible. In episodes 94-96 I share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025). Get the audiobook here.Support the podcast by buying an eboo...2025-06-2426 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 94: Midir & Étaín: Part One read by Aidan KellyThis episode is the fourth in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly. Over the next three episodes I'll share my retelling of the unforgettable story of Midir & Étaín.The book is available now from Amazon, Kobo, Apple Books and Barnes & Noble, and as an audiobook exclusively from Audible. It will soon be available as a paperback to order from independent bookshops (estimate late June 2025). Get the audiobook here.Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the...2025-06-2137 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 93: Irish Mythology Special: The 1st Battle of Moytura read by Aidan KellyThis episode is the third in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from AudibleGet the audiobook here.Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 2025-05-2629 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 92: Irish Mythology Special: Fire in the Sky read by Aoife McMahonThis episode is the second in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, narrated by Aoife McMahon and Aidan Kelly, available exclusively from Audible.Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting the arrival in Ireland of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. This chapter is read by Aoife McMahon.In the introduction to the book, I explain how the Irish Mythological Cycle tells of six invasions into Ireland. The first four are extremely sparse and briefly told, so I recount them in the prologue before m...2025-05-2110 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 91: Irish Mythology Special: The Landing read by Aidan KellyThis episode is the first in a series celebrating the audiobook release of Irish Mythology: The Children of Danu, available exclusively from Audible. Over three episodes I'll share the first three chapters of the book, recounting the arrival in Ireland of the Tuatha Dé Danaan. In the introduction to the book, I explain how the Irish Mythological Cycle tells of six invasions into Ireland. The first four are extremely sparse and briefly told, so I recount them in the prologue before moving on the fifth invasion, that of the Tuatha, in Chapter One, which is rea...2025-05-2023 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 90: The Red WomanThis episodes features a story taken from my book Finn & The Fianna, a retelling of the Finn MacCool stories which originated in Ireland, and which tell of the legendary band of warriors known as the Fianna. Their captain at the height of their fame was a man named Finn MacCool, and in this story, Finn leads his men on a hunt on which something magical and mysterious takes place, which isn’t unusual for these stories. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free ful...2025-04-0216 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 89: The Fire SpiritToday’s story comes from the Selkup people of Siberia. It’s one I recorded a few years back for my patrons and wanted to share with you this January. It's an animistic tale about respect for the spirit of fire, coming from people who live in some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here.Get Daniel's free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here.Thanks for being part of House of Legends. 2025-01-1930 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 88: Thomas the Rhymer with Kat HoughtonKat Houghton is a storyteller, author, wilderness rites of passage guide, transformational coach and forest farmer. Originally from the Scottish Borders, she now lives and works in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Appalachia. For the last eleven months Kat has been a student on my Myth Singers program, which led her to start her new podcast, Celtic Medicine Stories, which I highly recommend. On this episode, Kat tells the classic Scottish story of Thomas the Rhymer, which is well overdue a telling on this podcast, and afterward we talk about the story, which Kat sees as an i...2024-10-0834 min
Brawn Body Health and Fitness PodcastAllison Skufca: In-Season Strength & Conditioning Considerations for the Soccer AthleteIn this episode of the Braun Performance & Rehab Podcast, Dan is joined by Allison Skufca to discuss the importance of strength training for soccer athletes. The two discuss the evolution of strength training in soccer, periodization, training the arms, hips, and foot/ankle complex for soccer, and more. Allison has been a performance coach for 19 years. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado. She is certified with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Al...2024-09-2350 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 87: Whuppity Stoorie with Dougie MackayMy guest today is Dougie Mackay. Dougie hails from the Scottish Highlands and draws on his background in nature connection and ancestral skills in his storytelling. He founded the Inverness Storytelling Festival, hosts the Tales for Our Times podcast, recently toured British Columbia and hosts regular events at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. On this episode Dougie tells the Scottish story of Whuppity Stoorie, and afterwards we talk about the story and his work. I’m trying a new format, in which we go straight into the story and then talk afterwards, so please let...2024-08-2836 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 86: Lughnasa Special with Danica BoyceToday’s episode is a joint release with Danica Boyce of Fair Folk Podcast to mark Lughnasa. It’s been a few years since Danica and I last guested on each other’s podcasts, during which time our work has evolved and changed, we’ve started collaborating and Danica has moved to Scotland. So it was about time for a catch up. On this episode we take the story of The Coming of Lugh as a starting point for a conversation about accessing Celtic myth, pagan ritual song and the nature of devotional practice amongst other things. We al...2024-08-0556 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 85: Auld CroovieWe're a bit past midsummer but it's such a great story, I couldn't resist!This is another Celtic story taken from my new book Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II, told by me. It's an old pagan tale of dancing trees which, to me, is an illustration of the overflowing of life and light we experience in Scotland in the middle of summer, when the nights never truly darken. I wonder if the people of Ancient Scotland might have believed that all the trees, not just those in this one glen, danced on midsummer's night. My v...2024-07-3016 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 84: Fair Maid's Tresses with Angus KingToday’s episode is a special one as it marks the release of my new book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II.For this episode I wanted to share with you a story narrated by Angus King, who narrated the audiobook of Scottish Myths & Legends Volumes I & II. The story comes from the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. I first heard it from Linda Williamson, the wife of the famous Traveller storyteller Duncan Williamson, and it’s called Fair Maid’s Tresses. You can buy Scottish Myths & Legends Vol. II here. You can fin...2024-07-1720 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 83: The Edgewell Tree with Stephen McCabeMy guest today is Stephen McCabe of Green Temple Therapy. A former student on my Myth Singers course, Stephen is a storyteller, author, Zen Buddhist, tarot reader and nature therapist based in the village of Temple in Scotland. He’s the author of The Moorfoot Tales, a collection in which his deep love for nature is always present and eloquently expressed. You can use the chapter marker or go to around 47mins if you’d like to skip straight to the story. Learn more about Stephen by visiting his website where you can download his free n...2024-07-1352 minHouse of Legends: World Myths & LegendsEpisode 82: Davey Boy & The Devil with Jess SmithMy guest today is Jess Smith. Jess is a storyteller, author and singer from the Scottish travelling people. She spent much of her childhood living on a bus and travelling around Scotland with her parents and seven sisters, spending evenings around fires listening to the stories carried by the travelling people while the rest of the country was busy forgetting them. Listening back to the interview, which we recorded a couple of year ago, I’m struck once again by gratitude that I know and get to talk to people who carry such precious heritage and knowledge as...2024-06-281h 07