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Doomed to FailEp 191: Ancient Voices in Modern Warfare - Navajo Code TalkersThis is the incredible story of the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II! We'll talk a little about the history of the Navajo and how the United States really wanted them to forget their heritage, and especially their language. Navajo children were sent to boarding schools and forced to learn English, so much so that they were punished if they spoke any of their native language at school. Of course, they still spoke Navajo (an extremely complex language that you have to learn from birth or you have no chance) at home. Forward to WWII, the U...2025-04-1645 min
From the Ground Up: Conservation in New EnglandNdakinna - Joseph BruchacAn essay and poem written and read by Joseph Bruchac.Joseph Bruchac was born and raised in the Adirondack foothills where he still makes his home in the Greenfield Center, New York house where his grandparents raised him. An enrolled member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation, he’s an award-winning author of over 180 books, a poet, traditional storyteller, and musician who often performs with his two sons, James and Jesse.Read the full essay and poem and discover additional content in the Autumn 2024 Issue of From the Ground Up.2025-02-2106 min
Wise Crone Cottage Podcast"The Vampire Skeleton Corpse" an Iroquois Folktale (S5, #7)In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, shares the story of "The Vampire Skeleton Corpse." This is a frightening tale from the Iroquois tradition. Although there is never a single meaning for any story, this one has an important teaching for the days ahead.Story: This story is a conflation of early Iroquois variants and my version of the story as told by Joseph Bruchac. Iroquois Stories: Heroes and Heroines, Monsters and Magic as told by Joseph Bruchac (Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1985).Illustration: Birch bark longhouse. Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wik...2025-02-2127 min
(Sort of) The Story146. Sufficiently Icked (wee-sa babies)Send us a textHello (we're sorry!) On this week's episode, Max is going to tell us possibly the most upsetting story we've ever heard (ick!). Then Janey is going to cleanse our palates with a trickster tale! Enjoy!Janey's Sources - Diamond Cut DiamondAndrew Lang’s “The Olive Fairy Book” Full free text Max's Sources - The Spreaders “When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror” by James Burchac and Joseph Bruchac Full free text of “The Spreaders” retold by James Bruchac Support the showCheck ou...2024-12-051h 09
Stories From Women Who Walk60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday: How Our Elders Can Open Our Ignorant EyesHello to you Keith McNally of The Question Guy podcast listening in Suffolk, Virginia! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Time Out Tuesday and your host, Diane Wyzga.The other day Keith mentioned feeling sad that we might have lost the old ways, the sacred ways of teaching wisdom. And then - as these things happen - I stumbled on a favorite poem that might show us how to return to those old ways:Birdfoot’s Grampa "The old man...2024-11-2602 min(Sort of) The Story139. Rowing in My Skin Canoe (there’s like, a LOT of witches here)Send us a textHello to all you Pit-Heads out there! On today's accidental Native-themed episode, Janey's going to talk about a strong boy who just wants a wife, and Max is going to tell us an Iroquois tale of witches! Enjoy!Janey's Sources - The Beluga-Skin Bedaarka"The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales", retold by James Bruchac and Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Stefano Vitale Stefano Vitale biography Max's Sources - The Punishment of the Witches“Indian Legends of Canada” by Ella Elizabeth Clark...2024-08-291h 04
Getting Better AcquaintedThe Podgoblins Hat Episode 16: The Spring TuneThis is the sixteenth episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts.
The crocuses are up, the cherry trees are in bloom, and Snufkin is tramping back to Moomin Valley - it must be time for our spring miniseries!
We're kicking off with this beautiful, perfectly formed gem of a short story from the collection Tales from Moomin Valley. It's a story about creativity, inspiration, song writing, and how big you need to be to get a name.
We namecheck a lot of books in this...2024-05-291h 06Getting Better AcquaintedThe Podgoblins Hat Episode 16: The Spring TuneThis is the sixteenth episode of The Podgoblin's Hat, with Nina and Dave. You can find it on it's own feed wherever you get your podcasts.
The crocuses are up, the cherry trees are in bloom, and Snufkin is tramping back to Moomin Valley - it must be time for our spring miniseries!
We're kicking off with this beautiful, perfectly formed gem of a short story from the collection Tales from Moomin Valley. It's a story about creativity, inspiration, song writing, and how big you need to be to get a name.
We namecheck a lot of books in this...2024-05-291h 06
The Podgoblin’s HatThe Spring TuneThe crocuses are up, the cherry trees are in bloom, and Snufkin is tramping back to Moomin Valley - it must be time for our spring miniseries!
We're kicking off with this beautiful, perfectly formed gem of a short story from the collection Tales from Moomin Valley. It's a story about creativity, inspiration, song writing, and how big you need to be to get a name.
We namecheck a lot of books in this one! A non exhaustive list: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, A Th...2024-05-071h 06
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & ParanormalArrow of Lightning by Joseph BruchacPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660990 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Arrow of Lightning Series: #3 of Killer of Enemies Author: Joseph Bruchac Narrator: Delanna Studi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 5, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Months after she has been healed from the Enemy Sickness that afflicted her in Trail of the Dead, Lozen and her family have gathered a community around them in Valley Where First Light Paints the Cliffs and have begun to rebuild.Lozen knows danger still stalks them, as the remaining Ones plot Lozen’s demise and she senses an old...2023-12-0505 min
RVA Loves PoetryEpisode 38: "Prints" by Joseph Bruchac (Host: Hayoung)Find the full text of "Prints" by Joseph Bruchac here:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57810/prints2023-11-2505 min
Then I Heard a Voice2023 Annual Sessions Plenary with Joseph and Jesse BruchacJoseph Bruchac and his son Jesse presented the afternoon plenary on August 6, 2024, at NEYM Annual Sessions. They shared stories and songs from the Abenaki tradition.Want to share your thoughts on our podcast content? Email podcast@neym.org.To learn more about the life and ministry of Quakers in New England visit neym.org.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here: neym.org/newsletter-signupDonate to sustain our ministry here: neym.org/donate2023-10-251h 05
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & ParanormalWolf Mark by Joseph BruchacPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/695363 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wolf Mark Author: Joseph Bruchac Narrator: Jason Grasl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 9 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: Luke King knows a lot of things. Like four different ways to disarm an enemy before the attacker can take a breath. Like every detail of every book he's ever read. And Luke knows enough—just enough—about what his father does as a black ops infiltrator to know which questions not to ask. Luke hopes that this time, he'll finally have a normal life. He'l...2023-09-1230 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & ParanormalTrail of the Dead by Joseph BruchacPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660993 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Trail of the Dead Series: #2 of Killer of Enemies Author: Joseph Bruchac Narrator: Delanna Studi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: In this sequel to the award-winning Killer of Enemies, seventeen-year-old Apache hunter Lozen and her allies travel in search of a valley where she and her family once found refuge. But life is never easy in this post-apocalyptic world. When they finally reach the valley, a terrible surprise awaits them—and a merciless hunter follows close behind.Hally, the...2023-07-2505 min
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & ParanormalKiller of Enemies by Joseph BruchacPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killer of Enemies Series: #1 of Killer of Enemies Author: Joseph Bruchac Narrator: Delanna Studi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 20 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Paranormal Publisher's Summary: This is not a once upon a time storyYears ago, seventeen-year-old Apache hunter Lozen and her family lived in a world of haves and have-nots. There were the Ones—people so augmented with technology and genetic enhancements that they were barely human—and there was everyone else who serve...2023-04-1105 min
Books In the Middle PodcastRez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac (Novel in Verse)Send us a textRez Dogs by Joseph BruchacMalian is with her grandparents during COVID because of the shelter in place order after a long weekend turns into months. Her parents are still in Boston, and while she is able to have contact with them, she misses them. Living with her grandparents is giving her time to learn more stories and more about her culture. But something surprising happens, and it all has to do with a Rez Dog that shows up one day. Recommended for grades 6 and up. This bo...2023-03-2005 min
Conversations With StorytellersJoseph BruchacJoseph Bruchac is one of the preeminent Native storytellers in the USA. He is part Slovak and part Abenaki. He is a keeper of Native traditional tales, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., told poetry with Robert Bly and is one of my favourite storytellers and writers. Did you know he drove (and maybe still drives) a Harley, and taught in Ghana? Now you do! Find out other fascinating things about Joseph in this wonderful interview. Not to be missed!
2022-12-231h 12(Sort of) The Story60. Supernatural Itch Cream (DNA test the Sun)Send us a textHappy 60th episode! Today Max is going to tell us why you shouldn't use ointment that wasn't prescribed to you, and Janey is going to tell us a Navajo tale about monster hunting (and paternity testing.) Thanks to everyone whose journeyed with us this far!Max’s Sources - The Magic Ointment“Faeries, Elves, and Goblins: The Old Stories” by Rosalind Kerven Free text of a Welsh variation on "The Magic Ointment"Janey’s Sources - The Hero Twins “The Girl Who Helped Thunder and other Na...2022-12-1554 min
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory PodcastEpisode 164 - Military FictionThis episode we’re talking about Military Fiction! We discuss jingoism, how war is hell, war stories vs military fiction, clichés, historical fiction, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) A Summer for War by Darrell Duthie All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Arthur Wesley Wheen Battl...2022-12-061h 20
Reading Rural YALRRYAL: Nora Shalaway Carpenter’s Rural Voices Episode 3
In this episode, I walk through each of the individual pieces in the Rural Voices anthology, discussing what I liked or thought was important about them and share a favorite quote from each.
Here are the time codes:
01:05 The (Unhealthy) Breakfast Club by Monica Roe 01:54 The Hole of Dark Kill Hollow by Rob Costello 02:29 A Border Kid Comes of Age by David Bowles 03:00 Fish and Fences by Veeda Bybee 03:54 Close Enough by Nora Shalaway Carpenter 04:14 Whiskey and Champagne by SA Cosby 04:58 What Home Is by Ashley Hope Perez 05:46 Island Rodeo Queen by Yamile Saied Mendez 06:21 Grandpa...2022-01-2614 min
The Apple SeedBirthday GiftWelcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers.Holidays are wonderful! They bring us closer together and create memories that last a lifetime. However, they’re also a lot of hassle and sometimes can even be really stressful. Do you love holidays or do you not think they’re worth it? Dolores Hydock tells us how her father was a holiday fanatic who went all out for ev...2022-01-2656 minThe Apple SeedHooves of the HorsesWelcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers.Today we're talking about horses! Horses have been a key player in history, in western migration, in poetry, and in storytelling. Songs, short stories, novels and poems have centered around the ‘Cowboy’ and their horse for a long time. Many folktales and songs have been connected to life through the vision of a horse. There is always something new to...2022-01-1956 minThe Apple SeedThe Invisible BoyWelcome to The Apple Seed! Some time filled with stories for you and your family. Since 2013 we’ve been bringing you tall tales, personal tales, fairy tales, historical tales and more. All kinds of tales, from all kinds of tellers.Do you ever have days when you feel invisible? No matter what you say, it seems as though people don’t even notice you’re there. What would it be like to be completely invisible, unseen by anyone? Today we’ll hear the story of a boy who was completely invisible and one young woman’s search to find him...2022-01-1356 minThe Apple SeedThe Princess on the Glass HillThis episode includes the following: “Bigger Badder Better” by Kirk Waller from But Why? (2:29)The Daily Mix: "Dulce de Leche" with Lisa Valentine Clark (15:05)“The Princess on the Glass Hill Part I” by Ruth Halpern from She Set Out to Seek Her Fortune (24:38)“Bill Greenfield and the Champion Wrestler” by Joseph Bruchac from Adirondack Tall Tales, Volume One: The Bill Greenfield Stories (35:53)“Why the Sun Comes Up When Rooster Crows” by Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton from How & Why Stories World Tales Kids Can Tell (39:52)“The Princess on the Glass Hill Par...2022-01-0556 min
The LEAPCast027 Let's Talk Books: Two Roads by Joseph BruchacWe continue in our Let’s Talk Books series with a book by author Joseph Bruchac. Keen to share his indigenous heritage and traditions, Bruchac has written a number of books including the one featured in this episode. Listen in as Meike tells us more about the book Two Roads.2021-12-2909 min
Fairfield What Are You Reading?Episode 11: Our Favorite Books for 2021Join us as we celebrate 2021 and all the great reads from this past year - what books inspired, informed, and made us smile this year.
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/learning-and-research/find-a-good-book/
Linda Quinn, Adult Services:
Billy Summers by Stephen King
Lightning Strike: A Novel by William Kent Krueger
Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services
The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
Amy Peck, Head of Technical Services
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change by Thor Hanson
A World o...2021-12-2252 minThe Apple SeedLook it Up!An impulse to look up an unfamiliar word in the dictionary goes hilariously awry in a tale from the great North Carolina storyteller Donald Davis. You'll also hear stories from Motoko, Joseph Bruchac, and more.2021-12-1556 min
That Smarts!3 - Thanksgiving/Harvest (and Turkeys!)In this episode, the questions are about the US Thanksgiving, the Wampanoag people, and even turkeys!Mother-daughter hosts Ruth and Amanda ask lots of fun trivia questions that we hope you know the answers to. And if you don't, then you get to learn something new!Suggested Reading:Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake SwampSquanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving by Joseph BruchacMayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage by Plimoth Plantation with Peter Arenstam, Jo...2021-11-3020 minThe Apple SeedLearning From the LandThis episode's stories take us into the great outdoors and show us what we can learn from the land. Enjoy the following:"Frog, Dodge City" by Jay O'Callahan from Earth Stories (2:00)"The King Has Goat Ears" by Glenda Bonin from Tails You Might Have Herd Before…or Knot (16:11)"The Creation" by Joseph Bruchac from Iroquois Stories (25:26)"Jimmy and the Seed" by Susan Reed from Lion in the Sky (29:02)"Ateteos, Spirits of the Waters" by Valentina Ortiz from Earth Stories (34:32)"Old Rabbit Saves the People" by Norah Do...2021-11-2456 min
Using our Library VoicesSPECIAL: Are You Afraid of the Stacks? Horror in the First NationsHonoring Native American Heritage Month with a discussion on The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline of the Georgia Bay Metis Nation of Ontario. Jennifer and Sadina talk about important themes and characters from the book and how they can lead to lifelong lessons at home. Media Mentioned:The Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineKiller of Enemies series by Joseph Bruchac The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger This podcast was produced by Jennifer Nandlal and Sadina Shawver.Created by the Po...2021-11-1719 min