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Hello, my name is James, and i love folk tales and fairy tales; I love hearing them, and i love telling them. People have been sharing stories as long as there have been people to listen. In the time before mass media, stories were used to explain the world around us, to educate, and of course, to entertain. In a tavern, a market square, or around a fire, stories were shared everywhere.
Even in today's hectic world, story is still one of the main ways people share information.
In The Firelight is a weekly podcast where you'll hear some of the great folktales, myths, and legends from the world over.
Some you may have heard many times, while others may be new to you. Either way, I hope you'll find them entertaining, enlightening, and maybe even educational.
So please join me won't you?
I'll be here every week with a different story, and I'll save you a spot In The Firelight.
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Recent Episodes
S2E1 So Long
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S2E1 Masha and the Bear
Masha and the Bear is an old Russian tale about a young girl who outwits a giant bear.It has hints of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's…
S1E17 An apology
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S1 Season 2 Update
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S1E16 Season 2 Trailer
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S1E15 Fitcher's Bird
This weeks episode comes with a content warning: There is a lot of blood, and talk of dismemberment in this story. Like many early folktales, including the original versions of stories like…
S1E14 Katcha and the Devil
Katcha and the Devil tells the tale of a woman who would do anything for just the chance to dance, and a simple young man who might just be clever enough to outwit the devil.If you'd like to support…
S1E13 Talk
Talk is a rather silly tale from the Ashanti peoples of West Africa.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted…
S1E12 Hans My Hedgehog
Hans My Hedgehog is a rather strange German folktale that teaches the importance of not judging people by their appearance, or by their rooster.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the…
S1E11 Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden
Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden is a tale of the First Nations People of the American Southwest, and it's about what happens when you share a bond that not even death can breakIf you'd like to…
S1E10 The Answered Prayer
The Answered Prayer is a very old Tibetan story of a poor old woman, her daughter, and the power of prayer. There's also a bear.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's…
A Message to my listeners
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S1E10 The Man Who Had No Story
This is an old Irish tale of a man named Brian who doesn't have a story to tell, until he finds one in the land of the faeries.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's websiteYou'll…
S1E4 Li Chi Slays The Serpent
This week's story comes with a content warning: Li Chi Slays The Serpent is a very old Chinese story, from a time when women in China were not considered equal to men, and sons were favoured over…
S1E3 A Tale of The Baba Yaga
The Baba Yaga is a mainstay of Slavic folklore. Occasionally portrayed as benevolent, she is however, most often evil, sly, and conniving. She seeks to ensnare wary travellers into being slave…
S1E2 The Selkie Bride
An old Scottish tale of a man who finds true love in the seaIf you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's websiteYou'll find links to my Patreon, and to Buy me a coffee. Hosted on Acast.…
S1E5 The Soldier And Death
The Soldier And Death is an old Russian folktale about a brave soldier who takes on the greatest foe of his life, without realizing the consequences of victoryIf you'd like to support the show,…
S1E6 The Three Wonderful Beggars
The Three Wonderful Beggars is a very old Serbian tale about a very lucky, some might even say blessed young man, who, thanks to the kindness of three mysterious old men, finds all the wealth and…
S1E1 Trailer
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S1E7 The Fly
This week's story comes from Vietnam, and tells of a small peasant boy, a wealthy man, and a seemingly inconsequential fly.If you'd like to support the show, please visit the show's websiteYou'll…
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In The Firelight has published 22 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Arts, History.
In The Firelight is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 8m.
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