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We live in turbulent times, such times need great stories and storytelling. This podcast presents the ancient craft of storytelling as tool for connection, imagination, entertainment and empowerment. Scottish storyteller Dougie Mackay, shares folk tales, myths and musings. Sometimes joined by guest storytellers, change-makers, rebels and poets, who share their perspective on stories and folk culture and its impact on modern life. Themes of rewilding, nature connection, folk arts, primitive skills and regenerative culture are explored.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWe live in turbulent times, such times need great stories and storytelling. This podcast presents the ancient craft of storytelling as tool for connection, imagination, entertainment and empowerment. Scottish storyteller Dougie Mackay, shares folk tales, myths and musings.
Tales for our Times is hosted by Dougie Mackay. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Druid Lore and Story Dreaming with Eimear Burke" (15 April 2026, 66 minutes), "Druid Lore and Story Dreaming with Eimear Burke" (15 April 2026, 66 minutes), and "The Wolf Hunter" (2 October 2025, 24 minutes).
Tales for our Times publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for Tales for our Times is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Tales for our Times requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Tales for our Times's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dougie Mackay hosts Tales for our Times, an arts podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Irish Storyteller and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, Eimear Burke. We discuss fairy doors and healing wells, the practice of restoring female stories in...
Tales for our Times
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Irish Storyteller and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, Eimear Burke. We discuss fairy doors and healing wells, the practice of restoring female stories in...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I share a story about a hunter who is haunted by ghosts before encountering a wolf. I reflect upon Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 and talk about the storytelling and shadow puppetry...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail This episode features a live telling of an Irish/Scottish folk tale, "The Clever Wish". Recorded at the Hearth Fire Sessions in Edinburgh in November 24, this episode previews the launch of the sessions...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail Live recording from the banks of the River Tweed in the south of Scotland. The sun is shining, the frost is sparkling and the otters are swimming. This episode shares musings on creativity, creating...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I give updates from the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and share two short stories from the region. The stories are of a character famed through the Arab world, the wise...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail As a prequel to my upcoming tour of British Columbia I speak with Tad Hargrave, best known for his Marketing for Hippies movement, but also eloquent in culture making and something of a storyteller...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss 'applied storytelling' as well as performance with Glasgow based storyteller Dan Serridge. We dive into story as a tool for community engagement and how it can break down...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I catch up with Lucy O'Hagan about her wilderness programmes in Ireland. We range from local myths of Lugh and Balor of the evil eye, to the Belfast Punk scene, snow shelters in Norway...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail This episode features a live recording of a story told at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 23. It's a version of one of the stories I first fell in love with many years ago and has...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail In the episode I give a nod to my recent trip to Norway for a primitive skills gathering by telling a hunting tale from Sierra Leone. I also share a 'Revolting Rhyme' version of the Norwegian folk tale...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss rewilding with Daan Timmers, whom I met at the Lithica ancestral skills gathering in Norway. We reflect upon our experience at the Lithica Gathering highlighting the sense of...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I introduce Animate Lands, a live storytelling and music piece that recently showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I introduce the Fianna and some of the old Celtic myths relating...
Tales for our Times
Send us Fan Mail This episode shares a local folk tale from the Isle of Skye, first told to me by renowned Seanachie, George 'Seoras' Macpherson. The tale is set in the time of the Highland clearances, and has themes of...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Northern Irish storytelling phenomenon Liz Weir. I first met Liz many years ago at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival and was fascinated by her anecdotes of...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail Celebrating high summer, this tale is a nod to swims in the river and finding new stories for festival season. This tale is a fun one and a new one in my repertoire. You can support this podcast to the...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Tales for our Times podcast! In this first episode (recorded back in the winter time) I share a classic tale from the Scottish Traveller people and give a little cultural context around...
Tales for our Times
Send us Fan Mail Another classic tale about dreaming and unexpected treasures in familiar places and an inspiration for a best selling novel. This story appeals to all ages and whilst discussing with a friend recently...
Tales for our Times
Send us Fan Mail Inspired by a community action programme in the North of Scotland, this episode relays a the challenges placed upon green spaces and community resources under the guise of 'green energy'. With anecdotes...
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