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Folklore, fairytales and legends from around the world the way they were meant to be. Brought to you every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Who says you're too old for a good story?
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The Folktale Project is hosted by Dan Scholz. The show has published 153 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Folktale Project - The Story of a Mother" (23 May 2025, 13 minutes), "The Folktale Project - The Fair Angola" (16 May 2025, 11 minutes), and "The Folktale Project Classics - Queen Aster" (9 May 2025, 16 minutes).
The Folktale Project publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 12 minutes across 153 episodes.
Booking probability for The Folktale Project is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Folktale Project requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Folktale Project's contact route on record: verified email.
Dan Scholz hosts The Folktale Project, an arts podcast with 153 episodes published.
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Episode #22
<p>I apologize in advance that this is perhaps the saddest story that I've ever told on The Folktale Project. Han Christian Andersen's 'The Story of a Mother' begins sadly and ends sadly with a bit of melancholy in the...
Episode #21
<p>This week's new story is a bit of an Italian mashup. A little Rapunzel, a bit of Beauty and the Beast, and a dash of Baba Yaga. I do hope you enjoy it!</p> <p>Host Dan Scholz</p> <p>Find out where to subscribe to The...
Episode #20
<p>This week brings the revisiting of a classic tale by Louisa May Alcott - 'Queen Aster'.</p> <p>Host Dan Scholz</p> <p>Find out where to subscribe to The Folktale Project at http://folktaleproject.com/subscribe</p>...
<p>A new tale this week from the Brothers Grimm, and it's about as wholesome as they get!</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe on Patreon at...
<p>The tale of The Wise Men of Gotham goes far beyond the stories you'll hear today, but that doesn't make these stories any less fun!</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project...
<p>This week's new story comes to us from Canada and Professor Cyrus Macmillan and his 'Canadian Fairy Tales'.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe on Patreon at...
<p>Apologies for the last few missed episodes, adjusting to new schedules is always a bear. But we're back today with a new story from Japan! 'The Wind in the Pine Tree' is a perfect little love story in honor of my...
Episode #15
<p>Fresh from the archives - one of my favorite English folktales - Take one part "The Goosegirl", one part "Cinderella", and mix it with a little 'Pied Piper' and you'll get the English folktale of 'Tattercoats'.</p>
<p>Today's story is a tribute to my wife's discovery of a turkey buzzard near our house last week. It's the Iroquois tale of 'How the Turkey Buzzard Got His Suit'.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all...
Episode #13
<p>A classic from 2017's season - the German tale of 'Dr. Know-All' as brought to us by The Brothers Grimm.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe on Patreon at...
Episode #12
<p>Our newest tale comes to us from Wales and features a wise and brave traveller named Hugh.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe on Patreon at...
<p>This week we go all the way back to Episode 100 of the podcast. 'Finist the Bright Falcon' is a Russian tale that certainly deserves to be replayed.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the...
<p>This week on for our new tales we have two stories from the Ainu people of Japan - 'The Kind Giver and the Grudging Giver.' and 'The Man who was changed into a Fox.'</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access...
<p>This week on Folktale Project Classics we dive into the archives for 'The Glass Dog' from "American Fairy Tales" by L. Frank Baum.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project...
Episode #8
<p>A new story this Friday from Tibet! The Wise Bat tells the story of an easily conviced King and a rather smart subject.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe on...
<p>This week we have a new tale from Georgia read in honor of my wordplay and riddle loving wife and father. I do hope you all enjoy 'The King and The Apple'.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of...
Episode #6
<p>This week we celebrate a move to Fridays with a Slavic tale of resistance to tyranny. 'The Good Children' comes to us from "Sixty Folk-Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources", by A.H. Wratislaw.</p> <p>To get more...
<p>One of my favorite tales from "Legends of the Rhine" tells the story of the heroic Roland, a knight and nephew of Charlemagne.</p> <p>To get more full stories and early access to all of the Folktale Project subscribe...
Episode #4
<p>We're back with a new story from Turkey this week. 'The Crow-Peri' from "Turkish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales" is a really wonderful way to jump back into things, happy ending and all.</p> <p>To get more full stories...
<p>This week we have a story from the archives and one of my favorite collections of tales - American Fairy Tales. 'The Box of Robbers" is a hilarious story of a curious child and a hidden crate's contents.</p>
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