The StoryMolder’s Podcast

A folktale about overcoming fear.

A folktale adapted from Chinua Achebe's version.  It's an Igbo African Folktale that focuses on the trickster character of Tortoise.  In Igbo and other African traditions, animals often represent cunning and deceit, breaking traditional norms for personal gain or amusement.

An adapted story of a giant mystical tree believed to preserve the memories and wisdom of long-past generations through its songs.

Many people love the fair and likely remember a fun day that they can retell. This story is an adaptation of the original story of The Great Farini, who tight roped across Niagara Falls.

A historical story about Juneteenth - a federal holiday celebrating freedom, strength, and resilience.

Mother’s Day is a formal holiday observed on the second Sunday in May to honor the sacrifices mothers make for their children.  In this fairy tale, the mother behaves unusually but redeems herself at the end.
 

In this African American oral tradition, the trickster Signifying Monkey insults and trash-talks, then instigates a fight between the lion and the elephant. Signifying has existed for a long time and goes by many names—perhaps you're familiar with terms like making fun of, cajoling, deceiving, imitating, belittling, playing the dozen, goading, boasting, dissing, clapping, busting, bagging, cracking on, jonning, or roasting. But arrogance and pride can bring trouble to both sides. Those who bully others may find themselves in trouble.
 

This portrayal tells the incredible journey of Henrietta Lacks, an ordinary African American woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge. Her cells became the first-ever immortal human cell line, HeLa, revolutionizing medical research forever. They divide endlessly without dying, opening countless new possibilities in medicine.