
Tales for our Times
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.
Podcasting since 2023 • 16 episodes
Tales for our Times
Latest Episodes
The Clever Wish
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 again this year, starting on ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:46

Ramble by the River
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 moments of wonder amidst modernity, the...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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36:21

Marrakech Storytelling Festival
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 fool, often known as Hodja, or the Mu...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:00

Culture Making with Tad Hargrave
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, improv actor and street magician. You want th...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:11:39
