The Crane Bag Podcast

Larry Levis: "Photograph: Migrant Worker, Parlier, California, 1967" 20.10.2026 15:01 ↓

An exploration of the work of Larry Levis by storyteller, poet, and musician Jay Leeming.   www. JayLeeming.com

The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell 16.10.2026 28:41 ↓

Stories from around the world brought into the here and now by storyteller, poet and musician Jay Leeming.

Reading the Mahabharata 13.10.2026 48:27 ↓

An exploration of the Mahabharata by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com

The Craft of Storytelling Part Three: Composing a Story 06.10.2026 40:31 ↓

Thoughts on composing a story for oral performance by Jay Leeming. "Not I, not I but the wind that blows through me" --D.H. Lawrence www. JayLeeming.com

Episode #266:The Oldest Boy 29.09.2026 37:57 ↓

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101 Stories in 101 Days: Conclusion 22.09.2026 34:22 ↓

The stories never end they just curl their tails around themselves and sleep for awhile. Above them the leaves of the world tree flutter in the wind. The night wind that knows all the answers because it has no need of questions. Somewhere there's a moon, somewhere there's a farmer and his wife sleeping in a feather bed. She laughs once in her sleep and this wakes up the farmer; a moment later he f...

101 Stories Day 73: I Remember Being Lifted Up 18.09.2026 24:57 ↓

www. JayLeeming.com   This is day 73 from my "101 Days of Story," coming a bit late to the party due to a technical glitch. But ready to go!

101 Stories Day 72: Pages From a Book of Sand 17.09.2026 13:34 ↓

This is day 72 from my "101 Days of Story," which is a bit late to the party due to a technical glitch.

101 Stories Day 101: Scheherazade 16.09.2026 22:23 ↓

www. JayLeeming.com   The story of Scheherazade from "Stories from 1001 Nights," told by Jay Leeming as part of the 101 stories in 101 days project all the beans but one and eternity has a hole in the side a little hatch out of which the clever person clambers with a bag containing a carrot and the stub-end of a candle who knows if he might be God in disguise?    

101 Stories Day 100: King Midas and the Goat-Man 15.09.2026 28:47 ↓

He has been washed clean of his gift. "King Midas and the Goat-Man" brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www. JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 99: The Boy and the Half-Giantess 14.09.2026 19:19 ↓

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101 Stories Day 98: The Noise is Not My Enemy / Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Humbaba 13.09.2026 21:03 ↓

O wild man O wild woman   www. JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 97: Thorngirl Dreaming 12.09.2026 57:45 ↓

A story is something which is not true that happens all the time. www. JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 96: Goddess of All That Grows / What the Story Was Made Of 11.09.2026 36:18 ↓

Creosote, flouride, and a half a teaspoon of potassium nitrate. www. JayLeeming.com

101 Stories Day 94: Mozart Versus Zero 09.09.2026 5:01 ↓

Open mouth story jump out.   www. JayLeeming.com