Storytelling Matters

In this podcast we visit an enticing but controversial topic – telling stories from cultures other than our own. Stories have cultural values buried deep within them. Sometimes those values are explicit, but more often than not, they can be simply assumed and never specifically taught. We are under a special obligation to take care when sharing some other culture's story: do we have a sufficient u...

In this podcast we visit Folktales – stories passed on in a tradition in an oral fashion : they shift a little from teller to teller and audience to audience, but without significant changes. However, the shifts are critical – they're what help keep the story alive. Folktales may have an embedded value – just part of the subtext – or the value may be the whole point of the story. And of course, th...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Storytelling Matters." In this episode, you'll hear a story from me, Maggid Jim Brulé, and two stories from Kohenet Rinah Rachel Galper. In these stories – and my interviews with Rinah Rachel, we'll explore what a transformational story is, as well as how who we are presents us with challenges and opportunities to craft and tell such stories. You'll hear three...