niamhebroderick

What’s the story? You tell : I write.

Fiction EN ↓ 3 episodes

This a storytelling and writing podcast. The idea is simple : I sit and chat with people who have a tale to tell and then based on our meandering conversation, I then add some meat to the bones and write a story from them. Stay till the end and you will hear what the story has become. When you live away from your home country, you often find that your stories can start to disappear. These may be myths, folk tales, stories that relate specifically to your home town or your family, they may have to do with a certain cultural event or custom or they could even be just a random story that makes y...

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Episode 3 : El Sebou (The Seven) An Egyptian tradition that predates the modern baby shower 26.06.2026 47:34

I met with Hadeer from Egypt to talk about how ancient cultural practices are still very relevant to modern day Egyptians. We talked about how new babies are welcomed into the world in her country and how family and friends gather at a very special ritual called El Sebou. We talked and laughed a lot (and I will apologise now for the patchy sound - we were in a Dutch buurthuis and it was particular...

Episode 2: The Lake of Yoghurt : A retelling of a Turkish tale 15.06.2026 35:03

Join me and my good friend Ciler as we discuss what it means to hold your culture close to your heart when you live abroad. We explored an ancient tale about a wise man with an unusual approach to imparting wisdom to an unsuspecting farmer. This is a story Ciler knows well since childhood and now she has shares it with her own children. But during our conversation we added a few more bits to the...

The Nine Daughters - An Irish Story retold 07.06.2026 32:59

This is my first podcast, where I take an oral story and retell it. It is a story about nine sisters who are remembered in the beautiful coastal town of Ballybunion, in North Kerry. They are remembered but there is not much detail attached to that collective memory. This is a story I grew up with and so for my first podcast, I have chosen to tell and write a new version myself. Please enjoy this...