Kissa: A Story Podcast

If you’re a woman why shouldn’t you sit under a banyan tree at dusk? Why is a tree in Kerala bound with thick, steel chains? Discover the spooky creatures that inhabit trees in India.

A warrior queen who dealt the British their first military loss from an Indian ruler. A true story from 18th century India.

In 13th century Mongolia, a female general was the best warrior in her father’s army. She also loved wrestling. Discover Princess Khutulun

During World War II, a beautiful, mysterious British spy became the sole transmitter of vital information to London from behind enemy lines in France. Who was she? How did her story end?

Learn how a lost female Pharoah was found and identified.

Rani Abbakka was a mysterious but historical heroine, a queen, a warrior and a naval heroine.

Discover what this podcast is all about. Like you, I've loved the Grimm fairy tales, the stories of Hans Christian Anderson, Greek, and Roman myths. But where were the rich stories from outside the Western tradition? From the global south? I want to make Kissa: A Story Podcast your source for these stories, myths, legends, and traditions. Take a listen and let me know what you think.