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African Stories



Synopsis:

This Podcast seeks to act as an archive for African folktales.


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Episodes:

Gathoni and the Snake

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:53:31 GMT

Today's story is from East Africa, specifically Kenya. Enjoy. 

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How Anansi Turned One An Ear of Corn Into Goats

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:40 GMT

Thank you for joining us again as we journey into West Africa and Find out what Anansi does when he is bored. 

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Anansi and the Gum doll

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:00:12 GMT

We continue to look at the stories of Anansi and his antics. Thank you for joining us. 

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Beginning of Death

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:00:04 GMT

This is the story from the Buganda Kingdom explaining the beginning of death. 

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How Anansi Got A Ride On Tiger

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:00:59 GMT

Today's story is from West Africa and tells of the mischievousness of Anansi and how he got to ride the most fearsome animal. 

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Why Children Belong To Mothers'

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:00:36 GMT

Thank you for joining us again for another episode of African Stories. Today we look at why a mother's love is so deep and incomparable. 

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Why There is Jealousy In The World

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:00:25 GMT

We are back again with another season of African Stories. Today's story tries to explain why our world is full of Jealousy. 

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The Ape, Snake and the Lion

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:34:46 GMT

We are back again after a short hiatus. Thank you for joining us again as we journey in Africa through stories. Today's story is from my backyard in East Africa, specifically Zanzibar. 

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Who killed Goso?

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:00:00 GMT

The story of today is from Zanzibar in East Africa. A group of students finds their teacher dead who killed him? Join me as we journey with them to find out the truth. 

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Anansi thieving meat

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:39:49 GMT

Thank you for joining us today. We continue telling the story of Anansi from West Africa. 

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Anasi and Thunder

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:00:00 GMT

The story of today is West Africa and shows the perils of being selfish. 

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Anasi and the Lizard

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Today's story is from West Africa and it tries to explain why the Lizard frequently moves its head up and down. 

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The Monkey's Fiddle

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 15:00:00 GMT

Today's story comes from the Southern Part of Africa. Enjoy!

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Why the Kite flies away from the Crows

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT

We are glad you have joined us again for yet another story. This one comes from East Africa. 

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Why Children Cry for Nothing

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 17:00:00 GMT

We continue to read the stories of Anansi from West Africa. 

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How Wisdom Came to the World

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:00:00 GMT

The story of today comes from West Africa. 

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Ntori the Wild Cat

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT

The story for today is from West Africa.

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Akenda Mbani - The man who never goes twice to the same place

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:28:34 GMT

The story of today is from Gabon. Enjoy!

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The Lion, Hyena and the Rabbit

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Today we read story number two from East Africa

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The Hare and The Shark

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Today we read the story of The hare and the Shark from Zanzibar. 

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Introduction

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:01:21 GMT

Welcome to African Stories, your home for African Folktales. I hope that this podcast will act as an archive for African lore that is slowly disappearing so that the future generation may come to enjoy and appreciate their heritage. 

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