Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore

About Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore

Filipino fairytales for the whole family. I retell Philippine fairy tales, myths, folk tales, folklore from different islands. Stories (re)written and performed by Nathalie De Los Santos. I dedicate this entire podcast to my five-year-old nephew, Winston. Follow me at @pilipinxpages (IG/TW/FB) Art: S1: Kiligraphy Co. (IG: @kiligraphyco) and S2: Nicole Buensuceso (@nikbuens.art), Diyosa Mata Art by Naomi King (@naomikingofficial) Sound edit: S1: Brad Dyck (TW: @Brad_Dyck) S2: Nathalie DLS

Publisher

Nathalie De Los Santos

Category

arts · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2021

Latest episode

16 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2026

   Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore - Episode 66 - The Creation of the Earth

   This new season of Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology, and Folklore begins with "The Creation of the Earth," a Philippine folktale about the ocean, the sky, a kite bird, bamboo, and the beginning of humanity. In this episode, Nathalie reflects on Philippine sky stories, oral tradition, and the ways our ancestors used myth to understand the natural world. The episode also includes the tale in both English and Tagalog, with a Tagalog translation by K.S. Villoso and a reading by Mikhail. If you'd like to share a fairy tale, myth, or folktale in your native language for a future episode, please email pilipinxpages@gmail.com.

2. 

   9 Jul 2025

   Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore - Episode 65 - You're Already Beautiful

   Today I’m sharing “You’re Already Beautiful”—a folk-fantasy tale I wrote in the middle of an £D relapse, when my body d*$m0rph1@ felt louder than my own heartbeat. Crafting this story was my way of whispering back to that voice: magic doesn’t ask for beauty; it asks to be believed. This was inspired by the tale “How the Town of Marikina Got Its Name”. In this story (and in my own journey) I found that every time the wind touched my face, every time I felt a river-stone underfoot, the earth carried medicine. Reconnecting with the land—letting cold water hold me, letting birdsong rewrite the script in my head—showed me that nature mirrors back wholeness long before we can see it in ourselves. The forest doesn’t call us flawed; it calls us home. 🌱💛 If you have been at odds with your body, this one is for you. Let the forest remind you: marikit ka na—you are already beautiful, right here, right now.

3. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Filipino Fairy Tales, Mythology and Folklore - Episode 64 - the white key

   The episode explores a poem reflecting experiences with subtle racism and the crushing effects of white supremacy in the workplace.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

50

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