Fox Tales International

About Fox Tales International

Join us every week for great stories that explore history, folklore, science, art and ecology. These fun, family friendly programs might celebrate the life story of a famous scientist or artist, another may be folk tales about trees or birds, or just one long ghost story. Storyteller Brian "Fox" Ellis has been traveling the world for more than 40 years telling and collecting tales. He will be inviting friends and plans a segment where you can share a favorite short story. Every episode includes a call to action and inspiration for improving your world, even if it is just telling your story!

Publisher

Brian "Fox" Ellis

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2020

Latest episode

26 Mar 2021

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Mar 2021

   Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself

   Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DC1P2XF/ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DC1P2XF/) And here are some activities to help you write your own poetry: https://www.foxtalesint.com/index.php/library/poetry (https://www.foxtalesint.com/index.php/library/poetry) Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://paypal.me/foxtalesint) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite Fox (or Walt Whitman!) to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/)

2. 

   5 Mar 2021

   Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery

   Join the Corps of Discovery in this exciting blend of stories and song, journal excerpts and American Indian folklore. Equal parts stand-up comedy and musical theater, this program focuses on the scientific discoveries of the Corps of Discovery. Encountering grizzly bears and collecting soil samples, capturing prairie dogs and hunting for antelope, Lewis catalogued 122 new animal species and 178 new plants. In this original performance Fox sings the praises of the geology, diverse flora and fauna, and the web of life that binds us to the land. The expedition was first and foremost a scientific expedition and this program brings the scientific process to life. Purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P3QVSFN/ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08P3QVSFN/) And here are some activities to help you join the Corps of Discovery: https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/LEWIS-AND-CLARK.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/LEWIS-AND-CLARK.pdf) Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://paypal.me/foxtalesint) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite Fox to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/)

3. 

   4 Feb 2021

   Dr. Romeo B Garrett

   Historian, Author and Bradley University Professor, Dr. Romeo B Garrett was a pioneer in African American Studies, a champion of the cause and friends with a who’s who in the African American Hall of Fame. He authored two books, 'Famous First Facts about Negroes' and 'The President and the Negro,’ an in depth look at every president and their relationship to Black Americans. Garry Moore portrays his friend and mentor Dr. Garrett. Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://paypal.me/foxtalesint) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me or Garry Moore to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you research African American history: https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/black-history-month-lessons-resources (https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/black-history-month-lessons-resources)

4. 

   29 Jan 2021

   Jonas Olson - A Swedish Immigrant's Tale

   This year marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of our little Utopia on the Prairie, Bishop Hill, Illinois. Jonas Olson was one of the founding members. His personal story is also a universal story of the struggles and successes of all immigrants seeking a better life here in America. August 28, 2021 I will be performing a longer version of this program at our annual Chautauqua. Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://paypal.me/foxtalesint) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you research your family history and maybe the story of your immigrant ancestors: https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/On_Beyond_Genealogy.pdf

5. 

   20 Jan 2021

   Charles Darwin and His Revolutionary Idea

   Here is what one reviewer called a blend of Monty Python and Benny Hill, Darwin explains his rEvolutionary ideas with a slight whiff of droll British humor! With his birthday just a few weeks away and my new book available on Amazon, I thought I would share my portrayal of one of the world’s most influential thinkers whose ideas changed the many aspects of our society, Charles Darwin. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089D34VSH/ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089D34VSH/) Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://paypal.me/foxtalesint) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/)

6. 

   8 Jan 2021

   WHY FOX?

   This episode answers the question I am asked most often, Why Fox? A few foxy folktales, some family history and personal narrative give you a sense of why foxes are my totem animal. What is your totem animal? Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint Visit our website to invite me to your community: www.foxtalesint.com And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own Family Stories and Animal Tales: https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/FAMILY_PHOTOS_INTO_FAMILY_STORIES.pdf https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/PORQUE_STORY.pdf A longer version of these stories and other vulpine vignettes are available in the book series Fox Tales: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B001JP24GS

7. 

   18 Sept 2020

   Chautauqua Season!

   Meet Lincoln's Law partner Billie Herndon, the brilliant scientist Charles Darwin, and one of the most successful yet less well known Civil War Generals Black Jack Logan. It is Chautauqua Season! Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own Chautauqua tales https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/Stepping-Into-Character-in-six-easy-steps.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/Stepping-Into-Character-in-six-easy-steps.pdf) A longer version of these stories are available in the book series History In Person: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088N8ZQXV/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i11 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088N8ZQXV/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i11) https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Darwin-Revolutionary-History-Person/dp/B089D34VSH/ref=sr_1_1 (https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Darwin-Revolutionary-History-Person/dp/B089D34VSH/ref=sr_1_1) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CWR933/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i12 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CWR933/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i12)

8. 

   18 Aug 2020

   Walter, A Drop of Water

   Travel with a drop of water around the world and write your own story about where your water comes from and where it goes when you are done with it! Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own Water tales http://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/WALTER.pdf (http://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/WALTER.pdf) A longer version of this story and the activities are available in my book Learning From the Land: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Land-Teaching-Ecology-Activities/dp/1598849182/ (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Land-Teaching-Ecology-Activities/dp/1598849182/)

9. 

   6 Aug 2020

   Hummingbird Tales

   The wisdom of a hummingbird. More than mere beauty, real strength, endurance, determination and an inner light, these are the things we admire. Join us in these delightful tales from long ago and a snippet from my favorite hummingbird banders with South East Avian Research (https://southeasternavianresearch.org (https://southeasternavianresearch.org/)) Join the effort to restore hummingbird and pollinator habitat: https://www.audubon.org/native-plants (https://www.audubon.org/native-plants) Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own Bird tales https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/Rewriting_Audubon.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/Rewriting_Audubon.pdf) All of these stories area available in my book Bird Tales: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089M58B5X/ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089M58B5X/)

10. 

    23 Jul 2020

    The Web at Dragonfly Pond

    Come spend an afternoon fishing with my father and I; help us celebrate the web of life. Hear my story and garnish ideas for telling your own. Listen to frog songs and hear Wangari Maathai tell of her childhood encounter with frogs. Then go outside and catch bugs in your local pond or stream… they will tell you how clean is your stream? Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own fish tale do your own aquatic analysis: https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/ADVENTURES-IN-NATURE.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/ADVENTURES-IN-NATURE.pdf) https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/indicators-benthic-macroinvertebrates A longer version of this story and the activities are available in my book Learning From the Land: https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Land-Teaching-Ecology-Activities/dp/1598849182/ (https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Land-Teaching-Ecology-Activities/dp/1598849182/)

11. 

    16 Jul 2020

    Fun with Fables

    Back in the time before time, when animals could talk and people took the time to listen, there was much we could learn from our feathered and four footed furry friends, from the slimy and the scaled creatures who share our world. Fables are animal stories that are really about humans in animal skins. And I would say there is still much we can learn about being better humans from these other sentient beings. Here are four fables from Aesop and one from India along with ideas for writing and telling your own fables. Please subscribe to Fox Tales International, it costs you nothing and means so much to me! Share the link with your friends. Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) And here are some activities to help you write and tell your own fables: https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/FUN_WITH_FABLES.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/FUN_WITH_FABLES.pdf) https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/3_bears.pdf (https://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/3_bears.pdf) And all of these stories and activities are available in my book Content Area Storytelling: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007N7073I/

12. 

    9 Jul 2020

    Adventures with Audubon

    John James Audubon is without a doubt one of the most important artists and naturalists in our Nation’s history. IN this episode you get to hear the man tell his story, join him on a museum tour as he describes his art and ornithology and then participate in a discussion with live birds of prey. A Special thanks to the Audubon State Park Museum in Henderson, KY, and The Illinois Raptor Center. Many of these stories are also available in my new biography Adventures with Audubon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088BD5QQF/ (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088BD5QQF/) Please subscribe to this page, it costs nothing and means so much! Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/)

13. 

    3 Jul 2020

    The Wendigo

    What is the most vicious creature in the forest? You are about to find out! Many tribes along the US - Canada border tell a version of this story. Even Teddy Roosevelt wrote a version when he spent the summer in North Dakota. Please subscribe to this page, it costs nothing and means so much! Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/)

14. 

    25 Jun 2020

    A River of Stories

    The River is a Time machine and this is your magic ticket to join us for a journey through time. Storyteller and naturalist Brian "Fox" Ellis shares his favorite river stories from the Spirit of Peoria riverboat! Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) Or Join our Patreon Team to help support this production. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And if you would like to read a few more of these stories the book A River of Stories is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088LD694P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088LD694P/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1) All of Fox's Tales come with fun and engaging lesson plans: http://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/RIVER_STORIES.pdf (http://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/RIVER_STORIES.pdf) This is the second of dozens of Fox Tales International Podcasts. Please subscribe so you never miss an episode. Over the next few weeks we will explore Native American Ghosts Stories, Bird Tales, The Life of John James Audubon, and we will share song or two.

15. 

    16 Jun 2020

    Tall Tree Tales - Episode 1

    Travel with us from the flood plains of Ohio to the jungles of Africa, from the Steppes of Russia to your backyard! Storyteller and naturalist Brian "Fox" Ellis shares his favorite tree tales along with instructions for planting your own tree! All of Fox's Tales come with fun and engaging lesson plans: http://www.foxtalesint.com/images/LessonPlanpdf/Tall_Tree_Tales.pdf This is the first of dozens of Fox Tales International Podcasts. Please subscribe so you never miss an episode. Over the next few weeks we will explore A River of Stories, Bird Tales, The Life of John James Audubon, and we will share a scary ghost story or two. Please share with friends and family and encourage them to subscribe. Fox Tales International is a radio station for storytelling. We are on several platforms and explore storytelling in a variety of media outlets. You can watch us on YouTube on the big screen, listen on Spotify, Pandora or iTunes. You can read the stories on your Kindle or tablet or phone or purchase the paperback. Though it is free, like Netflix or Hulu, you can subscribe and help support broadcast quality production values as we share exciting, entertaining, educational and inspiring stories from around the world. Please subscribe to this page, it costs nothing and means so much! Support this channel directly with your contribution at https://paypal.me/foxtalesint (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=NKNGJ46JkYT8v5nipdDEmUETlmB8MTU4OTkwODQ4M0AxNTg5ODIyMDgz&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpaypal.me%2Ffoxtalesint&v=iOCGLQ33mpE&event=video_description) And join our Patreon Team to help support the production. You can pre-purchase books and films before they are available to the general public. https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint (https://www.patreon.com/foxtalesint) Visit our website to invite me to your community www.foxtalesint.com (http://www.foxtalesint.com/) Or purchase a book from our Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088LDHSFJ/

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