Acclaimed storyteller and author MARTIN SHAW invites us into his study where he freewheels his ferocious imagination into everything he's learnt about life over half a century. He asks: how do we become a real human being? Using myth, storytelling and his own unique form of philosophizing, Shaw reveals what he calls 'archaic technologies' and shows how we can use them today.
Martin Shaw explores the untamed essence of Jesus, highlighting his connection to humanity's origins and inherent potential, urging listeners to embrace their purpose.
18 Jun 2025
SO, YOU WANT TO BE A STORYTELLER?
Storyteller Martin Shaw shares practical tips and insights for aspiring storytellers, offering guidance on entering the world of storytelling in this episode.
18 Jun 2025
WE HAVE A HEALING CRISIS | An Initiatory Moment For the Church
Martin Shaw explores the necessity of embracing profound challenges to achieve complete understanding, suggesting the church faces a critical moment requiring deep transformation in this episode.
18 Jun 2025
SHE MARRIED A BEAR | The Raw and the Cooked
Martin Shaw narrates the folktale of a girl's marriage to a bear, exploring themes of transformation and the relationship between humans and the natural world in this episode.
8 May 2025
ANGELS IN LIMOUSINES
This week Martin's recounting the time he met an angel, reciting some poetry and encouraging us to behold, rather than to see.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional Music by Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat
Additional Music by Enzo Bellomo
Cover art featuring " The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt, c. 1695" by Sebastiano Ricci
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & https://DrMartinShaw.com
25 Apr 2025
THIS IS WHAT WE WERE BORN FOR | Iain McGilchrist & Martin Shaw
Psychiatrist, literary scholar, philosopher and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist joins Martin for something new.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & https://DrMartinShaw.com
25 Apr 2025
DISORDER IS NOT INITIATION | Moving From the Little “I” to the Big “We”
Thoughts on form and the way that structure creates space for us to become who we really are.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & https://DrMartinShaw.com
25 Apr 2025
THE TROUBLE WITH BEAUTY | What Do We Really Love?
What are the things that we really love? What actually claims us? What are not just sophisticated pleasures we develop? What are the things that innately call to our own soul?
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced by Isaiah Smallman
Edited by Paul Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & https://DrMartinShaw.com
25 Apr 2025
THE DREAMING BELL | St Kieran & St Brendan
Saint stories of Hidden Countries, Animal Disciples & God's Disclosures.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music, Enzo Bellomo
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & https://DrMartinShaw.com
24 Apr 2025
SHAVIANISMS (2) with MARTIN SHAW
Martin responds to questions.
4 Mar 2025
AND WHERE THE DESERT?
"There are many who live in the mountains and behave as if they were in the town; they are wasting their time. It is possible to be a solitary in one's mind while living in a crowd; and it is possible for those who are solitaries to live in the crowd of their own thoughts." – Amma Syncletica
Link to the PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NaZ7IjV3rFynIKCsaIuQ7dGUCKj8fYRO/view?usp=sharing
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
4 Mar 2025
SPIRITUAL EXPOSURE | The Woman At the Well
From the Woman at the Well to a Mongolian folktale. Encountering divine ground and its consequences.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Additional music by Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
21 Feb 2025
TATTERHOOD: Part Two
The Genius of a Fairy Tale (part two).
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Additional music by Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
21 Feb 2025
TATTERHOOD: Part 1
The Genius of a Fairy Tale (part one).
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Additional music by Vaughan Williams | The Lark Ascending
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
14 Feb 2025
QUESTION AND RESPONSE with Martin Shaw
Martin fields his first round of questions from the JAWBONE community. Sincere apologies to all those who submitted questions that were not answered in this video! Keep sending them in and Martin will get to as many as he can.
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
14 Feb 2025
WILD CHRIST: The Strangest God of All
Wild Christ: a wild, not savage or feral Christ. What does that look like? Shaw reacts to some of the provocative teachings of what he calls, ‘the strangest God of all.’
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CREDITS
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | @AbeHouck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/
Additional music, “The Lark Ascending” by Vaughan Williams, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
9 Feb 2025
FABLES OF NECESSITY: Tricksters & Saints
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In “Fables of Necessity: Tricksters & Saints” Martin talks about the relationship between persona and presence. Shaw suggests we will have to have some experience of saints & tricksters to make the transition from fables of necessity to stories of the essential. How do we engage artfully with a world on fire?
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold Open
0:45 Beginning
2:16 An Encounter at Newark Airport
5:51 The Legend of Joseph Beuys
11:04 The Legend of Mochae
CREDITS Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced and Edited by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | https://www.themusicgiant.com/ (https://www.themusicgiant.com/)
Additional music, “The Lark Ascending” by Vaughan Williams, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Additional music by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat Original
Artwork by Sam Ragland Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | https://martinshaw.substack.com/ & http://DrMartinShaw.com
31 Jan 2025
HOW A STORYTELLER'S MADE: The Salmon, The Crocodile & The Selkie
In this episode Martin recounts stories from folk traditions that tell us something of the conditions of what creates a storyteller. He claims a teller is a scarecrow of words: someone that dwells between the wild darkness and the hearth fire, understanding the job of translation that goes on between them.
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CREDITS:
Written and performed by Martin Shaw
Produced by Isaiah Smallman
Intro music written and performed by Abe Houck | YouTube (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCpHGTUzwbz02NlP8kjQ2dfg)
Additional music by Vinicius Barbosa | themusicgiant.com
Original Artwork by Sam Ragland
Audio Engineering by Trent Jones and Marmalade Cream
Martin Online | The House of Beasts and Vines Substack (https://martinshaw.substack.com/) & DrMartinShaw.com (https://DrMartinShaw.com)
31 Jan 2025
Welcome to Jawbone | Trailer
Acclaimed storyteller and author MARTIN SHAW invites us into his study where he freewheels his ferocious imagination into everything he's learnt about life over half a century. He asks: how do we become a real human being? Using myth, storytelling and his own unique form of philosophizing, Shaw reveals what he calls 'archaic technologies' and shows how we can use them today.
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YouTube views
259,924
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
52 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
76 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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