Wisdom of the World

About Wisdom of the World

Inspirational and fun stories from all over, that collectively represent the Wisdom of the World. Told by Tom Derksen - anthropologist and storyteller from the Netherlands who travelled to over 70 countries and lived in 11 countries in Asia, Africa, North and South America and Europe. All the stories told are old stories, told and retold by storytellers, sometimes collected in a book. As they are old stories there is no form of copyright. All stories told are in the English language and are made available for free. A new story will be added every week, and maybe more often.

Publisher

Tom Derksen

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2024

Latest episode

31 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

101 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jan 2026

   The Seagull and the Whale (Wisdom from Italy)

   About: ‘Letting Your Friend Be’ This story is also available in video at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

2. 

   23 Jan 2026

   Live and Learn (Wisdom from Guatemala)

   About: ‘When You Are Ready Trying to Learn from Your Mistakes’. This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

3. 

   2 Jan 2026

   Maiden from the Sky (Wisdom from Japan)

   About: ‘When You Really Want Someone’. This story is also available at YouTube Tom Derksen Wisdom of the World with subtitles in 42 languages.

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

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29

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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