Wise Crone Cottage Podcast

About Wise Crone Cottage Podcast

Welcome to the Wise Crone Cottage podcast with storyteller, Kathy Shimpock. Here we'll meet the crone and uncover her wisdom as found, in fairy tales, folktales and myths. New episodes are released each month. All rights reserved.

Publisher

Kathy Shimpock

Category

arts · fiction · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2019

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   "The Silver Cane" - an Armenian tale (S6, #5)

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will share a story from the Langs’ Olive Fairy Book. It’s an Armenian tale entitled “The Silver Cane.” The life of this crone takes an unexpected turn. We see how even the oldest, smallest and weakest of us can still speak truth to power. Story: Macler, Frederic, "The Steel Cane," in The Olive Fairy Book, ed. Andrew Lang (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907). Illustration: Pixaby.c...

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   27 May 2026

   “The Three Crones” – an Italian Folktale (S6, #4)

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will read her version of the story, the Three Crones. It’s an Italian folktale that speaks of obsession, deception and gullibility. What will we do and what cost are we willing to bear for our own obsessions? This story offers up a warning. Story: Created from: Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino (1956), Italian Popular Tales, by Thomas Frederick Cane (1885) and Andrew Lang’s Pink Fairy Book (1897). Ill...

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   23 Mar 2026

   A Storm is Brewing - Three Legends to Tell (S6, #3)

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the storyteller Kathy Shimpock will be exploring three legends of sacrifice and heroism. One is the "Burning of the Rice Fields," a legend from Japan. The second is "St. David's Hood" from England and the third is "Tante Tina" from Germany. In each, we'll see how the "little old woman's" or the "little old man's" actions saved the day. Story: "The Burning of the Rice Fields," in How to Tell Stories to Children and Some Stories to Tell, ed. by Sara...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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