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  • 31WOMEN - MorMor - Viking grandmother, and Spiritual Teacher interviewed by Adrian Beckingham.

    31WOMEN - MorMor - Viking grandmother, and Spiritual Teacher interviewed by Adrian Beckingham.
    May 20 2025

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    First broadcast as part of our 31Women project which broadcast a new interview with a different woman every day in March 2023 as our month long celebration of International Women's Day. Lack of resources meant this project could not repeat for 2024, fingers crossed for enough sponsorships/subscribers in 2025.
    Mormor is a practitioner and teacher in Spiritual Psychology & Counselling: Healing & Spiritual Mentoring. Founder of ‘The Arimathean Retreat’based in Glastonbury UK,a residential centre for personal and spiritual development offering Diploma Courses in Healing and Spiritual Mentoring, MorMor retired some years ago from the public arena and so we call her simply 'Mormor' meaning 'Grandmother' in Scandinavian. Born in Denmark shortly after the , tragedy struck at an early age when her father and brother died in a fishing expedition. She says, "Sometimes when we face tragedy, when we face the unexplained, that is when we begin to question. And we can't move forward, we can't find any answers- until we find the questions first." This enticing eposide reaches a climax with an exquisite guided meditation, but not before revealing enriching wisdom about faith healing, the rich manifestation of thoughts - "to change our mind into thoughts that are positive, we can then really make a profound difference in the world" - and the consequences of living in fear when releasing fear brings profound benefits. MorMor may be available for guided meditations online - if you have a query then contact her via her son's website: https://www.torstourofthetor.com/

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    43 m
  • THEATRE LIFE: An Interview with Mark Stratford

    THEATRE LIFE: An Interview with Mark Stratford
    May 20 2025

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    When I went to see a live performance of Mark Stratford's one-man-play 'Macready' at the Brockley Jack Theatre, I was highly entertained and learnt a thing or two so decided to have him as a guest on the podast.

    Mark speaks with us about the historic figure at the centre of his play, as well as delivering a fascinating journey down theatrical history. We also discuss the trials and triumphs of being a one-man researcher, writer, producer, actorDon't miss the top tips on how to plan your own tour for anyone interested in writing, producing, and touring your own one-person show.

    A BIT OF BACKGROUND

    Charles Macready was born in 1793. When his theatre-manager father went into bankruptcy and was thrown into debtor's prison, Macready entered theatre life in an attempt to salvage the family business. He went on to become a highly influential figure whose work helped to forge many facets of modern theatre which we often take for granted today. For example, he encouraged the proper design of costume and theatre sets to align with the playwright's intent; dedicated time as a director to the rehearsal of all roles even fairly minor ones which in the past had been overlooked; and made significant headway in distancing the profession from the hitherto unchallenged presence of brothels in most theatres. Macready also went on to be a close friend of Charles Dickens and is the true individual who inspired Dickens's 'Nicholas Nickleby'.

    Mark Stratford is simultaneously touring his rendition of 'The Strange case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. D Hyde' through fringe theatres and hopes to soon develop a play which his wife, a fellow actress, can tour with him.

    TO LEARN MORE:

    Find Mark here: One-man shows Mark Stratford | Stratford Productions

    Find Brockley Jack Theatre here: Jack Studio Theatre (brockleyjack.co.uk)

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    26 m
  • A creepy, urky, toe curling full moon Halloween story for little kids and big ones!

    A creepy, urky, toe curling full moon Halloween story for little kids and big ones!
    May 20 2025

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    This story was recroded in front of a live face-to-face audience at Lakefest 2022: Pen & Parchment stage

    Warning! This story was created over many years of storytellings with disgusting audiences of snotty little children and shrinking, squirming grown ups. We are proud of that!

    This story is an adult free zone. Why? Because it is simply too scary, or too horridly disgusting, for most adults. We know this is true. Kids can handle it. Usually. Adults can’t. Mostly. There are very few grown who can sit through the full telling of this tale. Not without scrunching up their noses, or scrinching up their eyes, or gasping “EEEwwwww” or just saying “Yuk that’s disgusting” before the tale reaches its end. Very brave grown-ups may be allowed to listen, if at least one child will vouch that they can handle it. So now you know that, we can carry on...

    This is a folk tale for children, set once upon a time, in a place not so far from you.

    Meet the schoolboy Hunch - the village hunchback. Hunch lives in a small village surrounded by a tall forest. All the parents always tell the children, "Don't go in the woods!" When the children ask why, the adults always say, "Because strange creatures called Things live in there! We don't know what they look like, but we do know that anyone who enters that forest, never comes back"!

    Would YOU enter the forest if you'd been told that?

    Nobody ever dares go in the woods, because of the strange Things that live there.

    But Hunch the village hunchback is different from everyone else. He knows it. Everyone knows it. And his arch-rival at school - a boy named Tax who is best at absolutely everything - never fails to use it against him. Tax is Hunch's very own bully - you could say that Tax is 'King Of The Thugs' and makes sure Hunch remains miserable.

    Then one full moon after being bullied by Tax, Hunch gets so upset he runs into the forest. He can't help himself. He's not thinking - he's just got one voice in his head. It is saying "Oh why was I born me?" and blinds out all thoughts about his own safety.

    In this story where goodness receives its own reward, nobody expects the surprise at hand when Hunch meets the Things. He will never be the same - if only he can survive, and remember to say thank you!

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    58 m
  • 31WOMEN: Catherine Pestano - social worker, menopause activist - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham

    31WOMEN: Catherine Pestano - social worker, menopause activist - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham
    May 20 2025

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    First broadcast as part of our 31Women project which broadcast a new interview with a different woman every day in March 2023 as our month long celebration of International Women's Day.SHELVED DUE TO ZERO RESOURCES IN 2024, SUPPORT THIS PROJECT FOR UPCOMING 2025 SCHEDULING OF INTERVIEWS. BECOME A VALUED SUPPORTER: https://ko-fi.com/adrianbeckingham/goal?Living in London, UK, Catherine founded the creative arts platform Creative Croydon. Aged 60, she has been facing her own ongoing menopause challenges for 16 years and counting. Working now as a 'menopause activist' using the arts, education and developing programmes, Catherine is also a fledgling storyteller who likes to reframe traditional fairy tales and reset them in a more contemporay landscape often from a lesbian feminist perspective. In this interview we hear wisdom about how we can rewrite our own circumstances with the understanding that each ending is a new beginning. Catherine shares with listeners a debut public performance of her story 'Fable For A Changed Phase' - her remoulding of a traditional Celtic tale, redefined so the female character is more in control of her fate. We also hear a haunting Scots lullaby 'Hyondo'. For more information about Catherine's work please email her at: creativecroydon@gmail.com ABOUT THIS SERIES #31Women is a unique initiative, intuited by our podcast host author Adrian Beckingham, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) across the whole month of March 2023. "Why have one day in the year to celebrate women? This podcast series is my push to begin by making it a month instead!" 31 women from a wide range of cultural origins and lifestyles, living in locations across the globe, are interviewed about their lives, passions, hurdles and triumph. These interviews will be broadcast, a different woman each day, across the 31 days of March. The overall focus is to present to listeners a kaleidoscope of experiences about what it is to be a woman in 2023 - discovering through adversity, sometimes tragedy, always trials and triumph, a toolkit of true-life stories which offer a guiding light to act as a catalyst along a pathway toward self-identity, empowerment, and hope. LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan

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    34 m
  • 31WOMEN: Zen Asy - author, spoken word artist, grandmother - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham

    31WOMEN: Zen Asy - author, spoken word artist, grandmother - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham
    May 20 2025

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    Zen Ase lives in Houston, USA. She is a retired teacher, now working as an author and spoken word artist. Her books include the guided journal 'Zenergise Yourself' and the memoir 'Plenty of Guppies & Other Dating Misadventures' where Zen recounts life's triumphs and tumbles in the years immediately following her divorce - including dating psychology, relationships, and self-discovery, in an enlightening narrative that explores gender roles and identity outside of societal expectations.Listen in for top tips on helping your child improve literacy, how to improve your success in giving spoken presentations, and a reflection on struggling with grief. We are also treated to a live recital of Zen's hilarious poem 'Plenty Of Fish' written following one of her 147 dates in seven years. To find out more about Zen go to: Https://linktr.ee/zenase. ABOUT THIS SERIES #31Women is a unique initiative, intuited by our podcast host author Adrian Beckingham, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) across the whole month of March 2023. "Why have one day in the year to celebrate women? This podcast series is my push to begin by making it a month instead!" 31 women from a wide range of cultural origins and lifestyles, living in locations across the globe, are interviewed about their lives, passions, hurdles and triumph. These interviews will be broadcast, a different woman each day, across the 31 days of March. The overall focus is to present to listeners a kaleidoscope of experiences about what it is to be a woman in 2023 - discovering through adversity, sometimes tragedy, always trials and triumph, a toolkit of true-life stories which offer a guiding light to act as a catalyst along a pathway toward self-identity, empowerment, and hope. LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan

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    31 m
  • LIVE: Storytelling Masterclass: a medley of stories start to finish including build up & intro

    LIVE: Storytelling Masterclass: a medley of stories start to finish including build up & intro
    May 20 2025

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    LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profileABOUT THIS EPISODERecorded summertime 2022 in front of face-to-face audiences at Children's Storytime (Rainbow Summer Camp). This family-orientated celebration of the arts takes place each year in the Forest of Deane, United Kingdom. They were the first to book Adrian for shows in fields, a tour which started nearly 30 years ago and has never ceased. Adrian has done 1,000s of gigs in fields at festivals and camps, not to mention many English Heritage castles, National Trust manors, museums such as The British Museum, hospitals, schools, and every Glastonbury Festival as their Master Storyteller from 1995 to 2019. He has been a Resident Storyteller for the mental health charity MInd, and on Sir Francis Drake's galleon The Golden Hinde (museum). Three shows are presented in this very worthwhile medley, with audiences aged 3 years to 12 years and adults. Listen in to hear top tips on engaging your audience as a storyteller. - ensuring full participation by mixed audiences of children and adults. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNELAdrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! Adrian has authored numerous books, including best seller Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444

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  • 'People Born Of Trees', Native American/ Canadian Kwakwakawakw (the People Of The Raven) PART 1

    'People Born Of Trees', Native American/ Canadian Kwakwakawakw (the People Of The Raven) PART 1
    May 20 2025

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    LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profileABOUT THIS EPISODEThis story I first heard about 30 years ago when visiting Orcas Island, the Island of the Killer Whale, as told by the indigenous Kwakwakawakw People Of The Raven. (Told in 3 Parts, this is Part 1: How Raven Made The World & Witnessed the People Born Of Tree) Accompanied by music from the fabulous album by my gifted musician friend SIKA ROSE SOUND JOURNEY 'Following The Old Trail'.This creation tale can be read in full in his book Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444

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    18 m
  • 31WOMEN: Aisie Koroma - entrepreneur interior stylist - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham

    31WOMEN: Aisie Koroma - entrepreneur interior stylist - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham
    May 20 2025

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    as part of our 31Women project which broadcast a new interview with a different woman every day in March 2023 as our month long celebration of International Women's Day.SHELVED DUE TO ZERO RESOURCES IN 2024, SUPPORT THIS PROJECT FOR UPCOMING 2025 SCHEDULING OF INTERVIEWS. BECOME A VALUED SUPPORTER: https://ko-fi.com/adrianbeckingham/goal?Aisie lives in London UK and identifies with her ancestral heritage from Sierra Leone. Moved by the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, Aisie resigned from a post working in finance to set up her own business in a bid to encourage other black women into the autonomy of being independent business women. Hear about her passions and next steps in this emotive interview, as well as her latest business venture as an interior stylist to revitalise business environments. You can find out more about Aisie here: https://linktr.ee/mmealondonABOUT THIS SERIES #31Women is a unique initiative, intuited by our podcast host author Adrian Beckingham, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) across the whole month of March 2023. "Why have one day in the year to celebrate women? This podcast series is my push to begin by making it a month instead!" 31 women from a wide range of cultural origins and lifestyles, living in locations across the globe, are interviewed about their lives, passions, hurdles and triumph. These interviews will be broadcast, a different woman each day, across the 31 days of March. The overall focus is to present to listeners a kaleidoscope of experiences about what it is to be a woman in 2023 - discovering through adversity, sometimes tragedy, always trials and triumph, a toolkit of true-life stories which offer a guiding light to act as a catalyst along a pathway toward self-identity, empowerment, and hope. LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: www.paypal.com/paypalme/StoryMountainMan

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    32 m
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