Telling Stories w/ Tom Thumb

Telling Stories is a podcast about stories and storytelling. In each podcast I take down a book from my shelf and tell you about it, the stories it contains and which other stories they relate to.<br />One week I'll be telling tales from Sufi poetry, the next anecdotes from the world of chess, then on to stories about sharks, the next week hot air balloons - there are stories everywhere...<br />I'm a writer and storyteller from England and I spent 20 years travelling the worldl and picked up a few tales along the way.<br />You can find my books and more storytelling at <a href="https://tomthumb.org" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.tomthumb.org</a>

5. Famous Last Words: Dahl, Marx, Jobs, Dickinson, Wilde and Me?

What will your last words be?People from Marcus Aurelius to Steve Jobs worked hard on theirs...You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

10-12
08:28

4. Kurt Vonnegut & the Real Meaning of the Gospel Story

A look at the stories of Kurt Vonnegut the science fiction writer, including his analysis of what the Jesus story really meant..You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

10-06
09:52

3. My Blind Kung Fu Master

This is the tale of my studies with a blind kung fu teacher when I was a teenager in my hometown in England.You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

09-29
11:39

2. Chess - Nerds, AI & Beating Anyone in 12 Moves

I was pretty good at chess as a boy and I found myself admitted to a stuffy, tense world of old men and nerds, slowly bneing driven mad by the ticking of a chess clock.You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

09-21
13:21

1. Sufi stories of Rumi

Rumi, the 13th century Sufi mystic is one of the most read poets in the world and his work is a tapestry of stories, imagery, insights and the odd lewd tale.Come with me on a tour of his stories and hear about how I went looking for Sufis in the mountains of Iran..(more stories like that in my book, Hand to Mouth to India, about hitchhiking from England to India when I was 20..)You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

09-17
19:55

What is Telling Stories about?

An introduction to my new podcast, Telling Stories.You can find more podcasts, stories and books from Tom Thumb on www.tomthumb.oegTom Thumb is is the author of:Hand to Mouth to IndiaTales of a Road JunkySomewhere Under the RainbowScience for HippiesAnd also the podcasts:Road Junky Travel StoriesStories of Tom Thumb

09-15
05:40

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