Tales From the Singing Porch

Floorboard 20: When Henry turns ten years old, he tries to run away. But when he instead finds his way into a magic treehouse, Henry meets two friends that will change his life forever.
CW: none
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed and directed by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard.  The Tomorrow Club underscoring is written and performed by Ruby Gibson, Our Intro and outro music is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 19: In an aging and angry world, there was a Factory that never stopped working. When two girls fall in love whispering to each other through the pipes, they begin to dream of something more.
CW: tight spaces, heights
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. Designed and directed by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. The voice of Autumn is Ruby Gibson, and the Voice of Delilah is Olivia Pryor. Our intro and outro music, as well as additional scoring is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 18: There once lived a simple Fisherman with three sons. As the boys grow up and dream of more than what their father can give them, life pushes each son in an unexpected direction.
CW: none
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. Designed, directed, and underscored by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Additional voices by Peter Hume and Deidre Driessen. Our Intro and outro music is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 17: Gary, the lonely Lighthouse Keeper, is visited by a creature that offers him a mysterious gift—and an even stranger request. Gary’s choice will define the rest of his life—be that long, or short.
CW: brief gore, entomophobia 
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed and directed and underscored by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Our Intro and outro music is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Additional sounds for this story recorded by Geoff Niessink. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 16: When Thea Burrow invites a new boy into her legendary family dinner, she finds there isn’t a chair for him. But for Thea Burrow, that just won’t do.
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Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. Designed and directed by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Our intro and outro music, as well as additional scoring is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Additional Voices for this episode are from The Potluck Collective. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 15: In a field full of wildflowers, a Blade of grass falls in love with a Bee. But as the Blade grows, it finds that love is not always kind.
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Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed and directed by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Our Intro and outro music, as well as additional scoring is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 14:
Young Klaus Apero knows that it is going to be a hard winter for his little village. Then, the Salesman knocks on the Apero’s door to sell them something they cannot refuse.
 
CW: firearms, violence
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed and directed by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. The Salesman score is written and performed by Jack Morsovillo, and the Salesman song is by Maya and Ellen Reter and Joe Blanchard. Additional voices from the Potluck Collective. Our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 13:
On the first day that Martha started knitting, no one had a clue what she was doing. But as she kept on knitting and knitting away, she ignites something that changes the world forever.
 
CW: mention of death
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed and directed and underscored by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Our intro and outro music is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Special thanks to the lovely Marthas, Carmens, and Deloreses in our lives. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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Floorboard 12:
Lena is a young sailor with something to prove. To make her mark, she sails out to the mysterious wreck of the S.S. Steadfast on the last fair day of November—only to find that the gales of November have come early.
 
CW: thalassophobia, child endangerment
Tales from the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast by Talefolk Productions. 
Designed, directed, and underscored by Maya Reter, written and performed by Joe Blanchard. Our intro and outro music is by Samuel Perlman, and our art is by Megan Lenane. Created under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.
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