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.
Podcasting since 2019 • 49 episodes
Wise Crone Cottage Podcast
Latest Episodes
"Abandoning the Old Woman"; Elder Abuse & Grief (S5, E1)
In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will explore elder abuse, as seen in stories, folklore and actual life. We'll start our exploration with a practice found in Japanese stories called ubasute or "abandoning the old woman."&...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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27:28
"The Old Woman and the Tiger" - A Chinese folk tale (S4, E12)
In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will explore the Chinese folktale, “The Old Woman and the Tiger.” The story is retold by Mary Hemingway who grew up in northern China. In this story, we’ll see a different side of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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25:50
Cackling and Crackling: “Frau Trude” Starts a Fire (S4, E11)
In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock explores the Grimm tale “Frau Trude.” It’s a short didactic story that allows for many surprising interpretations. Whether she be a witch or a crone, there’s a lot of cackling and cracklin...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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24:02
Episode 9: "Hecate at the Crossroads"
In this episode the Storyteller Kathy Shimpock explores the relationship of the crone within the maiden, mother, and crone trilogy. She tells the Greek myth of "Demeter and Persephone" and shares a lesser known variation in which Hecate p...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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22:47