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Sandman Stories Presents

Dustin Steichmann

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Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 301

Tired but can't fall asleep? Here I do my best to find interesting stories from the public domain and read them to you until you fall asleep. The stories are mostly folktales from around the world. Best listened to during work, during commutes, when you are trying to fall asleep, or any time that you need a calm friend to read to you. Enjoy! All of my links can be found here~ https://linktr.ee/Sandmanstoriespresents

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🇨🇦 Canada - books
08/09/2025
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https://sandmanstoriespresents.wordpress.com/
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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46944/46944-h/46944-h.htm
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24714
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRUqEBv4oU&amp
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh
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EP 300: Turkiye The Bird of Sorrow (Kunos)

Episode 300

Thursday, September 4, 2025 • Duration 17:49

#turkey #sadness #folktale

In this story we learn why we should know what we are asking for. Also, keep an eye out for strange birds that like to wreck your place of work.

Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Ignácz Kúnos

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Türk Müzikleri - Yosmam! Tatar Türkçesi! 03 (creative commons)

Sound Effects: Crickers by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Chinese Lore- Classic Chinese Stories, Retold in English A PODCAST BY JOHN ZHU

Listener Shoutout: Papeete, French Polynesia

Picture by William Pogany

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EP 299- Sioux Eleventh and Twelfth Nights (Eastman)

Episode 299

Thursday, August 28, 2025 • Duration 12:08

#sioux #nativeamerican #folktales

In the first story, we hear why it is bad to put the fox in charge of the hen house. And in the second one, we hear about an all consuming greed personified.

Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: In The River: A Protest Song - Raye Zaragoza (creative commons)

Sound Effects: nature_fire_burning_crackle_fireplace by Sage Tyrtle (creative commons)

Podcast Shoutout: That Florida Feeling Podcast

Listener shoutout: Hamilton Bermuda

Picture credit: By Gertrude Spaller - Smith, Carrie J. The Easy Road to Reading Third Reader. Chicago: Lyons and Carnahan, 1917. Page 73., Public Domain,

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EP 290: Bengal- Strike, But Hear (Day)

Episode 289

Thursday, June 26, 2025 • Duration 20:48

#bengal #poison #storytelling

In this tale, a son is caught in the act of doing something unpleasant to his queen mother. Will his dad stop and listen, or overreact and lose everything?

Source: Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Bangla Baul Murshidi Gaon || Bised Videos 2021 || Hasen paglar gaon

Sound Effects: Kousheyo Bagchi, XC706001. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/706001

Podcast Shoutout: Mamalyfe

Listener Shoutout: Ballarat Australia

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EP 200: Friends of the Pod

Episode 200

Thursday, October 5, 2023 • Duration 50:41

Hey listeners,

This episode is a friends of the podcast episode. I asked them to tell me about storytelling, storytellers, or stories that they like. Of course my friends went in a variety of ways and gave me all sorts of creative answers. Here are their links in order of appearance:

Legendary Africa/Asian Tapestry/Once Upon a Daydream- Theshira Pather

Because Language: Daniel, Hedvig, and Ben

Tabi-Tabi Podcast: Ethan

Uncited: an English Lit Pod: Amy and Chantelle

Teacher Think Aloud Podcast: Anna and Shey

Our Show: Know Better Hip Hop: Conshus and Beet Unique

Ye Olde Crime: Lindsay

For Your Reference Pod: KT and Oti

Film Rage Podcast: Jim, Bryce, and Murray

Bewilderbeasts: Melissa McCue-McGrath

Book Nerd Diaries: Amber

EP 199: Armenia- Mirza (Seklemian)

Episode 199

Thursday, September 28, 2023 • Duration 32:47

#Armenia #folktale

This is an epic about the youngest son of the king, who listens to his father’s advice and is able to defeat giants, lying princesses, and the seven headed serpent.

Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia (A G Seklemian 1898)

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Nubar Folk Ensemble-Qaxhan

Sound Effects: Let's ZZZ #3 by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Our Show OUR show started broadcasting from the campus of Rollins College on WPRK 91.5fm in March 2008. From the very start, OUR focus has been to bring a BALANCE to the Orlando airwaves and through the web, give the world a view of what OZONE (Orlando HIPHOP) has to offer. Whether it’s HOMEGROWN or Global, Unheard or Well known, if it’s DOPE, it gets play on OUR show!

Listener Shoutout: Luang Prabang By the 6th century in the Chao Phraya River Valley, Mon peoples had coalesced to create the Dvaravati kingdoms. In the north, Haripunjaya (Lamphun) emerged as a rival power to the Dvaravati. By the 8th century the Mon had pushed north to create city states, in Fa Daet (modern Kalasin, northeastern Thailand), Sri Gotapura (Sikhottabong) near modern Tha Khek, Laos, Muang Sua (Luang Prabang), and Chantaburi (Vientiane).

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Music suggestion: De La Soul - Pease Porridge

Picture credit: "Armenian castle" by is licensed under .

EP 198: Panchatantra- CH 12 The Ungrateful Man

Episode 197

Thursday, September 21, 2023 • Duration 12:49

In this story, Victor tries to tell Rusty about how things that don't look dangerous can be. Even though his best friend is a vegetarian, the worms in the poop of the bull could infect Rusty's injuries.

Source: Panchatantra translated by Arthur W Ryder

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Raag Piloo (Sitar) -by Ustad Shahid Pervez

Sound Effects: Crickers by Dustin Steichmann

Photo Credit: "Delhi: a goldsmith at work. Watercolour by an Indian painter." is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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EP 197: Turkiye- Mohamet the Bald-Head (Kunos)

Episode 197

Thursday, September 14, 2023 • Duration 14:23

In this story, Mohamet is a little bit unassuming and just wants to share things with his brother. He isn't the brightest one either. But he lucks out and gets granted magical items that will remind you of other stories with three magical gifts. Enjoy!

Source: Forty-four Turkish fairy tales by Ignas Kunoz 1917

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Ümmü Erbil - Baga Gel Bostana Gel

Sound Effects: Hua Hin 5am by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: For Your Reference- A Movie and TV review show

Listener Shoutout: Harju County Estonia is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County.

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Music suggestion: Hope Tala - All My Girls Like To Fight

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EP 196: Sioux- The Buffalo and the Field Mouse (Eastman)

Episode 196

Thursday, September 7, 2023 • Duration 11:06

#Sioux #folklore

In this first story of a new book, Field Mouse is upset because Buffalo will come down and smash and lick up all the long grass. So they have a fight and Red Fox is there to pick up the pieces. But he gets tired of mouse too.

Source: Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Eastman and Eastman

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Lakota Sioux Prayer-Song: Nathan Blindman, Unci Rita & Beatrice Holy Dance

Sound Effects: Fire by Zapsplat.com

Podcast Shoutout: Campfire Classics- A Literary Comedy podcast where we try to read those books that look good on your shelf...and laugh a lot along the way!

Listener Shoutout: Punjab Pakistan- Punjab is a province of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. Via Wikipedia

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Photo credit: "American bison, aka buffalo" by Lars Plougmann is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Music suggestion: in honor of his passing- Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River

EP 195: South Africa- Cock and Jackal; Elephant and Tortoise; Tortoises Hunting Ostriches; The Judgement of Baboon

Episode 195

Thursday, August 31, 2023 • Duration 11:53

#SouthAfrica #folklore

In the first story, Rooster tells Jackal to pray and in doing so is set free.

In the second and third, we learn why tortoises aren't good to eat.

In the fourth story, Tortoise thinks of a clever way to eat some ostriches.

And in the fifth story, Baboon is asked to make judgement over the ripping of the tailor's clothes. In doing so, he is foolish and loses his ability to talk.

Source: South-African Folk-Tales by James A. Honey

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Bonakele "Izinxakanxaka" Creative Commons on youtube

Sound Effects: Rain and stream by Dustin Steichmann

Podcast Shoutout: Japanese Archive (Two friends coming together every week to tell the history, myths, folklore and poetry from Japan's long history.

Listener Shoutout: Tel-Aviv Yafo

Video by headliner

Photo credit: "Rooster walking" by dungodung is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Music suggestion: 1TYM - HOT(HOT 뜨거)

EP 194: Philippines- Gaygayoma Who Lives Up Above; The Story of Dumalawi (Cole)

Episode 193

Thursday, August 24, 2023 • Duration 19:25

#philippines #folklore

Today we are back in the book of Filipino folklore collected by Mabel Cook Cole. In the first story, a couple plants such amazing sugar cane that the daughter of the sun and the moon sends down stars to go get it and ends up with a husband as well. In the second story, also from the Itneg people, a son is cast away from his home, but makes a new home full of people by splitting up a golden betel nut.

Source: Philippine Folk Tales by Mabel Cook Cole

Narrator: Dustin Steichmann

Music: Kalaleng / Tungali (Tongali) Musical Application - Cordillera Musical Instrument

Sound Effects: VOC_150209-0942_PH_nature.wav by kevp888

Listener Shoutout: Davao Philippines- Davao City, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, is a coastal commercial center near 2,954m-high Mount Apo, the country’s highest peak.

Podcast Shoutout: Nuzzle House

Podcasts Audiobooks, paranormal smut, dramas and a holiday album all done in our basement

Photo Credit: "File:A Tinguian making an offering to the guardian stones. Wellcome M0005692.jpg" is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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