For Episode Four of Season Two we're joined by Dr. Milbre Burch to continue our exploration of fairy tales, folklore, traditional storytelling and more. Dr. Burch has worked in theater, film, dance, and was also a mime. She's an amazing storyteller and a lover of the knowledge that comes to us through story. Please check out Part One (S2E3) if you haven't yet.

Find Dr. Milbre Burch online: www.kindcrone.com
Milbre on Audible: http://bit.ly/MilbreAudible
Milbre on Amazon: http://bit.ly/MilbreAmazon

Discussion Topics:

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• Why fairy stories were for adults first
  
• Is it ever appropriate to use foul language, or "work blue" when telling tales?
  
• The F-word.
  
• Being mindful of your audience.
  
• Surprise! your audience is not who you thought they were!
  
• How storytelling became for children.
  
• The American Storytelling Revival of the 60's and 70's.
  
• Storytelling Festivals.
  
• Story Slams
  
• How can we be better storytellers?
  
• Social Justice through story.
  
• Milbre's writing and recording work.
  
• Late in life motherhood.
  
• PanAm Flight 103
  
• Washing 11,000 articles of clothing as an act of love.
  

People to look up:

Laura Sims,Richard Gerald Alvey, Herather Forrest Connie Reagan-Blake, Barbara Freeman, Jane Yolen, Susan Glaspell, Alfred Hitchcock,Deborah Brevoort

Works to enjoy:

Changing Skins: Folktales about Gender, Identity and Humanity, by Milbre Burch
Trifles, a play by Susan Glaspell
Sometimes I sing, a play by Milbre Burch
Jury of her Peers, by Susan Glaspell
The Women of Lockerbie, a play by Deborah Brevoort

This episode of the 9th Story is sponsored by Audible. Visit http://www.audibletrial.com/story for your free audible book download.

Music courtesy of Kevin McLeod
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www.incompetch.com
"The Snow Queen"

Intro and Outro Music also Courtesy of Kevin McLeod
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www.incompetch.com
For a full list of music used in the Intro and Outro, click here.

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