Best Rituparna Ghosh Podcasts (2025)

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Catalan Edition | Ronald Puppo speaks with AKaiser and Marialena Carr 1:20:16

2M ago1:20:16

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Featuring poetry and translation from MPT Your Language Anticipating Mine: Focus on Catalan, hosted by Ronald Puppo with AKaiser and Marialena CarrFor a transcript and to find out more, visit mptmagazine.com/mpt-podcast-catalan-edition-ronald-puppo-speaks-to-kaiser-and-marialena-carr/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Cindy Juyong Ok speaks to Sarah Hesketh - on translating Kim Hyesoon, and more 36:54

7M ago36:54

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Cindy Juyong Ok speaks to Sarah Hesketh, on translating Kim Hyesoon - and more.Cindy Juyong Ok's translations feature in MPT Fresh and Salt: Focus on Water. Find out more about this issue on our website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/fresh-and-salt-focus-on-water/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Two poems by Batool Abu Akleen - translated by Batool Abu Akleen and Cristina Viti 5:15

10M ago5:15

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Published in MPT Salam to Gaza: Focus on Dissent and Resistance: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/salam-to-gaza-focus-on-dissent-and-resistance/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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sound of a jaw harp in the labelling factory: Jike Ayou, translated by Yě Yě 1:34

10M ago1:34

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Published in MPT Salam to Gaza: Focus on Dissent and Resistance: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/salam-to-gaza-focus-on-dissent-and-resistance/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Two poems: Henri-Michel Yéré, translated by Todd Fredson 6:41

10M ago6:41

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Published in MPT Salam to Gaza: Focus on Dissent and Resistance: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/salam-to-gaza-focus-on-dissent-and-resistance/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Politics’ Corpse Covered with the Morning Paper: Afrizal Malta translated by Daniel Owen 6:17

10M ago6:17

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Published in MPT Salam to Gaza: Focus on Dissent and Resistance: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/salam-to-gaza-focus-on-dissent-and-resistance/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Salam to Gaza: Hussein Barghouthi, translated by Suneela Mubayi 10:56

10M ago10:56

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Salam to Gaza: Hussein Barghouthi, translated by Suneela Mubayi. We are grateful to Suneela Mubayi for providing these recordings, featuring a live reading from the event "Nakba Then and Now: Refuse Silence" published on YouTube by The Radical Book Collective and the Polis Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfuqn34gY_I&t=5839, followed by an …

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Two poems by Amelia Rosselli, translated by Roberta Antognini and Deborah Woodard from Italian 3:35

10M ago3:35

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Two poems by Amelia Rosselli, translated by Roberta Antognini and Deborah Woodard from Italian by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Destruction of Texts: Yi Sang, translated by Translated by Jack Jung from Korean 10:52

10M ago10:52

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Destruction of Texts: Yi Sang, translated by Translated by Jack Jung from Korean by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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The Seamstresses, Missak Manouchian translated by Jennifer Manoukian from Western Armenian 2:19

10M ago2:19

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The Seamstresses, Missak Manouchian translated by Jennifer Manoukian from Western Armenian by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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When Spring Comes, Najwan Darwish Tr. Kareem James Abu-Zeid 2:00

1y ago2:00

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When Spring Comes, by Najwan Darwish, translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid.This recording made by Kareem James Abu-Zeid. Featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care.Read this poem and more: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/bearing-the-burden-of-sameness-focus-on-care/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Miss River Snail, Xinyang Wu, tr Tuoya Wulan 1:11

1y ago1:11

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Miss River Snail by Xinyang Wu, translated by Tuoya Wulan.This recording was made by Tuoya Wulan. Featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care. Read this poem and more: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/bearing-the-burden-of-sameness-focus-on-care/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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The Garden Must Tend Me, Abdullah O. Jimoh, Tr By The Poet 2:33

1y ago2:33

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This recording is by Abdullah O. Jimoh.Audio recording is of the poem featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care. Read this poem and more: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/bearing-the-burden-of-sameness-focus-on-care/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Care Advice, Ester Naomi Perquin, Tr David Colmer 2:42

1y ago2:42

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Care Advice, Ester Naomi Perquin, translated by David Colmer. This recording made by David Calmer and Ester Naomi Perquin.This poem is featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care. Read this poem and more: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/bearing-the-burden-of-sameness-focus-on-care/…

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A Song, Rabindranath Tagore, Tr Adrija Ghosh 1:53

1y ago1:53

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This recording made by Adrija Ghosh.Audio recording of the poem featured in MPT Bearing the Burden of Sameness: Focus on Care. Read this poem and more: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/bearing-the-burden-of-sameness-focus-on-care/By Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Malta Focus - Khairani Barokka speaks with Adrian Grima and Albert Gatt 46:18

1+ y ago46:18

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This Podcast accompanies MPT Call the Sea A Poet: Focus on Malta. Khairani Barokka speaks with contributors Adrian Grima and Albert Gatt. Find out more about this issue on the MPT website: https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/magazine/call-the-sea-a-poet-focus-on-malta/A full transcript is available at https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/podcast…

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Nadia López García, ‘The Way of the Deer’ - Tr. Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez & Whitney Devos from Spanish 3:18

1+ y ago3:18

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Nadia López García, ‘The Way of the Deer’ - Tr. Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez & Whitney Devos from Spanish by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Sodïq Oyèkànmí, ‘river’ - Translated by the poet from Yorùbá 2:58

1+ y ago2:58

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Sodïq Oyèkànmí, ‘river’ - Translated by the poet from Yorùbá by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Concha Méndez, 'This Must Be My Last Loss' - Translated by Harriet Truscott from Spanish 0:54

1+ y ago0:54

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Concha Méndez, 'This Must Be My Last Loss' - Translated by Harriet Truscott from Spanish by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Jaku Mata, ‘Before the City Goes Under Water’ - Translated by Eric Abalajon from Filipino 1:27

1+ y ago1:27

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Jaku Mata, ‘Before the City Goes Under Water’ - Translated by Eric Abalajon from Filipino by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Kim Seon-Hyang, ‘Water Snake’ - Translated by Darcy Paquet and Sun Kyoung Yoon from Korean 2:25

1+ y ago2:25

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Kim Seon-Hyang, ‘Water Snake’ - Translated by Darcy Paquet and Sun Kyoung Yoon from Korean by Modern Poetry in Translation MagazineBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Season 2 | Ep 52 | The Myth of Sisyphus | A Greek Myth 16:05

1+ y ago16:05

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I end this season with a story that is close to me. I read this one as a young student of Literature and found it echoing through many of the things that have 'repeated' in my life! When does a task become a punishment? When does an endless loop feel overbearing? When and how do you find purpose in something that doesn't seem to end? Listen to this…

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Season 2 | Ep 51 | Dividing the Goose | A Russian Folktale 11:11

1+ y ago11:11

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Here is a story that I had shortlisted many many weeks ago, but I hadn't recorded it. In ways, I am glad I waited to put this episode together. My response of the story changed after a visit to the Partition Museum earlier this week and I cannot ignore the metaphor that speaks to me. I don’t imagine you will retell Dividing the Goose in your histor…

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S2 | Ep 50 | The Peasant's Riddle | An Italian Folktale 11:56

1+ y ago11:56

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The Peasant's Riddle is a story suggests an investment strategy that will provoke both your thoughts and emotions. At the face of it, this is a story seeped in patriarchy. It is easy to overlook it, but I chose to retell it to enable immersive conversations in the Classroom, Living Room and the Boardroom. Remember to listen to the original story so…

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S2 | Ep 49 | The Flying Tortoise | A Retelling for a Panchantara / Aesop / Jataka Tale 13:45

1+ y ago13:45

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You may have heard this one as the Talkative Tortoise or The Tortoise who Wanted to Fly. A tale so popular that Panchantra, Aesop Fables, Jataka Tales, Katha Sarit Sagar all have versions of this. A cautionary tale that warns the 'talkative' to not talk out of turn, I think we have always misunderstood this story. Listen in and let me know what do …

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Season 2 | Ep 48 | The Owl Never Sleeps at Night | An African - American Folktale 16:15

1+ y ago16:15

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This is a story about sleep. If you are listening to this at night, take a moment to listen to your body. Do you know when it needs sleep? Or have you surrendered to sleepless nights like the owl. Here is a story that will spark conversations about sleep in the classroom, living room and boardroom...because sleep is a primal need. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞…

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Season 2 | Ep 47 | How Long will it Take? | A Mullah Nasruddin Tale from Turkey 9:58

1+ y ago9:58

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What if you could get a route map out to wherever you want to be! That goal you have set in your life, your dream job, a promotion, better grades, that medal, award or certificate, social media growth, a sales target, or revenue…the quest for a better health, your peace of mind, happiness perhaps? Listen to this story, it may hold the clue to "How …

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Season 2 | Ep 46 | The Fire & The Jar of Fools | A Jewish Folktale 10:55

1+ y ago10:55

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This week we decided to go back to Chelm, the fictional town of fools and bring to you two stories. Are fools really fools? Or are they so wise that we don't see their wisdom...? Listen to two pretty, pithy and powerful stories that will leave you with enough to talk about. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘…

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Season 2 | Ep 45 | Quarrel of the Quails | A Jataka Tale 11:42

1+ y ago11:42

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Quarrel of the Quails is the origin story behind the phrase "United we Stand, Divided we Fall", that simple phrase that we have all heard since we were young. Unity, a virtue as old as the ages, this adage has been illustrated in teaching tales and fables. They have also been retold in history, art and popular culture. Growing up as a child in Indi…

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Season 2 | Ep 44 | The Teapot | A Hans Christian Andersen Tale 13:20

1+ y ago13:20

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The Teapot is a fairytale with a fable-like overtones. Here is an inanimate object telling its story, personified and humanised with a distinct character and personality. The Teapot has emotions, it transforms and learns a valuable lesson through the course of the story. It is also vulnerable to sounding too didactic a story! Particularly the kinds…

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Season 2 | Ep 43 | The Peasant and the Apple Tree | An Aesop Fable from Greece 9:06

1+ y ago9:06

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Fables are some of the world's oldest set of stories. They stories have survived the times, been passed on orally for centuries, instructed and inspired listeners in every era. While it is easy to tell a fable and prescribe a moral, I feel its power is better utilised when it is told to invite introspection, dialogue and discovery. Listen to The Pe…

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Season 2 | Ep 42 | The Talking Skull | A Folktale from Nigeria 13:33

1+ y ago13:33

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This week’s episode from Africa brings together myriad themes of #SpeakingUp #Truth #Whistleblowing #Proactiveness #ActionTakers If you want to encourage a listener to speak up, or talk, retell this story by assuring a safe space for freedom of speech and opinion. Celebrate the power of voice by sharing what happens when you speak up. Tell this sto…

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Season 2 | Ep 41 | The Nail | A Grimms Brothers Fairytale from Germany 10:56

1+ y ago10:56

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"For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost." You have surely heard the proverb before! Here is the story that inspired English writer and George Herbert to write it. A crisp story that will help you gently nudge conversations around procastination, be careful when retelling this…

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Season 2 | Ep 40 | The Boy who Wanted the Moon | A Folktale from the Republic of Congo 13:53

1+ y ago13:53

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“The Boy who wanted the Moon” is our little tribute to the scientist’s of ISRO who achieved the momentous success of Chandrayan-3. The moon has charmed humans forever, we have always tried to reach for the moon, to see what lies in the glittering and shimmering land of craters. This pourquoi tale from Africa is a living proof of that. While the wor…

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Dzifa Benson speaks to Khairani Barokka: On names, poetry, and the Ewe language 41:25

1+ y ago41:25

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Dzifa Benson speaks to MPT Editor Khairani Barokka: On names, poetry, and the Ewe language. The poetry in this podcast is featured in MPT Measureless Melodies, available at www.mptmagazine.com For a full transcript, see https://modernpoetryintranslation.com/dzifa-benson-speaks-to-khairani-barokka-on-names-poetry-and-the-ewe-language/…

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Season 2 | Ep 39 | Why Trees Stopped Moving | A Folktale from Nicobar, India 10:48

2y ago10:48

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Why Trees Stopped Moving is a fascinating folktale from Nicobar Islands that blends in ideas of forests, trees, climate change, intergenerational relationships and migration. Like always, this story resonates equally within the classroom, living room and boardroom. As a storyteller I feel deeply indebted to folklorists who have gathered these stori…

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Season 2 | Ep 38 | Counting the Stars | A Gopal Bhand Legend from India 13:08

2y ago13:08

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Gopal Bhand is a legendary court jester from Bengal, India. Growing up as a child in a Bengali household the stories of Gopal Bhand filled my childhood with a lot of laughter. This one is a very popular story that may be familiar with Indian story lovers, but it may be new to listeners around the world. Here is a story that talks of measurement, sc…

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Season 2 | Ep 37 | Emperor's New Clothes | Danish Fairy Tale 17:50

2y ago17:50

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"What's the one story you remember from your childhood?" I asked a room full of IT professionals. "Emperor's New Clothes" was the story that I heard in my first corporate workshop. "Does the story speak to you today?" I asked. "More than it did in my childhood," came the reply. This was in 2014. Since then, Emperor's New Clothes has been in my stor…

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Mosaddegh by Mohammad-Ali Sepanlou, translated by Siavash Saadlou 1:15

2y ago1:15

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Audio from MPT 'Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta'. To read these poems in full visit www.modernpoetryintranslation.comBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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'All Roads Lead To Rome' by Immanuel Mifsud, translated by Ruth Ward and Immanuel Mifsud 0:50

2y ago0:50

0:50

Audio from MPT 'Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta'. To read these poems in full visit www.modernpoetryintranslation.comBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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'Forms of Nausea' by Aya Nabih, translated by Sara Elkamel 2:52

2y ago2:52

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Audio from MPT 'Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta'. To read these poems in full visit www.modernpoetryintranslation.comBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Collection', by Priscilla Cassar, translated by Maria Grech Gannado 1:50

2y ago1:50

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Audio from MPT 'Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta'. To read these poems in full visit www.modernpoetryintranslation.comBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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'The Wave', by Maria Grech Gannado, translated by the poet 1:40

2y ago1:40

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Audio from MPT 'Call the Sea a Poet: Focus on Malta'. To read these poems in full visit www.modernpoetryintranslation.comBy Modern Poetry in Translation Magazine

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Season 2 | Ep 36 | Half of That | A Sheikh Chilli Legend 15:26

2y ago15:26

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A Story about money, negotiations, buying, selling and bargaining! Tell this at home to discuss money with your child, or take it to the math or economics classroom, or sprinkle some humour in your next sales meeting! This versatile story will make you smile. ***** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖…

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Season 2 | Ep 35 | A Useful Donkey for Sale 10:49

2y ago10:49

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Do you have the skill to turn a 'useless' thing into a valuable and useful thing with the power of storytelling? How does changing the narrative of an object change the perception of people? This week's episode takes you into this familiar and powerful use of storytelling. **** 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙥𝙤: 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘼𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖…

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Season 2 | Ep 34 | Volga & Vazuza | A Russian Folktale 9:54

2y ago9:54

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Rivers have a life of their own. They too have stories of their own. Listen to this snappy Russian Folktale, the story of two Russian Rivers and their dispute to which is greater? Does it matter which is the greater river, as long as they both flow into the same sea? Listen to the podcast, to see how you can integrate it into your Classroom, Living…

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Season 2 | Ep 33 | "How Far Does my Voice Go?" | A Mullah Nasruddin Tale | A Turkish Legend 13:52

2y ago13:52

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The Legend of Mullah Nasruddin never fails to create magic! The stories make you laugh, make you think, and question something that you know. If told right, every story will give you something to talk about. In the previous season, we had a story, The Smell of Bread, another Nasruddin Story that opens up interesting thoughts and conversations about…

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Season 2 | Ep 32 | Kokras Kuni Zang | An Indian (Kashmiri) Proverb 13:49

2y ago13:49

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Kokras Kuni Zang is a Kashmiri Proverb that means "an adamant / stubborn person." This is one of the few proverbs that has an 'original' story attached with it. Or at least, that's how I found it and so did the writer / storyteller who wrote the book I found it in. Proverbs, idioms or Corporate Jargons are extremely popular in everyday vocabulary. …

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Season 2 | Ep 31 | A Mountain & A Hill | An Indian (Sikkimese) Folktale 11:39

2y ago11:39

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This week, we are retelling a story from Season 1, retelling a Hindi story in English and bringing it in context of this season of the podcast. In the process of translating this story I noticed some finer nuances about the Mountain and his personality that I had overlooked earlier. Here is an example of Story Pedagogy with concepts of Geography. I…

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Season 2 | Ep 30 | The Sheep and The Pig Who Went Into The Woods To Live By Themselves | A Norwegian Folktale 17:11

2y ago17:11

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This Norwegian Folktale is entertaining wherever you choose to tell it...in the Classroom, Living Room or Boardroom. And true to every other story in this podcast, this one will trigger conversations, introspections and discussions. There is a WOLF in this one...two, in fact! And like every other story about wolves, I suspect these are NOT the bad …

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