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Tales for our Times

by Dougie Mackay

We live in turbulent times, such times need great stories and storytelling. This podcast presents the ancient craft of storytelling as tool for connection, imagination, entertainment and empowerment. Scottish storyteller Dougie Mackay, shares folk tales, myths and musings. Sometimes joined by guest storytellers, change-makers, rebels and poets, who share their perspective on stories and folk culture and its impact on modern life.Themes of rewilding, nature connection, folk arts, primitive skills and regenerative culture are explored.

Latest episodes

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Druid Lore and Story Dreaming with Eimear Burke

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I speak with Irish Storyteller and chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids, Eimear Burke. We discuss fairy doors and healing wells

Apr 15
1 h 05 min

The Wolf Hunter

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I share a story about a hunter who is haunted by ghosts before encountering a wolf. I reflect upon Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025 and t

Oct 2 2025
24 min

The Clever Wish

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a live telling of an Irish/Scottish folk tale, "The Clever Wish".  Recorded at the Hearth Fire Sessions in Edinburgh in November

Mar 12 2025
24 min

Ramble by the River

Send us Fan Mail Live recording from the banks of the River Tweed in the south of Scotland. The sun is shining, the frost is sparkling and the otters are swimming. This

Feb 28 2025
36 min

Marrakech Storytelling Festival

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I give updates from the Marrakech International Storytelling Festival and share two short stories from the region. The stories are of a

Feb 4 2025
35 min

Culture Making with Tad Hargrave

Send us Fan Mail As a prequel to my upcoming tour of British Columbia I speak with Tad Hargrave, best known for his Marketing for Hippies movement, but also eloquent in

May 1 2024
1 h 11 min

Ep12. Wise fools with Dan Serridge

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss 'applied storytelling' as well as performance with Glasgow based storyteller Dan Serridge. We dive into story as a

Mar 9 2024
1 h 28 min

Ep11. Wild Awake with Lucy O'Hagan

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I catch up with Lucy O'Hagan about her wilderness programmes in Ireland. We range from local myths of Lugh and Balor of the evil ey

Feb 3 2024
1 h 08 min

Ep 10. The Witches of Kintail live at SISF

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a live recording of a story told at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival 23. It's a version of one of the stories

Nov 3 2023
41 min

Ep 9. The Hunter Ogalusa

Send us Fan Mail In the episode I give a nod to my recent trip to Norway for a primitive skills gathering by telling a hunting tale from Sierra Leone.  I also share a &

Oct 4 2023
41 min

Ep 8. Rewilding Humans (with Daan Timmers)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss rewilding with Daan Timmers, whom I met at the Lithica ancestral skills gathering in Norway. We reflect upon our experience a

Sep 5 2023
1 h 15 min

Ep 7. The Old Grey Magician

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I introduce Animate Lands, a live storytelling and music piece that recently showcased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I introduce th

Aug 17 2023
44 min

Ep 1. Dog & Fox

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Tales for our Times podcast! In this first episode (recorded back in the winter time) I share a classic tale from the Scottish Traveller

Jun 8 2023
17 min

Ep 2. The Faery Fox

Send us Fan Mail This episode shares a local folk tale from the Isle of Skye, first told to me by renowned Seanachie, George 'Seoras' Macpherson.  The tale is

Jun 8 2023
21 min

Ep 3. 'A Wee Lift' with Liz Weir

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined by Northern Irish storytelling phenomenon Liz Weir. I first met Liz many years ago at the Scottish International Storytelli

Jun 8 2023
42 min

Ep 4. Treasure under the Apple Tree

Send us Fan Mail Another classic tale about dreaming and unexpected treasures in familiar places and an inspiration for a best selling novel. This story appeals to all

Jun 8 2023
26 min

Ep 5. Story Activism and the Magic Garden

Send us Fan Mail Inspired by a community action programme in the North of Scotland, this episode relays a the challenges placed upon green spaces and community resources

Jun 8 2023
32 min

Ep 6. The Monkey's Heart

Send us Fan Mail Celebrating high summer, this tale is a nod to swims in the river and finding new stories for festival season. This tale is a fun one and a new one in

Jun 8 2023
27 min

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