Many iPhone listeners of this show have complained that they can not listen to the back catalog (Shows 1 through 60). But now via this iPhone application they can listen to every episode that previously was only available on the website. Over one hundred hours of information and interviews on venerable art of storytelling.

You can purchase this iPhone application in the iTunes store here.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-art-storytelling-show/id359696135?mt=8

If you purchase this application please review it in the iTunes Store. I will add published reviews in the iTunes Application Store to this post here –

Review by Dianne de Las Casas

“If you loved listening to Brother Wolf’s show, The Art of Storytelling via iTunes, you will love this new app for the iPhone. Episodes are easy to find using the search feature and the shows are clear as a bell on the iPhone. This new app gives me tons of new listening material, especially since I am always on the go. Great job, Brother Wolf!

Thank you for advancing the art of storytelling around the world! - Dianne de Las Casas, Award-Winning Author & Storyteller, Author of The Story Biz Handbook: How to Manage Your Storytelling Business from the Desk to the Stage (Winner of 2010 Storytelling World Award)”

Review by Gregg Morris

Gregg Morris over at his blog “What’s Your story” wrote glowing review of this application and you can listen to it here -Art of Storytelling iPhone Application review .

Rate this application on yahoo rating service….
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SB: And you’ve done over a hundred, haven’t you?

BW: There are 103 online, with 17 more waiting to be uploaded.

SB: And is it mostly an American audience?

BW: I view the podcast as an International project. 44% of my audience is overseas. I’ve been working really hard to connect with international potential audience when they’re in the United States.

SB: So, the podcast is a big part of what you do?

BW: Yes, definitely. One of the things that’s started happening recently is that people are starting to come and say “interview me,” but it really doesn’t work that way. I’ve only ever done that twice, and both times I regretted doing it….
One of the things I struggle with is that a lot of podcasts that are very successful aim at an audience that is very tech savvy, but my target audience (storytellers) is almost the opposite. What that means is that the build is much slower than with other projects of these type. It’s one of the great frustrations of the project for me. And recently I rebranded it, which makes that process even slower. That’s why I’m always quick to say to anyone “if you like listening to it, let other people know, or people at your institutions know,” That’s the biggest way my audience grows…

SB: And I actually brought that up when speaking with Dale Jarvis as well. He’s quite successful at using social media, he does a lot of traditional storyteller-type reaching out to people as well, so he’s getting a kind of synergy going there, but he often has to think about bridging the gap between people who are traditional storytellers and are often over 40, and potential storyteller audiences who might not even be aware of the storytelling world unless he reaches out to them using social media.

BW: You use the term “traditional storytelling” a lot. I wouldn’t describe most of the storytellers I know as traditional storytellers. I would say “performance storytellers I know” or “community storytellers,” but I wouldn’t say “traditional tellers” unless I was talking about Native Americans, people from Africa, like the Griots from Africa, places where they still have a living tradition. Though it’s true that most of them are over 40 because it takes many years to master the tradition… Community storytellers doesn’t get as much respect in the U.S. and you can see this in their promotional materials, which often don’t even use the word “storyteller.” The storytelling brand is badly damaged; it’s associated with children and librarians reading books to children. That’s why I recently re-branded my podcast. (From “The Art of Storytelling with Children” to “The Art of Storytelling.” —SB)

SB: What do you think listening to stories does for people?

BW: I think that human beings are community animals. Not in the sense of lower, but in the sense of us being biological. Storytelling arises out of that need to build and structure community. When we know the people in the room, we’re really creating opportunities for connecting with them. In diplomatic relations, there’s a technique for using storytelling to prevent the hotheads from getting out of hand. Tellers are used to using metaphor and simile to speak to each other.

SB: What has being a storyteller done for you?

BW: The creator of the world makes us storytellers – it’s part of why I’m on earth.

SB: Would you say that storytelling is your calling?

BW: I would go beyond a calling; it’s part of the very fiber of who I am.

SB: How did you get started as a storyteller?

BW: When I was 8 and my sister was 4 I told her class the story I made up of how the old man’s shoes flew off and the class was all terrified, they loved it and wanted me to come back. This is what I always return to. But that’s not really important – what I think you want to hear is… Let me tell you three pieces of advice for a storyteller; the three things that made me a lot better as a storyteller.

SB: Okay, what are they?

BW: 1) When you tell your first story to a new audience, it’s always a story you’ve done many times before. Never start with new material. Always show them who you are in your best setting. That was the biggest step for me. Your second best story is your last one in a performance.
2) I stopped explaining everything. Bad tellers, they leave no stone unturned, no thing unexplained.
3) To be good you have to be practiced. I have a local/closed group, we’ve been practicing for five years. Sometimes it’s just a matter of doing it a lot. You need to focus on one genre and really do it.

SB: How does technology and storytelling interact?

BW: I feel like there’s been a real revolution in terms of technology in the 21st century but I think lots of people are having trouble wrapping their heads around it. Hardly any storytellers are aware that you can use Tunecore, CDBaby or CafePress and you can sell your storytelling CDs one at a time. If you have an amazing story… if you have a following of 300… then chances are half of those have iPhones or iPods. We’re leaving money on the table. We are missing opportunities to build relationships with audiences. We could do what Disney does. There’s so much crap out that… but it’s so loud and so viral… Susan Boyle, for example. We think we can’t compete, but because of Google we can compete. We’re better… we’re SO much better.

SB: I will interview Margaret Read MacDonald next week.

BW: Oh, she’s great. She was one of the very earliest supporters of this show, one of the first people I interviewed. So in a sense she’s been a real early adopter of this technology.

SB: Thanks for talking with me.

BW: My pleasure.

Writer’s Bio: Stephanie first learned the art of storytelling in 2005 and has been telling at schools, libraries, cafes and festivals ever since. She specializes in Alberta history, tall tales, and biographies, but her repertoire also includes silly, salty and spooky stories from many parts of the world. Stephanie is a member of T.A.L.E.S., The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling, and can be contacted through them. This interview was conducted as part of her graduate course work in 2009.

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Eric Wolf (Brother Wolf) will be presented with the Oracle Award in recognition of his work as producer and host of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show during the last evening of the National Storytelling Conference on July 31st, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The National Storytelling Network (NSN) gives the Oracle Award for Distinguished National Service to individuals who contribute their time and energy in an exemplary manner on the national level.

The National Storytelling Network is dedicated to advancing the art of storytelling – as a performing art, a literacy tool, a cultural transformation process, and more. NSN is a member-driven organization and it offers direct services, publications and educational opportunities to several thousand individuals, local storytelling guilds and associations. These services are designed to improve storytelling everywhere — in entertainment venues, in classrooms, organizations, medical fields, families, and wherever storytelling can make a contribution to quality of life.

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show has had over 127, 000 downloads since it began podcasting in 2007. Created by Eric Wolf (Brother Wolf) in the spring of 2007, the show brings the best and brightest of the storytelling community to the world stage. 45% of listeners are from outside the United States from over 100 different countries. In the last six weeks the show has sustained over 7,000 individual downloads.

The Art of Storytelling Show is the world’s sole interview format show dedicated to exploring the art and science of storytelling in all its forms. With over a hundred interviews available for listening to online this podcast has become the premier resource for understanding and learning the art of storytelling worldwide.

To see a complete list of…
Press releases detailing the growth of the Art of Storytelling Show go to:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/press-release
Guests organized by topic:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/topics
NSN Oracle Award for Distinguished National Service:
http://www.storynet.org/programs/awards/distinguishedservice.html
Eric Wolf’s home page:
http://www.ericwolf.org

Contact: Karin Hensley NSN
Phone: 1-800-525-4514 ext 303

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Brother Wolf will perform his storytelling epic over a six week period at Pass It on Kids starting on Wednesday, the 21st of April.

The first six hours of Brother Wolf’s seven hours of the storytelling epic, “Fairytales Forever,”will be performed at Pass it On Kid’s over the next six Wednesdays starting on the 21st of April at 3:15 PM. Each performance is one hour long.

Fairytales Forever is a continuous oral narrative modeled after 1001 Arabian nights where one story ties together a range of traditional fairytales. In this case the stories are inspired by the modern European Fairytales, the Brothers Grimm and many other well traveled stories. Brother Wolf (Eric Wolf) has been working on this series of stories for the past fifteen years.

Ticket price is a sliding scale donation of $10 per family. Seating is limited. Children who wish to attend directly from school are welcome to register in advance with Pass It On Kids and online. Then walk to Pass It On Kids directly from school where they will receive a small snack and juice drink at 3 PM. Families who wish to register for all six performances can pay a flat $40 rate – snacks are $1 extra.

Here is a Brief Schedule of Performances…

April 21st – Peter and the Magic Yo-Yo and Myia and the Sword of Light
April 28th – The French Court – The Flower War
May 5th – Atlantis – Treachery of Kings
May 12th – The Library of Alexandria – What you don’t know….
May 19th – The Fairy Court – The Long Shadow
May 26th – The Goblin King’s Jester

Every storytelling performance will include a synopsis of the plot that has gone before and will contain multiple self-contained fairytales that will stand alone. Any session you can make will stand in its own light as an independent performance, but if you can get to other previous performance, you will understand more of the context of these fairytales at that time in the story.

Drop in’s are welcome – but to reserve an after school snack, call
Ava Miri Nasoff (937) 767-9100.

To reserve a ticket in advance go to…
http://www.fairytalesforever.com/regisration

Story samples for Peter and the Magic Yo-yo are available at that
http://www.fairytalesforever.com

For more Information on Brother Wolf go to: http://www.ericwolf.org
For More Information call: (937) 767-8696.

In his interview he will discuss the advantages of lying and how liars have solid, political, social and psychological reasons for doing so. He will defend an America tradition that dates back to the founding of America back to Mark Twain, why, even back to the Pilgrims. He will also demonstrate the art of tall tales and flat lies for the viewing audience.

A successful tale tall or lie uses five storytelling techniques.
1) The lie needs a basis in truth.
2) The story needs to have a spectacular departure from reality.
3) The teller must have a personal body language that supports the lie.
4) The story should contain at least one small, reasonable detail that rings true to the listener.
5) The teller must have a willingness to defend the lie as truth.

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show
The Art of Storytelling Show has had over 127, 000 downloads since it began podcasting in 2007. Created by Brother Wolf (Eric Wolf) in the spring of 2007, the show brings the best and brightest of the storytelling community to the world stage. 43% of listeners are from outside the United States from over 100 different countries.

The Art of Storytelling Show is the world’s sole interview- format show dedicated to exploring the art and science of storytelling in all its forms. With over a hundred interviews available for listening to online at http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com, this podcast has become the premier resource for understanding and practicing the art of storytelling worldwide.

For more information:
Eric James Wolf
Host of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com
(937) 767-8696

Learn to Lie like a Pro for April Fools Day with the Host of the Art of Storytelling Show“>###

The retreat is open to any person who is currently considers themselves an amateur or professional storyteller, environmental educator or interpretive naturalist. The retreat is organized by the environmental discussion group which is a part of the National Storytelling Network. The retreat is hosted and organized in the Vale community by storyteller Eric Wolf. A public performance at the Herdon Gallery on Antioch campus on Saturday night of the retreat is a fund raiser for the Tecumseh Land Trust nonprofit.

Participation in the retreat is free and lunch on Saturday is provided. Presenters and participants are responsible for other meals, transportation, and for finding their own lodgings. Lodging suggestions are on the website. The retreat is limited to 25 people, including presenters. Potential presenters are welcome to email their answer s to the three questions that are listed on the blog to Eric Wolf at ericwolf2@yahoo.com by 2/01/10. Registration opens on 2/01/10 and ends 4/01/10.

Interested folks are welcome to check out http://eco-story-2010.blogspot.com/
For more information or call Eric Wolf at (937) 767-8696.

Professional Storytelling Kevin Cordi’s video, “Chicken in the Library” has the title of “Storytelling Video of the Year” awarded to him by the members of the Storytelling with Children Social Networking Site for people who love storytelling to younger folks.



Eric Wolf, producer of the well-known Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Podcast and a website entitled Storytelling with Children NING. Wolf says there was a need to, “recognize successful storytelling experiences.” He continued, “Since there is a wonderful array of storyteller videos already on the site, I wanted others to view them.” Storytelling is a physical art form. The next best thing from watching a professional storyteller live is to watch a video. A good video will show the physical actions of the storyteller and how he or she relates with the audience. Kevin Cordi’s video is a stellar example of how to use stories to involve children.

Find more videos like this on Storytelling with Children

The video features Cordi telling for 1200 kids of all ages at a large convention center. In the video, he and the students physically become the chicken as it enters the library. One simply listens and watches as Kevin transforms with the children into an interactive chicken.

Wolf says, “You can tell Kevin is having fun. He certainly has the children involved. Teachers and parents should watch this video with their kids. After a few squawks and hand motions with the kids, they will be bonded for life.” Wolf said the voting consisted of a three-tier system.

First, members of the NING, a social media site, selected videos they believed were educational and entertaining enough to be considered for this contest. Next, the global community, through the internet, voted for the top five videos. Finally, the selections were narrowed down to these five and the NING members who consisted of story listeners and storytellers, voted for the top video of the year.

Wolf shared Kevin’s story can help students understand the process of story. This story can help teach children actively what is involved in a story, the importance of an introduction and conclusion. Students literally are on their feet as they actively learn not as an audience but participants in the story.

Eric Wolf intends to offer this contest annually and encourages storytellers to share their videos at http://www.storytellingwithchildren.ning.com to support many listeners of his show The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf who love to tell stories with or too children.

For Further Information Contact
Eric Wolf
http://www.ericowlf.org
937 767-8696

To View the storytelling with Children Social Networking Site.
http://www.storytellingwithchildren.ning.com

For Further Information:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/press-release/

The Art of Storytelling Show is the world’s sole interview- format show dedicated to exploring the art and science of storytelling in all its forms. With over a hundred interviews available for listening to online at http://www.artofostorytellingshow.com, this podcast is becoming the premier resource for understanding and practicing the art of storytelling worldwide.

World-wide listenership of the Art of Storytelling Show continues to climb with over 44,000 downloads in the second half of 2009. International participation in the audience of the Art of Storytelling show has climbed to 37% despite the URL and name change. Here is a map of countries with more then 85 downloads in the last six months of 2009:

Born as the Storytelling with Children Show, the Art of Storytelling Show has changed its name and broadened its scope, while retaining a lively interest in children’s storytelling. Storytelling has numerous aspects and subtopics; on the user-friendly website, the interviews have been divided into various categories . Topics include storytelling and African Americans, Artistic Marketing, Beginning, Coaching, Digital, Environmental, Festival Organizing, Healing, International, Literacy, Resources for Parents, Peace, Personal Narrative, Professional Development, Scary, Singing, Ceremony, Community, Libraries, Schools and Storytelling on the Street.

Upcoming shows recorded and waiting for release include -

01/13/10 Interview #096 Jimmy Neal Smith – The Future of the International Storytelling Center.

01/27/10 Interview #097 Lloyd Arneach – Perspective on Native American Storytelling.

02/10/10 Interview #098 Ben Nind – Storytelling is Essential to Community Health.

02/24/10 Interview #099 Emil Wolfgrramn – Inside the Pacific Island Storytelling Culture.

03/03/10 Interview #100 Brother Wolf – Answers Questions on the Art of Storytelling.

03/17/10 Interview #101 David Ambrose – The International Storytelling Festival of Wales.

03/31/10 Interview #102 Ruth Slater – Working with String and Stories.

04/14/10 Interview #103 Tejumola Olosboni – Street Storytelling, the Real Deal.

04/28/10 Interview #104 The Storytelling Kid – interviewed by Jim May – What Youth Storytellers can tell us.

05/12/10 Interview #105 Victorea Burnett – Storytelling and Singing.

For Further Contact
Eric Wolf
http://www.ericowlf.org
937 767-8696
ericwolf2@yahoo.com

To listen to an episode:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/

For Further Information:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/press-release/

Press Play to hear Eric Wolf speak on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf show and how you can be more involved.

Dear Friend of Storytelling

I am pleased to tell you that the show has passed over 100,000 life time downloads and has over a 1000 regular listeners. The 100 episode is rapidly approaching and I would like to invite you to participate in it.

This is a lover letter of sorts...

I love those who give back to those who give of themselves...

I am in love with Tim Ereneta in California because of all the cool things he does for storytelling - his blog at http://storytelling.blogspot.com/ and the wonderful comment he left for the 100th episode. I love Trish Cane from somewhere in the United Sates. I have never met her, but she troubled herself to pick up the phone and call my electronic voice mail system. I love Jeff Gere in Hawaii - who doesn't love Jeff Gere? - He has done so much for storytelling in Hawaii with his talk story festival and he called in and left a message. I love Fiona J Brown in Scotland. An international fan that is willing to call long distance to share here love of the show. Wow I am so touched. and there are so many more...

Thank-you to all of those soo much for being an early adaptor of the show 100th episode - your comment and question means the world too me.

What about you?

Life is short and you deserve your place in the sun.

Call 206-337-4948 now with
-your name,
-where you are in the world,
-a question and...
-tack on a comment if you wish.

I only got 6 more spots and 2000 people are reading this so pick the phone right now and call. Call anytime - the phone is in Seattle at a computer center. I am in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Trust me I won't wake up if you call late at night.

I would love to get your call at - 206-337-4948 anytime day or night till November 24th - then it's done - so move it pick up the phone right now...

Eric Wolf

PS: You could have got this invitation two weeks ago - if you were signed up to the email alert system. If your not already signed up to get the latest news from the show be sure to sign up NOW - to the email alert system.

Scary stories and ghost stories have been used for thousand of years to gather interest in young people towards learning a new subject. Eric Wolf says “From ghost stories to strangers giving your child candy; scary stories have been used to help young people identify danger in the world.” Useful scary stories and ghost stories are based on truth, teach valuable skills and leave the audience feeling empowered against the villain or evil of the story.

Eric Wolf host and producer of the Art of Storytelling Show with over 100,000 downloads to date is the longest running, most successful show ever produced dedicated solely to perfecting the art of storytelling.

For more information: http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/scary-storytelling/

Sunday, October 25, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Eric James Wolf
Phone: (937) 767-8696

I am happy to share the latest number from the show. For the last 3 months we have been running over six thousands downloads a month Currently listeners are in over 104 countries world wide. The average released episodes has 1000 listeners with 26,000 downloads since June 1st.

Thank-you for all of those who have been so supportive. I have changed the name of the show.

As of two days ago the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf is the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf. The name has been changed to help with audience identity and growth.

Finally – the many of the episode CD’s of the show will be for sale in the National Storytelling Festival Marketplace tent. Make sure that you stop by the tent at the Market Place and buy and pick up a CD!

I will not share or give away your email address.

And don’t forget to subscribe by iTunes or your browser to The Art of Storytelling Podcast so you can get bi-weekly inspirations from Bother Wolf direct to your desktop. Read the info on the right to find out how. It’s free and it’s super simple.

Press Play to hear Eric Wolf speak how you can support the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf.

Tired of the tin sound? Purchase a HQ Mp3 File of Pre-loaded Apple Ipod with 100 episodes For more details on the Ipod Click Here. Order now for $438.00.

For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf is an internationally recognized podcast listened to in 142 countries worldwide with over 50,000 total lifetime downloads, 13,000 distinct listeners, and 8,000+ downloads in the last thirty days. With over 88+ storytellers interviewed on the show this website is rapidly becoming the worlds premiare source for teaching storytelling online. Through this encyclopedia of storytelling techniques a listener can improve their communication skills and get a complete storytelling education.

Heather Forest, Elizabeth Ellis, Judith Black, Jay O’Callahan, Andy Offutt Irwin, and many other storytellers are interviewed on how to use storytelling techniques in performing for and teaching storytelling to children. The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf has draw guests from all over the world and created an amazing storytelling education resource of storytelling techniques that is unmatched on the World Wide Web. All episodes available right now online for immediate listening and download in the commercial lower quality version for easier down load.

Individuals wishing to pre-purchase this commercial free ipod can pay $338.55 till July 27th. On July 27th the price for a preloaded ipod with 85 shows will increase too $394.65. The Apple Ipod allows listeners to scan easily to any point in each of the 85 hour long shows.

Eric Wolf is the host and producer of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf show witch is dedicated to supporting the teaching storytelling worldwide by providing access to storytelling techniques and a grounded storytelling education for anyone.

For More Information go to:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/press-release/

For a Full List of Episodes go to:
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/past-guests/

For more Information Contact:
Eric Wolf (937) 767-8696

“Storytellers can reach children in ways that other forms of education fail,” says storyteller Eric Wolf. Mr. Wolf has told stories professionally since 1993. “I have seen it again and again. The art of storytelling is essential to the development of moral and ethical behavior in children. Ethics and storytelling walk hand and hand into our children’s lives. You cannot have one with out the other.

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf is not for children. This program is for anyone who wants to learn how to use storytelling with children. Want to know how to be an amazing storyteller? How to use storytelling to hold audiences of all ages in rapt attention? How to get an audience to give you a standing ovation? Why thirty second stories are so useful? How storytellers are able to tell such great stories? All these questions on the art of storytelling are answered in considerable detail at www.artofstorytellingshow.com.

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf podcast has had a total of over 41,000 downloads from 140 different countries worldwide with 12,000 unique listeners and several hundred regular fans. This is a feat made more amazing because each show is over an hour long. More than 80 storytellers from all over the world have been interviewed. While long believed dead by many, the ancient art of storytelling is alive and well at www.artofstorytellingshow.com.

For More information contact:

Eric Wolf
(937) 767-8696
http://www.ericwolf.org
This Press Release is also listed at pr.com

Eric James Wolf, professional storyteller and host of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show, is available for print, radio and television interviews to defend the use of the scary Halloween stories in the oral tradition with children.

Scary Halloween stories and ghost stories for children have taken the place of ritual trials of adulthood for teenagers, according to Mr. Wolf. They also serve as a means for adults to warn children away from dangerous places or behavior. Ghost stories and scary Halloween stories in the oral tradition can be age appropriate and satisfying for families. Currently on his the Art of Storytelling shows website he has five interviews available for easy download about the art of telling scary Halloween stories.

Eric Wolf does not condone or support horror or the graphic use of violence. “It is possible, however, by carefully working within the confines of scary Halloween stories and ghost stories for children, to leave our audience psychologically stronger and more emotionally capable of dealing with their fears or the shock of real world disasters,” Mr. Wolf says.

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Storyteller Eric James Wolf has performed nationally at such venues as the American Museum of Natural History; Bank Street School for Children; Barnard College; Blue Theater – Toronto, Canada; Columbia University; The Fund for the City of New York; Kings Island Amusement Park; New York City Clearwater Festival; New Jersey Liberty Science Center; and The International Performing Artists for Youth.

He is the host and producer of the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf, a one hour interview format show. Mr. Wolf has M.S. in Education from Lesley University.

Eric Wolf’s Websitehttp://www.ericwolf.org

The Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf Show
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com

A list of five episodes on the Art of Storytelling with Brother Wolf with storytellers speaking on how to use scary storytelling with kids.
http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/category/scary-storytelling/

To schedule an interview, call:
(937) 767-8696

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