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Withywindle is a whimsical interactive show for kids who love stories, words, and groan-worthy jokes and features your favorite authors and illustrators. Part book club, part game show it's an adventure through the wild world of wordplay. Each episode we chat with a very special guest, usually an author or illustrator of children's books, plus tell silly jokes, share riddles, talk about stories and books, eat snacks, and much more!
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- Today1h 43m
10.2 At the Round Table with Malcolm Guite & Stephen Crotts
What happens when two lovers of stories, poetry, and imagination join us around the Withywindle fire?In episode two of Withywindle Season 10, we’re delighted to welcome poet, priest, and storyteller Malcolm Guite, along with master illustrator Stephen Crotts. Together, we wander through the worlds of myth, wonder, and faith, exploring the stories that shape our hearts and spark our imaginations.Enjoy!Get Galahad and the GrailMalcolm GuiteStephen Crotts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- 4 weeks ago21 min
How Slimebottom the Troll Got His Name
In this episode we present “How Slimebottom the Troll Got His Name,” a wonderfully strange and delightfully mischievous tale written and brought to us by Glenn McCarty.Join us for a journey filled with trolls, trouble, and the kind of muddy mayhem that makes sense on Withywindle. This story is sure to leave a little slime on your boots and a smile on your face.Glenn McCarty Tumbleweed Books: https://glennmccarty.com/shop-2/Glenn McCarty Song of the Stone Tiger: https://www.bandersnatchbooks.com/books/stone-tigerWithywindle Substack: https://withywindle.substack.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Apr 27, 20261h 47m
10.1 Kate Milford Weaves Wonders
Season 10 starts… NOW! After a long, long break (did you miss us? we missed you!), Withywindle is back with a brand-new episode packed with books, belly laughs, and some truly questionable jokes.Our first guest of the season is author Kate Milford, who joins us to talk about the magic of stories, mysterious adventures, and, of course, snacks. We swap favorites, ask big questions, get a little goofy along the way.Welcome back to Withywindle. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Dec 11, 20251h 7m
The Withywindle Christmas Special!
Surprise! We’re back for a special between-seasons episode.Deck the halls and duck the dad jokes . . . it’s the Withywindle Christmas Special! David and Graeme bring you a snow-covered story, yuletide games, a Very Official Holiday Snack Review™, and enough cheerful chaos to power Santa’s sleigh.Tune in for the merriest Withywindle of the year! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Oct 9, 20251h 12m
9.8: Questionpa9za!
We’re ending season 9 of Withywindle the same way we always do, with a questionpalooza! So hit that play button and tune in as we answer such questions as . . .• How do we prepare the guests for Withywindle shenanigans?• What would the Withywindle Soda Shop be called, and what flavors would we serve?• What are our favorite reads of the year?• How many Cheetos does it take to get out of a glen?• And many, many more!Thank you for listening to another season of Withywindle. We love doing this show, and we are so grateful for everyone who takes the time to send us notes of encouragement, snacks, drawings, or comes to visit us at Goldberry Books. See you next season! Thank you to all of our guests who came on this season and shared in the nonsense.Thank you to Logan Green for producing the show.And don’t forget, you can head to withywindle.substack.com to become a supporter of the show for only $5. We’ll be posting bonus content for you there. Your help ensures seasons to come. THANK YOU! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Sep 2, 20251h 51m
9:7 Stephen Barany Floats onto the Show!
HelloOooooOOoO! We are back and thrilled to be joined by author and illustrator Stephen Barany! Stephen’s forthcoming book, Alphabet Parade, is an absolute joy, and you can join the Kickstarter for it RIGHT NOW!By the way, this episode is an absolutely crazy way to spend two hours. Gulches. Grapes. Gastronomics. Woodchucks. Waistcoats. Tornados. You’ve been warned.Also, come to Concord to meet Daniel Nayeri at Goldberry Books on Friday, September 12th! Sign up here, for free: https://www.goldberrybooks.com/shop/events/3A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Jul 29, 20251h 35m
9.6 Victoria Murgante Strikes a Chord
On this episode of Withywindle we are joined by the delightful Victoria Murgante, who’s debut novel, The Traveling Piano Man of Fort Whettershire, has been a hit ‘round these parts.“In her enchanting debut novel, Victoria Murgante offers a story of beauty and substance about knowing and being known, exploring the value of true intimacy and the costly grace that makes it possible.”This episode also features all the nonsense you’d expect, of course. Enjoy!THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
- Jul 15, 20251h 21m
9.5 Karen Cushman Whipples us into Shape
That’s right! Karen Cushman has arrived on Withywindle! 🎉Karen Cushman is the author of The Midwife’s Apprentice (winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal), Catherine, Called Birdy (a Newbery Honor book), The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (winner of the John and Patricia Beatty Award), and several other prize-winning novels published by Clarion Books. Her newest book is When Sally O’Malley Discovered the Sea.Karen started writing at age 49, and likes “to write about gutsy girls figuring out who they are, and have no plans to stop writing until I am at least a hundred.”This episode also features all the nonsense you’d expect, of course.THIS SEASON we want to hear from you. Send us an audio recording of a book recommendation and a question, and you might end up featured on the show! Email those to podcasts@goldberrybooks.comAlso, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts, and your review might be read on the show as well.A note about this season: David and I will be doing some traveling this summer, which will most likely cause a few gaps in the recording process. So if you don’t see Withywindle in your feed some weeks, don’t fret! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com/subscribe
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Withywindle is a whimsical interactive show for kids who love stories, words, and groan-worthy jokes and features your favorite authors and illustrators. Part book club, part game show it's an adventure through the wild world of wordplay. Each episode we chat with a very special guest, usually an author or illustrator of children's books, plus tell silly jokes, share riddles, talk about stories and books, eat snacks, and much more!
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