The Storytelling Podcast

Alejandra Fonseca

Hey there, story lovers! Welcome to "The Storytelling Podcast," your cosy time for surprising tales.Get ready to dive deep into a world of wonder with me, your host, Alejandra. We'll be exploring a tapestry of stories – from ancient myths and historical facts to heart-warming interviews and even a few spine-tingling spooky tales.We'll hear real stories, shared by real people like you. This is a space for everyone to connect through the power of storytelling. So grab your favourite beverage, get comfy, and let's weave some magic together.Feel free to share your own stories with us! Send them in, and you'll hear them featured on the show. Click the Follow or the Subscribe button and stay tuned for our next episodesStory submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.comWebsite: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.comPatreon: patreon.com/TheStorytellingPodcast7Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ Social Media: @thestorytellingpodcastofficialBefore you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode.

  1. Sep 14

    The Bombing of Dresden: The Story Behind the Firestorm (Ep. 83)

    Send us Fan Mail Before Dresden became a symbol of wartime destruction, it was known as the “Florence of the Elbe”, a city of music, art, architecture, industry and life along the River Elbe. Then came February 1945. In Part One of this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, we travel back to Dresden during the final months of the Second World War and explore the events surrounding the bombing of the city on 13–15 February 1945. In Part Two, we move from the historical record into literature and memory, speaking with Vic Echegoyen, author of Blitz: La destrucción de Dresde, about the people and personal stories behind the ruins. Chapters 00:00 — Dresden Before the Bombs 02:45 — The Florence of the Elbe 06:10 — A City of Art and Industry 09:15 — Dresden Inside Nazi Germany 12:20 — Refugees Arrive From the East 15:20 — The Age of Area Bombing 18:10 — 13 February 1945 21:00 — The Firestorm 24:20 — The Morning After 27:05 — How Many People Died? 30:00 — Dresden and the Power of Propaganda 32:15 — Kurt Vonnegut and Dresden 34:15 — Remembering the People 36:05 — Part Two: The Story Continues Sources Dresden Historical Commission: Victims of the Air Attacks on 13–15 February 1945Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bombing of DresdenHistory.com: Firebombing of DresdenBBC: Dresden bombing research supplied for the episodeTruman Library Institute, WWII 80: The Bombing of DresdenU.S. Air Force Historical Analysis, research on the bombing of DresdenPeace Palace Library: Dresden 1945: An Allied War Crime?Kurt Vonnegut's experience of Dresden, discussed through his literary work Slaughterhouse-FiveVic Echegoyen book: Blitz: La destrucción de Dresde 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/W0puaUAAT90  🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us: @thestorytellingpodcastofficial @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    The Bombing of Dresden: The Story Behind the Firestorm (Ep. 83)

  2. Sep 11

    The Ghost of the Fado House - A Legend from Alfama (Ep. 82)

    Send us Fan Mail Deep in Alfama, where narrow streets wind between old houses and the sound of fado drifts through open windows, there is a legend about a small fado house and a woman whose voice could still be heard long after she disappeared. In this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, I tell the legend of a Fado House in the Alfama neighbourhood of Lisbon, Portugal, as we follow Inês, a young singer who begins to hear another woman's voice whenever she sings a particular song after midnight. Chapters 00:00 — The Old Fado House 03:45 — Chapter One: The Voice Upstairs 11:01 — Chapter Two: The Letters That Never Arrived 18:00 — Chapter Three: The Man in the House 23:40 — Chapter Four: When the Singing Stopped 28:35 — The Song That Remained Music: Song "Vem dançar comigo" by Alexis, COPYRIGHT SPOTLIGHT CREATIVE AGENCY: https://pixabay.com/music/vem-dan%C3%A7ar-comigo-fado-alexis-601210/ Images and videos: AI created. 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/F3tkkoVYoic  🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us: @thestorytellingpodcastofficial @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife #Alfama #Fado #HistoricalLegends  Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    The Ghost of the Fado House - A Legend from Alfama (Ep. 82)

  3. Sep 7

    The British Vampire Files: Three Modern Mysteries (Ep. 81)

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when a vampire story leaves the pages of folklore and begins to spread through real communities? In this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, we travel through three strange British vampire cases separated by decades but connected by the same unsettling force: rumour. Subscribe to The Storytelling Podcast for more forgotten people, mysteries, remarkable lives and strange moments from history. Chapters 00:00 The British Vampire Files 02:05 The Children Who Went Looking for a Vampire 04:53 The Highgate Vampire 07:02 The Birmingham Vampire 09:34 When the Vampire Was Never Found Sources Sandy Hobbs & David Cornwell, Hunting the Monster with Iron Teeth Hunting the Monster with Iron Teeth Bill Ellis, The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Hunt: The Anglo-American Connection in Satanic Cult Lore Bill Ellis's Highgate Vampire study Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, “Reality bites” The Guardian — Reality bites 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/lVnxpoF_-TA 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us: @thestorytellingpodcastofficial - https://www.instagram.com/thestorytellingpodcastofficial/ @AleLifeOfficial - https://www.instagram.com/alelifeofficial/ ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife #Vampires #UrbanLegends #Folklore Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    The British Vampire Files: Three Modern Mysteries (Ep. 81)

  4. Sep 2

    The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower… and Tried Again (Ep.80)

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, we travel back to Paris in the 1920s to uncover one of history’s most audacious confidence tricks: Selling the Eiffel Tower. 🎧 Listen to the full episode and step into Paris in 1925. If you enjoy forgotten people, true stories, mysteries, historical adventures and remarkable lives, subscribe to The Storytelling Podcast and discover more stories waiting to be told. Chapters 00:00 The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower 02:28 Paris After Gustave Eiffel 06:07 The Man Who Called Himself Count 09:18 The Meeting at the Hôtel de Crillon 12:06 The Bribe 14:23 Why Didn’t André Poisson Go to the Police? 16:06 The Second Time 19:07 The Eiffel Tower Was Not the End 21:28 The Counterfeit Money 23:18 The Escape 24:22 Alcatraz 25:40 The End of the Story Sources Official Eiffel Tower: Victor Lustig and the Eiffel Tower scam Smithsonian Magazine: Jeff Maysh, “The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice.” FBI historical records: Victor Lustig and his criminal history Music by: Song and Sound effects by freesound_community from Pixabay Images: Eiffel Tower Archives / AI-generated 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/eppAesc_hSI 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us: @thestorytellingpodcastofficial @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife #VictorLustig #EiffelTower #TrueHistory Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower… and Tried Again (Ep.80)

  5. Aug 31

    Missing 411: The Strange Disappearances That Remain Unsolved (ep. 79)

    Send us Fan Mail People disappear in the wilderness every year. Most cases have explanations. Some do not. In this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, we enter the world of Missing 411, the name given by researcher David Paulides to a collection of strange and unexplained missing-person cases, many involving national parks, forests, and remote wilderness areas across North America. Sources National Park Service records and missing-person case information referenced in the episode. David Paulides’ Missing 411 research and publications. Skeptical Inquirer discussion of the Missing 411 claims and proposed pattern. Note: Historical uncertainty and disputed details are identified within the episode rather than presented as established fact. 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/OW2LxXS8eaE 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us: @thestorytellingpodcastofficial @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    Missing 411: The Strange Disappearances That Remain Unsolved (ep. 79)

  6. Aug 28

    Randonautica Stories: When Random Coordinates Lead Somewhere Dark (ep.78)

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when you let an app decide where you are going? Randonautica became an unlikely internet phenomenon by generating random geographical coordinates and encouraging users to explore whatever happened to be waiting there. During the pandemic, the app became particularly popular as people searched for unusual experiences close to home, often filming their journeys for TikTok and YouTube. 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/N36D5ZzSYEc 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions:  thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout:  https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website:  http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us:  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial  @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    Randonautica Stories: When Random Coordinates Lead Somewhere Dark (ep.78)

  7. Aug 25

    Real Listeners’ Haunted House Stories From Around the World (ep.77)

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Storytelling Podcast, we step inside five homes connected to strange experiences shared by listeners from around the world. The stories are presented as listener accounts, with minor details changed for privacy. The podcast does not claim that the events were definitively supernatural. 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/xjGQZXIQYAw 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions:  thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout:  https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website:  http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us:  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial  @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    Real Listeners’ Haunted House Stories From Around the World (ep.77)

  8. Aug 21

    The Storytelling Podcast - Ep 76 - 3 Books People Were Actually Afraid Of

    Send us Fan Mail In Episode 76 of The Storytelling Podcast, we open three extraordinary historical books connected with magic, witchcraft, spirits, astrology and forbidden knowledge. What makes these books so compelling today is that they are not fictional cursed volumes from a horror film. They are historical objects, preserved in manuscripts and early printed editions, connected to real people and real intellectual traditions. 🎥 YouTube Visual Episode: https://youtu.be/jTqyFx1zeSw 🎧 Available on all podcast platforms. 📩 Story submissions:  thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com 🌐 Buzzsprout:  https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com ❤️ Support the podcast:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support 🌍 Website:  http://alejandraslife.com/ 📱 Follow us:  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial  @AleLifeOfficial ▶️ YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife Support the show This was today’s episode. Thank you for listening, and remember that if you would like to send your stories or special topics to be shared in the next episodes, please send them to thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com. Before you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode! ------------------ Story submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.com Website: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support page: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2443276/support Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ All social media  @thestorytellingpodcastofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlejandrasLife

    The Storytelling Podcast - Ep 76 - 3 Books People Were Actually Afraid Of
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Hey there, story lovers! Welcome to "The Storytelling Podcast," your cosy time for surprising tales.Get ready to dive deep into a world of wonder with me, your host, Alejandra. We'll be exploring a tapestry of stories – from ancient myths and historical facts to heart-warming interviews and even a few spine-tingling spooky tales.We'll hear real stories, shared by real people like you. This is a space for everyone to connect through the power of storytelling. So grab your favourite beverage, get comfy, and let's weave some magic together.Feel free to share your own stories with us! Send them in, and you'll hear them featured on the show. Click the Follow or the Subscribe button and stay tuned for our next episodesStory submission: thestorytellingpodcast80@gmail.comWebsite: https://thestorytellingpodcast.buzzsprout.comPatreon: patreon.com/TheStorytellingPodcast7Website: http://alejandraslife.com/ Social Media: @thestorytellingpodcastofficialBefore you go, if you haven’t done that already, I would love for you to click the follow or the subscribe button, and see you in the next episode.

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  • Creator
    Alejandra Fonseca
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Storytelling Podcast
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