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Learning Lore is a podcast about live storytelling and education, hosted by Dr. Ola Henricsson and Dr. Catherine MacHale Gunnarsson from the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies at the University of Gothenburg. In each episode, we invite a guest to share a story with us and our listeners. We then discuss how live storytelling relates to teaching and learning—and how the experience of storytelling can change us and our world.

Apr 28

Ebba Lisberg Jensen

Ebba Lisberg Jensen is a human ecologist, who for many years did research on forestry, biodiversity and sustainable urban development. She is a frequent participant in the storytelling group here at the department of pedagogical, curricural and professional studies. She is a humanities scholar always ending up in biology. Presently, Ebba is a senior lecturer at the teacher education at the University of Gothenburg. Her main professional focus is education for sustainable development, namely how individuals and society understand ecosystem functions and the interdependence between humans and nature. Privately, Ebba cherishes all forms of history, fairytales and Nordic sentimental song lyrics.

35 min
Mar 16

Abdulrahman Abou Dahesh

Abdulrahman is a Fulbright scholar from Lebanon and holds a MSc in Neuroscience from The University of Texas at Dallas. He is interested in teaching neuroscience to children as a form of science education and social-emotional learning. At his startup, Neurochem Lab, Abdul develops neuroscience educational programs, using storytelling as his primary learning approach.

30 min
Jan 30

Si Poole

Dr Si Poole, is an Associate Professor of Cultural Education at the University of Chester, UK; He is a folklorist, trustee of the Mythstories museum and a Director and Researcher at the Centre for Research into Education, Creativity and Arts through Practice (RECAP). His work currently focuses on gardening in education, and as the founder and holder of the National Plant collection of Mentha, his work champions gardening as a creative praxis and considers what that means for communities; his research also covers a wide array of other creative praxes and pedagogies; storytelling; walking methodologies; and the intercultural use of music; informal songwriting; and arts, and crafts, based initiatives. He has worked in 18 countries developing research initiatives and presenting interactive vocal performances, most recently as a Visiting Professor at Gothenburg University, and next month a Visiting Professor at Uppsala University, Sweden. Si is also a published poet; Managing Director of Soil Records; and has written and released seven albums to critical acclaim and is still singing and songwriting with 'the loose kites’ to this day.

52 min
12/04/2025

Clare Murphy

Dublin born storyteller Clare Murphy has worked with story for 19 years. SHe has performed on stages around Europe and the Americas for audiences of 5000 people. She tells myth, folklore, wisdom tales, science, and history, as well as the occasional true story. She teaches and consults with all kinds of people and organisations worldwide from The Royal Shakespeare Company to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory to The New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team.

46 min
11/03/2025

Rachelle Breuer and Andrea Mercier-Droste

Meet two teacher educators from Ludwigsburg in Germany. They have experience of using storytelling in language teaching. Andrea tells a bilingual version of Little red riding hood. Rachelle Breuer, M.A. has taught college-level EFL (English as a Foreign Language) and German as a Foreign Language in the U.S. and Germany, and she currently works as an EFL instructor / academic staff member in the Institute of English at Ludwigsburg University of Education. Andrea Mercier-Droste, M.A. has taught college-level EFL/ESL (English as a Foreign/Second Language) in the U.S. and. Germany, as well as Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Germany. She currently works as a linguistics instructor / academic staff member in the Institute of English at Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany. Her professional interests include bilingualism/multilingualism, language identity, language bans and bias, language acquisition and language attitudes. She has a passion for bilingual storytelling, code-switching, debunking myths about bilinguals/multilinguals, and encouraging a more inclusive definition of bilingualism/multilingualism.

37 min
10/05/2025

Daniel Morden

Daniel Morden has been a professional teller of traditional tales since 1989. He has travelled all over the world, from the Arctic to the Pacific to the Caribbean, sharing and collecting stories. He has appeared at the National Theatre, Hay Festival, The National Storytelling Festival of America, WOMAD, many theatres, arts centres, festivals…and thousands of schools.In 2017 he was awarded the Hay Festival Medal for his services to storytelling. He has written several award-winning anthologies of traditional stories, includingDARK TALES FROM THE WOODSHe also coaches storytellers and teaches an annual beginners weekend at Ty Newydd Writer’s Centre.

45 min
08/19/2025

Mara Menzies

It was at the Music and Storytelling Festival in Ljungby last summer that we met Mara Menzi from Kenya. And we took the opportunity to record a podcast episode when we had the chance. It became a very interesting conversation about storytelling's ability to spread hope, which is important in our time. Mara is an award-winning storyteller and author who has captivated audiences across more than 30 countries worldwide. The Ljungby festival marks her very first performance in Sweden! She is passionate about the transformative power of story. She is also the visionary founder of Msitu wa Ndoto, a groundbreaking initiative operating from the oldest human burial site in Africa (78000 years old),that celebrates nature and cultural heritage. She is currently in the process of creating East Africa's first story forest.

36 min
06/16/2025

Svend-Erik Engh and Neil Sutcliffe

This pod cast is recorded live infront of an audience at the music and storytelling festival in Ljungby 13th of June 2025. Svend-Erik Engh, are a Danish storyteller based in Edinburgh. He brings Viking sagas, Norse myths, and Scandinavian folktales to life with a vivid, physical style shaped by his training at Odin Teatret. With over 30 years of experience, he has performed across the UK and Europe, including acclaimed shows like GIANTS and Gullrun’s Saga. His collaborations with illustrator Tea Bendix have led to stage productions and the book Danish Folk Tales (The History Press, 2023). He has giving storytelling workshops for schools and storytellers. Neil Sutcliffe is an accordionist and folksinger from Scotland. After completing the degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has built a performing career encompassing both traditional and classical music. Together Neil and Svend-Erik have created Walk the Oars, Wolves Within and Gullruns Saga, the latter part of the the music and storytelling festival in Ljungby. In this pod cast Neil plays accordion and Svend-Erik tells a folktale and we all consider the power of storytelling.

42 min

Learning Lore is a podcast about live storytelling and education, hosted by Dr. Ola Henricsson and Dr. Catherine MacHale Gunnarsson from the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies at the University of Gothenburg. In each episode, we invite a guest to share a story with us and our listeners. We then discuss how live storytelling relates to teaching and learning—and how the experience of storytelling can change us and our world.

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