Sustainability, STEM Equals and Storytelling with Allison Galbraith

In this episode, I speak with my friend and colleague Allison Galbraith.  Allison and I co-wrote Dancing with Trees: Eco-Tales of the British Isles and she has recently launched her book Lanarkshire Folktales.  Allison is a storyteller, student of folklore, voice artist and author.  She has backgrounds as an actor and as a teacher ofContinue reading “Sustainability, STEM Equals and Storytelling with Allison Galbraith”

Podcast: Truth and Story

Okay, full disclosure, I meant to record this episode first as the introduction to the entire podcast, but then the opportunity to record a conversation with Sian Cornelius came up, and this one had to wait. I do regular storytelling training workshops with academics, scientists and students to help them communicate their research more effectively.Continue reading “Podcast: Truth and Story”

First Day in Residence at the RZSS!

So here’s my exciting news: Today was my first day as Storyteller in Residence for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.  I was absolutely thrilled to be appointed to this role and I look forward to giving a day a week of my time to the RZSS and its more-than-human communities over the next twelveContinue reading “First Day in Residence at the RZSS!”