“At the end of all roads, between an end and a beginning…”

Tales From the Singing Porch is an original folktale anthology podcast.

Let yourself be whisked away to worlds full of adventure, meaning, and joy in these bite-sized stories full of heart. The Singing Porch will make sure you always safely return home.

Interested? Pull up a chair!

“These stories make the world seem new and open your heart in such surprising ways.”

-Brandon A.

“Chilling, bracing, and thoughtful; folktales for today’s world”

-Nora G.

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We’d love to bring you another season of Tales From the Singing Porch, but as a small indie podcast, we have no guarantee we’ll be able to stick around.

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The Singing Porch started in a cozy Chicago apartment…

In 2023, a group of friends in Chicago started gathering to celebrate all the small and lovely things that were important to us. Some baked brownies, some brought music, and we told stories by candlelight to a room full of loved ones.

We started the Singing Porch so we could keep that magic alive—a welcoming place where people use stories to have an absurd amount of fun, connect with others, and to practice radically re-imagining the world.

Want to use one of our stories?

If you’d like to make original art of a Singing Porch story, we’d love to see it! You are welcome to share and adapt work from Tales From the Singing Porch, as long as:

  • You credit us —> tag The Singing Porch, and let people know where you got the idea.

  • It’s non-commercial —> if we’re keeping it free, you can too!

You can learn more information about Creative Commons licensing here.