Our Stories and Our Selves

Some oral cultures use their stories to recall all sorts of useful information about their area, plants and history among other things. This episode looks at how we can use stories to help our memories, and how stories told across generations can inform us about our world.  Also a bit about the challenges of telling history stories, no matter the medium. Get in touch on OurStoriesAndOurSelves@gmail.com  or @ ourstories.bsky.social Music from https://pixabay.com/users/good_b_m

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