• Storytime for the Apocalypse - The Podcast

  • By: Tilly Hinton
  • Podcast

Storytime for the Apocalypse - The Podcast

By: Tilly Hinton
  • Summary

  • Storytime for the Apocalypse is a collection of mini podcasts for your listening pleasure. In each one, you will hear from one reader, bringing you a well-measured dose of read-aloud medicine. Hosted by Tilly Hinton. Produced by Sëan Tretheway.
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Episodes
  • #7 Scholar Dr Sara Spike reads from ‘The Closing Down of Summer’ by Alistair MacLeod
    Feb 15 2025

    Dr Sara Spike (she/her) is a cultural historian of rural communities and coastal environments in Atlantic Canada. She is an instructor in the History Department at Dalhousie University and a member of the Executive Committee of NiCHE (the Network in Canadian History & Environment). She lives in rural Nova Scotia, part of Mi'kma'ki , the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq. Her research uses a range of unconventional perspectives to explore the historical worlds of rural Canadians, illuminating and recuperating overlooked aspects of rural culture and knowledge. She is currently writing a book about the history of fog in Atlantic Canada, which explores how the perpetual presence of fog has shaped life and culture in this coastal region, offering a new entry point into histories of science, settler colonialism, seafaring, and daily life.


    In this episode, recorded in June 2021 and guest curated by the Network in Canadian History & Environment | Nouvelle initiative Canadienne en histoire de l'environnement, Sara reads from ‘The Closing Down of Summer’ by Alistair MacLeod.

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    14 mins
  • #6 Jessica Perini reads ‘We Were Made for These Times’ by Clarissa Pinkola Estes
    Feb 6 2025

    Jessica is a writer, editor and permaculturist from Sydney who sees book manuscripts as complex ecologies and brings a holistic, permaculturalist perspective to all she does, including editing, community gardening, sustainability, and human rights. She has edited books that won accolades such as the Prime Minister's Prize, Premier's Literary Awards, The Age Book of the Year and many others. She spent the pandemic in her element, baking, cooking, saving and raising seed, and (remotely) helping communities transition to more holistic ways.

    In this episode, recorded in November 2020, Jessica reads ‘We Were Made for These Times’ by Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

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    14 mins
  • #5 Krysta Gonzales reads from ‘Intimations’ by Zadie Smith
    Jan 31 2025

    Krysta Gonzales (she/they) is a queer Los-Angeles based actor, voiceover artist, playwright, and podcast host of Black American and Mexican American descent. She earned her BFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Experimental Theatre Wing and was a Diversity Scholar at The Groundlings School. Her recent credits include Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” and “Elemental,” “Quarter Life Poetry” on FX, and her play Más Cara was the flagship production for the FuturX 2019 Theater Festival in Austin. They’re a current member of Dan Froot & Company, which creates theater pieces, podcasts, and community gatherings that foster dialogue around hunger, race, the gun debate, and other pressing social issues. She also serves as a board member for The Michael’s Daughter Foundation, which provides free and low-cost enrichment programs to youth and families in underserved communities, including creative writing workshops, creating original plays, monologues, and short films along with documentaries and music. They are also committed to providing resources such as financial wellness workshops, emergency funds, and scholarship money for college students impacted by incarceration and/or having a loved one behind bars. Krysta’s podcast “History Around You,” produced by Jett Road Studios, focuses on family stories that shed light on significant historical events and is available on Apple and Spotify.


    In this episode, recorded in September 2021, Krysta reads from ‘Intimations’ by Zadie Smith

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    15 mins

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