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Folktales from Sudan

by Hana Baba
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  • See you in Season 3!

    August 24, 2026 · 2 min

    Izzayyakum! 👋🏾  This is Hana Baba host of Folktales from Sudan. 🙏🏽 Thank you SO much for listening to our stories- it means so much to us! We’ve been getting such great feedback, and so many of you are connecting with these…

  • Basma's Riddle

    August 23, 2026 · 24 min

    👸🏽 A Queen who is loved across the kingdom begins to wonder: are her people truly happy… or just afraid to speak honestly around her? 🤔 🧕🏾 One night, disguised as an ordinary woman, she secretly leaves the palace to search for the…

  • Bantar the Frog

    August 15, 2026 · 18 min

    🐸 Bantar the Frog was used to a lush life of swimming, relaxing, and doing exactly what she wanted. 💅 🦔 Then she met Hassaan the Hedgehog and they got married! 💕  🧹🍳 But her new life came with housework she wasn't used to..   🥁…

  • The Elixir of Life

    August 8, 2026 · 25 min

    🍯 The Elixir of Life  👑 A powerful king gets sick, and his three sons set off on an epic journey to find a cure. 🍯 They travel in search of the magic healing potion Ikseer Alhayaa -  the Elixir of Life   👵🏾 But along the way, a…

  • The Two Jackals

    August 2, 2026 · 16 min

    🦊 🦊 Two jackal cousins live completely different lives. 🏙️ One lives in a busy city filled with comfort and treats.. 🌵The other lives out in the harsh desert wilderness..  🔄 When the desert jackal visits the city, he loves it!  And he…

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  • Aziza the Princess Bride

    July 26, 2026 · 28 min

    👸🏽 Princess Aziza marries a prince chosen by her father, and leaves home to begin her new life in the prince's grand palace..  🚪 The palace has dozens of rooms-  all filled with treasures!  But the prince tells Aziza: you may enter any…

  • The Magic Forest

    July 19, 2026 · 19 min

    🌳 A woodcutter discovers a forest filled with tall Baan trees and thinks, ‘I can be rich!’ 🪓 During the day, he cuts the trees down… but overnight, they mysteriously grow back..  🌙  One night, he decides to stay awake to find out who…

  • The Friendship Test

    July 11, 2026 · 18 min

    🫅🏾 Everyone wants to be friends with the young Prince Mahmoud, and he really wants to find a good friend to play with.. ❓But how can he know who likes him only for his wealth -  and who is a real, true friend?  👸🏽 His mother, the…

  • Makkar the Fox

    July 4, 2026 · 17 min

    🦊 Every night, a sly fox named Makkar sneaks into a farmer’s watermelon patch for a secret feast. 🍉 🧑🏾‍🌾 But when the farmer realizes his watermelons are missing, he decides it’s time to teach the fox a lesson he won’t forget.. ❓…

  • The Sultan's Secret

    June 26, 2026 · 13 min

    🤴🏽 A powerful Sultan has an embarrassing secret… 😳 One person knows the truth, but if he tells anyone- he could lose everything. So he needs to keep quiet. 🤐 For weeks, he keeps the secret bottled inside… until one day, he just can’t…

  • Filayfla the Clever Girl

    June 20, 2026 · 19 min

    👧🏾 Everyone in the village loved Filayfla 💕 💡 She was fun, kind, and always full of clever ideas.  🤴🏽 But her uncle, the Sultan, was cruel and jealous.  When he challenges her father,  clever Filayfla uses her wisdom and…

  • See you in Season 2!

    June 12, 2025 · 2 min

    Izzayyakum! 👋🏾  This is Hana Baba host of Folktales from Sudan. 🙏🏽 Thank you SO much for listening to our stories- it means so much to us! We’ve been getting such great feedback, and so many of you are connecting with these…

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About the show

Stories from Sudanese folklore for the whole family, told by award-winning public radio journalist and storyteller Hana Baba Folktales from Sudan is the first audio storytelling podcast bringing the fairytales of Sudan to global audiences. The stories use original music, sound design and sing alongs, exposing kids to the heritage of a culture they may know little about,  through immersive narrative storytelling. Folktales from Sudan has been featured by the BBC, NPR, OkayAfrica, and was named a 2025  Best Podcast for Kids by The Podcast Academy’s Ambie Awards.