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Welcome to THE COACHMAN. I’m Omarr — storyteller, truth-teller, and your host.Every week, I take short stories from over a century ago and bring them back with soul. I read ‘em loud, clear, and with perspective — then I break ‘em down through the eyes of a modern Black man.Think history, culture, real talk… and a few f-bombs when needed.This ain’t school. This is storytelling that hits different.

Ep. 122 The Goblin Pony (Scotland & Ireland) 18 - 19th century

9 mins; February 26, 2026

Ep. 121: Connla and the Fairy Maiden (Ireland) 8-9th century CE

14 mins; February 23, 2026

Ep. 120: The Tortoise with His Pretty Daughter by Yoruba (Nigeria) c. Unknown

13 mins; February 19, 2026

Ep. 14: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit (Ancient India) Ancient Over 2000 Years Ago

8 mins; February 16, 2026

Ep. 118: The Prodigal Son Luke XV (Ancient Judea) 1st Century CE

5 mins; February 13, 2026

Ep. 117: A Woman's Wrath by Anton Chekov (Yiddish) Poland 1890's

19 mins; February 09, 2026

Ep. 116: The Bird of Truth by Andrew Lang (Spain) 1890

35 mins; February 05, 2026

Ep. 115: The Dog and the Cook by Aesop (Ancient Greece) 6th century BCE

22 mins; February 02, 2026

Ep. 114: Federigo's Falcon by Biovanni Boccaccio (Italy) 1353

22 mins; January 29, 2026

Ep. 113: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark) 1845

13 mins; January 26, 2026

Ep. 112: Rumpelstiltskin by the Brothers Grimm (Germany) early 1800's

14 mins; January 22, 2026

Ep. 111: The Open Window by Saki "H.H. Munro" (England) 1914

13 mins; January 19, 2026

Ep. 110: The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (Ireland) 1888

15 mins; January 15, 2026

Ep. 109: God Sees the Truth; But Waits by Leo Tolstoy (France) early 19th century

34 mins; January 12, 2026

Ep. 108: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (France) 1884

34 mins; January 08, 2026

Ep. 107: The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (USA) 1905

26 mins; January 05, 2026

Ep. 106: The Cabuliawalla by Rabindranath Tagore (India) 1892

32 mins; January 01, 2026

Ep. 105: Lancelot and Elaine by Mary MacGregor (Celtic)

25 mins; April 26, 2024

Ep. 104: Tokgabi and His Pranks by William Elliot Griffis (Korea)

14 mins; April 22, 2024

Ep. 103: How the Monkey Became a Trickster by Elsie Spicer Eells (Brasil)

6 mins; April 19, 2024

Ep. 102: The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen

3 mins; March 30, 2024

Ep. 101: Origin of the Welsh published by P.H. Emerson (Wales)

11 mins; March 01, 2024

Ep. 100: The Disciple by Oscar Wilde (A Favourite from me to you)

3 mins; August 16, 2023

Ep. 99: How the Ducks Got Their Fine Feathers by Frank Bird Linderman (Native American North America)

10 mins; August 10, 2023

Ep. 98: The Water of Life by Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (Catalan)

17 mins; August 07, 2023

Ep. 97: Nils Finn by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (Norway)

3 mins; August 03, 2023

Ep. 96: Fresh Figs by Elsie Spicer Eells (Portugal)

10 mins; July 31, 2023

Ep. 95: Blondine by Comtesse de Segur (France)

10 mins; July 27, 2023

Ep. 94: The Coming of the King by Laura E. Richards (United States)

6 mins; July 24, 2023

Ep. 93: The Baker's Dozen by Charles M. Skinner (United States)

6 mins; July 20, 2023

Ep. 92: The Child's Story by Charles Dickens (England)

15 mins; July 17, 2023

Ep. 91: A Story Without a Title by Anton Chekhov (Russia)

14 mins; July 13, 2023

Ep. 90: Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice by Frank Bird Linderman (Native American)

11 mins; July 10, 2023

Ep. 89: Condemned to the Noose by Charles M. Skinner (USA)

6 mins; July 06, 2023

Ep. 88: The Greedy Old Man by Frances Jenkins Olcott (Cornish)

9 mins; July 03, 2023

Ep. 87: The Tobacco Fairy from the Blue Hills by Cyrus Macmillan (Canada)

13 mins; June 29, 2023

Ep. 86: Caline by Kate Chopin (USA)

10 mins; June 28, 2023

Ep. 85: The Eagle by A.J. Glinski (Poland)

19 mins; June 05, 2023

Ep. 84: The Golden Helmet by Willim Griffis Elliot (Netherlands)

23 mins; June 01, 2023

Ep. 83: A Legend of St. Bartholomew; A Spanish/Portuguese Folktale (Spain & Portugal)

22 mins; May 23, 2023

Ep. 82: The Red Slipper by William Elliot Griffis (Holland)

17 mins; May 15, 2023

Ep. 81: The Sagacious Monkey & the Boar compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki (Japan)

9 mins; May 04, 2023

Ep. 80: Stompe Pilt by Clara Stroebe (Sweden)

4 mins; April 10, 2023

Ep. 79:The Story of the Blind Baba Abdalla (Persia)

23 mins; April 06, 2023

Ep. 78:Tawhaki by Edith Howes (Moari)

18 mins; April 03, 2023

Ep. 77: The Fighting Cocks & The Eagle by Aesop (Ancient Greece)

1 min; February 20, 2023

Ep. 76: Black Bull of Norroway by Joseph Jacobs (Scotland)

13 mins; February 16, 2023

Ep. 75: The Forest of Lilacs by Comtesse De Segur (France)

3 mins; February 15, 2023

Ep. 74: The Fairy In The Cuckoo Clock By William Elliot Griffins (Switzerland)

18 mins; February 09, 2023

Ep. 73: A Story Of Robin Hood by James Baldwin (United States)

7 mins; February 07, 2023

Ep. 72: The Animals Dam By Sanni Metelerkamp (South Africa)

18 mins; February 03, 2023

Ep. 71: The Bremen Town Musicians by The Brothers Grimm (Germany)

12 mins; January 30, 2023

Ep. 70: Andras Baive In Andrew Lang's Fairy books (Finland)

20 mins; January 12, 2023

Ep. 69: The Princess & The Puma By O. Henry (United States)

13 mins; January 09, 2023

Ep. 68: The Fir Tree by Hans Christen Andersen (Denmark)

22 mins; December 25, 2022

Ep. 67: Ouyan the Curlew (An Australian Folktale)

6 mins; December 19, 2022

Ep. 66: The Story of Ivan and the Daughter of the Sun (A Ukrainian Folktale)

10 mins; December 15, 2022

Ep. 65: The Sun and the Moon (A Filipino Folktale)

1 min; December 12, 2022

Ep. 64: Jane, Jane, Don't Complian by Parker Fillmore (Finland)

7 mins; December 08, 2022

Ep. 63: Brabo & the Giant by William Elliot Griffis (Belgium)

14 mins; December 05, 2022

Ep. 62: The Devil's Hide: The Story of the Boy Who Wouldn't Lose His Temper compiled by Parker Fillmore (Finland)

24 mins; December 01, 2022

Ep. 61: How the Jackal Got His Stripes

11 mins; November 28, 2022

Ep. 59: The Voice of Death compiled by Mite Kremnitz (Romania)

7 mins; November 24, 2022

Ep. 60: The Fighting Bulls and The Frog by Aesop (Ancient Greece)

1 min; November 24, 2022

Ep. 58: The Husband Who Was to Mind the House by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (Norway)

6 mins; November 21, 2022

Ep. 57: Asmund & Signy from Andrew Lang's Fairytales (Iceland)

12 mins; November 17, 2022

Ep. 56: Why the Bat Flies at Night compiled by Elphinstone Dayrell (Southern Nigeria)

2 mins; November 14, 2022

Ep. 55:The Ingenious Student by Charles Sellers (Spain)

11 mins; November 10, 2022

Ep. 54:The Happy Family by Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark)

9 mins; November 07, 2022

Ep. 53: My Halloween Story pt. 2

24 mins; November 03, 2022

Ep: 52: The Haunted House by Virginia Woolf (England)

6 mins; October 31, 2022

Ep. 51: My Halloween Story by Omarr jon Oree II

21 mins; October 31, 2022

Ep. 50 The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

5 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 49: The Mirror of Maytsuyama

5 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 48: A Little Tiny Thing

8 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 47: The Land of Nod

1 min; September 29, 2022

Ep. 46: The Father and His Sons

1 min; September 29, 2022

Ep. 45: Little Boy

1 min; September 29, 2022

Ep. 44: Ex Oblivione

5 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 43: Two Travelers and a Bear

1 min; September 26, 2022

Ep. 42: Ahonui

12 mins; September 22, 2022

Ep. 41: A Telefonic Conversation

7 mins; September 08, 2022

Ep. 40: Herr Korbes

3 mins; September 05, 2022

Ep. 39: How the Moon Became so Beautiful

4 mins; September 05, 2022

Ep. 38: About Barbers

11 mins; September 05, 2022

Ep. 40: A Telefonic Conversation

6 mins; September 01, 2022

Ep. 39: How The Moon Became Beautiful

5 mins; August 29, 2022

Ep. 38: About Barbers

11 mins; August 28, 2022

Ep. 38: About Barbers

11 mins; August 25, 2022

Ep. 37: The Little Thief in the Pantry

3 mins; August 22, 2022

Ep. 36: The Five Little Pigs

6 mins; August 18, 2022

Ep. 35: A School Story

17 mins; August 18, 2022

Ep. 34: The Eyes Have It

8 mins; August 08, 2022

Ep. 33: The Ass and It's Shadow

1 min; August 05, 2022

Ep. 32: The Ass Carrying The Image

1 min; August 04, 2022

Ep. 31: The Ass and The Lap Dog

2 mins; August 03, 2022

Ep. 30: The Ass and The Grasshoppers

1 min; August 02, 2022

Ep. 29: The Ass and His Driver

1 min; August 02, 2022

Ep. 28: The Dog

8 mins; July 26, 2022

Ep. 27: The Stag and His Reflection

1 min; July 25, 2022

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