233. Hana Baba on New Podcast Series 'Folktales From Sudan'

Hana Baba is creator of the new audio series “Folktales From
Sudan.” The series is a passion project inspired by the stories
Baba grew up hearing when visiting relatives in Sudan. Each
episode is a single story narrated by Baba with music and sound
effects. Baba says the series marks the first time the tales have
been recorded in English. “Folktales From Sudan” premiered in
March and is now available wherever you get your podcasts.


Baba is an award-winning journalist with KALW in San Francisco,
where she hosts the long-running news magazine “Crosscurrents.”
She reports on immigrants and communities of color, health,
education, race, identity, culture, religion and arts. Baba was
born in Sudan and migrated to the United States with her family
as a child.


Michael Griffin talks with Baba about storytelling’s role in
culture, and the virtue of sharing African stories on a global
scale.