Between the Prayer Mat and the Smoke Hole with Watkins Books
Martin Shaw talks Smoke Hole, wilderness vigil, rites of passage and Wolferland's nine secret words in this wide-ranging interview for Watkins Books. (Nov 2021).
Dr Martin Shaw on The Monocle Weekly Podcast
'We take a look at the roots of narrative as we meet master storyteller and mythologist Dr Martin Shaw. Mythologist Dr Martin Shaw is a world-renowned storyteller and expert in folklore. He joins us to discuss his latest book (Courting the Wild Twin) and explain the enduring power of the oral tradition.' (March 2020). Listen to the podcast.
Lightning Tree: New interview marks 10 years
Lightning Tree: New interview marks 10 years Cista Mystica is celebrating ten years since the publication of Martin Shaw's first book A Branch From The Lightning Tree, with an in depth interview going right to the heart of how the books have evolved over the last decade. In the 50-minute interview, which can be heard on Soundcloud here, Martin reveals how a conversation with musician Joe Strummer from The Clash sowed the seeds for the book many years before. He explains: "I met him once at a party
Magers & Quinn Booksellers Podcast with Kathleen Lee
Martin Shaw sits down with Kathleen Lee to talk about his work with Tony Hoagland on Cinderbiter, a collection of Celtic poems. (Aug 2020).
Courting the Wild Twin with Emergence Magazine
Emergence Magazine podcast. Martin Shaw on initiation, agency, and the move into the mythical. (June 2020). https://bit.ly/courting-the-wild-twin
Gambling with the Knuckle Bones of Wolves – The Mythic Masculine Interview
Gambling with the Knuckle Bones of Wolves – The Mythic Masculine interview with Martin Shaw. Martin Shaw in conversation with Ian MacKenzie on the bardic role of the mythteller, why we are in the underworld (but don’t know it yet), how this time of coronavirus might be an invitation into our collective initiation, and more. (April 2020).
Pandemic & Mythic Meanings of this Cultural Moment Interview
Banyen Books, in conversation with Dr. Martin Shaw: Pandemic & Mythic Meanings of this cultural moment. (April 2020).
Mud and Antler Bone: An interview with Martin Shaw
Emergence Magazine, Mud and Antler Bone: An interview with Martin Shaw. (Recorded 2018). https://bit.ly/mud-and-antler-bone
The Soul and the Star
An Interview with Martin Shaw WHAT IS YOUR WORK ABOUT? An on-going nostos—a homecoming—to the heart, I suppose. There’s an old image in folktales of people that bury their heart under a tree so they can acquire more power without the distraction of conscience. I don’t wish that for myself alone, or as a father, or for the wider culture at this point. There is an inheritance, which the West has largely turned its back on, that I am very interested in. We glimpse it sometimes in