Jay O'Callahan

The Journey of the Great Auk

In 1991 Dick Wheeler fulfilled a life-long dream and paddled his kayak along the migratory route of the now-extinct Great Auk from Newfoundland to Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts. He teamed up with famed storyteller Jay O’Callahan to help him tell the story of the Great Auk, and both men join host Steve Curwood in the studio […]

Living on Earth’s Fifth Annual Winter Solstice Seasonal Storytelling Special

The World

Forged in the Stars

The World

Forged in the Stars

The Eagle Soars

The World

Forged in the Stars

Living on Earth’s winter special concludes with Jay O’Callahan’s story of the Voyager.

The World

Forged in the Stars

For the holiday season Living on Earth is proud to present storyteller Jay O’Callahan’s new work “Forged in the Stars.” O’Callahan was commissioned to write “a love letter to NASA” in honor of the nation’s space
agency’s 50th anniversary. “Forged in the S

The World

The Eagle Soars

Jay O’Callahan tells the story of J.C. High Eagle, a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma, who knew at childhood that his life’s work would be space exploration.

Jay O’Callahan

In a tale of community and averted calamity, Massachusetts storyteller Jay O’Callahan tells of the blizzard that turned his sister’s wedding day into an unexpected and memorable event.

The Great Auk

In 1991 Dick Wheeler fulfilled a life-long dream and paddled his kayak along the migratory route of the now-extinct Great Auk from Newfoundland to Buzzard’s Bay, Massachusetts. He teamed up with famed storyteller Jay O’Callahan to help him tell the story of the Great Auk, and both men join host Steve Curwood in the studio […]