Nicholas Kotar and I discuss the relationship between traditional stories, fairy tales and how they relate to modern understanding of history,  as well as how Tolkien's vision of Fantasy proposes a solution for modern storytelling.  

You can find Nicholas' website here: http://nicholaskotar.com/

His Kickstarter still going for two more days:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1402845448/raven-son-epic-fantasy-inspired-by-russian-fairy-t

The books we discussed can be found in the following links:

- Song of Sirin by Nicholas Kotar: https://goo.gl/PSPi1J

- The Curse of the Raven by Nicholas Kotar: https://goo.gl/DCyNqf

- Laurus by Eugene Vodolazkin: https://goo.gl/JmypHi

- Essays by Tolkien: https://goo.gl/HKkZUg

Check out also the Storytellers Channel with whom I will collaborate: https://goo.gl/v4JdYk