S2 E11: Stories about Fantastic Critters feat. Motoko and Original Submarine Drama 'The Crystal Whale'

Today’s hour is filled with stories about fantastic critters of all kinds. You'll meet unlikely beasts both real and imagined, and each one might make you think differently of a real-life animal – or person – you love. (2:26) Japanese storyteller Motoko shares an old Chinese folktale about a father's unlikely relationship with a cricket in "The Golden Eye of the Fighting Cricket," recorded live in the Apple Seed Studio. (22:46) Host Sam Payne talks about his relationship with a colony of feral cats living in his backyard in today's entry in the Radio Family Journal. (35:00) A new original audio drama called "The Crystal Whale." The crew of an experimental glass submarine grounded on the bottom of the ocean faces a giant, mysterious creature that has an unusual fixation on their sub.