What Is Mudwater Mutters?
Mudwater Mutters is a companion podcast to The Stinkwater Escapee. Part audiobook, part behind-the-scenes commentary, and part experiment in media literacy, it invites listeners deeper into the world of Stinkwater and the stories we tell ourselves.
Listen to the Story
Episodes include narrated chapters from The Stinkwater Escapee, allowing readers and listeners to experience Big Al’s adventures in audio form.
Beyond the Swamp
Somewhere between an audiobook, a radio show, and a campfire story, Mudwater Mutters follows Big Al’s journey into the strange human ways of the almost-modern city called Ankerton through:
- storytelling and narrative
- media literacy and critical thinking
- in-world advertisements and broadcasts (trans-media)
Why a Podcast?
What began as a book became an experiment in telling a story across multiple forms of media.
Mudwater Mutters allows readers to move beyond the printed page and experience the wider world surrounding Big Al’s adventure through audio form.
About the Host
H. Jacob Buller is a Manitoba writer, educator, and storyteller. He writes from the prairies, where red-wing blackbirds gossip, herons disappear mysteriously, and the ditches occasionally hide wandering crocodiles. Through fiction, podcasts, and community projects, he explores storytelling, critical thinking, and the ways people make sense of the world around them.
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