In this episode, Connor is joined by several of the members of the MythLab get together to talk about the origins of this story and set the stage for the adventure that is Letters From the Marsh.

We talk about their inspiration for this story, and get a glimpse at their podcast proposal before exploring the MythLab process that draw Isabella's story from their research on coastal ecosystems. In this episode you will hear from:

Marte Stoorvogel, a Postdoc at University of Twente.

Victoria Mason, a PhD Candidate at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.

Arjan Conijn, a PostDoc at Groningen University.

Sarah Dzimballa, a PhD Candidate at the University of Twente.

Jos Muller, a PhD candidate at the University of Twente, was not able to join us for this episode. You will be hearing him open the first chapter of our story in the next episode.

This series was developed and produced by the Story Engineer, Connor McMullen, as is distributed in collaboration with the Dutch International Storytelling Centre.

The Living Dikes Project is a consortium of Universities, research institutes, and Dutch Water Boards and provinces researching nature-based solutions for our coastlines.

Special thanks to the sound artists whose Creative Commons sounds and recordings helped bring our stories to live. Most of the birds, animals, and nature sounds you hear in these stories are from the collection of Klankbeeld, the Dutch Sound Museum.