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1001 Nights: Science and Geometry

By |2024-07-16T23:53:17-04:00July 17th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

A story from "One Thousand and One Nights" about three wondrous gifts: a clock, a security system, and a fake horse that can fly. Bet you can't guess which one wins the prize at the king's big science and geometry fair. The creature is the Tangie! It'll be your friend, but only if [...]

1001 Nights: Science and Geometry (ad-free)

By |2024-07-16T23:49:16-04:00July 16th, 2024|Categories: Member Post|

A story from "One Thousand and One Nights" about three wondrous gifts: a clock, a security system, and a fake horse that can fly. Bet you can't guess which one wins the prize at the king's big science and geometry fair. The creature is the Tangie! It'll be your friend, but only if you want to [...]

376-Danish folklore: Sweet Pea (ad-free)

By |2024-07-10T00:07:13-04:00July 10th, 2024|Categories: Member Post|

Three stories from Denmark about learning from your mistakes. Or not learning, and donating six full bags of gold to the local thieves. The creature is the swamfisk. It's horrible, horrible smell is a personal choice. Dwarves fighting cranes in Greenland: https://myths.link/376 Dustache dustpan: https://myths.link/dustache --- Sponsors: GhostBed: Ready for a more comfortable night of sleep? [...]

376-Danish folklore: Sweet Pea

By |2024-07-10T00:15:52-04:00July 10th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

Three stories from Denmark about learning from your mistakes. Or not learning, and donating six full bags of gold to the local thieves. The creature is the swamfisk. It's horrible, horrible smell is a personal choice. Dustache dustpan: https://myths.link/dustache Music: "Dandelions" by Chad Crouch "Double-crested Cormorant" by Chad Crouch [...]

375-Monkey King: The Eyes Have It

By |2024-07-02T22:53:02-04:00July 3rd, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West where maybe this monastery is different and not haunted and infested with monsters? Maybe? Please? Also, we'll see if Xuanzang is old enough to go beg for food on his own without a bodyguard. The creature is Storsjöodjuret, [...]

375-Monkey King: The Eyes Have It (ad-free)

By |2024-07-02T22:47:51-04:00July 2nd, 2024|Categories: Member Post|

We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West where maybe this monastery is different and not haunted and infested with monsters? Maybe? Please? Also, we'll see if Xuanzang is old enough to go beg for food on his own without a bodyguard. The creature is Storsjöodjuret, and it's open [...]

European Fairy Tales: Mermaider, part 2 of 2 (ad-free)

By |2024-06-26T00:48:21-04:00June 26th, 2024|Categories: Member Post|

Undine the water elemental has a soul. And an evil uncle. And a friend who is in love with her husband. And about a thousand family members who want to see that everything works out for her. Her story, and that of Sir Huldbrand's, is far from over. The creature is Sore-Gus, who's actually pretty sore. [...]

373-European Fairy Tales: The Elements

By |2024-06-18T22:10:10-04:00June 19th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|

The story of Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, is a direct precursor to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" and comes inspired by the soulless elemental creatures some alchemists thought populated our world. Really they just want to marry you and are mostly nice. The creatures this week are the Sirena, [...]

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