27C-King Arthur: The Errant Knight
This is a place to listen and discuss episode 27C: The Errant Knight, with pictures, extra details, and historical background. [...]
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Member episode 6: Iron Shoes
On this member episode, it's a fairy tale from German folklore about a young man who wanders in to a dark, seemingly-abandoned castle only to meet a mysterious woman who has a number of difficult tasks for him. The creature is from Russian folklore, and you'll learn why you need to bring your rooster with you [...]
27B-King Arthur: Mayday
The discussion post for episode 27B: Mayday, where we learn about the Questing beast and Arthur gets Excalibur [...]
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27A-King Arthur: The Violence Inherent in the System
This is a new weekly post where I'll talk about the episodes released that week. I'll discuss my thoughts, talk about sources, and present some corrections and elaborations. This week: we return to the world of King Arthur. [...]
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9 Best Drone Videos of Locations from Myths and Legends
Videos of actual places we've talked about on the podcast! Like the island where Icarus crashed down, and the hill that the Lambton Worm wrapped himself around. [...]
26-Japanese Fairy Tales: Wisdom
This week: two folktales from Japan. One is about a humble, happy stone cutter who becomes a power-mad, bitter stone cutter. The other is about, surprise surprise, supernatural occurrences at a Buddhist temple in a remote mountain region. The creature of the week is...or are...the blue men of the Minch. They are blue, men, and very, [...]
25-Dragons: This is Where You Get to Make it Right
The story of a famous dragon from the folklore of north east England is filled with knights, curses, and, of course, the need to kill your favorite childhood dog. The story of the Lambton Worm is a quest for redemption where many people die because of a young man who just wants to yell cuss words at [...]
Member’s Only Short 2: Supplemental Irish Legends
An extra supplemental story to the Irish legends (22A-22C) that tells the story of a character we saw only glimpses of, but whose tale is tragically interwoven with the rest of the larger legends. It's a short backstory that adds one more level of detail to an already complex and interesting set of stories. Music: "I [...]
Member’s Episode 5-Japanese Folklore: The Inch-high Samurai
The story of a boy who leaves home, finds love, and becomes a samurai...all while being little more than one inch tall. In the creature of the month, you'll see why you shouldn't grow your hair out and dress nicely...especially if you are a security guard at a church. Music: "I need to start writing things [...]
24-Thor: Whosoever Holds this Hammer
Norse mythology, like all mythology, is strange. Thor's hammer is gone. It was stolen...or he just left it somewhere and forgot about it. To get it back, though, he's going to have to do something more difficult than fighting legions of giants. He's going to need to get married. And there's the origin of poetry, which [...]