255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This
Why the hot new dating craze is just bleeding on strangers and seeing if something worked out.
255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This (ad-free)
A story from China where we see a young man embark on a dangerous journey for love that definitely isn't a knock-off version of "The Journey to the West" and/or "The Hobbit". Then, we learn how the world's first selfie resulted in kind of more death than you'd think. The creature his a demon from Japan...who's [...]
254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not
It's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey...and stuff yourself in a smelly parrot.
254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not (ad-free)
A story from Spanish folklore of three brothers, a crafting competition, a smelly Trojan parrot, and a lesson that it's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey. I mean, you might end up in jail, but it's still inspiring? The creature this week is the Gohonga, a creature that will take your child, educate [...]
253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys
Monkey has been fired. Sandy has been captured. Pigsy is fleeing in terror, and the monk is about to be cut to pieces by a room full of angry guys. Things are not going well.
253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys (ad-free)
Monkey has been fired. Sandy has been captured. Pigsy is fleeing in terror, and the monk is about to be cut to pieces by a room full of angry guys. Things are not going well.
253-Monkey King: Severance (ad-free)
The Monkey King looks for food, does some murders, and gets fired.
253-Monkey King: Severance
The Monkey King looks for food, does some murders, and gets fired.
252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune
Two stories of people fighting their fate. Badly.
252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune (ad-free)
Fighting your own fate: it's a theme nearly as old as human civilization. We'll hear two stories of people who both lament their fate...and see that they are profoundly bad at doing anything about it. The first has a sack maker with a one-hit wonder...and a friend who wants to help him change...and who's also a [...]