217-Mabinogion: Bringing Home the Bacon
The fourth and final branch of the Mabinogion, the epic of Welsh folklore.
Member episode 60-Greek Legends: Kindness
The story of Androcles's lion, from Greece, where a man escapes slavery...and comes face-to-face with something that might be even more dangerous. The creature is a snake baby! Don't mess with snake babies!
216-Baba Yaga: Which Witch? (ad-free)
Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow yet another young person who has been sent on an errand/to be eaten at the evil witch's walking hut. The second one is about a dragon slayer, Dobrynya, as he makes a wrong turn down in the [...]
216-Baba Yaga: Which Witch?
Baba Yaga and dragon slayers and too many witches for one episode?
215-Scandinavian Legends: Madness (ad-free)
The story that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, the tale of Amleth, the prince of Denmark. A ton of death, some cryptic non-riddles, and copious amounts of poop smearing serve as the starting point for one of the greatest works in the English language. The creature this week is a sad little bird from Hebrew folklore who just [...]
215-Scandinavian Legends: Madness
The origin story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps
Two short stories from Japan.
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps (ad-free)
Two short stories from Japan. On the first, an old man is in a tree surrounded by demons and faced with a desperate choice. On the second, a farmer finally catches a notorious trickster who has been stealing his lunch, but tricksters gonna trick. The creature is a sad cow! Or a vampire! Either way you [...]
213-Reynard: What does the Fox Say?
We continue the saga of Reynard where the the classic trickster tries to do good in a world turned against him...and, by his actions, reveals a sinister truth about the world in which the story was written.
213-Reynard: What does the Fox Say? (ad-free)
We continue the saga of Reynard where the the classic trickster tries to do good in a world turned against him...and, by his actions, reveals a sinister truth about the world in which the story was written.