105A-Reynard: Fox on the Run
What does the fox say? An awful lot, as it turns out, and none of it is good.
104-Egyptian Mythology: The First Avenger
The battles of Horus and Set for rule over Egypt
104-Egyptian Mythology: The First Avenger (ad-free)
The battles of Horus and Set for rule over Egypt
103-Middle Eastern Folklore: Shipshape
A story of witches, genies, male models, and angry cats
103-Middle Eastern Folklore: Shipshape (ad-free)
A story about a king and his garden...that somehow turns into a story with genies, witches, boats full of male models, guys getting boiled alive, angry kitties, and secret agent mice. It's the story of the bronze ring, as collected by Scottish writer Andrew Lang. The creature this time just wants to pop on by your [...]
102-Charlemagne: Honor Among Thieves
The Holy Roman Emperor is on a mission from God...to steal a bunch of stuff from his neighbor.
102-Charlemagne: Honor Among Thieves (ad-free)
Charlemagne is the Holy Roman Emperor, and as a Holy Roman Emperor, it's not surprising that he'd get a command directly from God. What is surprising, however, is that the command is less than holy. The angry, bitter bird people on the creature of the week will be the death of chairs as we know them. [...]
101-Fairy Tales: Three Dog Night
Stories of money problems from Denmark and Vietnam
101-Fairy Tales: Three Dog Night (ad-free)
What do you do if an obvious witch stops you on the road and asks a favor? Keep walking, right? Well, for the first time in possibly the entirety of this podcast, here's an example of someone speaking to an evil-looking witch in the dark forest and it actually working out. It's the story of [...]
Member episode 29-U.S. folklore: Gaslighting
A story of two wives in a stupidity arms race over who has the worse husband. The creature is the reason why the owl is such a shady bird that never comes out during the day.