Episodes

379-Norse Sagas: Forsaken, part 2 of 2

By |2024-08-10T12:34:42-04:00August 7th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

We finish up the story of Bard with that of his son, Gest, which includes bloody Christmas parties, fun new games for you and your friends will try* and what happens when you forsake everyone and everything you know and love (spoiler: it doesn’t go well). The creature is Sega, a cute little [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

371-Flemish folklore: Stuck

By |2024-06-13T15:41:55-04:00June 5th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: |

Two stories from Flanders (the region of Belgium, not Homer Simpson's annoyingly nice neighbor) about people who are stuck. One is a married couple who wants their long awaited dream to come true. The other is people who are literally stuck to a thing they shouldn't be touching in the first place. The [...]

Aesop’s Fables: State of Nature

By |2024-05-29T00:19:11-04:00May 29th, 2024|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|

It's fable time on Myths and Legends...despite fables being neither myths nor legends... They're fun, though, and you might just learn some of the wisdom of the ancients, like how you should never question the king. The creature is a very wise dragon. So wise that you should get all your answers from [...]

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