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74-Japanese Folklore: Do You Really Want to Live Forever?
The story of Sentaro the Millionaire* and his quest to live forever
73-Japanese Folklore: I will find you
A young woman's father is taken, and she decided to go to the edges of the known world to get him back, to a faraway island harboring a dark and terrible secret.
72-Kelpie: Party Horse
The story of a magical sea horse! And partying! And kind of a lot of death!
71C-Sinbad: There and Back and There and Back Again
The conclusion of the Sinbad stories. In which Sinbad concludes he is awesome.
71B-Sinbad: Snake Eyes
Whether it's deadly literary references, sticky cows, or extremely inappropriate eulogies, the stories of Sinbad have it all...as long as by "it all" you're looking for a story of how a rich [...]
71A-Sinbad the Sailor: Venture
A story of loss, hardship, and redemption...and then partying so hard that you forget all that loss, hardship, and redemption and need to do it all over again. Six more times.
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Jason
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Jason started the Myths and Legends Podcast out of his love for reading/writing and training in English literature. In addition to history and world folklore, he's a fan of his wife and child, dachshunds, hiking, Batman, and cake (the dessert, but the band's ok, too).
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Carissa joined Myths and Legends in 2017 at Episode 67B. She's a former audiologist and professor with a background in acoustics and digital sound. She loves her family, photography, tennis season, and foodie reality TV.
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