237A-Odyssey Finale: The Shape of Things to Come
Odysseus finally landed on Ithaca, but, with 120 angry, armed men in his house who want his wife and life, can he survive his homecoming?
236-French Fairy Tales: Piece of Cake (ad-free)
This week, we're in French fairy tales with queen who prepared her daughter for the world a little too well, and to the queen's despair she doesn't want to marry, choosing to rely instead on her own strength and judgement. Oh, and also there are griffin fights, dragons, sphinxes, giant turkey chariots, evil fairies, and cat-riding [...]
236-French Fairy Tale: Piece of Cake
Griffin fights, dragons, sphinxes, giant turkey chariots, evil fairies, and cat-riding mythological dwarves. It's a big week.
235-Korean Folklore: Ghost Story
Three stories from Korean folklore!
235-Korean Folklore: Ghost Story (ad-free)
Three stories from Korean folklore!
234-Scandinavian Folklore: Trolling (ad-free)
This week, there are two stories from the north. On the first, a young Danish man is doing the hero's journey thing...but it's not going well, and that leads to him taking a job working for an actual troll. On the second story, from Iceland, we learn why, if a merman ends up in your net, [...]
234-Scandinavian Folklore: Trolling
A troll sees that the Hero's Journey thing is not going well for a young man and offers him a job.
233C-King Arthur: Not Dead Yet
King Arthur can't make it past Lancelot's bouncer.
233C-King Arthur: Not Dead Yet (ad-free)
We finish up our current run of King Arthur episodes with the most evil castle in the land having fallen...maybe. Some knights will learn that the threat might not be so far removed, and Lancelot meets the dastardly commander of the Dolorous Guard...who might actually be pretty terrible at his job of being terrible. The creature [...]
233B-King Arthur: ‘Tis But a Scratch
The White Knight, the boy with no name, comes up against the murderous Dolorous Guard.