115-Chinese Folklore: Another Brick in the Wall
The story of Meng Jiangnu and the Great Wall
115-Chinese Folklore: Another Brick in the Wall (ad-free)
The story of Meng Jiangnu and the Great Wall is one of the four great folktales of China. It's the story of love, tyranny, and standing up for what is right, no matter the cost. If you like your evil creatures without any way to defeat them whatsoever, then this week's creature might be for you. [...]
114B-Indian Stories: Heavy (ad-free)
The world has been quiet for centuries, but everyone knows that they will return. The demon kings. An ancient evil destined to be reborn a third and final time. Then, one day, a child is born. The parents rejoice, but only for a moment. There is something different about the child, and there are rumors that [...]
114B-Indian Stories: Heavy
The third and final lives of Jaya and Vijaya
114A-Indian Stories: Calamity
The lives of Jaya and Vijaya
114A-Indian stories: Calamity (ad-free)
Three lifetimes, two guardians, one objective: get back home. In our long overdue first foray into stories from India, it's the story of Jaya and Vijaya, the gatekeepers to Vishnu's celestial abode and the fateful decision they made one day that would change everything. It's the story of a demon that, reborn across generations and millennia, [...]
113-Armenian folklore: Occupational Hazard
The prince is having a bad day...because the prince is having a great day. His life is just too easy. Too awesome. He is suffering from too much luxury. It's definitely not because he's into a girl who doesn't like him back. Nope. Not at all. Ok, it totally is. But don't tell [...]
113-Armenian folklore: Occupational Hazard (ad-free)
The prince is having a bad day...because the prince is having a great day. His life is just too easy. Too awesome. He is suffering from too much luxury. It's definitely not because he's into a girl who doesn't like him back. Nope. Not at all. Ok, it totally is. But don't tell his mom. The [...]
Member Episode 33-Native American Tricksters: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Iktomi, the white spider, asks his friend Coyote, the coyote, over for dinner. It does not go well. The creature this week is the sea hare! It's a hare! In the sea! Except that it was named by people that have apparently never seen a hare! Music: "The Confrontation" by Podington Bear The (real) sea hare: [...]
112C-Pinocchio: Whale Jail (ad-free)
It's the end for Pinocchio. We left him last week the lead suspect in a murder investigation (no, I'm not joking), and we'll catch up to him on the beach, facing the authorities as he stands over the body with the murder weapon in hand. Also a lot of other stuff happens. Like, way too much [...]