Fun, bizarre, insightful, and weird stories from folklore.
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2A-Aladdin: The Magician’s Nephew
The story of a poor man who finds a being of unlimited power, and not only uses it to put food on the table, but goes a little farther to take over the kingdom and become [...]
1C-Knights of the Round Table: The Lion Knight Rises
This is in no way a remotely accurate depiction of anything that happens in this story, but it still looks cool. I mean, who wouldn't want to ride a lion? In this episode, [...]
1B-Knights of the Round Table: You’re So Yvain
"Let's just leave our newborn unattended on the floor." "Sounds great, honey. Kind of weird the baby was born with a literal halo and definitely no horns." This week, we're continuing the story [...]
1A-Knights of the Round Table: Yvainglory
This...won't actually happen until the second episode. Sorry to draw you in with this very thrilling and life-like picture. This week on the Myths and Legends podcast, I’ll introduce the show and discuss [...]
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Carissa Weiser
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Carissa is a former audiology professor with a background in psychoacoustics, linguistics, and creative writing. She loves her family, photography, tennis season, and riding horses.
Jason Weiser
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Jason is a former hospital researcher with a background in English literature and narrative theory. He's a big fan of his wife and child, hiking, Batman, and cake (the dessert, but the band's ok, too).
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