223A-Samurai Legends: The Devil went down to Kyoto (ad-free)
Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan.
Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan.
We wrap up the saga of Egil and Asmund with Thor, Odin, mythological dwarves, sword arms, Valhalla, and a bloody giant wedding.
Thor! Jotunheim! Giants! Draugr! We're back in Norse Mythology with an epic Viking tale.
Two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland
Odysseus is finally going home.
Getting back into the Odyssey with the stories of Telemachus, Menelaus, and Orestes.
A story from the Pentamerone with a title so spoiler-y that I can't even say it here, but it's a fun, mildly horrifying tale of a relationship that just doesn't work out. And is also really gross. The creatures this week are the little devil and angel on your shoulder, except one of them is a [...]
We resume our journey to the west right where we left off: the Tang monk has been kidnapped by demons, and it's up to Sun Wukong and Pigsy to save him...if they aren't too busy making tiny monkey babies out of Sun Wukong's fur, crying, and talking to fantasically bearded men to save him. The creature [...]
We’re back in the Mabinogion, where we’ll learn about the perils of bacon - and it’s not the cholesterol, but the magical wizard war that the first pigs ever brought to the world. Then, we’ll see why you shouldn’t lie to a wizard and how to be safe stepping out of the bath and onto your [...]
The story of Androcles's lion, from Greece, where a man escapes slavery...and comes face-to-face with something that might be even more dangerous. The creature is a snake baby! Don't mess with snake babies!