220B-Odyssey: Lonely Island (ad-free)
Odysseus is finally going home.
220A-Odyssey: The Castaways (ad-free)
Getting back into the Odyssey with the stories of Telemachus, Menelaus, and Orestes.
219-Italian folklore: Unhand Me (ad-free)
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 [...]
218-Monkey King: Enter Sandman (ad-free)
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 [...]
217-Mabinogion: Bringing Home the Bacon (ad-free)
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 [...]
Member episode 60-Greek Legends: Kindness
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!
216-Baba Yaga: Which Witch? (ad-free)
Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow yet another young person who has been sent on an errand/to be eaten at the evil witch's walking hut. The second one is about a dragon slayer, Dobrynya, as he makes a wrong turn down in the [...]
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps (ad-free)
Two short stories from Japan. On the first, an old man is in a tree surrounded by demons and faced with a desperate choice. On the second, a farmer finally catches a notorious trickster who has been stealing his lunch, but tricksters gonna trick. The creature is a sad cow! Or a vampire! Either way you [...]
213-Reynard: What does the Fox Say? (ad-free)
We continue the saga of Reynard where the the classic trickster tries to do good in a world turned against him...and, by his actions, reveals a sinister truth about the world in which the story was written.
Member Episode 59-Trojan War: Wrecker
We already know things don't go well for Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Odysseus on their way home from Troy, but what about the rest of the guys? Somehow, things go even worse when Nauplius, the father of Odysseus's thwarted nemesis Palamedes, joins the war effort. The creature is a magical Cretan donkey the size and shape of [...]