We're back following Odysseus around the Mediterranean, finishing up this leg of our journey in a packed episode with a witch, pigmen, more giants, Scylla, Charybdis, Hades, Tiresias, and, of course Hercules. The creature is an evil, eyeless monster from South Africa and the reason you'll want to carry a 2-ton boulder with [...]
With monsters, witches, sirens, and cyclopes, the Odyssey is one of the landmarks of world literature and a classic for the ages. This is the start.
A story from Russia about a soldier with some biscuits who fights demons, heaven, and yes, death herself.
Two stories from the Grimm brothers!
Our super spooky, terrifying Halloween episode that's definitely not a lighthearted romp where a Greek god makes a podcast, trick-or-treats as Hercules, and emcees a poetry competition. Nope. Not at all.
We're back in the stories of 1001 nights, where Scheherazade has to tell bedtime stories to save her life.
Returning to Irish legends, we tackle the wooing of Etain, a love story that goes up against witches turning people into puddles and flies, multiple angry spouses, and death itself. The creature is a dangerous blanket! Don't sit on blankets with teeth! https://rss.art19.com/episodes/9eb53147-de80-4bed-a88a-4721583df12b.mp3 Music: “Balti” by Blue Dot Sessions [...]
A story from Japanese folklore of Princess Moonlight, from Japanese folklore, where a bamboo cutter finds one of those magical heaven babies in a bamboo stalk and it changes his life, and the whole empire, forever.
Robin Hood is back on the road and ready to make some quick cash.
After a ball game goes wrong in the worst possible way, Viking best friends go on a quest to clear their names.