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43-Slavic Folklore: The Wasteland

By |2018-03-15T14:45:48-04:00September 6th, 2016|Categories: Articles, Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Episode summary: A story of a super-powered Russian hero fighting the evil, also super-powered villain known as Nightingale the Robber. Nightingale can fly, kill with a scream, and lives in the shadows of his forest. The journey will take our hero from home, through multiple stays with Baba Yaga(s), and finally into a confrontation with the legendary [...]

42-Chinese Folklore (Cinderella): You Only Live Thrice

By |2018-03-15T14:45:59-04:00August 30th, 2016|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

This week, it's two of the earliest Cinderella stories, one of which is the earliest written version of this type of story, pre-dating European versions by 1000 years. It has evil step-mothers, murderous step-sisters, and helpful cows who will vomit up your work and call you stupid. Trying to grow a beard and keep your five-year-old [...]

41C-Lancelot: It’s Complicated

By |2023-11-15T09:27:14-05:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: Articles, Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Show summary: It's the conclusion of the Lancelot story, and we'll immediately pick up after last week's fairly cheap cliffhanger ending. He'll finally see the end of his quest... Either by plummeting to the choppy waters below...or by the lions on the other side of the sword...or the castle full of people who want to kill [...]

41C-Lancelot: It’s Complicated (ad-free)

By |2016-08-24T00:18:21-04:00August 24th, 2016|Categories: MythPodcast|

It's the conclusion of the Lancelot story, and we'll immediately pick up after last week's fairly cheap cliffhanger ending. He'll finally see the end of his quest... Either by plummeting to the choppy waters below...or by the lions on the other side of the sword...or the castle full of people who want to kill him on [...]

41B-Lancelot: Promises to Keep

By |2023-11-15T09:28:15-05:00August 16th, 2016|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , |

Things get weird on Lancelot's journey to become a knight of the Round Table...if Merlin trying to pick up a twelve-year-old last week wasn't strange enough. This week has ancient prophecies, a dangerous quest, a father and son stalker duo, kind of too much hair-smelling, and a sleazy innkeeper. Arthur has a particularly bad month, where his two [...]

41A-Lancelot: The Stolen Child

By |2016-08-09T23:48:26-04:00August 9th, 2016|Categories: Articles, Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

Episode summary: We're back in the time of King Arthur, picking up right about where we stopped off last time (though you don't need to have heard last time to listen today). We'll be talking about the story of Lancelot - where this incredibly important character came from and why he's know as Lancelot of the Lake (spoiler [...]

40-West African Folklore: Cold-blooded

By |2023-11-14T13:25:50-05:00August 2nd, 2016|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , |

Five stories of a very savvy, completely unscrupulous turtle. He's a trickster we've met before, but he has an entire episode of semi-murderous turtle hijinks. Even though turtles are cute and seemingly harmless, they should not be trusted under any circumstances ever. You should also avoid going into business with them, when possible. The creature this [...]

Member Episode 10-Lebanese Folklore: Vanity

By |2016-07-30T00:43:15-04:00July 30th, 2016|Categories: MythPodcast|

On this member only episode, we meet a young man who posts a sign outside his store talking about how good-looking he was and how any woman would be entranced by his handsomeness. The issue? If you make that claim, you better be prepared to back it up. The creature is the Oats Goat! He likes [...]

39-Odin: In the Land of the Blind

By |2021-02-10T10:45:51-05:00July 26th, 2016|Categories: Episodes, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , |

Born in ice and fire, Norse mythology starts violently...and strangely. There's a blood ocean, a giant primeval cow, and some light grandpa murder. Thor and Loki take two kids on a field trip to Jotunheim, where, like any family vacation, Thor gets in a drinking contest and wrestles an old lady. Then, Odin travels to the [...]

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