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217-Mabinogion: Bringing Home the Bacon
The fourth and final branch of the Mabinogion, the epic of Welsh folklore.
216-Baba Yaga: Which Witch?
Baba Yaga and dragon slayers and too many witches for one episode?
215-Scandinavian Legends: Madness
The origin story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
214-Japanese Folklore: Take Your Lumps
Two short stories from Japan.
213-Reynard: What does the Fox Say?
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.
212-Armenian Folklore: Witchy Woman
An awesome story about a young king who wants to do the impossible! And the ill-advised! And, frankly, makes a kind of stupid choice to go into the murder forest that took [...]
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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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