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164B-Lady White Snake: Enlighten Me
The legend of Lady White Snake continues in a packed episode. There are magical (if not wholly unexpected) resurrections, crustacean armies, Doctor Strange ripoffs, and that's just in the first half.
164A-Chinese Legends: Here I Go Again
The legend of the white snake
163-Hansel and Gretel: Crumble
The wonderfully ridiculous and surprisingly human original story of Hansel and Gretel
162-47 Ronin: Wanderers
47 warriors lead one of the greatest (true) revenge stories ever told.
161-Japanese Folklore: Karma
The stories of a lost dumpling and two young people finding love among the ashes.
160-Halloween Special: Lurking
On our annual Halloween special, it's a supposedly true story of a string of killings from something lurking in the dark forest
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Carissa Weiser
Co-creator
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
Co-creator
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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