Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cult
This week, it's the story of Fortunatus, the man who, bet you could never guess from his name, was g
The Egyptian folktale of a young woman who's not messing around. After fleeing her home, she only se
This week, it's a story from Africa (more specifically the Nilamba people in northern Tanzania) abou
There's a killer on the loose in Kyoto. Young women are disappearing from the streets, never to be h
Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan. On the first, Kintaro, a buff eight-year-old
A packed episode with Thor, Odin, mythological dwarves, sword arms, and Valhalla, all ending up with
We’re back in the nine worlds of Norse myth where two Viking blood brothers are looking for princess
This week, there are two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland. On the fi
We're back in the Odyssey where Menelaus comes home, Telemachus leaves it, and Odysseus? Odysseus ha
Three men grappling with the legacy, or curse, of their fathers. Menelaus loses everything and finds
A story from the Pentamerone with a title so spoiler-y that I can't even say it here, but it's a fun
We resume our journey to the west right where we left off: the Tang monk has been kidnapped by demon
We’re back in the Mabinogion, where we’ll learn about the perils of bacon - and it’s not the cholest
Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow ye
The story that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, the tale of Amleth, the prince of Denmark. A ton of de
Two short stories from Japan. On the first, an old man is in a tree surrounded by demons and faced w
We continue the saga of Reynard where the the classic trickster tries to do good in a world turned a
An awesome story about a young king who wants to do the impossible! And the ill-advised! And, frankl
The Aeneid, by Virgil, is one of the great world epics. Inspired by, and modeled after, the Odyssey,
The story of Dobrynya the dragon slayer from Russian folklore is the tale of a young man finding his
