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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cult

Episodes

Total: 510

The epic story of Fatima, Dhat Al-Himma, the warrior woman, princess, mystic begins with the misadve

Slug, frog, snake, shoot! You've heard of rock, paper, scissors, but have you heard of slug, frog,

Two stories from English folklore about the secrets we keep. The first is the story of the Monk of L

Two stories from Yiddish folklore of taking a chance, making a change, going for a ride on a giant b

What would you do if you could have anything you could imagine, but it would cost you everything you

328: Monkey King: Bullish

2023/7/25

We're back in the story of the Monkey King with the Journey to the West, and we'll see Sun Wukong fi

The story of Finette Cendron is like a greatest hits of fairy tales. A tale of betrayal, sisters, og

326-1001 Nights: Enough

2023/7/12

Three brothers. One cousin...who they want to marry. It starts in a weird place this week. Three bro

Aphrodite is looking for love in all the wrong places. It's the story of where she came from, her si

Two young men: a wildman determined to collect 1000 swords from defeated samurai, and a displaced so

The story of Erec and Enide from Arthurian Legend is a good illustration of why you should try to wo

Just ask dad Two Norwegian tales of asking dad. All seven of them. Who live in the same house. Or

On his quest to help princess Ingigerd, Hrolf has become enslaved by the wily William, a con man who

This week, it's the Saga of Göngu-Hrolf, from Icelandic folklore. It starts with a king getting one,

320B-Popol Vuh: The Boys

2023/5/24

The hero twins will rise... ...and then fall. The underworld calls, and the monsters of their past

In the beginning, the gods apparently had an undo button. And angry tortilla griddles that took o

Can you beat fate? Subramanya has learned something terrible about two people who are practically

Hephaestus has his day Who is the smith god of Olympus? Why is he married to Aphrodite, and why ca

We're back in the story of the Monkey King, and monkey finds a noble new calling: freeing enslaved m

What happens when you see something you can't live without? A thing you desire so strongly that you