Myths and Legends

By: Jason Weiser Carissa Weiser Nextpod
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  • Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place.
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  • 383: Monkey King: Food Fight

    383: Monkey King: Food Fight
    Sep 4 2024
    Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run.

    The creature is Ugallu, a demon from Babylonian mythology, who might be your hero.

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    Our new Discord server! https://discord.gg/VYFa2wDF
    Updates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logins required: https://www.mythpodcast.com/updates
    Myths and Legends on Instagram (our current social media of choice): https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

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    Sponsors:

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    Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Rediscover your curiosity, with BetterHelp at https://BetterHelp.com/myths today.

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    Music:

    "Etude 11" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Helion Haze" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    48 mins
  • 382: Sun Wukong: A Good Death (part 1 of 2)

    382: Sun Wukong: A Good Death (part 1 of 2)
    Aug 28 2024
    We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes undercover as a demon and defeats a whole army with a math equation.

    The creature is Tsuchi-gumo, the reason you don't want to be too good at your job. Especially if your job is eating people.

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    Our new Discord server! https://discord.gg/VYFa2wDF
    Updates for Myths and Legends and feed status, no logins required: https://www.mythpodcast.com/updates
    Myths and Legends on Instagram (our current social media of choice): https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends

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    Sponsors:

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    BetterHelp: Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Never skip therapy day by going to https://BetterHelp.com/myths for 10% off your first month.

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    Music:

    "Vulcan Street" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Morning Coda" by Chad Crouch
    "Denzel Sprak" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Black Cosmos Ring" by Chad Crouch
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    48 mins
  • 381: Japanese folklore: Lend Me Your Ears

    381: Japanese folklore: Lend Me Your Ears
    Aug 21 2024
    Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves.

    The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from devouring his children...

    The Tale of the Heike: https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Heike-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107267
    Doll with human teeth: https://myths.link/monster
    Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

    Discord won out for the place to connect on the poll from a few weeks back, so I set up a server. Check it out here: https://discord.gg/VYFa2wDF. Don't expect too much activity, though. I literally just launched it.

    If you just want a straight updates page without any logins, I got that going, too: https://www.mythpodcast.com/updates
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    Sponsors:

    BetterHelp: Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Never skip therapy day! Go to https://BetterHelp.com/myths to give BetterHelp a try.

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    Music:

    "Harper's Desk" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "House of Grendel" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "An Introduction to Beetles" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    40 mins
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Brilliant

Narrator was great and so funny I love the podcast and it is so entertaining

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Really addictive

Love the way he reads it and his style of writing. Entertaining and funny. I just love it all!

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10/10 devote fan for over a year

love all the stories you've made. love the story and how you narrate too.

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