Myths and Legends

Two stories of Christmas in Iceland. So that apparently means wizards and zombies?

The creature is the Cuegle! It's like a walking great white shark with terrible self-esteem

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Two stories of absolutely real and definitely not fake doctors! The first is a Grimm tale where a guy goes to medical school and opens a practice! Never mind that his medical school is just a white coat and a bone saw! The second is a bit more legit with one cure-all elixir that really does cure all...and it may or may not be yule ale.

The creatures are the buschfrauen! And they will hunt you to the ends of the earth if you mess with their pets or teach you great knitting techniques if you give them a place to stay.

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Two stories from Giambattista Basile, Neapolitan writer, of angry sisters, busted Mario pipes, and she-bears that are only mad if you try to force them into marriage.

The creature is the wiffenpoof, who only wants to eat fancy cheeses and not get your chewing tobacco in his eyes.

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Two stories of sorcerer's apprentices. The first picks the wrong major at wizard school. The second finds a creative way into school...by becoming a dangerous sorcerer's BFF.

The creatures are the elle maids, definitely not suspicious women offering wine to strangers on the road.

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This week, it's the story from Argentina about Senorita Maldonado. We'll learn that sometimes the beasts of the woods might be better than your cruel, micromanaging boss.

The creature is a shapeshifting water monster who has one rule for her spouse. Just one. Think he can go without breaking it? Yeah, neither do I.

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The legendary story of Olga of Kiev, a 10th century queen who's always four steps ahead of her enemies.

For the creature of the week, when you're the dogai, you always have a sleeping bag handy. Because they're your ears.

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The story of a pirate princess from Jewish/Polish folklore, we'll see how many fiancees is too many fiancees (the answer, of course, is however many try to marry you at sword-point), and that you really, really don't want to mess with a team of pirate princesses.

The creature is a foot umbrella and yoga instructor that doesn't skip leg day.

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A story from Georgian folklore about a king who needs a cure for his condition, the prince who decided that cure was going to be his new pet, and all the problems that come from an animal blood eye wash so maybe don't do an animal blood eye wash.

If you give the creature of the week the moon, he's going to want the sun to go with it. Then, we're all pretty much doomed.

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Arthur has been kidnapped. Guinevere's evil twin is at large. The kingdom is thrown into chaos. Their hope rests with a bunch of knights putting others first and doing the right thing. Yeah, they're pretty much doomed.

The creature is a soft-bodied, vampire hunter with crazy black hair. Finally, a Halloween costume I can pull off.

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The story of Queen Guinevere as she goes from princess, to queen, to convict.

The creature is the Ciguapa, from Haitian and Dominican folklore, and you'll see that if you're asking which monsters to follow into the dark forest, you're kind of already making questionable decisions.

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The story of Zjermi, Handa, the dragon Kuchedra, and about a hundred naked armpit angels from Albania.

When it comes to the creature this week, look, we all need our "me" time, just don't transform your children into sleepy foxes to get it.

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In a story from the folklore of the Sorko people who lived along the Niger river in West Africa, a hippo is causing all sorts of trouble. I mean, hippos are dangerous, but ones that can sprout ovens on their back and shoot fire streams like some kind of final-evolution Pokemon mean this village needs a hero.

The creature is Babamik! She's a deranged murderer who had it all...until her daughter started dating.

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The conclusion of "A Heart of Stone" by Wilhelm Hauff, where we see what happens when Peter Munk, out of options after threatening the Little Glass Man, turns to the devil to help himself through dire circumstances.

The creature, the okuri-inu (送り犬) is a dog that might help you out when you need it most...because when it comes to killing you, this dog has dibs.

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A German fairy tale about striving, falling short, and then seeking help from dangerous mythological creatures to help you pick up the slack.

The creature is Azrail, the giant who is terrible at fighting.

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Three stories from the Grimm brothers of people helping someone out. Sometimes that goes well. Other times you end up with an indescribable urge to bury your nose in filth and hunt for truffles.

The creatures are three generations of sleazy Irish water creatures on a redemption arc.

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A story from India about what happens when a murder cult who turns intruders into dogs moves in across the river and why you should get as far away as possible...because of the murder cult that turns people into dogs.

The creature is Bolster the giant! He has fun festivals celebrating him (dying)!

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Odysseus confronts the suitors, and our long journey comes to its end.

The creatures (Bakwas and Dzunukwa) just want to make you a roommate in their strange, invisible house. Or kill you. Or both.

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This week, we're in French fairy tales with queen who prepared her daughter for the world a little too well, and to the queen's despair she doesn't want to marry, choosing to rely instead on her own strength and judgement. Oh, and also there are griffin fights, dragons, sphinxes, giant turkey chariots, evil fairies, and cat-riding mythological dwarves. It's a big week.

The creature is a toad full of hate. And also full of rainbow breath.

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Three stories from Korean folklore! On the first, a boy loves collecting stories, but no one really taught him proper story care, so they went the way of so many carnival goldfish. On the second, a young man protests his unfair (and kind of murdery) working conditions...by turning his boss's lunchbox into a toilet. On the third, there are people, there are cows, and no one can tell the two apart.

The creature is the ziz, and it wrecks cities by accident.

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We finish up our current run of King Arthur episodes with the most evil castle in the land having fallen...maybe. Some knights will learn that the threat might not be so far removed, and Lancelot meets the dastardly commander of the Dolorous Guard...who might actually be pretty terrible at his job of being terrible.

The creature is the Yech, a tiny shapeshifting cat in a top hat! Who wants to set you on fire!

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We're back in the world of King Arthur! It's been too long, and if you haven't heard our King Arthur stories (or it's been a while) then this is the perfect place to jump in. A beginner-friendly episode that kind of resets our timeline. I'm so excited to be getting back into the stories of Arthur and his knights because there are so many good ones still left to tell.

The creature is the hairy, greasy Yamataro (山童), your eternal reminder that, no matter how tempting it seems, to not sumo wrestle strangers on the road.

I'm not going to put the tooth link here because if you have to put on your website that you're following international law to the letter and on the lookout for human rights abuses you're kind of already in the wrong business.

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Robin decides that, you know what he needs? To walk directly into the home of his greatest enemies. Nothing bad can come from this. Nothing bad at all.

The creature is the Wolpertinger, a German chimera who might help you solve some problems...but at the expense of your soul.

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A story from the Brothers Grimm about an evil king and a bad penny of a kid who's apparently unkillable. Oh, and prophesied to marry his daughter.

The creature is a squirrel who wants to surprise you and shove psychotropic substances up your nose.

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"Palladian" by Blue Dot Sessions

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"One Quiet Conversation" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions

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We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West. After picking up Sandy, the sand monster and final member of their party, the guys haven't seen a soul for two months. All that will change with a mysterious stop in the forest.

The creature is the Wilser dragon, where the only thing more dangerous than fighting it...is killing it.

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Two stories from Greek/Roman mythology this week with the (not remotely) love story of Apollo and Daphne as well as the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, where we'll see that a wall can bring people together as well as keep them apart.

The creature is the Bakru, from Suriname, a mythological creature in the form of a child that stopped on the way to becoming a real boy and you can also hire him to burn down someone's house on Fiverr.

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"Sunset Stroll in the Wood" by Podington Bear

"Douglas Fir" by Chad Crouch

"The Speed of Life" by Podington Bear

"Helado" by Blue Dot Sessions

"OneEightFour" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Kallaloe" by Blue Dot Sessions

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This week, it's the story of Fortunatus, the man who, bet you could never guess from his name, was given an inexhaustible fortune, and how things kind of went off the rails for him and his kids.

The creature is Babi, from Egyptian mythology, who's as dedicated to your love life as he is to cracking you open like a coconut and feasting on your innards.

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Music:

"Pull Beyond" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Lamb Drop" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Heather" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Risers" by Chad Crouch

"More Sky" by Chad Crouch

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The Egyptian folktale of a young woman who's not messing around. After fleeing her home, she only sees one way to live free: become a monster that haunts the wild.

The creature is what happens when a jaguar and a human have a happy marriage...and a very unhappy mother-in-law.

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"Cumulous" by Chad Crouch

"Direct to Video" by Chris Zabriskie

"Valantis" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Kingfisher" by Chad Crouch

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Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan. On the first, Kintaro, a buff eight-year-old, discovers his destiny. On the second, Watanabe no Tsuna, a samurai warrior in his prime fights a demon that's been terrorizing a gate in Kyoto, and on the third he's recruited by Minamoto no Raiko to follow a magical floating skull to a dilapidated haunted house. All these lead into next week, when the heroes will come together to fight the greatest demon in Japan's history: Shuten-dōji.

The creature is the aspidochelone! A napping turtle! Who might be the devil!

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"Vanagon" by Podington Bear

"Rumoi Night" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Orchard Lime" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Evidence Room" by Blue Dot Sessions

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A packed episode with Thor, Odin, mythological dwarves, sword arms, and Valhalla, all ending up with a beautiful double wedding...which ends somehow worse than the last time we visited a giant wedding on this podcast. We're finishing up the saga of Egil and Asmund.

The creature this time is little mucus boy, and if you're a villain, you don't want to get caught monologuing around this sticky, moist little hero.

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"Showers" by Podington Bear
"Dockers" by Podington Bear
"Molassas" by Podington Bear
"Roscoe" by Podington Bear
"Curious Process" by Podington Bear

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A story from the Pentamerone with a title so spoiler-y that I can't even say it here, but it's a fun, mildly horrifying tale of a relationship that just doesn't work out. And is also really gross.

The creatures this week are the little devil and angel on your shoulder, except one of them is a burly wildman and the other is a snake with a human head.

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"Surface Tension 1" by Podington Bear
"Felt Lining" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Surface Tension 3" by Podington Bear
"Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Beeth" by Blue Dot Sessions
"At the Curb" by Podington Bear

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Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow yet another young person who has been sent on an errand/to be eaten at the evil witch's walking hut. The second one is about a dragon slayer, Dobrynya, as he makes a wrong turn down in the city and keeps falling in love with a woman who wants nothing at all to do with him.

The creature is a tiny little old man with long hair who cries like a baby! And eats people!

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"Tach" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Cracked Nut Suite" by Podington Bear
"Black Kitty" by Rolemusic
"The Speed of Life" by Podington Bear
"Go to Sleep" by Podington Bear

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The story that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, the tale of Amleth, the prince of Denmark. A ton of death, some cryptic non-riddles, and copious amounts of poop smearing serve as the starting point for one of the greatest works in the English language.

The creature this week is a sad little bird from Hebrew folklore who just can't catch a break.

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"Boston Landing" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Jumbel" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Plum" by Podington Bear
"Uncertain Ground" by Podington Bear

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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.

The creature is hatred! Who just wants love...and to not be turned into a jellyfish.

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"La Ingesa" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Fearfully Dashing" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Evidence Room" by Blue Dot Sessions

"So it Goes" by Podington Bear

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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 the lives of his father and six consecutive brothers.

Inside, a deeper, darker secret lurks, one that brings fairies, witches, sorcery, and...love?

The creature is a tall hairy man who takes issue with your dating choices...all while visiting half the town every night.

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"Lope and Shimmer" by Podington Bear

“Lemania” by Blue Dot Sessions

“McCarthy” by Blue Dot Sessions

“Apollo Diedre” by Blue Dot Sessions

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The Aeneid, by Virgil, is one of the great world epics. Inspired by, and modeled after, the Odyssey, it's the story of Aeneas's journey from burning Troy to found the Roman empire, and all bleeding ground, sad Cyclopes, and bellybutton-wolves he encounters along the way.

The creature is the Camazotz, from Mayan mythology, and it's like Batman, only if a Batman was an actual bat and not only didn't have an aversion to killing, but was like super into decapitation all day every day.

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"Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions

"The Last Legion" by Valentina Gribanova

"Velvet Ladder" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Silver Lanyard" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Viscaz" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Blood Meridian" by Lance Conrad

"A Place Beyond Belief" by Sander Kalmeijer

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The story of Dobrynya the dragon slayer from Russian folklore is the tale of a young man finding his heroic destiny, from magical hats to skinny dipping and dancing with baby dragons. Sorry, did I say dancing *with* baby dragons? I meant dancing *on* baby dragons.

The creature is the lavellan a plague-ridden mouse! Because we need more of that right now!

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"Crumbtown" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Senseless" by Podington Bear

"Tarnish" by Podington Bear

"Fern and Andy" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Retrograde" by Podington Bear

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