Myths and Legends
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.
Episodes
🏝️No one has seen or heard about Maui for quite some time
Meanwhile, all these strange portents are leading disparate groups to a faraway island, all the while there are ominous tales spoken in whispers. It's probably ok, right? I mean, it's Maui. He's always looking out for us.
Right?
😈 The Creature: Menehune
They'll build things for you (out of love), or they'll shoot you (also out of love?) but you better not watch t...
🍼 If your parent goes through the trouble of getting you superpowers...
Kind of the least you can do is get them a new house. And fight all the dragons infesting that house. And get their increasingly specific and dangerous medical treatments for their very real and not made-up illnesses.
😈 The Creature: Sisimito
I did not know the Soviets had a secret program to create Chimpanzee-human hybrid. That's almost un...
🪱Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired!
Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And
😈 The Creature: Duergar
If you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast
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🎉 The Giveaway!
From now...
⚔️Sir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruples
At least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait...
😈 The Creature: The Witkəś
Sick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week.
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📖 The Book!
Myths and...
🐐 Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences?
Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: Skíði, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it?
😈 The Creature: Lusca
If you see octopus hands feeling aro...
⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justice
But, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo.
😈 The Creature: Sheepsquatch
Basically a Wampa from Star Wars that lives in West Virginia.
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📖 The Book!
Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a...
🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable Oni
Are the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions.
We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new life in exile. As a toothpaste salesman.
😈 The Creature: Kappa
Famous for being cute and giving boat rides in Animal Crossing! Don't ask abo...
✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨
But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrology by the side of the highway.
That's actually the second story, because this week there are two stories of two Ahmets following dreams. On the first...
✏️Osmo is a pretty solid sketch artist✏️
He’s not drawing a criminal, though. He’s drawing his sister, whose only crime is stealing the prince’s heart. And also maybe trying to escape the prison of the sea king, but that comes later.
😈 The Creature: The Jurua
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there’s the jurua who is taking their family out to a nice dinner…of your...
👞Goria the shoemaker has a bad boss👞
Is his boss the devil? Literally...well, no. Is the devil that Goria meets in a bar actually better than his boss? 100% yes.
😈 The Creature: Jack-in-Irons
A creature who made it a bad thing to walk around threatening people with a spiky club and wearing human heads. Thanks, Jack.
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🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺
Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers because, in the world of the Journey to the West, anything goes.
But for real, we catch back up with Monkey, Sandy, Pigsy, and the Tang Monk on...
🧙♀️So, you think your stepmom might be a sorceress🧙♀️
Common problem. Well, common for fairy tales, at least. But, have you thought that she might not like you putting her in a box and deciding what she is before you even get to know her? It's something you might want to think about. Definitely because you shouldn't be prejudiced. Also because if she's really a sorceress do you really want to make her mad?
😈 The C...
🧞♂️Trying to meet the love of your life? Maybe ask for help from two genies trying to kill each other.🧞♂️
Even if you're not trying to meet the love of your life or, like the characters in today's story, actively trying to avoid meeting the love of your life because you really don't want to marry, you still might end up falling for someone anyway. And then maybe dying of a broken heart because that's apparently ac...
🧌We've all been there.🧌
😈 The Creature: Jud
The personification (or horse-onification) of evil who wants to talk to you about your drinking.
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Lin...
🦌Oh, deer.🦌
😈 The Creature: Chaneque
A little shriveled man with the face of a baby who might eat your brain and/or soul
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👹Something is lurking in the forest temple👹
😈 The Creature: Boraro
Watch out or he'll turn you into a human Capri-Sun
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🧙♂️So you've decided to steal from a witch or wizard🧙♀️
😈 The Creature: ewaipanoma
The headless friends of all the children in South America. No you can't se...
🔥All the Viking warriors' hearts burn with love for Nítíða🔥
😈 The Creatures: Henkie
The henkie is dancing with itself. When it's not watching you sleep, that is.
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⚰️It's Halloween⚰️
😈 The Creatures: Bulgasari
Why you don't feed your rice monster metal needles. Unlike most pets, it will be fine. You'll be in trouble, though.
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Ivan fights wizards and monsters and Baba Yaga with a music streaming subscription
😈 **The Creature: Garm
Garm is ser...
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