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
May 1, 2024 • 38 mins
Back in the Journey to the West and Monkey has a fan club, the Tang Monk teaches an impromptu class, and Pigsy finds his calling: sitting and eating.
The creatures are the Ruslaki, and they're very easy to break up with.
Shrok Pillow: https://myths.link/shrok
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Music:
"Germaine" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Lush Arborio" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Sparkling Craft" by Blue Dot Sessi...
The creatures are the Ruslaki, and they're very easy to break up with.
Shrok Pillow: https://myths.link/shrok
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Music:
"Germaine" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Lush Arborio" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Sparkling Craft" by Blue Dot Sessi...
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April 24, 2024 • 38 mins
Two stories of goblins (도깨비) from Korean folklore and how, if they stop by, you'll want to have drinks on hand because it might just save your life.
The creature is Ratatoskr, the greatest* squirrel in Norse myth.
*only
Disclaimer and list of Dokkaebi: https://myths.link/365
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The creature is Ratatoskr, the greatest* squirrel in Norse myth.
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Disclaimer and list of Dokkaebi: https://myths.link/365
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April 17, 2024 • 48 mins
When your parents get you three tiny men in a golden box as a going away present.
The creature is the Neugle, who will drown you but feel super bad about it.
AI Bird feeder that you probably shouldn't buy: https://myths.link/birdfeeder
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The creature is the Neugle, who will drown you but feel super bad about it.
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April 10, 2024 • 46 mins
The story of Yaroslav is one of growing up and figuring out who you are...so you can stop accidentally killing people with your deadly high-fives.
The creature is the Pombrero, a sleazy, muscly little hobbit who might already be in your house.
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The creature is the Pombrero, a sleazy, muscly little hobbit who might already be in your house.
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April 3, 2024 • 37 mins
Two stories from Chinese folklore about broken things. A broken pot, a broken future, and how things can come together to heal. And why you shouldn't go to work drunk or else you might have to arrest a tiger.
The creature is the tooth tyrant, the Odontotyrannos, and it's not an angry dentist.
Links:
Uncle Jim's Worm Farm: https://myths.link/liftinjimmy
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The creature is the tooth tyrant, the Odontotyrannos, and it's not an angry dentist.
Links:
Uncle Jim's Worm Farm: https://myths.link/liftinjimmy
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March 27, 2024 • 40 mins
Two stories from English folklore about perspective, and how you can't get something for nothing, but you can absolutely get nothing for something.
The creature is an outlandish, bizarre, and strange creature known as an "ostrich."
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar: https://myths.link/vinegar
The Bogey Beast: https://myths.link/bogeysonyourtail
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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The creature is an outlandish, bizarre, and strange creature known as an "ostrich."
Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar: https://myths.link/vinegar
The Bogey Beast: https://myths.link/bogeysonyourtail
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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March 13, 2024 • 37 mins
The saga of Fergus mac Léti is, apparently, the first time leprechauns make their appearance in folklore. It's also the first time leprechauns try to kill a guy, get stuck in porridge, and offer some magical menswear.
The creature this time is the Oyaleroweck, who's thriving in the absence of knights in Canada.
We actually merged two stories of Fergus. Here's one translation of the overarching narrative: http...
The creature this time is the Oyaleroweck, who's thriving in the absence of knights in Canada.
We actually merged two stories of Fergus. Here's one translation of the overarching narrative: http...
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March 6, 2024 • 39 mins
Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits the only unforgivable sin of hogging all the berries, the only response is swift, murder-y justice. Time to recruit some accomplices
The creature is the nain, and it will help you know if you're making terrible life choices (and also encourage you to learn a foreign language!)
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Munachar and Manachar: htt...
The creature is the nain, and it will help you know if you're making terrible life choices (and also encourage you to learn a foreign language!)
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Munachar and Manachar: htt...
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February 28, 2024 • 48 mins
Back in the Journey to the West where Monkey and the gang are actually having an easy time of it and WHY IS IT SO HOT?
The creature is Muirbech who is not a sea bee, and while it should get in trouble for false advertising it is already in jail until Judgement Day?
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The creature is Muirbech who is not a sea bee, and while it should get in trouble for false advertising it is already in jail until Judgement Day?
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February 21, 2024 • 42 mins
A lost prince, a magic TARDIS barrel, and a talking dog take us to Jötunheim and back in the story of Prince Ring from Icelandic folklore.
The creature is mouse deer who just wants to dance and hopefully not kill anyone.
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Links:
Ring source: https://myths.link/princering
Glitter drink why would you do this: https://myths.link/glitter
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/members...
The creature is mouse deer who just wants to dance and hopefully not kill anyone.
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Links:
Ring source: https://myths.link/princering
Glitter drink why would you do this: https://myths.link/glitter
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/members...
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February 14, 2024 • 44 mins
A story from 1001 Nights about how to get rid of that annoying babysitter and what to do if your husbands keep getting killed (the answer is, apparently, to keep getting married).
The creature is the sea monk, neither a monk nor a sea creature, but a horrifying Cthulhu mash-up.
Creature pictures: https://myths.link/356
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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The creature is the sea monk, neither a monk nor a sea creature, but a horrifying Cthulhu mash-up.
Creature pictures: https://myths.link/356
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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February 7, 2024 • 42 mins
The stories of the creation from Roman/Greek mythology, the first werewolf, and Pygmalion, and also some Ares stuff because this is his week I guess.
The creature, the Bonnacon (or, as cultured people say, Bo-nacho), has fiery diarrhea. Insert spicy food/White Castle joke here.
Disclaimer: https://myths.link/355
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
Inflatable cow for some reason: https...
The creature, the Bonnacon (or, as cultured people say, Bo-nacho), has fiery diarrhea. Insert spicy food/White Castle joke here.
Disclaimer: https://myths.link/355
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
Inflatable cow for some reason: https...
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January 31, 2024 • 38 mins
Two stories about finding people who like you for you. Not because you wear a rice bowl on your head. Or because you spend way too much time looking in the mirror. It's the stories of the Black Rice Bowl and the Mirror from Kyoto, from Japanese folklore.
The creatures are real life magpies, chaos birds.
Praying mantis eggs: "Each Egg Pod Contains 20-500 Babies!" https://myths.link/mantis
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The creatures are real life magpies, chaos birds.
Praying mantis eggs: "Each Egg Pod Contains 20-500 Babies!" https://myths.link/mantis
Membership: https...
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January 24, 2024 • 34 mins
The story of a storyteller who can't think of a story to tell, and how a stranger solves that problem by getting him fired and taking him on wacky adventures with too many beheadings.
The creature is the Lou Carcolh. Brace yourself, snail links are coming.
Snails:
I don't know if this is a good price for snails: https://myths.link/snails
No idea why I find this video of a snail eating a cucu...
The creature is the Lou Carcolh. Brace yourself, snail links are coming.
Snails:
I don't know if this is a good price for snails: https://myths.link/snails
No idea why I find this video of a snail eating a cucu...
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January 17, 2024 • 38 mins
How do you ensure your children grow up to be good people? You work with a fairy to design jewelry that stabs them, of course!
The creature this week is Lamia! She will pull out her own eyeballs and eat your children, but she also has a budding career in the movies?
Sad duck lamp: https://myths.link/sadduck
Source for today: https://myths.link/pd
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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The creature this week is Lamia! She will pull out her own eyeballs and eat your children, but she also has a budding career in the movies?
Sad duck lamp: https://myths.link/sadduck
Source for today: https://myths.link/pd
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
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January 10, 2024 • 43 mins
A mother and son are surviving at the end of the world, while monsters prowl the wasteland all around. And now, one of them wants to leave.
The creature is the Kudan (件), a human-faced bovine who wants you to have its poster up in your home. A lot of posters, actually.
Source: https://myths.link/georgie
Lion bites: https://myths.link/lionbites
Disclaimer: https://myths.link/351
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The creature is the Kudan (件), a human-faced bovine who wants you to have its poster up in your home. A lot of posters, actually.
Source: https://myths.link/georgie
Lion bites: https://myths.link/lionbites
Disclaimer: https://myths.link/351
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January 3, 2024 • 42 mins
Three(ish) stories from the Korean peninsula about ghosts and goblins. Kind of. Some are actual ghosts and goblins (도깨비). Some are the ghosts of happier times and the lives we thought we wanted. Some goblins literally beat us up when they cheat at board games. There's a lot to learn this week.
The creature is the Kting Voar, a creature that definitely does not exist, but not for lack of being extremely normal and bori...
The creature is the Kting Voar, a creature that definitely does not exist, but not for lack of being extremely normal and bori...
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December 27, 2023 • 45 mins
We're back in the stories of the Monkey King on the Journey to the West and we'll see that not everyone who is mean to you is a demon. They might be a murderous bandit! Also, try to make friends that can tell the difference between you and your evil doppelgänger.
The creature is the Kongamato, a (maybe?) actual dinosaur. It is truly terrible and annoying and bad, but only slightly murdery!
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The creature is the Kongamato, a (maybe?) actual dinosaur. It is truly terrible and annoying and bad, but only slightly murdery!
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December 20, 2023 • 45 mins
Two myths and a lie! Two stories this week are tales from world folklore. One is a tale created by us for this episode. Check out the poll in our Instagram stories (https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends) or vote on the site if you're not on Instagram (https://myths.link/348) to let us know which one you think is the lie!
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December 13, 2023 • 45 mins
The story of Ketil Trout is about growing up and learning to be your own person. It's a coming-of-age tale with giant fights, dragon slaying, and outlaw who know way to many trout facts.
The creature, Nure-onna, is that woman down by the beach who is not-so-secretly also a quarter-mile-long snake.
Links!
Doorstop buddy: https://myths.link/doorstopbuddy
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com...
The creature, Nure-onna, is that woman down by the beach who is not-so-secretly also a quarter-mile-long snake.
Links!
Doorstop buddy: https://myths.link/doorstopbuddy
Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com...
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