The Saga of Grettir the strong, a Viking who's his own worst enemy

Evil Genies, automatons, and magical rings abound when we revisit the stories from 1001 Nights!

How to win friends and influence people and also get beat up a lot in the 12th century.

In a podcast full of problematic and wildly different original tellings of popular adaptations, this might be the most different and most problematic. It's the original tale of the nutcracker.

Two (originally children's) tales that underscore the shocking brutality of the world in which these stories were told.

Four stories from Greek mythology: Arachne and Athena, Pandora's box, the great flood of the ancient Greek world, and the love story of Idas and Marpessa.

The conclusion to the story of Lady White Snake and Xu Xian

The legend of Lady White Snake continues with a packed episode. There are magical (if not wholly unexpected) resurrections, crustacean armies, Doctor Strange ripoffs, and that's just in the first half.

The story of Lady White Snake

The wonderfully ridiculous and surprisingly human original story of Hansel and Gretel