Myths and Legends
Latest Episodes
170B-Norse Sagas: On a Long Enough Timeline
The conclusion of the saga of Grettir, where he fights trolls, outlaws, bounty hunters, witches, and, most dangerously, his tendency to screw up his own life.
170A-Norse Sagas: Good for Nothing
The Saga of Grettir the strong, a Viking who's his own worst enemy
169-1001 Nights: A Bottle of Djinn
Evil Genies, automatons, and magical rings abound when we revisit the stories from 1001 Nights!
168-Robin Hood: Team of Rivals
How to win friends and influence people and also get beat up a lot in the 12th century.
167-Nutcracker: Cracked
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.
166-Grimm Brothers: The Dark Forest
Two (originally children's) tales that underscore the shocking brutality of the world in which these stories were told.
165-Greek Myths: A Tangled Web
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.
Supplemental: Lady White Snake Conclusion
The conclusion to the story of Lady White Snake and Xu Xian
164B-Lady White Snake: Enlighten Me
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.