Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends


Latest Episodes

171-Indian Folklore: Love and Marriage
February 04, 2020

Three stories of love from India.

170B-Norse Sagas: On a Long Enough Timeline
January 28, 2020

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
January 22, 2020

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

169-1001 Nights: A Bottle of Djinn
January 14, 2020

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

168-Robin Hood: Team of Rivals
January 07, 2020

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

167-Nutcracker: Cracked
December 24, 2019

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
December 17, 2019

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
December 10, 2019

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
December 09, 2019

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

164B-Lady White Snake: Enlighten Me
December 03, 2019

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.