Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends


Latest Episodes

27C-King Arthur: The Errant Knight
March 30, 2016

The Story of Balin and the Dolorous Stroke

27B-King Arthur: Mayday
March 23, 2016

The King Arthur legend, from the Questing Beast to Balin

27A-King Arthur: The Violence Inherent in the System
March 16, 2016

King Arthur, from the sword in the stone to the Questing Beast

26-Japanese Fairy Tales: Wisdom
March 08, 2016

Two stories from Japanese folklore

24-Thor: Whosoever Holds this Hammer
February 23, 2016

Norse mythology, like all mythology, is strange. Thor's hammer is gone. It was stolen...or he just left it somewhere and forgot about it. To get it back, though, he's going to have to do something more difficult than fighting legions of giants.

23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned
February 16, 2016

The odd love story of Cupid and Psyche

22C-Irish Legends: The Spoils of War
February 09, 2016

A double-sized episode with the whole epic and slightly-ridiculous story of a cattle raid that ended up taking way longer than it should have. It involves a young man hulking out numerous times, several creative ways to kill your opponent in single com...

22B-Irish Legends: You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry
February 02, 2016

Queen Medb, King Ailil, and Fergus make their way into Ulster while the army is crippled by feeling as if they are going into labor. Only one man, barely out of childhood himself, can stand against the invaders and protect his people until they are abl...

22A-Irish Legends (The Tain): Red Ledger
January 26, 2016

Starting an epic string of legends from Celtic folkore. We're back in the time of kings, princesses, and intrigue. You'll see how you can steal a kingdom with fancy accounting, curse a nation because of a careless comment,