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1 day ago

438-Maui: Whatever Happened to the Man Who Snared the Sun?

🏝️No one has seen or heard about Maui for quite some time Meanwhile, all these strange portents are leading disparate groups to a faraway island, all the while there are ominous tales spoken in whispers. It's probably ok, right? I mean, it's Maui. He's always looking out for us. Right? 😈 The Creature: MenehuneThey'll build things for you (out of love), or they'll shoot you (also out of love?) but you better not watch them do either. --- 📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/438Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social: Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsMint Mobile: To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to https://mintmobile.com/legends. Home Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box plus free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends--- 🎵 Music CreditsWoke up at the Aquarium by Breakmaster CylinderBitter Bit by Blue Dot SessionsRunway 12 by Blue Dot SessionsDepths of Field Retreating by Blue Dot SessionsPelly's Overture by Blue Dot SessionsA Aecollection by Blue Dot Sessions

1 day ago

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55 min
8 Apr

Japanese folklore: Sword it Out

🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable Oni Are the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions. We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new life in exile. As a toothpaste salesman. 😈 The Creature: KappaFamous for being cute and giving boat rides in Animal Crossing! Don't ask about what he used to get up to before he was a kawaii manga star, though! It definitely doesn't involve eating humans and having multiple anuses! --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a definitive version of the King Arthur legends.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/432Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/sourceMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year, OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/LEGENDSHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends. GhostBed: Right now, listeners of Myths and Legends can take an extra 10% off already-reduced prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/legends and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout. Quince: Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping and 365-day returns. That's a full year to wear it and love it, and you totally will.--- 🎵 Music CreditsGibbian by Blue Dot SessionsMarking the Clock by Blue Dot SessionsSpiro's Etude by Blue Dot SessionsIlla Villardo by Blue Dot SessionsGhosts, Yo by Breakmaster CylinderIce Cream Truck EDMR by Breakmaster CylinderWriter's Retreat by Blue Dot Sessions

8 Apr

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1hr 13min
17 Jun

Czech folklore: House of the Dragon

🍼 If your parent goes through the trouble of getting you superpowers...Kind of the least you can do is get them a new house. And fight all the dragons infesting that house. And get their increasingly specific and dangerous medical treatments for their very real and not made-up illnesses. 😈 The Creature: SisimitoI did not know the Soviets had a secret program to create Chimpanzee-human hybrid. That's almost unrelated to the Sisimito. Almost. --- 📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/victoriousMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social: Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsBetterHelp: You don’t have to say yes to everything this summer. Find support in therapy. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/mythsMint Mobile: To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to https://mintmobile.com/legends. Wayfair: Patio season is here and these deals won’t last! head to https://wayfair.com right now to get your outdoor space ready for way less. --- 🎵 Music Creditsthis is where I leave you by Breakmaster Cylindersnails attack! by Breakmaster CylinderAn Egg-Shaped Room For Your Thoughts by Breakmaster CylinderBuilding Blocks B by Breakmaster CylinderOur Names Engraved by Blue Dot Sessions

17 Jun

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1hr 6min
22 Apr

Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead

⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justice But, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo. 😈 The Creature: SheepsquatchBasically a Wampa from Star Wars that lives in West Virginia. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a definitive version of the King Arthur legends.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/donaMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsGhostBed: Right now, listeners of Myths and Legends can take an extra 10% off already-reduced prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/legends and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths. Home Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends. Mint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/legends--- 🎵 Music CreditsAnother Love Song from the Corner by Breakmaster CylinderThe Sky Darkens by Breakmaster CylinderTrent Reznor Dons His Cape and Celebrates Another Birthday by Breakmaster CylinderFalling In Place by Breakmaster CylinderSlow Piano Pasta by Breakmaster CylinderFinn's Valley by Blue Dot Sessions

22 Apr

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57 min
6 May

Norse Mythology: The Old Man and the Stick

🐐 Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences?Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: Skíði, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it? 😈 The Creature: LuscaIf you see octopus hands feeling around your boat, you better not toss that empty plastic bottle into the ocean. Probably don't do that anyway, actually. Littering is gross. 🎉 The Giveaway! From now until May 5, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths and Legends's comprehensive version of the King Arthur legends. The winners of the giveaway can read their very own free physical copy months before it even goes on sale! Enter to win here: https://myths.link/giveaway📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/numMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsStoryworth: Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th. Order right and save up to $20 at https://storyworth.com/legends. ButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between free sirloin tips, ground beef or chicken wings in every box for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/legendsBetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You don’t have to be on this journey alone. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths. Quince: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.--- 🎵 Music CreditsWorld 7 - Clouds by Breakmaster CylinderWorld 4 - Trees by Breakmaster CylinderPossibility Portals by Breakmaster CylinderCarreBarre by Blue Dot SessionsOnly Lara by Chad Crouch

6 May

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55 min
3 Jun

Korean folkore: Feet First

🪱Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired!Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And 😈 The Creature: DuergarIf you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast --- 🎉 The Giveaway!From now through June 14th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths and Legends's comprehensive version of the King Arthur legends. The winners of the giveaway can read their very own free physical copy months before it even goes on sale! Enter to win here: https://myths.link/giveaway2📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social: Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box plus free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legendsQuince: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Head to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. Storyworth: Father's Day is Sunday, June 21st. Order right and save up to $20 at https://storyworth.com/legends. --- 🎵 Music CreditsA Dolphin Most Serious by Breakmaster CylinderBeef Strokinoff by Breakmaster CylinderCatbus Catbus Where You Been by Breakmaster CylinderBig Stupid Wolly, PI by Breakmaster CylinderA Pathetic Moment by Blue Dot SessionsGenesis Valley by Blue Dot SessionsGilded Frames by Blue Dot Sessions

3 Jun

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1hr 7min
20 May

Medieval Knights: Fifty Shades of Graelent

⚔️Sir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruplesAt least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait... 😈 The Creature: The WitkəśSick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week. --- 📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/435Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/graelentMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social: Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsMint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/legendsHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You don’t have to be on this journey alone. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths. --- 🎵 Music CreditsRumoi Line by Blue Dot SessionsCupcake Marshall by Blue Dot SessionsInvention #1 by Breakmaster CylinderInspector F by Blue Dot SessionsAlright but Here's the Problem by Breakmaster Cylinder

20 May

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55 min
13/01/2016

20-Korean Folklore: Prayers

This week, it's a horror story from Korean folklore. A little girl gets lost in the forest, and then a strange problem begins tearing her family apart.Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see how buying sunglasses for the guard might help you rob a temple.Become a member?Say Hi on FacebookFind the podcast on iTunes Music:"When the Guests have Left" by Blue Dot Sessions"Vindicta (Lost Radio Reshape)" by Astral & Shit"Moon" by Massimo Ruberti"Fleeting" by Coldnoise"Spell" by Rolemusic"January" by Kai Engel"Midnight" by KetsaSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

13/01/2016

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36 min
16/12/2015

17C-Theseus: I Volunteer as Tribute

The final chapter in the story of Theseus, the Minotaur, and all the other people that have gotten swept up in this drama spanning decades. We'll learn exactly what the Delphic Oracle meant by her prophecy, and how you can use a spool of thread to kill a giant monster.On the creature of the week, it's a very literal tiny dancer.Become a Member?Say "Hi" on Facebook!Find the show on iTunesMusic:"Comfort in Uncertainty" by bbatv"Great is the Contessa" by Blue Dot Sessions"The Big Out There" by Krackatoa"Hiroko in Deep" by Whodiniz"When it Gets Dark at 4PM" by Will Bangs"Reverie" by WVTMSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16/12/2015

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36 min
02/12/2015

17A-Theseus: It’s Dangerous to go Alone!

We have all heard the story of Theseus fighting that monstrous half-bull, half-man beast known as the Minotaur, but the original story starts years earlier. It involves tensions between two kingdoms, a deadly poetry slam, and dumb bandits.The creature of the week is a small chicken that will give you lots of gold...if you can keep it from sitting on you in the middle of the night and giving you nightmares.Become a memberTell a story on the podcastFind the show on iTunesMusic:"Cold, Heat, Dust and Dew" by Curious Inversions"The Shoes they Wear" by Blue Dot Sessions"Empty Trees" by Ketsa"Diversity" by Ketsa"Here is Now" by Ketsa"Something Elated" by Broke for Free"Wandering" by Steve CombsSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

02/12/2015

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28 min

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.

4.8 (40)

Books
Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.

4.9 (9)

Books