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5 days ago

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

5 days ago

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55 min
05/04/2017

65-Oedipus: Motherboy

The story of Oedipus is fun until it isn't. I've met people with varying degrees of familiarity with the story. Some are familiar only with the central premise of the story, while others' knowledge only extends to a certain disgusting little complex popularized by a similarly-disgusting Viennese psychologist. Regardless, the story of Oedipus is a fascinating commentary on fate, our willing blindness to uncomfortable truths, and why you should, under no circumstances, talk to prophets. Seriously, they will mess up your life. The creature this week is the Tanuki from Japan, with two big surprises for you. ------- Music: "Skeptic" "Modest House" "In My Head" "A1 Rogue" by Podington Bear "Readers Do You Read" "Wonder Cycle" "Everybody's Got Problems that Aren't Mine" by Chris Zabriskie "Seeker" by Kai Engel "Mogul" by Blue Dot Sessions "Plaster Combo" by Blue Dot SessionsSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

05/04/2017

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42 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
25 Feb

Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It

👞Goria the shoemaker has a bad boss👞 Is his boss the devil? Literally...well, no. Is the devil that Goria meets in a bar actually better than his boss? 100% yes. 😈 The Creature: Jack-in-IronsA creature who made it a bad thing to walk around threatening people with a spiky club and wearing human heads. Thanks, Jack. --- 🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/429Ohio Potato Chip: https://myths.link/potatohioMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/goriaYouTube: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/legends. Wayfair: Get organized, refreshed, and back on track this new year for WAY less. Head to https://wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths--- 🎵 Music Credits"Rischa Textile" by Blue Dot Sessions"Orange-crowned" by Chad Crouch"Khorasan" by Blue Dot Sessions"Ecola Score 3" by Chad Crouch"Corridor Blue" by Blue Dot Sessions

25 Feb

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46 min
22/03/2017

64-Frog Prince: Warts and All

The story of the frog prince is well known - a beautiful princess meets a frog, kisses him, and he turns out to be a prince. Except, in the earliest version, it doesn't go like that at all. I won't spoil it, but the original frog prince is extremely bizarre, and I had the most fun writing it of any episode so far. The second story is of a frog princess, from Russian folklore, and not only is it a great story in its own right, with a stupid king and a ridiculous dating service, but we'll catch back up with our favorite witch living in a house on chicken legs and a certain deathless sorcerer early in his career. The creature of the week shoots hail out of its ears and kills anyone it sees...unless you're carrying a sack of llama fat. ---Music: "The Spinnet" "The Silver Hatch" "The Shoes they Wear" "Filing Away" "Decompression" and "Brass Buttons" are all by Blue Dot Session "Vanagon" "Submerging Blue-Black" "Trailways A" "Smolder" "Sensitive" "Running on Empty" and "Down and Around" are all by Podington Bear "Final Sacrifice" by Visager "Independent Film" by Steve CombsSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

22/03/2017

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47 min
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
15/03/2017

63-Puss in Boots: These Boots

The story of Puss is Boots is that of a cat who wears boots and talks. The character of the cat has somehow gone on to be voiced by Antonio Banderas, take part in a one really successful franchise, spin off into its own movie AND Netflix series. The 2011 movie alone went on to gross, and I'm not making this up, over half a billion dollars worldwide. The original is something you haven't heard before, and has ogre fights, a cat con artist, and dating advice from the Myths and Legends Podcast.* The creature this week has the boring job of constantly trying to destroy the universe, but hey, it gets two weeks paid vacation a year. *Taking dating advice from the Myths and Legends Podcast is generally not advised.Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

15/03/2017

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33 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
05/10/2016

46B-Jason and the Argonauts: MacGuffin

The quest for the golden fleece begins for the legendary heroes packed aboard the Argo. We find them making all haste for Colchis...except for all the times they stop to feast...and drink too much...and meet beautiful women...and get in unnecessary boxing matches. We also meet the princess Medea; catch up with Cupid (Eros), a hot-shot toddler who plays by his own rules; and Theseus will remember something very, very important. The creature this week is a roaring, spectral bull...who isn't all that dangerous, just incredibly annoying. Sponsors: Check out MVMT watches. They look really nice (http://www.MVMTwatches.com/myths) Blue Apron has good food that's good for the environment, but most importantly (to me) is that you can make awesome home-cooked meals with no planning. Check out http://www.blueapron.com/legends Music: "The Terrarium" by Blue Dot Sessions "Shifty Crow" by Podington Bear "Peter Gray" by Podington Bear "Midday" by Blue Dot Sessions "Krok" by Blue Dot Sessions "Jackbird" by Blue Dot Sessions "Insurrection" by Podington Bear "Inessential" by Blue Dot Sessions "Hammer and Damper" by Blue Dot Sessions "Galoshes" by Podington Bear "Fives" by Podington Bear "Dread" by Podington Bear "Chopin - Mazurka Op 67 No 3" by Blue Dot Sessions "Black Cosmos Ring" by Podington BearSupport the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

05/10/2016

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45 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.

4.9 (11)

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.

5.0 (1)

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