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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. 

  1. Celtic folklore: The Wake

    1H AGO • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Celtic folklore: The Wake

    ⛵️Get lost at sea with Maelduin⛵️ All Maelduin wants to do is avenge his father's murder...with more murder. He should have listened to that wizard. Because he didn't, his trip just got a whole lot longer. And stranger. 😈 The Creature: The Donestre The lion headed stranger who will eat you, sure, but also feel really bad about it. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram ✍️ Bluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky 📼 YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube 📖Source 1: https://myths.link/maelduin 📖Source 2:https://myths.link/maelduin2 --- 📢 Sponsors Betterhelp: This is an ad by Betterhelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://betterhelp.com/myths. GhostBed: Go to GhostBed.com/legends and use code LEGENDS to get an additional 10% off your order. Mint Mobile: Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at https://mintmobile.com/legends Harry's: Be your own icon. Shower with Harry’s. Try Harry’s body wash today for just $8 at harrys.com/LEGENDS. --- 🎵 Music Credits "The Onyx" by Blue Dot Sessions "Median Point" by Blue Dot Sessions "New Crescente" by Blue Dot Sessions "Morning Glare" by Blue Dot Sessions "Two Pound" by Blue Dot Sessions

    58 min
  2. Japanese folklore: Provincial

    JUN 4

    Japanese folklore: Provincial

    ⛩️Stories from the Japanese countryside⛩️ Five interconnected stories of purpose, meaning, justice, talking animals, the boss falling off a cliff, mushrooms, and travel hampers. 😈 **The Creature: The Dinny Mara The Dinny Mara is a friendly merman who wants to rehabilitate the reputation of water creatures. They could probably start by not drowning so many people? --- Links: ⚠️ Disclaimer: https://myths.link/410 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends ✍️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.nextpod.com 📼 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos --- 📢 Sponsors HomeChef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends. Quince: For the dad who deserves better than basic—Quince has you covered. Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. GhostBed: Go to GhostBed.com/legends and use code LEGENDS to get an additional 10% off your order. Smalls: Because you are a Myths and Legends listener, you can get 35% off Smalls plus an additional 50% off your first order by using my code LEGENDS! Check it out and tell your cat I said psppsppsp https://smalls.com --- 🎵 Music Credits "Never a Worried One" by Blue Dot Sessions "Denton" by Blue Dot Sessions "Toadstool Runner" by Blue Dot Sessions "Spiro's Etude" by Blue Dot Sessions "Writer's Retreat" by Blue Dot Sessions "Paper Crane Sonata" by Blue Dot Sessions "Convex Marsa" by Blue Dot Sessions

    1h 5m

  3. MAY 30 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Member Episode 108-English folklore: Hey, Ladies

    I could probably make a complete list of all the reasons you shouldn't accept a golden ball from a stranger in the woods but at this point, I don't think I should need to. Just don't accept really expensive gifts from sketchy strangers, because the "strings" attached might just be your own execution. The creature is the Derketo, who is super sad, either for all the unintentional killing in her original version or from the unintentional heartbreak in her Roman reboot. - - - Music: "Ghost Byzantine" by Blue Dot Sessions

    17 min
  4. Reynard: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

    MAY 21

    Reynard: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

    🦊 Reynard the fox hates meetings, too 🦊 Especially because at most of the meetings he's invited to, people usually try to kill and eat him. Today, we're back in the stories of Reynard the fox, with sick kings, superpowered storks, and Isengrim the wolf trying to not constantly get skinned alive. 😈 The Creature: The Devs I guess you have to worry about head trauma and TBI a lot less when you have seven heads. --- Links: 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends ✍️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 👕 Merch: https://shop.nextpod.com 📼 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos 📖 (English) Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=_L4fAAAAIAAJ --- 📢 Sponsors GhostBed: Go to GhostBed.com/legends and use code LEGENDS to get an additional 10% off your order. Harry's: Try Harry’s body wash today for just $8 at https://harrys.com/LEGENDS Outschool: If you want to try Outschool, you can now get up to $20 off your child's’ first class or tutoring session for a limited time by going to https://outschool.com/legends and using code LEGENDS at checkout BetterHelp: This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. We’re all better with help. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Devanz" by Blue Dot Sessions "Spunker" by Blue Dot Sessions "Laddo" by Blue Dot Sessions

    56 min
  5. Knights of the Round Table: Hither and Thither

    MAY 7

    Knights of the Round Table: Hither and Thither

    🏰When a knight says he'll be right back, he means it Unless he dies. Or gets captured. Or just forgets about it, prompting his son to come looking for him in the land of wickedness...and also maybe saving Camelot in the process? It's the story of Sir Morien. 😈 The Creature: The Kaichigo All those games you haven't played are lonely...and also maybe messing with your stuff in the basement.  --- Links 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back! https://shop.nextpod.com 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos 📖 Source Morien: https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/morien-weston.pdf --- 📢 Sponsors Quince Treat your closet to a little summer glow-up with Quince. Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Mint Mobile This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get your summer savings and shop premium wireless plans at https://mintmobile.com/legends BetterHelp This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month. Home Chef For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners FIFTY PERCENT OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life!  --- 🎵 Music Credits "Caravan 9" by Blue Dot Sessions "Firelight Child" by Blue Dot Sessions "Lovers Hollow" by Blue Dot Sessions "Our Ears, Deceivers" by Blue Dot Sessions "Road Fellow" by Blue Dot Sessions

    58 min

  6. APR 25 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Member Episode 107-English folklore: The Very Best, Like No One Ever Was

    The best pickpocket in London has big plans to breed a whole race of top thieves, because why not? The creature is the Con Rit, a giant sea millipede who is incredibly stinky. -- Music: "Peacetime" by Blue Dot Sessions

    9 min
  7. West African folklore: Wiser

    APR 23

    West African folklore: Wiser

    🍼Have a budding tyrant? You need a snarky talking baby🍼 Yenga Naa is wiser than the chief. How do you know? Well, he named himself that...the moment he was born. 😈 The Creature: The Cornu How do you torment sinners without getting your hands dirty? The cornu, that's how. --- Links 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back! https://shop.nextpod.com 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos 💀 Item this week Grim Steeper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZY2N9V 📖 Source Here's one of them: https://archive.org/details/africanfolklore00dors/page/420/mode/2up?q=wiser --- 📢 Sponsors Outschool If you want to try Outschool, you can now get up to $20 off your child's’ first class or tutoring session for a limited time. This exclusive discount is only available when you go to https://outschool.com/legends and use code LEGENDS at checkout BetterHelp This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Talltell" by Blue Dot Sessions "Soda Baron" by Blue Dot Sessions "Falaal" by Blue Dot Sessions "Remsen" by Blue Dot Sessions "Matamoscas" by Blue Dot Sessions

    45 min
  8. Slavic folklore: Udder Nonsense

    APR 9

    Slavic folklore: Udder Nonsense

    🐄Baba Yaga, Dragons, Giant Talking Pigs🐄 We'll see what happens when a king who wants one son gets more than he bargained for: three sons, with the oddest one of all, the one capable of calming dragons (when he's not slaying them) and outsmarting giant evil pigs (when he's not slaying them), being born...from a cow. 😈 The Creature: Coliunn Gun Cheaun The worst, best headless friend you hopefully never had. --- 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com Goldfish trophy https://myths.link/goldfish 📼 YouTube We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos 🎶Music the creature sang https://myths.link/406 --- 📢 Sponsors Mint Mobile Shop data plans at https://mintmobile.com/legends. FastGrowingTrees Listeners to our show get 15% their first purchase when using the code LEGENDS at checkout. at https://fastgrowingtrees.com HomeChef For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! https://homechef.com/legends Quince For your next trip, treat yourself to the luxe upgrades you deserve from Quince. Go to https://quince.com/legends for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order. --- 🎵 Music Credits "Bare Elm" by Blue Dot Sessions "Hanging Rock" by Blue Dot Sessions "Golden Grass" by Blue Dot Sessions "Bauxite" by Blue Dot Sessions - "Apollo Diedre" by Blue Dot Sessions

    58 min
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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. 

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  • Channel
    Nextpod
  • Creator
    Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    613
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2015-2024 Bardic Enterprises LLC, all rights reserved.
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    Myths and Legends
  • Provider
    Daniel Weiser

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