Myths and Legends

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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. Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead

    1 DAY AGO

    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

    1hr 3min
  2. Japanese folklore: Sword it Out

    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

    1hr 13min
  3. Turkish folklore: These Dreams

    25 MAR

    Turkish folklore: These Dreams

    ✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨ But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrology by the side of the highway. That's actually the second story, because this week there are two stories of two Ahmets following dreams. On the first is junkman Ahmet, who has the same wonderful dream every night...except when it stops being wonderful, and starts getting real, he learns that sometimes following your dreams can be painful. And also weird. 😈 The Creature: WapaloosieIf you find you're always misplacing your gloves, they might be actively crawling away from you...because they're made from the fur of a Wapaloosie, a half squirrel, half dachshund, half caterpillar. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend 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 1: https://myths.link/junkmanSource 2: https://myths.link/astrologerMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky--- 📢 SponsorsBetter Help: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/mythsButcherBox: 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/LEGENDSWayfair: 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. --- 🎵 Music CreditsGreylock by Blue Dot SessionsFilesharer's Lament by Chad CrouchCello Pizz by Breakmaster CylinderRhodes by Blue Dot SessionsJulmust by Breakmaster CylinderDream Abridged by Blue Dot SessionsCorkscrew Pt. 2, Score 19 by Chad Crouch

    54 min
  4. Finnish folklore: Worn Out

    11 MAR

    Finnish folklore: Worn Out

    ✏️Osmo is a pretty solid sketch artist✏️ He’s not drawing a criminal, though. He’s drawing his sister, whose only crime is stealing the prince’s heart. And also maybe trying to escape the prison of the sea king, but that comes later. 😈 The Creature: The JuruaJust when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there’s the jurua who is taking their family out to a nice dinner…of your flesh. Hope you’re wearing the right creeper. --- 🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/430Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/osmoYouTube: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. Mint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/mythsQuince: 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. 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

    56 min
  5. Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It

    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

    46 min
  6. Monkey King: The Pride

    11 FEB

    Monkey King: The Pride

    🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺 Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers because, in the world of the Journey to the West, anything goes. But for real, we catch back up with Monkey, Sandy, Pigsy, and the Tang Monk on their travels as they enter year 14 and the final leg of their journey. But are they ready for what awaits them? 😈 The Creature: IntuloAn evil walking and talking lizard who just wants to watch the world die. But only if he has to die, eventually. He does? Ok, then bye, world. --- Links: Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipFictional season 6 is out!: https://fictional.fm/subscribeDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/blueskyYouTube:https://myths.link/youtube--- 📢 SponsorsMint Mobile: New customers can make the switch today and for a limited time, get unlimited premium wireless for just $15 per month. Switch now at https://mintmobile.com/legendsQuince: Refresh your wardrobe with Quince. Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too. ButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between organic ground beef, chicken breast or ground turkey in every box for a year, PLUS $20 off when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/LEGENDSGhostBed: Right now, during GhostBed’s Presidents’ Day Sale, listeners of the Myths & Legends can take an extra 10% off sitewide on top of GhostBed’s already-great prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/legends and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout. --- 🎵 Music Credits"Deacon Jeanie" by Blue Dot Sessions"Galoshes" by Poddington Bear"Cave Creek Canyon Score 17" by Poddington Bear"Corkscrew Score 18" by Poddington Bear"Generously Unsteady" by Poddington Bear"The Onyx" by Blue Dot Sessions"Trapped in a Stairwell" by Blue Dot Sessions"Small Hours" by Poddington Bear

    1hr 1min
  7. Norse Legends: Wither or Not

    28 JAN

    Norse Legends: Wither or Not

    🧙‍♀️So, you think your stepmom might be a sorceress🧙‍♀️ Common problem. Well, common for fairy tales, at least. But, have you thought that she might not like you putting her in a box and deciding what she is before you even get to know her? It's something you might want to think about. Definitely because you shouldn't be prejudiced. Also because if she's really a sorceress do you really want to make her mad? 😈 The Creature: IpupiaraA hairy, smelly merman who's just trying to keep up with the trends.(Picture: https://myths.link/427) --- Links: Norse myth/legends episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3djcC7s1vLSQVHfln7GRWg?si=iUmFY80jRbeo4xYegNfU5wNorse myth episodes by episode post: https://myths.link/427Source: http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/227.htmMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipFictional season 6 is out!: https://fictional.fm/subscribeDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/blueskyYouTube:https://myths.link/youtube--- 📢 SponsorsWayfair: 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. Home Chef: 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/legendsBetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You can’t step into a lighter version of yourself without leaving behind what’s been weighing you down. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/myths--- 🎵 Music Credits"Jardin des Plantes Score 2" by Poddington Bear"Ramona Falls Score 1" by Poddington Bear"Space" by Poddington Bear"TeleMezzo" by Blue Dot Sessions"The Compound" by Blue Dot Sessions"Vellum and Steel" by Blue Dot Sessions"Toadstool Runner" by Blue Dot Sessions

    55 min
  8. 1001 Nights: Djinning Up Some Trouble

    14 JAN

    1001 Nights: Djinning Up Some Trouble

    🧞‍♂️Trying to meet the love of your life? Maybe ask for help from two genies trying to kill each other.🧞‍♂️ Even if you're not trying to meet the love of your life or, like the characters in today's story, actively trying to avoid meeting the love of your life because you really don't want to marry, you still might end up falling for someone anyway. And then maybe dying of a broken heart because that's apparently actually a thing. 😈 The Creature: Ebu GogoThey will take your stuff and your children...and then ask the children how to cook themselves because no one wants to eat raw children, not even hairy monsters with (maybe) dog teeth. --- Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/426Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipFictional season 6 is out!: https://fictional.fm/subscribeDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/blueskyYouTube:https://myths.link/youtubeLong source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/52564/pg52564-images.html#Page_212--- 📢 SponsorsQuince: Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You can’t step into a lighter version of yourself without leaving behind what’s been weighing you down. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/mythsMint Mobile: This January, quit overspending on wireless with 50% off Unlimited premium wireless. Plans start at $15/month at https://mintmobile.com/legendsButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, our listeners can get free protein in every box for a year PLUS $20 off your first box when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/LEGENDS--- 🎵 Music Credits"Cabana Flats" by Blue Dot Sessions "Ilustrad" by Blue Dot Sessions "Lana Minor" by Blue Dot Sessions "Scallat" by Blue Dot Sessions"Shepman" by Blue Dot Sessions"Steady Now" by Blue Dot Sessions

    1hr 10min
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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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    Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    645
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