Episodes

  • 366: Monkey King: Roadblock

    366: Monkey King: Roadblock
    May 1 2024
    Back in the Journey to the West and Monkey has a fan club, the Tang Monk teaches an impromptu class, and Pigsy finds his calling: sitting and eating.

    The creatures are the Ruslaki, and they're very easy to break up with.

    Shrok Pillow: https://myths.link/shrok

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    Music:

    "Germaine" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Lush Arborio" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Sparkling Craft" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Simple Aside" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    38 mins
  • 365: Korean folklore: Goblin

    365: Korean folklore: Goblin
    Apr 24 2024
    Two stories of goblins (도깨비) from Korean folklore and how, if they stop by, you'll want to have drinks on hand because it might just save your life.

    The creature is Ratatoskr, the greatest* squirrel in Norse myth.

    *only

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    Music:
    "Cornicob" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Lofoten Eggels" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Raskt Landsby" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Timble Rider Theme" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    39 mins
  • 364: English folklore: Of Mice and Men...and Frogs...and Birds

    364: English folklore: Of Mice and Men...and Frogs...and Birds
    Apr 17 2024
    When your parents get you three tiny men in a golden box as a going away present.

    The creature is the Neugle, who will drown you but feel super bad about it.

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    Music:

    "Delicious" by Blue Dot Sessions

    "Crown of September" by Blue Dot Sessions

    "Willow Willow" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    48 mins
  • 363: Slavic Folklore: One High Five Man

    363: Slavic Folklore: One High Five Man
    Apr 10 2024
    The story of Yaroslav is one of growing up and figuring out who you are...so you can stop accidentally killing people with your deadly high-fives.

    The creature is the Pombrero, a sleazy, muscly little hobbit who might already be in your house.

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    "Miniatures" by Blue Dot Sessions

    "Stuffed Monsters" by Blue Dot Sessions

    "Bird Language" by Chad Crouch
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    46 mins
  • 362: Chinese folklore: Broken

    362: Chinese folklore: Broken
    Apr 3 2024
    Two stories from Chinese folklore about broken things. A broken pot, a broken future, and how things can come together to heal. And why you shouldn't go to work drunk or else you might have to arrest a tiger.

    The creature is the tooth tyrant, the Odontotyrannos, and it's not an angry dentist.

    Links:
    Uncle Jim's Worm Farm: https://myths.link/liftinjimmy

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    Music:

    "Jumbel" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Gathering Stasis" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Lemon and Melon" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Liptis" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Town Market" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    38 mins
  • 361: English folklore: In a Pickle (jar)

    361: English folklore: In a Pickle (jar)
    Mar 27 2024
    Two stories from English folklore about perspective, and how you can't get something for nothing, but you can absolutely get nothing for something.

    The creature is an outlandish, bizarre, and strange creature known as an "ostrich."

    Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar: https://myths.link/vinegar
    The Bogey Beast: https://myths.link/bogeysonyourtail
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    Music:

    "Calisson" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Crumbling Dock" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Lights Out" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Beignet Interlude" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Rafter" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    40 mins
  • 360: Leprechauns: Lucky

    360: Leprechauns: Lucky
    Mar 13 2024
    The saga of Fergus mac Léti is, apparently, the first time leprechauns make their appearance in folklore. It's also the first time leprechauns try to kill a guy, get stuck in porridge, and offer some magical menswear.

    The creature this time is the Oyaleroweck, who's thriving in the absence of knights in Canada.

    We actually merged two stories of Fergus. Here's one translation of the overarching narrative: https://www.ucd.ie/tlh/trans/dab.eriu.16.001.t.text.html

    Here's the inset one with King Iubdan: https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/fergusmacleide.html

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    Music:

    "Daphne" by Chad Crouch
    "Dog and Pony Show" by Chad Crouch
    "Dutiligi" by Chad Crouch
    "In My Head" by Chad Crouch
    "Midnight Blue" by Chad Crouch
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    38 mins
  • 359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?

    359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?
    Mar 6 2024
    Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits the only unforgivable sin of hogging all the berries, the only response is swift, murder-y justice. Time to recruit some accomplices

    The creature is the nain, and it will help you know if you're making terrible life choices (and also encourage you to learn a foreign language!)

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    Munachar and Manachar: https://myths.link/berrymurder
    Not the Breman town musicians but kind of: https://myths.link/notbreman
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    Music:

    "Mind Body Mind" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Tin Cavalry" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Sino de Cobre" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    40 mins