Myths and Legends

By: Jason Weiser Carissa Weiser Nextpod
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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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  • 403: Norse sagas: Wormtongue

    403: Norse sagas: Wormtongue
    Feb 26 2025
    ⚔️The plight of the Viking celebrity poet⚔️ Friends become enemies, enemies become friends, and none of what you actually say matters all that much...as long as you're famous.

    😈 The creature: the cicada

    It's not a creature at all. Just a normal bug...or maybe that's what Zeus wants you to think?

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    • Disclaimer: https://myths.link/403
    • Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership
    • Source: https://www.sagadb.org/gunnlaugs_saga_ormstungu.en
    🎧 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!

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    📼 YouTube

    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

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    🎵 Music Credits

    • "An Unknown Visitor" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Black Ballots" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Heath" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Quiet Sill" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Broken Rock Lament" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    58 mins
  • 402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions

    402: Japanese folklore: Misconceptions
    Feb 12 2025
    🐸Love means never having to say I'm sorry (I poisoned you)"🐸 ...or something like that. This Valentine's Day there are three love stories from Japan. On the first, a man moves on after becoming a widower (kind of), on the second, two frogs fall out of love...with a place, and on the third, the whole world is in love with a geisha.

    😈 The Creature: Maikubi (舞首)

    Three heads that don't so much as dance as they do bite each other and sink ships.

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    Links

    Disclaimer: https://myths.link/402
    42 Rubber Chickens: https://myths.link/42rubberchickens

    🎧 Connect with us!

    • Discord: Click here to join!
    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    📖 Sources

    • Story 1: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.18748.20
    • Story 2: https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/two-frogs-japanese-folktale
    • Story 3: https://www.worldoftales.com/Asian_folktales/Japanese_folktale_63.html#gsc.tab=0
    📼 YouTube

    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

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    📢 Sponsors

    BetterHelp

    This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Discover your relationship green flags, with Betterhelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/MYTHS to get 10% off your first month.

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    🎵 Music Credits

    • "Then Disappeared to the Ground" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Bogs Reverie" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Jat Poure" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    57 mins
  • 401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race

    401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race
    Jan 29 2025
    🐀It's Race Day🐀 Today, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved.

    😈 The Creature: Nian

    Why you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any run in January or February (or in general) is unpleasant.

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    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

    ---

    📢 Sponsors

    HomeChef

    For a limited time, HomeChef is offering my listeners 18 Free Meals PLUS Free Dessert for Life and free shipping on your first box! Go to https://homechef.com/legends

    BetterHelp

    This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month.

    Mint Mobile

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    🎵 Music Credits

    • "Hrse Hrse" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "The Sermon" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    40 mins

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Adventure Time

If you still like storytime as an adult then this is absolutely worth your time, you can find the epic stories of King Arthur, Hercules, and The Monkey King, but also many criminally underrated stories like Arrow Odd (ep31) Tatterhood (ep146) and The Mabinogian (ep181 & 217)

The writers have a great sense of humour, I work outdoors and highly recommend listening to a story outside, if you don't mind laughing in public for no apparent reason.

This podcast does exactly what it says on the box.
I used a different app, but have listened to every episode, even the early ones.

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