Jon Solo's Messed Up Origins™ Podcast

By Jon Solo

Every week, we explore the origins of your favorite myths, folklore, fairy tales, and stories from pop culture. From Little Red Riding Hood cannibalizing her grandmother to Zeus' hundredth love affair... more

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February 06, 2026 The Messed Up Mythology of Psyche, Goddess of the Soul
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - The Original Fairytale?
» 2:51 - Part I: A New Goddess
» 8:29 - Part II: Storybook Romance
» 17:54 - Part III: Alone Again
» 22:11 - Part IV: The Labors of Psyche
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» ALL Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained
» Featured Folklore (the animated series!): https://bit.ly/featuredfolklore
» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Psyche’s Complete Story: https://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Psykhe.html
» Cinderella: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm021.html
» The Beautiful Anna (Sleeping Beauty): https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0410.html#maruzzedda
» Vasilisa the Beautiful: https://www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/65r.pdf
▼ Art Sources ▼
» Willy Bernal – Character Artist: https://www.instagram.com/willytron2000/
» Markus Stadlober – https://www.artstation.com/elderscroller
https://www.instagram.com/markus.stadlober.art/
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» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#greekmythology #greekgods #mythologyexplained
...more
31min
January 30, 2026 The Messed Up Origins of The Minotaur
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - Man or Monster?
» 2:34 - The One and Only
» 4:25 - The Birth of the Bull
» 12:17 - The Labyrinth
» 15:29 - A Cruel Fate
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» Featured Folklore (the animated series!): https://bit.ly/featuredfolklore
» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord
https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books» The Minotaur: https://www.theoi.com/Ther/Minotauros.html
» Bull Leaping in the Minoan World: https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/bulls-and-bull-leaping-in-the-minoan-world/» Theseus as Athenian Propaganda: https://blog.amaliacarosella.com/2015/05/not-without-theseus-heros-propaganda.html
▼ Art Sources ▼
• Check out the episode on YouTube to find the artists whose work was used in this episode! https://youtu.be/q-qOFhPmsBg
• If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!
▼ Music Sources ▼
» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#greekmythology #messeduporigins #minotaur
...more
23min
January 23, 2026 The Messed Up Origins of Unicorns (REVISITED!)
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - Unicorns were REAL?
» 2:33 - The Elasmotherium Eplained
» 8:33 - The Truth Revealed
» 12:52 - Join the Field Trip!
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» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord
https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Josh Davis: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/november/the-siberian-unicorn-lived-at-the-same-time-as-modern-humans.html
» https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0722-0
»Evolution & Extinction of the Giant Rhinoceros – Elasmotherium Test Results: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0722-0
» Reconstructing the Head of the Elasmotherium: https://kmkjournals.com/upload/PDF/RJT/20/ther20_2_173-182.pdf
» The Last of the Siberian Unicornshttps://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/last-siberian-unicorns-what-happened-mammoth-sized-one-horned-beasts-legend-021239
▼ Art Sources ▼
» Thumbnail Art: Beth Zaiken: https://bethzaiken.com/centre-for-palaeogenetics-siberian-rhinos
» Rhino Horn Diagram: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52527-5
» If I used your art in portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!
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» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#unicorns #thelastunicorn #folklore
...more
17min
December 27, 2025 The Messed Up Origins of Unicorns
So you're telling me... unicorns were REAL? (͡•_ ͡• )
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - Unicornigins
» 1:58 - What is a Unicorn?
» 10:52 - Unicorns 4 Jesus
» 16:59 - Unicorns Today
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» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord
https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
TBA
▼ Art Sources ▼
» If I used your art in the thumbnail or any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!
▼ Music Sources ▼
» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#unicorn #deathofaunicorn #thelastunicorn
...more
23min
December 19, 2025 The Messed Up Mythology of Percy Jackson (Season 2, Episode 1)
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - Percy Jackson
» 1:04 - The Graeae
» 4:08 - The Laestrygonians
» 6:15 - Cyclops
» 10:06 - King Tantalus
» 12:41 - Poseidon’s Monstrous Children
» 14:25 - The Sphinx
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» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord
https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
▼ Art Sources ▼
» If I used your art in the thumbnail or any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!
▼ Music Sources ▼
» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#percyjackson #percyjacksonandtheolympians #greekmythologyexplained
...more
18min
December 05, 2025 The Messed Up Origins of Percy Jackson (Season 1)
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Chapters:
» 0:00 - Made of Myth
» 1:07 - Demigod Deaths
» 3:17 - Pegasus & the Colchis Bulls
» 4:19 - The Birth of Perseus
» 7:12 - The Furies
» 9:30 - The Satyr
» 11:04 - The Minotaur
» 14:09 - The D is for Dionysus
» 15:09 - Trainer of Heroes
» 16:29 - Hades & Pixie Dust
» 17:26 - Kleos
» 18:28 - Goddess of Disappointment
» 19:24 - Daughter of Athena
» 21:02 - Sacrifice
» 22:33 - The Pact
» 24:10 - Annabeth’s Invisibility Cap
» 25:33 - The Oracle
» 29:47 - Hermes’ Flying Shoes
» 31:12 - Make Like Thalia and Leaf!
» 33:18 - M is for Medusa
» 36:53 - Pan: God of Nature
» 39:35 - Mother of Monsters
» 41:51 - Chimera
» 44:08 - The Nereids
» 46:39 - The Fates
» 48:48 - The God of War
» 52:40 - The Rise of the Olympians
» 54:44 - Hephaestus’s Revenge
» 57:19 - Love & War
» 58:50 - Dream Gods
» 1:00:49 - Rainbow Goddess
» 1:02:32 - The Lotus Eaters
» 1:04:46 - The Dead Man’s Guide
» 1:07:13 - A Gracious Host
» 1:09:37 - Enter the Underworld
» 1:11:32 - Good Boy
» 1:13:29 - Regions of the Underworld
» 1:15:19 - Cursed Items
» 1:17:32 - House of Hades
» 1:20:41 - True Form
» 1:23:53 - Blast the Blasphemers
» 1:26:07 - The Golden Age
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» ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained
» For Urban Legends and Scary Stories: https://bit.ly/scarystoriesexplained
» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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▼ Credits ▼
» Jon Solo – Creator, Host, Director, Writer
» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
https://www.instagram.com/dbproductions.mtl/
» Payton Swan – Editor
https://www.youtube.com/@PaytonSwan
» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
https://tiktok.com/@thefolklord
https://twitter.com/thefolklord
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November 28, 2025 The Messed Up Origins of Wicked: For Good
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» 0:00 - The Birth of Elphaba
» 2:23 - Part IV - Rebellion
» 9:48 - Part V - The Rise of the Witch
» 21:53 - Part VI - Reunion
» 30:09 - Part VII - The Cyclone
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#wicked #wickedmusical #wizardofoz
...more
53min
November 14, 2025 The Messed Up Origins of Wicked
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - What is a Wicked Witch?
» 4:58 - Which Witch?
» 7:42 - Wickedness Has a Name (Story Part I)
» 16:03 - Life at Shiz (Story Part 2)
» 26:14 - Off to See the Wizard (Story Part 3)
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» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
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▼ Credits ▼
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» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
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» Payton Swan – Editor
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▼ Resources ▼
» Wicked Collector’s Edition: https://amzn.to/49iGxFd
» The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900): https://amzn.to/4nQOEwl
» Wicked Graphic Novel: https://amzn.to/3WRjx8R
* we are part of Amazon’s affiliate program and receive a small kickback from all purchases :)
▼ Art Sources ▼
» Unreal Engine Environment Created by Joshua Kolkin --- https://www.artstation.com/joshkolkin
» If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit!
▼ Music Sources ▼
» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#wicked #wickedmusical #wizardofoz
...more
33min
October 31, 2025 The VERY Messed Up Origins of FREDDY KRUEGER (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
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▼ Chapters ▼
» 0:00 - The Hmong Nightmare**
» 2:00 - Creating Krueger
» 11:10 - The Boogeyman
» 16:09 - Dream Demons
» 22:34 - Freddy’s Legacy
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» Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained
» Astrology: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained
» Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist
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» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
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» Payton Swan – Editor
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» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
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https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Nightmare on Elm Street was Inspired by a Real Life Medical Mystery: https://www.iflscience.com/nightmare-on-elm-street-was-inspired-by-a-real-life-medical-mystery-60527
» Men of Hmong Dogged by Death (L.A. Times - July 12th, 1981): https://latimes.newspapers.com/image/387461022/
» Nightmares Suspected in Deaths of 18 Laotians (N.Y.T. - May 10th, 1981): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1981/05/10/114280.html?pageNumber=21
» Death of Xiong Tou Xiong - https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hhxnt.4
» How a Terrifying Wave of Unexplained Deaths Led to ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ https://www.history.com/articles/nightmare-on-elm-street-real-inspiration-hmong-death
» Never Sleep Again – A Nightmare on Elm Street Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfJxqa6HhvM
» A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Script: https://www.scriptslug.com/script/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984
▼ Art Sources ▼
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» “Sleep Paralysis” by Ramzi-Firhad: https://www.deviantart.com/ramzi-firhad/gallery
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» https://artlist.io
#freddykrueger #nightmareonelmstreet #scarymovies
...more
27min
October 17, 2025 The VERY Messed Up Origins of The Jangly Man
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» 0:00 - Haunted Hot Spots
» 1:49 - Part I: Scary Stories
» 4:25 - Part II: Jangly Tales - Story #1 What Did You Come For?
» 9:49 - Story #2 - Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker
» 16:24 - Part III: Haunted History
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▼ Credits ▼
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» Dillon Bowen – Lead Editor
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» Payton Swan – Editor
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» Jack Daly – Folklore Consultant
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https://twitter.com/thefolklord
▼ Resources ▼
» my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Stelle’s Website: https://www.stellecommunity.com/
» Galactic cult prefers suburbia Rejection: https://web.archive.org/web/20160330150129/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-04-04/news/1997094095_1_kieninger-suburbia-cult
» Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker Theory: https://www.reddit.com/r/scarystories/comments/iemded/i_think_i_figured_out_what_me_tie_doughty_walker/
» Me-Tie-Dough-Ty-Walker Theory 2: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceFiction/comments/rx8fld/scary_stories_to_tell_in_the_dark_what_do_the/
» Chambers, Robert. Popular Rhymes of Scotland. London, Edin- burgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1870: https://archive.org/details/popularrhymesofs00chamrich
» Bacon, A. M., and Parsons, E. C. “Folk-Lore from Elizabeth Cith County, Va." https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/535008.pdf
» Boggs, Ralph Steele. “North Carolina White Folktales and Riddles.”: https://doi.org/10.2307/535686
» Halbert, Herbert: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27655413
▼ Art Sources ▼
» The Illustrations scene in this episode were created by Stephen Gammel: https://litfinalstephengammel.tripod.com/stephen-gammell-2.html
▼ Music Sources ▼
» Kevin Macleoud - https://incompetech.com
» @co.agmusic - https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic
» https://artlist.io
#messeduporigins #scarystories #creepypasta
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