Myths and Legends

By Jason Weiser

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Jason Weiser tells 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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	EPISODES LIST
		135A-Tristan and Isolde: Matchmaker Dragon fights, love and betrayal, and wine on a boat: the story of Tristan and Isolde is here.	02.13.2019
		134-Grimm: Thirsty The story of the goose girl from the Grimm brothers	02.06.2019
		133-Filipino folklore: Monkey Business The surprisingly brutal story of Monkey and Turtle	01.23.2019
		132B-Trojan War: Some Foolish Thing Paris meets Helen, and the fates of thousands are sealed	01.16.2019
		132A-Trojan War: The Wars to Come The Trojan War started long before the Greeks sailed east.	01.09.2019
		131B-Greek Mythology: All in the Family We continue the origin stories of the Olympians	01.02.2019
		131A-Greek Mythology: Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal The origin stories of the Olympians	12.26.2018
		130C-Jungle Book: An Old War Mowgli is in hiding after the showdown at Council Rock, but Shere Khan is coming.	12.19.2018
		130B-Jungle Book: The Strength of the Pack Mowgli and his friends fight for their lives	12.12.2018
		130A-Jungle Book: Welcome to the Jungle A child is rescued, and he changes the jungle forever	12.05.2018
		129B-Persian mythology: Champions Rostam searches for his king in the land of demons	11.28.2018
		129A-Persian Mythology: The Mammoth that Rides The story of Rostam from Iranian mythology	11.21.2018
		128-Irish folklore: Give Him the Finger A genre savvy queen, brave heroes, and very drunk giants	11.14.2018
		127-Finnish Mythology: The Boy who Lived We're in Finland for a very dark, very cold story.	11.07.2018
		126-Wendigo: Hunger The legend of the wendigo from Native American folklore	10.31.2018
		125-Norse Mythology: Bound There's trouble in Asgard, and Loki is on the case.	10.24.2018
		124-Greek Mythology: The Fall The Centauromachy and Theseus in the Underworld	10.17.2018
		123-Dark Tower: Directions A game turns dark as a child disappears. Her brothers will need to follow her to the dark tower.	10.10.2018
		122-Indian Folklore: Let it Be A king really doesn't like a prophecy about his family, so he takes fate into his own hands. It goes about as well as you'd think	10.03.2018
		121-Grimm Brothers: King of the Mountain A merchant makes a deal...and things take a dark turn.	09.26.2018
		120B-Holy Grail: Beyond the Sea The Grail comes to Britain	09.19.2018
		120A-Holy Grail: Only the Penitent Man Will Pass The Holy Grail. This is where it all begins.	09.12.2018
		119-Sleeping Beauty: Rude Awakening The original story of Sleeping Beauty.	09.05.2018
		118-Jewish Folklore: The Eyrie The story of a king who really doesn't want to work...and an ancient secret that's been hidden away.	08.29.2018
		117-Romanian Folklore: What did it Cost? A father makes a promise he can't keep. It's kind of not his fault, though. Being a new parent is super tiring.	08.22.2018
		116B-Mexican Legends: Outlaw Country Joaquin Murrieta thinks he is unstoppable. He's not wrong.	08.15.2018
		116A-Mexican Legends: Alta California The legend of the famous wild west outlaw, Joaquin Murrieta	08.08.2018
		115-Chinese Folklore: Another Brick in the Wall The story of Meng Jiangnu and the Great Wall	08.01.2018
		114B-Indian Stories: Heavy The world has been quiet for centuries, but everyone knows that they will return. The demon kings. An ancient evil destined to be reborn a third and final time.	07.25.2018
		114A-Indian Stories: Calamity The lives of Jaya and Vijaya	07.18.2018
		113-Armenian folklore: Occupational Hazard The story of the a prince whose life is too awesome	07.11.2018
		112C-Pinocchio: Whale Jail The end of Pinocchio	06.27.2018
		112B-Pinocchio: Nosey Pinocchio part two, in which a lot of stuff happens to our little buddy, starting with him coming back to life.	06.20.2018
		112A-Pinocchio: No Strings Attached The amazingly brutal original story of Pinocchio	06.13.2018
		111-Thumbelina: Sweet Summer Child A fairy tale for children about a girl being born from a flower and trying to find love manages to contain kidnapping, death threats, crushing nihilism, and sleazy moles.	06.06.2018
		110-Viking Myths: Alone Odin. Jotunheim. Shin Tinder. We're back in Norse mythology with the legendary story of Hadingus	05.30.2018
		109-Athens: Home The royal family of Athens. Dragon kings, bird princesses, and everything in between.	05.23.2018
		108-Tom Thumb: Thumbs Up The story of a guy named Tom...who is as big as a thumb.	05.16.2018
		107B-Golem: To Dust You Shall Return The golem of Prague and the Maharal's final blood libel	05.09.2018
		Bonus-U.S. Folklore: Gaslighting A bonus story this week from the southern United States. Thank you for helping Myths and Legends win a Webby!	05.05.2018
		107A-Golem: Guardian The Golem of Prague, from Jewish legend.	05.02.2018
		106C-African Legends: Who Tells Your Story The conclusion of the story of Sundiata	04.25.2018
		106B-African Legends: Bad Move Djata's life continues being difficult while a new evil rises in the north	04.18.2018
		106A-African Legends: Long Live the King The story of Sundiata, the first ruler of the Mali empire	04.11.2018
		105B-Reynard: Ferocious Mr. Fox Reynard the fox continues to make terrible, or brilliant, choices	04.04.2018
		105A-Reynard: Fox on the Run The animal kingdom is a horrible, horrible place.	03.28.2018
		104-Egyptian Mythology: The First Avenger The battles of Horus and Set rage for 90 years along the Nile.	03.21.2018
		103-Middle Eastern Folklore: Shipshape A story of witches, genies, male models, and angry cats	03.14.2018
		102-Charlemagne: Honor Among Thieves The Holy Roman Emperor is on a mission from God...to steal a bunch of stuff from his neighbor	03.07.2018
		101-Fairy Tales: Three Dog Night Stories of money problems from Denmark and Vietnam	02.28.2018

LAST EPISODE

135A-Tristan and Isolde: Ma...

02.13.2019

Dragon fights, love and betrayal, and wine on a boat: the story of Tristan and Isolde is here.