Two stories of King David's magic mirror. One actually involves a folklore version of the Biblical king facing off against an enemy from his past...and maybe turning into a balloon? The second involves a rabbi, a murderous sorcerer, and a magic battle dinner party.

The creature is what happens when you stay too long as a vampire. You turn into what's basically an angry George Costanza with seven goat tails.

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Links!

Scoundrel (new episode out today!): https://myths.link/scoundrel

Fictional (new episode out Thursday!): https://fictional.fm/subscribe

Best of the Worst (our new twice-weekly mini-cast we stealth-launched when we brought back Fictional): https://www.nextpod.com/botw-subscribe

That terrible Alexander the Great thing: https://myths.link/261

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Music:

"Beeth" by Blue Dot Sessions

"La Naranja Borriana" by Blue Dot Sessions

"The Idle Eyes" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Checkered Blue" by Blue Dot Sessions

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Heidrek the wise...was not actually all that wise. He took ownership of a cursed sword for one. He also got in a riddle battle with Odin, which is never a good idea. In fact, if you want to be wise, it might be a good idea to just look at Heidrek's life, and do the opposite.

The creature is the Kaibaan, and he's that guy hanging out with his guitar on the quad trying to meet girls. You can spot him because he's the size of a human baby.

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Links!

Fictional is back! https://www.fictional.fm/subscribe

Scoundrel is here! https://myths.link/scoundrel

Christopher Tolkien translation of today's story: https://myths.link/heidrek

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Music:

"Vinyl Eyes" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Chilvat" by Blue Dot Sessions

"KeoKeo" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Golden Grass" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Direct to Video" by Chris Zabriskie

"What Does Anybody Know About Anything?" by Chris Zabriskie

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From Jason and Carissa Weiser, the hosts of Myths and Legends, comes Scoundrel: History's Forgotten Villains. History consists of heroes and villains (and, I suppose everything in between)... but it's usually the villains who are the most interesting: Their flaws, their quirks, the voids in their hearts that force them to do the unthinkable. These are the characters that fascinate us, that pull us in, that compel us to watch and don’t let us look away. And these are the characters that Scoundrel: History’s Forgotten Villains is all about. Scoundrel, is a new bi-weekly anthology podcast from Kast Media and the award winning creators of Myths & Legends, that tells the stories of the rapscallions through time who were just a little more adept at hiding their evil from historians than others. By joining them on their treacherous journeys, we not only learn about what makes them tick, but more importantly, the times that created them. Sidney Gottlieb, George Remus, Hetty Green, Thomas Blood, James McClintock. They’ve all done horrible things...on varying scales. If there’s anything we can salvage from their misdeeds and incalculable human suffering, it’s the opportunity to use them to elucidate the times they’ve lived… so that we can better understand ourselves.

Listen anywhere you get podcasts:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scoundrel-historys-forgotten-villains/id1609801925

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3KRjtrNffxIZzCb6gGxPCN?si=2ae9d508ac5744e9 

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NEW SHOW NEW SHOW!

We have a new show out. We've partnered with Kast media to make a history podcast called Scoundrel: History's Forgotten Villains. Carissa and I host it and we really think you'll love it. Please check it out here: https://myths.link/scoundrel

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This story has a little bit of everything: genies, sorcerers, insecure kings, true love (with two practice marriages beforehand that the king insists do not count don't count those), and, of course, dancing houseplants. All of this set against the backdrop of two young people trying to find their place in the world after being abandoned by their parents.

The creatures this time love humans. Like, a lot. Which would be fine...if they weren't giants. We'll see how that works...spoiler: it doesn't.

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Links:

Our new site - it kind of gets buried this week with the Scoundrel launch, but Bardic is now Nextpod! We have some big announcements over there, so if you're interested in seeing whats going on, head to https://nextpod.com!

Shrek pooping toothpaste topper: https://myths.link/shrekpooping

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All music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Two stories from Iceland.

On the first, Signy has a shot at the good life. Unfortunately, that shot involves camping out in a cave with giants, tone deaf swans, and magic flying beds. Oh, and some light kidnapping.

On the second the pastorage servant just wants to kiss that dead guy and does not care who knows it.

The creature is stuck between two dimensions, and they're going to take out their anger about that on you. With their club.

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Links:

Not-a-pocketknife: https://myths.link/notpocketknife

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Music:

"Airliner" by Podington Bear

"Elephants on Parade" by Podington Bear

"Funk and Flash" by Blue Dot Sessions

"Symphony 40 in G Minor" by Blue Dot Sessions

"An Oddly Formal Dance" by Blue Dot Sessions

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It's (almost) Valentine's Day, and we have two stories from Chinese folklore about love, loss, and marrying all sorts of things you shouldn't be marrying, like ghosts and livestock!

The creature is a sleazy alligator man who's looking for love* in all the wrong places**

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Links:

Cereal Killer: https://myths.link/cerealkiller

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Music:

All music by Blue Dot Sessions

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*naked people

**down by the river

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A story from India that's like a more awesome version of two different Grimm fairy tales. A woman is promised in marriage to a stranger and we learn that, yeah, that's actually a pretty terrible idea.

The creature is the reason why you don't want pigeons to pity you.

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The Ocarina of Time: https://myths.link/ocarina

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A story from China where we see a young man embark on a dangerous journey for love that definitely isn't a knock-off version of "The Journey to the West" and/or "The Hobbit". Then, we learn how the world's first selfie resulted in kind of more death than you'd think.

The creature his a demon from Japan...who's working through a bad breakup.

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A story from Spanish folklore of three brothers, a crafting competition, a smelly Trojan parrot, and a lesson that it's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey. I mean, you might end up in jail, but it's still inspiring?

The creature this week is the Gohonga, a creature that will take your child, educate them, and return them as a forty-year-old

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Monkey has been fired. Sandy has been captured. Pigsy is fleeing in terror, and the monk is about to be cut to pieces by a room full of angry guys. Things are not going well.

The creature is a buff angry dude whose solution to everything is hitting it with a spiky club.

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