Myths and Legends

By Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

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 yo... more

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December 09, 2015 17B-Icarus and Daedalus: A Portrait of the Artificer as a Young Man
The story of Daedalus and Icarus is much more than just Icarus flying too close to the sun. Daedalus, the inventor, is directly responsible for the labyrinth and the Minotaur. He's a man whose will to survive and desire for significance drives him to make magnificent things, which only bring death, destruction, and tragedy for him and everyone around him.
On the creature of the week, you'll learn how you can keep a Russian forest-dweller from playing pranks on you. All you have to do is burn his entire forest to the ground.
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Music:
"The Tide" by Alex Finch
"Cab Ride" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Mosic" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Lights Out" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Avec Toi" by Dana Boul
"Endless" by Dana Boul
"Last Straws for Sale (Instrumental)" by Lisa Germano
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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35min
December 02, 2015 17A-Theseus: It’s Dangerous to go Alone!
We have all heard the story of Theseus fighting that monstrous half-bull, half-man beast known as the Minotaur, but the original story starts years earlier. It involves tensions between two kingdoms, a deadly poetry slam, and dumb bandits.
The creature of the week is a small chicken that will give you lots of gold...if you can keep it from sitting on you in the middle of the night and giving you nightmares.
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Music:
"Cold, Heat, Dust and Dew" by Curious Inversions
"The Shoes they Wear" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Empty Trees" by Ketsa
"Diversity" by Ketsa
"Here is Now" by Ketsa
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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29min
November 18, 2015 16-Russian Fairy Tales: She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
The story of a young woman, her magic doll, and a witch who may be the most terrifying - or the most ridiculous - person you've ever seen. You'll also see that you should definitely not trust a gift from a witch. Especially if that gift is a human skull...that's on fire.
On the creature of the week, if your date has goat hooves it probably will not go well.
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39min
November 11, 2015 15-Slavic Folklore: Bad Wolf
In this Russian Fairy Tale from the same collections as the stories of Koschei the Deathless, we find a prince who goes on a quest for the firebird. This leads us into a Russian nesting quest situation, where he ends up on a quest-within-a-quest-within-a-quest. We'll also follow his doofus brothers, who decide that taking an extended camping trip getting drunk in their silk party tents is much better than questing.
On the creature of the week, it's a large horse-headed monster who will push you down or trample you...all while giggling like a child.
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Music:
"Dew" by Cousin Silas/Black Hill
"Mile Post 1" by Alex Fitch
"Jackbird" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Celeste" by Alex Fitch
"Gondola Blue" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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42min
November 04, 2015 13B-Ragnar Lodbrok: Why’d it have to be Snakes?
The end of the saga of this legendary king has Viking battles, magic cows, and a long con to take over England. Ragnar's poor planning when it comes to cementing his legacy blows up in his face, and we catch up with Aslaug, the daughter of Sigurd and Brynhild, and the atrociously ugly couple that murdered her grandfather.
The creature of the week is a little one-legged boy who grants wishes and has really smelly hair.
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38min
October 28, 2015 14-Doppelgangers: Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night
People throughout history, before they died, have seen something...strange. They have seen ghostly doubles haunting their steps, foretelling their doom. These things are called doppelgängers, and while they mean something different now - basically someone that looks like you - their folklore origins are something far more ominous and sinister. This episode is about the shadowy creatures of ill omen that follow us all, and the famous historical figures that have seen theirs before they met their end.
The creature of the week is an extended, creepy story of a creature from Japanese folklore, and a solitary priest that became lost in the mountains.
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38min
October 21, 2015 13A-Ragnar Lodbrok: The Beggar King
The tale of Ragnar Lodbrok, legendary Viking king and main character of the History Channel series "Vikings" and the many women in his life you absolutely do not want to mess with. It contains Viking battles, murder, betrayal, and heartbreak, uncommonly-ugly peasants, and, of course, a dragon fight.
For the creature of the week, if anyone in the woods calls to you from a bush asking you to stop what you're doing to play a tickle game, you should probably say no. You should definitely say no if it's this long-fingered creature who will literally tickle you to death.
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Songs:
"This" by Tryad
"Akantha" by Lazath
"Meditation" by Eracilon
"Python" by Rolemusic
"A Trip to Paris" by Peter Perio
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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35min
October 14, 2015 12-Pig-faced Women: Citation Needed
For over 200 years in western Europe, there was a pervasive belief among large portions of the population that the upper classes in society were hiding something - women horribly cursed with the heads of pigs . Not an insult or a metaphor, no, these were women who were thought literally to be pigs from the neck up. Crowds gathered to harass potential pig-faced women and chase their carriages, and they apparently made appearances at fairs. This is an incredibly bizarre series of events that is all but forgotten in the modern day, but bears were shaved, legacies were tarnished, and there were men from an ocean away proposing marriage to a pig-faced woman.
On the creature of the week, it's a bird who can escape from any predator, but after you hear the route it needs to take, you'll wonder if it shouldn't just let itself get caught.

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Pig-faced lady pictures
Songs:
"The Rain" by Carmelo Costanzo
"White City, Black City" by Esther Garcia
"Chaos in the Mouse Kingdom" by DDmyzik
"Quizitive" by Lee Rosevere
"Taking Dark Matter Lightly" by Alan Singley
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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26min
October 07, 2015 11-Japanese Fairy Tales: Key Details (Urashima Taro, The Boy Who Drew Cats)
These are two stories from Japanese fairy tales. I don't want to ruin them, so I can't say too much, but they are amazing. One is about a boy who draws pictures of cats, much to the detriment of his job and a ridiculous amount of ancient books. The other story is about a kind fisherman who saves a turtle and has his whole world turned upside down.
On the creature of the week, it's a naked guy who, if he helps you, just thank him and be on your way. Seriously, who cares if he could have cut the grass more? He did it for free, and it's not worth losing your legs over.
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Songs:
"Tech Toys" by Lee Rosevere
"Ending" by Tadd Euro
"Baby Monster" by Music for your Media
"Scary Chimes Loop" by Chrisoph Schade Composer
"All In All (No Voices)" by VYVCH
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35min
September 30, 2015 10B-Hercules: Labor Intensive
Finishing up the twelve labors, Hercules fights way, way too many things: a giant boar, a giant bull, vicious birds, man-eating horses, the three-headed hell hound Cerberus, and more, all as penance for his crime.
The creature of the week are invisible weasel brothers that might give you a small cut or two...or might cut off your legs...all without you feeling it.
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That story thing I mentioned
Songs:
"Direct to Video" by Chris Zabriskie
"One Last Sunset" by Alan Singley
"Leafless Quince Tree" by Rolemusic
"Strange Kiss" by Alasdair Cooper
"Tilt" by Avaren
"Something Elated" by Broke for Free
"Wandering" by Steve Combs
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39min

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