This week, the World-Weary women sift through stories of strange stones. Violet examines legends of petrified snakes and sacred spirals in the fascinating realm of fossil folklore. Cassiopeia explores the mysterious history of Avebury Henge; an ancient standing stone complex that has attracted its fair share of paranormal activity.

This week, the World-Weary women review a few of history's most mind-boggling mechanical inventions. From flying wings to ferris wheels, Cassiopeia looks at the armoured tank designs that didn't quite make it to the battlefield. Violet presents Zhang Heng's Lost Seismoscope: a sophisticated ancient earthquake detector that has baffled experts for almost two millenia.

Music: Creepy Tricky by Readfs.com. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

This week, the World-Weary women wade into the weird waters of freshwater folklore. Violet gets deep with the Kappa: hailed as the most perverted folkloric creature of all time and Japan's creepy answer to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Cassiopeia plunges into the mythology of the Naiads and discovers unexpected sides to the beautiful water nymphs of Ancient Greece.

This week, the World-Weary women travel far back in time to explore some of humanity's most enigmatic lost cities. Cassiopeia investigates the incredible remains of Mohenjo-daro; an early city that shows advancements and sophistication ahead of its time. Violet explains the rise and fall of Ancient Merv; once the most populous city on Earth, now monumental ruins in the Karakum Desert.

This week, the World-Weary women invite you to their School of Sorcery to investigate ancient magic. Violet travels back thousands of years to search for the origins of the Evil Eye and the protective charms used to ward off its malevolent gaze. Cassiopeia explores the magical practice of Rainmaking, from ritual dances to weather witchery.

If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a Sasquatchy surprise! To celebrate our first podcast anniversary, Cassiopeia hosts a hair-raising episode and presents the spookiest Sasquatch sightings from Maryland. A photograph of a mysterious carcass renews interest in a 1970's cryptid phenomenon: Violet investigates Bigfoot's beloved Japanese cousin, Hibagon. Make sure you stay to the end to hear an oracle card reading from the Japanese Spirits deck.

This week, World-Weary Podcast goes underground to scrutinise subterranean secrets! Violet enters the old sewers beneath 19th century London to investigate ferocious beasts that were said to dwell in its darkest depths (plus a bonus sewer zombie). From claims of alien portals to gigantic humans, Cassiopeia looks at the astounding stories that have sprung from the Hollow Earth concept.

This week, the World-Weary women blow the cobwebs off the ancient scrolls and prepare for an hour of mythology. Cassiopeia invokes her inner Greek goddess to discuss the terrible story of Tantalus and a heavenly dinner date gone wrong. Violet talks age-old chronicles, giant catfish and massive swords in the legend of Japanese warrior deity, Takemikazuchi.

Music used in this episode is "Enchanted Road" by Jonathan Segev.

This week, the World-Weary women search the "lost and found" for story-time treasure. Violet imagines what it would have been like to experience New Zealand's missing geothermal wonder, the Pink and White Terraces. Cassiopeia channels spring-cleaning vibes with a look at the dangerously high-speed spatulas and lost satellites of Space Junk.

This week, the World-Weary women discuss creepy cases that were caught on tape! In 1992, a VHS tape is found containing footage of a terrifying alien abduction: Cassiopeia reveals the truth and conspiracy behind The McPherson Tape. Violet tunes in to unsolved signal hijackings and the cyberpunk mystery of the Max Headroom broadcast intrusion.