Myths And Legends

Two stories from Ireland. On the first, Finn McCool, a giant Irish here, isn't scared! He totally isn't! He's just speed walking away from that guy he's been threatening for weeks who finally showed up at his shore after leaving an incorrect forwarding address. The second is the story of a Leprechaun, and why you never want to take your eyes off the little guy. The creatures are the wish hounds! They're surprisingly dark for creatures called "wish hounds." -- Links: Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors: Pretty Litter: Go to http://prettylitter.com and use the promo code "myths" for 20% off your first order! Kiwico: Get your first month free on select crates at http://kiwico.com/myths! Grubhub! Download the app or check out http://grubhub.com Bombas: Get 20% off your first order at http://bombas.com/legends -- Music: "Flutterbee" by Podington Bear "Setting Up" by Blue Dot Sessions "In the Box" by Blu

A story from the Brothers Grimm about an evil king and a bad penny of a kid who's apparently unkillable. Oh, and prophesied to marry his daughter. The creature is a squirrel who wants to surprise you and shove psychotropic substances up your nose. -- Links! Left-handed candle: https://myths.link/lefties Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors! Pretty Litter: check out http://prettylitter.com and use promo code "myths" for 20% off your first order. GoHenry: go to http://gohenry.com and use promo code "myths" for one free month! GrubHub: Check them out via the app or at http://grubhub.com Helix Sleep: go to http://helixsleep.com/myths for up to $200 off a mattress order and two free pillows! -- Music! "Palladian" by Blue Dot Sessions "Waltz and Fury" by Blue Dot Sessions "One Quiet Conversation" by Blue Dot Sessions "Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions "Sensitive" by Podington Bear "Set the Tip Jar" by Bl

We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West. After picking up Sandy, the sand monster and final member of their party, the guys haven't seen a soul for two months. All that will change with a mysterious stop in the forest. The creature is the Wilser dragon, where the only thing more dangerous than fighting it...is killing it. -- Sponsors: Simplisafe: http://simplisafe.com/legends for a free security camera and a 60-day, risk-free trial. Check out Best Fiends on the App Store or Google Play by going to http://bestfiends.com Daily Harvest: Go to http://dailyharvest.com and use the promo code MYTHS to get $25 off your first box! Bombas: Go to http://Bombas.com/legends for 20% off your first order. -- Links: The episode post (and list of Monkey King episodes in order): https://myths.link/229 Corgi Pillows: https://myths.link/corgi Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Music: "Imprinter"

Two stories from the Italian writer Giovanni Francesco Straparola, who earns the title of one of the earliest fairy tale writers, putting tales down to paper in the 1500s. On the first, you'll learn that you can't con an honest man...and that you really shouldn't, because the honest man three con men do trick out of a mule comes back for vengeance...and beats the con men at their own game. On the second story, three men are proudly lazy and make a bet to see who can be the laziest scoundrel. They all try to win...by failing. The creature is a Bannick! He wants to watch you take a bath! -- Links! Disclaimer: https://myths.link/228 Glasses: https://myths.link/glasses Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors Zocdoc: Download the Zocdoc app to sign up for free and book a top-rated doctor at http://zocdoc.com/myths Headspace: Check out Headspace and get a free one-month trial with access to Headspace's full libra

Two stories from Greek/Roman mythology this week with the (not remotely) love story of Apollo and Daphne as well as the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, where we'll see that a wall can bring people together as well as keep them apart. The creature is the Bakru, from Suriname, a mythological creature in the form of a child that stopped on the way to becoming a real boy and you can also hire him to burn down someone's house on Fiverr. -- Sponsors: Warby Parker: Try five pairs of glasses at home for free at http://warbyparker.com/myths Pretty Litter: Pretty Litter: Get 20% off by going to http://prettylitter.com and using the promo code "myths" KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus free shipping on any crate line with code MYTHS at http://kiwico.com Literati: Reimagine what a book club can be. Redeem your free trial at http://literati.com/legends -- Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/227 Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/me

This week, it's the story of Fortunatus, the man who, bet you could never guess from his name, was given an inexhaustible fortune, and how things kind of went off the rails for him and his kids. The creature is Babi, from Egyptian mythology, who's as dedicated to your love life as he is to cracking you open like a coconut and feasting on your innards. -- Sponsors: Simplisafe: http://simplisafe.com/legends for a free security camera and a 60-day, risk-free trial. June's Journey: Download it free today on the Apple App Store or Google Play! Grubhub: Get the food you love with Perks from Grubhub! GoHenry: Go to http://gohenry.com and use the promo code MYTHS for 1 free month! -- Links! Disclaimer: https://myths.link/226 Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership The story of Fortunatus: http://www.michaelhaldane.com/Fortunatus.htm The story of Andolosia: http://www.michaelhaldane.com/Andolosia.htm -- Music: "Pull Beyon

The Egyptian folktale of a young woman who's not messing around. After fleeing her home, she only sees one way to live free: become a monster that haunts the wild. The creature is what happens when a jaguar and a human have a happy marriage...and a very unhappy mother-in-law. -- Sponsors: Check out Best Fiends on the App Store or Google Play by going to http://bestfiends.com Daily Harvest: Go to http://dailyharvest.com and use the promo code MYTHS to get $25 off your first box! Bombas: Go to http://Bombas.com/legends for 20% off your first order. Pillpack: Go to http://amazon.com/myths to learn more about Pillpack! Check out M.O.D.O.K. on Hulu! -- Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/225 Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Music: "Cumulous" by Chad Crouch "Direct to Video" by Chris Zabriskie "Valantis" by Blue Dot Sessions "Kingfisher" by Chad Crouch Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membersh

This week, it's a story from Africa (more specifically the Nilamba people in northern Tanzania) about a hunt for a murderer that goes off the rails very quickly with talking animals...and giant, sad pumpkins. The creature this week is a dancing horse. A big chunky ballerina boy who wants to give you a high five at 2100 RPM. -- Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days at http://acorn.tv and use our promo code, LEGENDS! Simplisafe: Go to http://simplisafe.com/legends for a 60-day risk-free trial and a free security camera! Headspace: Get a free one-month trial at http://headspace.com/legends! Indeed: Get a free, $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at http://indeed.com/legends -- Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/224 Mini wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man: https://myths.link/tubeman Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Music: "Lonely Warbler" by Chad Crouch "Bird Language (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch "Elegant Weasel"

There's a killer on the loose in Kyoto. Young women are disappearing from the streets, never to be heard from again. Minamoto no Raikō, the legendary samurai, knows that it isn't merely a serial killer, but the demons. After he and other samurai like him drove the demons away, the began amassing in the far-off, desolate regions of Japan, but now they have a new leader: Shuten Doji, the drunken demon, a creature as smart as he is deadly. Raikō knows he can't face these oni alone, so he puts together a team of Japan's greatest warriors and together, just maybe, they'll have a chance. The creature is Angoulaffre of the Broken Teeth, great great great great (^10) grandson of Goliath and actually a pretty good governor. Store! https://myths.link/store Membership! https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Twitter! https://myths.link/twitter -- Sponsors: Helix: Get $200 off yall mattress order and two free pillows at http://helixsleep.com/myths! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus free shipping on any cr

Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan. On the first, Kintaro, a buff eight-year-old, discovers his destiny. On the second, Watanabe no Tsuna, a samurai warrior in his prime fights a demon that's been terrorizing a gate in Kyoto, and on the third he's recruited by Minamoto no Raiko to follow a magical floating skull to a dilapidated haunted house. All these lead into next week, when the heroes will come together to fight the greatest demon in Japan's history: Shuten-dōji. The creature is the aspidochelone! A napping turtle! Who might be the devil! The giraffe skeleton: https://myths.link/giraffe If you're an eccentric billionaire looking to throw a few bitcoins my way: https://www.mythpodcast.com/donate The store: https://myths.link/store The membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors: Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days by going to http://acorn.tv and using our code: legends (all lowercast) Grove Collaborative: check out http://grove.co/legends and choose your

A packed episode with Thor, Odin, mythological dwarves, sword arms, and Valhalla, all ending up with a beautiful double wedding...which ends somehow worse than the last time we visited a giant wedding on this podcast. We're finishing up the saga of Egil and Asmund. The creature this time is little mucus boy, and if you're a villain, you don't want to get caught monologuing around this sticky, moist little hero. -- Sponsors: Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days by going to http://acorn.tv and using our code: legends (all lowercast) Grove Collaborative: check out http://grove.co/legends and choose your free gift with your first order of $30 or more. Best Fiends: It's super fun and we're all really into it. Download it free: http://bestfiends.com Audible: Visit http://audible.com/myths or text "myths" to 500-500 to try Audible for free for 30 days! Daily Harvest: So. Good. And so easy on those days you don't feel like cooking. Go to http://dailyharvest.com and enter the promo code "myths" to get $25 o

We’re back in the nine worlds of Norse myth where two Viking blood brothers are looking for princesses that have been kidnapped by legendary monsters. Their journey will take them beyond their world of Midgard, to Jotunheim, to see the ravages Thor has brought. The creature this time is a kitty! Who wants to make a kitty-human hybrid for...reasons? The post (disclaimer, and a detailed summary of the nine worlds): https://myths.link/222a The store: https://myths.link/store The membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors: Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days at http://acorn.tv and use our promo code, LEGENDS! Bombas: Get 20% off your first purchase at http://bombas.com/legends Pretty Litter: Get 20% off by going to http://prettylitter.com/myths Pillpack: Save on prescription meds by going to http://amazon.com/myths -- Music: "Her Caliber" by Blue Dot Sessions "Gullwing Sailor" by Blue Dot Sessions "Floating in Space" by Podington Bear "We Drive 3 Days" by Blue Dot Sessions Suppo

This week, there are two stories about death and what comes next, from China and Scotland. On the first, a lonely fisherman meets an odd man down by the river with a strange plan for his life. On the second, a stablehand helps out two strangers who stop by his tavern for the night...and discovers a terrifying secret. The creature is an epic hero with oiled pecs who is doing his best to keep everyone in the world alive. The cat that I tried to put in a harness (he hated it): https://myths.link/tomato The membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership The store: https://myths.link/store -- Sponsors: Acorn TV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days at http://acorn.tv and use our promo code, LEGENDS! Simplisafe: Go to http://simplisafe.com/legends for a 60-day risk-free trial and a free security camera! Headspace: Get a free one-month trial at http://headspace.com/legends! Indeed: Get a free, $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at http://indeed.com/legends -- Music: "Cloud Nine" by Podington

We're back in the Odyssey where Menelaus comes home, Telemachus leaves it, and Odysseus? Odysseus has been stuck in the same place for seven long years. The creatures this week are the Agogwe, tiny hairy naked people who are really cool until they aren't. Disclaimer: https://myths.link/220b Thanos swimsuit: https://myths.link/thanos Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors: Talkspace: Go to http://talkspace.com and use the code MYTHS for $100 off of your first month! Acorn TV: Check out our favorite British streaming service free for 30 days at http://acorn.tv, promo code LEGENDS Bombas: Get 20% off your first purchase at http://bombas.com/legends -- Music: "Rotary Cog" by Blue Dot Sessions "When in the West" by Blue Dot Sessions "Hedgeliner" by Blue Dot Sessions "Milkwood" by Blue Dot Sessions "Box Canyon" by Podington Bear Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three men grappling with the legacy, or curse, of their fathers. Menelaus loses everything and finds a life, but will his past come hunting for him? Telemachus lives each day in the shadow of the absence of his father, pushing back at the inevitable. Orestes knows what he must do to avenge his father, even if it means prolonging his family’s curse. The creature is a tiny elephant who might just eat your brain? Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Store: https://myths.link/store Bob Ross Waffle Maker: https://myths.link/bobross —   Sponsors LinkedIn: Get a free $75 credit at http://indeed.com/legends Check out Best Fiends at http://bestfiends.com Acorn TV: Get your first 30 days for free at http://acorn.tv promo code LEGENDS — Music: "Big River Run" by Blue Dot Sessions "Darkened Treeline" by Blue Dot Sessions "Sino de Cobre" by Blue Dot Sessions Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A story from the Pentamerone with a title so spoiler-y that I can't even say it here, but it's a fun, mildly horrifying tale of a relationship that just doesn't work out. And is also really gross. The creatures this week are the little devil and angel on your shoulder, except one of them is a burly wildman and the other is a snake with a human head. Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www/mythpodcast.com/membership Post: https://myths.link/219 THE REDWALL COOKBOOK: https://myths.link/redwall -- Sponsors: Bombas: All of us Weisers love Bombas, and you can get 20% off your first purchase at http://bombas.com/legends to try them out for yourself! -- Music: "Capilla" by Blue Dot Sessions "Surface Tension 1" by Podington Bear "Felt Lining" by Blue Dot Sessions "Surface Tension 3" by Podington Bear "Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions "Beeth" by Blue Dot Sessions "At the Curb" by Podington Bear Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info

We resume our journey to the west right where we left off: the Tang monk has been kidnapped by demons, and it's up to Sun Wukong and Pigsy to save him...if they aren't too busy making tiny monkey babies out of Sun Wukong's fur, crying, and talking to fantasically bearded men to save him. The creature this time is a monster skunk that isn't farting everyone to death! It's actually kind of way worse! Stephen the frog (soap): https://myths.link/stephen The store: https://myths.link/store The membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors: Simplisafe: Get a 60-day risk free trial AND a free security camera by going to http://simplisafe.com/legends! Headspace: For a free one-month trial, go to http://headspace.com/legends. -- Music: "The Black Frame" by Rolemusic" "Tiny Spoons" by Podington Bear "Chrysalis" by Podington Bear "Vernouillet" by Blue Dot Sessions "Remsen" by Blue Dot Sessions "The Crisper" by Blue Dot Sessions "Chrysalis" by Podington Bear Support the show: https://www.mythpod

We’re back in the Mabinogion, where we’ll learn about the perils of bacon - and it’s not the cholesterol, but the magical wizard war that the first pigs ever brought to the world. Then, we’ll see why you shouldn’t lie to a wizard and how to be safe stepping out of the bath and onto your pet goat - just make sure no one is throwing spears at you. The creature this week is a hatchet headed prankster! Who wants to headbutt you! Disclaimer: https://myths.link/217 Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership — Sponsor Talkspace: We're so glad we found Talkspace. Check it out and get $100 off your first month at http://talkspace.com using the code MYTHS — Music: "Aim is True" by Podington Bear "Hedgehog Wallace" by Blue Dot Sessions "Spunk Lit" by Blue Dot Sessions "Throughput" by Blue Dot Sessions "We Collect Shiny Things" by Blue Dot Sessions Support the show: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two stories from Russia. On the first, we catch up with the famous witch, Baba Yaga, as we follow yet another young person who has been sent on an errand/to be eaten at the evil witch's walking hut. The second one is about a dragon slayer, Dobrynya, as he makes a wrong turn down in the city and keeps falling in love with a woman who wants nothing at all to do with him. The creature is a tiny little old man with long hair who cries like a baby! And eats people! The membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership The store: https://myths.link/store -- Sponsors: Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post at http://indeed.com/legends (offer valid through 3/31/2020. Terms and conditions apply) Simplisafe: Get a 60-day risk free trial AND a free security camera by going to http://simplisafe.com/legends! Audible: Go to http://Audible.com/myths or text MYTHS to 500-500 to try Audible for 30 days on them. -- Music: "Tach" by Blue Dot Sessions "Cracked Nut Suite" by Podington Bear "Black Kitty

The story that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, the tale of Amleth, the prince of Denmark. A ton of death, some cryptic non-riddles, and copious amounts of poop smearing serve as the starting point for one of the greatest works in the English language. The creature this week is a sad little bird from Hebrew folklore who just can't catch a break. Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Episode post: https://myths.link/215 -- Sponsors: Bombas: Give a pair when you buy a pair and get 20% off your first purchase at http://bombas.com/legends Acorn TV: Check out http://acorn.tv and use the code LEGENDS to get your first 30 days for free Helix Sleep: Go to http://helixsleep.com/myths for up to $200 off and two free pillows! Best Fiends: Go to http://bestfiends.com to get started on the super-popular puzzle game! -- Music: "Drone Pine" by Blue Dot Sessions "Boston Landing" by Blue Dot Sessions "Jumbel" by Blue Dot Sessions "Plum" by Podington Bear "Uncertain Ground"