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441: Celtic folklore: Deerly Beloved
Ep 441 · Aug 12, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
🗡️If at first you don't succeed, die, die again. Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax. 😈 The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake Monster This week, the state of Ohio flexes its greatest (super)natural resource: quirky cryptids. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused…
440: Monkey King: The Shakedown
Ep 440 · Jul 29, 2026 · 54 min
🐒 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it. And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn't. 😈 The Creature: Man-dragon Hey, just because man-dragon knows something bad is about to happen and shows up there ahead of time doesn't mean he's obligated to tell you the bad thing that's going to happen. --- 📖 T…
439: Indian folklore: Guess I'll Die
Ep 439 · Jul 15, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
✏️Gaṅgâdhara's astrologer dad has some bad news for his boy: he's going to die. Well, first he'll spend a decade in prison, and then die. Then things will get better? It's the story of the Soothsayer's Son. 😈 The Creature: Denpachi Kitsune Are you sure the best student in your school isn't a secret monster? Really? Ok, then, it's probably just Denpachi. --- 🎉 The Giveaway! From now until July 24th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 15 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths an…
438: Maui: Whatever Happened to the Man Who Snared the Sun?
Ep 438 · Jul 1, 2026 · 52 min
🏝️No one has seen or heard about Maui for quite some time Meanwhile, all these strange portents are leading disparate groups to a faraway island, all the while there are ominous tales spoken in whispers. It's probably ok, right? I mean, it's Maui. He's always looking out for us. Right? 😈 The Creature: Menehune They'll build things for you (out of love), or they'll shoot you (also out of love?) but you better not watch them do either. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming…
437: Czech folklore: House of the Dragon
Ep 437 · Jun 17, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
🍼 If your parent goes through the trouble of getting you superpowers... Kind of the least you can do is get them a new house. And fight all the dragons infesting that house. And get their increasingly specific and dangerous medical treatments for their very real and not made-up illnesses. 😈 The Creature: Sisimito I did not know the Soviets had a secret program to create Chimpanzee-human hybrid. That's almost unrelated to the Sisimito. Almost. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first bo…
436: Korean folkore: Feet First
Ep 436 · Jun 3, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
🪱Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired! Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And 😈 The Creature: Duergar If you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast --- 🎉 The Giveaway! From now through June 14th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King,…
435: Medieval Knights: Fifty Shades of Graelent
Ep 435 · May 20, 2026 · 51 min
⚔️Sir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruples At least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait... 😈 The Creature: The Witkəś Sick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive r…
434: Norse Mythology: The Old Man and the Stick
Ep 434 · May 6, 2026 · 55 min
🐐 Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences? Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: Skíði, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it? 😈 The Creature: Lusca If you see octopus hands feeling around your boat, you better not toss that empty plastic bottle into the ocean. Probabl…
433: Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead
Ep 433 · Apr 22, 2026 · 57 min
⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justice But, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo. 😈 The Creature: Sheepsquatch Basically a Wampa from Star Wars that lives in West Virginia. --- 📖 The Book! Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a definitive version of the King Arthur legends. If you like the podcast,…
432: Japanese folklore: Sword it Out
Ep 432 · Apr 8, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable Oni Are the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions. We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new life in exile. As a toothpaste salesman. 😈 The Creature: Kappa Famous for being cute and giving boat rides in Animal Crossing! Don't ask about what he used to get up to before he was a kawaii manga star, though! It defini…
431: Turkish folklore: These Dreams
Ep 431 · Mar 25, 2026 · 50 min
✨Cobbler Ahmet just wants to fix shoes✨ But his wife wants those sweet, sweet bath reservations, so it looks like he's going to go be the Chief Astrologer to the Sultan. The only problem(s)? He doesn't like astrology, doesn't know how to do it, and starts out by selling his astrology by the side of the highway. That's actually the second story, because this week there are two stories of two Ahmets following dreams. On the first is junkman Ahmet, who has the same wonderful dream every night...exc…
430: Finnish folklore: Worn Out
Ep 430 · Mar 11, 2026 · 51 min
✏️Osmo is a pretty solid sketch artist✏️ He’s not drawing a criminal, though. He’s drawing his sister, whose only crime is stealing the prince’s heart. And also maybe trying to escape the prison of the sea king, but that comes later. 😈 The Creature: The Jurua Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, there’s the jurua who is taking their family out to a nice dinner…of your flesh. Hope you’re wearing the right creeper. --- 🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/430 Membership:…
429: Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It
Ep 429 · Feb 25, 2026 · 46 min
👞Goria the shoemaker has a bad boss👞 Is his boss the devil? Literally...well, no. Is the devil that Goria meets in a bar actually better than his boss? 100% yes. 😈 The Creature: Jack-in-Irons A creature who made it a bad thing to walk around threatening people with a spiky club and wearing human heads. Thanks, Jack. --- 🔗 Links: Disclaimer: https://myths.link/429 Ohio Potato Chip: https://myths.link/potatohio Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Source: https://myths.link/goria…
428: Monkey King: The Pride
Ep 428 · Feb 11, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺 Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers because, in the world of the Journey to the West, anything goes. But for real, we catch back up with Monkey, Sandy, Pigsy, and the Tang Monk on their travels as they enter year 14 and the final leg of their journey. But a…
427: Norse Legends: Wither or Not
Ep 427 · Jan 28, 2026 · 55 min
🧙♀️So, you think your stepmom might be a sorceress🧙♀️ Common problem. Well, common for fairy tales, at least. But, have you thought that she might not like you putting her in a box and deciding what she is before you even get to know her? It's something you might want to think about. Definitely because you shouldn't be prejudiced. Also because if she's really a sorceress do you really want to make her mad? 😈 The Creature: Ipupiara A hairy, smelly merman who's just trying to keep up with the…
426: 1001 Nights: Djinning Up Some Trouble
Ep 426 · Jan 14, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
🧞♂️Trying to meet the love of your life? Maybe ask for help from two genies trying to kill each other.🧞♂️ Even if you're not trying to meet the love of your life or, like the characters in today's story, actively trying to avoid meeting the love of your life because you really don't want to marry, you still might end up falling for someone anyway. And then maybe dying of a broken heart because that's apparently actually a thing. 😈 The Creature: Ebu Gogo They will take your stuff and your ch…
425: Flemish legends: A Night Out
Ep 425 · Dec 31, 2025 · 36 min
🧌We've all been there.🧌You spend a night out with friends, hanging out in the dark forest, crashing an ogre party and making dog friends. The only problem? You were out past curfew. Oh, and you came in through the chimney and absolutely trashed your parents' house. 😈 The Creature: Jud The personification (or horse-onification) of evil who wants to talk to you about your drinking. --- Links: Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership Fictional season 6 is out!: https://fictional.fm/sub…
424: Irish legends: Out of Time
Ep 424 · Dec 17, 2025 · 52 min
🦌Oh, deer.🦌No, really, the love of your life might just be a deer...or, well, a human in the form of a deer. Just ask your two cousins who are also your best friends and your literal dogs. They'll lead you right to her. This is the story of Oisín in Tir na nÓg from Irish folklore. 😈 The Creature: Chaneque A little shriveled man with the face of a baby who might eat your brain and/or soul --- Links: ⚠️ Disclaimer: https://myths.link/424 🏰 Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership 📚️…
423: Japanese folkore: The Illusionists
Ep 423 · Dec 3, 2025 · 47 min
👹Something is lurking in the forest temple👹While the country outside is rocked by the changes in the world, a village grapples with the idea that a monster of a land that's nearly gone still lurks in their midst. 😈 The Creature: Boraro Watch out or he'll turn you into a human Capri-Sun --- Links: 🏰 Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram ✍️ Blue…
422: Scottish folklore: Witchful Thinking
Ep 422 · Nov 19, 2025 · 57 min
🧙♂️So you've decided to steal from a witch or wizard🧙♀️Are you sure about that? If you are, you might want to think about what you're going to do more than the characters in today's stories from Scotland and Norway. Especially if, like them, you end up stealing way more than you bargained for. 😈 The Creature: ewaipanoma The headless friends of all the children in South America. No you can't see them. Why would you even ask. Oh, you didn't? Well, you still can't see them. --- Links: 📚️ All…
421: Viking Legends: Famous
Ep 421 · Nov 5, 2025 · 51 min
🔥All the Viking warriors' hearts burn with love for Nítíða🔥And also the rest of them is on fire as well because that's what happens when you try to kidnap a maiden-king. 😈 The Creatures: Henkie The henkie is dancing with itself. When it's not watching you sleep, that is. --- Links: 📚️ All of Fictional season 6 is available!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram ✍️ Bluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky --- 📢 Sponsors…
420: Korean Grim Reaper: Saja Boys
Ep 420 · Oct 22, 2025 · 55 min
⚰️It's Halloween⚰️What do you do when death comes for you? Well, the characters in today's stories have a lot of ideas, and they're surprisingly successful. The problem? Death works on a much, much longer timeline. 😈 The Creatures: Bulgasari Why you don't feed your rice monster metal needles. Unlike most pets, it will be fine. You'll be in trouble, though. --- Links: 📚️ All of Fictional season 6 is available!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram:…
419: Slavic folklore: Bad Heir Day
Ep 419 · Oct 8, 2025 · 42 min
Ivan fights wizards and monsters and Baba Yaga with a music streaming subscriptionWhat do you get when your daughters have been kidnapped by a sleezy cloud and your son not only spends all of his days jamming with his self-playing harp, but DOESN'T want to tear the heads off his friends? You get Tsar Wisehead, who apparently just figured out that parenting is hard. 😈 **The Creature: Garm Garm is serious about his job, and that's unfortunate because that job involves blood splatters and the…
418: French stories: Our Son, Ourson, the Bear
Ep 418 · Sep 24, 2025 · 47 min
🐻Ourson is a Beary Good Guy🐻Sorry, I couldn't resist, but he is actually a good guy. He isn't a bear though. He just looks like one to people who have probably never seen a bear, because he's kind of just a very hairy kid. He's like that because his mom kicked a toad that wasn't a toad and the toad cursed him. Don't worry, it'll make sense (mostly). 😈 The Creatures: Ga-Gorib A monster who does bad by tempting people into murdering...themselves? --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://ficti…
417: Guy of Warwick: Don't Be That Guy
Ep 417 · Sep 10, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
🛡️This Guy?🛡️This guy is Guy of Warwick, and he's your guy. But only if you need someone to be the best guy in the world at fighting and killing. It's just too bad Guy hates being that guy. 😈 The Creature: Freybug and the Barguest Two black dogs who might give you wounds that will never heal, or maybe just stand there awkwardly until you leave. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram ✍…
416: Hans Christian Andersen: Humbugs
Ep 416 · Aug 27, 2025 · 39 min
🪲They're not so different🪲One is the king of the world, and the other is a beetle. One wants to fight God, the other wants to wear golden horse shoes. When it comes to being completely arrogant and insufferable, though, they have more in common than you might think. It's two fairy tales of pride and power from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. 😈 The Creature: The Elle-folk They're NOT elves. They just look and act like them and have a very similar name but if you say they're elves hope y…
415: Aesop's Fables: Bray it Ain't So
Ep 415 · Aug 13, 2025 · 47 min
🫏One little rent-a-donkey, one big journey🫏Actually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to get back to captivity because the world is dangerous and scary. 😈 The Creature: Eikthymir The giant stag from Norse myth that makes it rain...rain. He's not as cool as his friend, who has alcohol constantly flowing out of her udders. --- Links…
414: Monkey King: Ham-bushed
Ep 414 · Jul 30, 2025 · 43 min
🐷Sun Wukong is a bad friend🐷But, to be fair, he never said he and Pigsy were friends...because you don't send your friends to dinner parties where everyone is trying to murder you. 😈 The Creature: Each Tened A horse committed to justice. If the punishment for every crime was searing thigh fire. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram ✍️ Bluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky 📼 YouTube:ht…
413: European folklore: Justice
Ep 413 · Jul 16, 2025 · 49 min
🔔Ring the bell for justice🔔Want justice? Ring the bell. Doesn't matter if you're a horse or a snake or a merchant or a peasant but if you're one of the latter two probably don't get caught ringing the bell of justice. King Charlemagne puts of a bell of justice and consequences ensue. 😈 The Creature: The Dun Cow A giant cow that just wants to give your free groceries. Just don't try to take more than your fair share. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord:…
412: Indian folklore: Dicey
Ep 412 · Jul 2, 2025 · 55 min
🎲Losing your kingdom in a game of dice🎲The story of Nala and Damayanti is a tale of love, loss, and losing everything but your underwear because of your terrible decisions and then also your underwear. 😈 The Creature: Drekavac The creature is the Drekavac, and it's many things to many people. All of them are weird --- Links: 💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord 📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends ✍️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com 👕 Merch: https://sho…
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