Podcast Episodes

Monkey King: The Golden Cicada Bachelor

Episode 336

Xuanzang, the monk leading the Monkey King, Pigsy, and Sandy on their journey to the west doesn't want to get married. The city full of women who wan…

2 years, 8 months ago

Indian folklore: Got Your Nose

Episode 335

Two stories from Indian folklore where we learn that you should always know your exact weight in mangos...because it might help you outrun those eigh…

2 years, 8 months ago

Arabian folklore, part 2: The Enemy of my Enemy is my Enemy

Episode 334

The story of Fatima is a long one with many twists and turns. There are genies, evil wizards, massive battles, and a world-wide trek to make sure evi…

2 years, 8 months ago

Arabian folklore, part 1: Resolve

Episode 333

The epic story of Fatima, Dhat Al-Himma, the warrior woman, princess, mystic begins with the misadventures of her family line where they learn the pe…

2 years, 8 months ago

Japanese folklore: Frog and Slug are Friends

Episode 332

Slug, frog, snake, shoot!

You've heard of rock, paper, scissors, but have you heard of slug, frog, snake? That old man you're trying to rob who lives…

2 years, 9 months ago

English Folklore: Bad Habits

Episode 331

Two stories from English folklore about the secrets we keep. The first is the story of the Monk of Leicester, Dan Hew, a man who has a few verses of …

2 years, 9 months ago

Jewish Folklore: The Gilded Cage

Episode 330

Two stories from Yiddish folklore of taking a chance, making a change, going for a ride on a giant bird's wings, yelling at a classroom full of kids,…

2 years, 9 months ago

Danish Folklore: Out of the Box

Episode 329

What would you do if you could have anything you could imagine, but it would cost you everything you have? 

That's not a choice Hans made, but one he …

2 years, 9 months ago

Monkey King: Bullish

Episode 328

We're back in the story of the Monkey King with the Journey to the West, and we'll see Sun Wukong finally meet his match: a buffalo with a headband.

T…

2 years, 10 months ago

327-French Fairy Tales: Sister, Sister

The story of Finette Cendron is like a greatest hits of fairy tales. A tale of betrayal, sisters, ogres, bad poetry, and haircuts, we see three siste…

2 years, 10 months ago