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29-Grimm: Upward Mobility
Two stories from the Grimm brothers, both of which have people going up, but in different ways. The first is the story of Rapunzel, and the second is…
10 years, 1 month ago
28-Prometheus: Adamantine
The much-requested story of Prometheus, a Titan who was cursed by Zeus to have his liver pecked out every day for defying the Olympian and bringing f…
10 years, 1 month ago
27C-King Arthur: The Errant Knight
Old foes resurface as Balin, the fugitive knight, flees from King Arthur's court. He'll find himself on a perilous (and, at times, ridiculous) quest,…
10 years, 1 month ago
27B-King Arthur: Mayday
When we left king Arthur, the monstrous Questing Beast was lumbering toward him. We'll learn all about that beast and the line of kings cursed to hun…
10 years, 2 months ago
27A-King Arthur: The Violence Inherent in the System
The story of the legendary King Arthur, from just after when he pulled the sword from the stone.Though he's in his late-teens or early-twenties, he i…
10 years, 2 months ago
26-Japanese Fairy Tales: Wisdom
This week: two folktales from Japan. One is about a humble, happy stone cutter who becomes a power-mad, bitter stone cutter. The other is about, surp…
10 years, 2 months ago
25-Dragons: This is Where You Get to Make it Right
The story of a famous dragon from the folklore of north east England is filled with knights, curses, and, of course, the need to kill your favorite c…
10 years, 3 months ago
24-Thor: Whosoever Holds this Hammer
Norse mythology, like all mythology, is strange. Thor's hammer is gone. It was stolen...or he just left it somewhere and forgot about it. To get it b…
10 years, 3 months ago
23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned
In this famous story from Greek Mythology, we'll meet Cupid (not a baby), as he accidentally nicks himself with his own arrow. In a podcast episode t…
10 years, 3 months ago
22C-Irish Legends: The Spoils of War
A double-sized episode with the whole epic and slightly-ridiculous story of a cattle raid that ended up taking way longer than it should have. It inv…
10 years, 3 months ago