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22B-Irish Legends: You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry
Queen Medb, King Ailil, and Fergus make their way into Ulster while the army is crippled by feeling as if they are going into labor. Only one man, ba…
10 years, 4 months ago
22A-Irish Legends (The Tain): Red Ledger
Starting an epic string of legends from Celtic folkore. We're back in the time of kings, princesses, and intrigue. You'll see how you can steal a kin…
10 years, 4 months ago
21-Frozen/The Snow Queen: Fearful Symmetry
It's the original story of the Snow Queen, more commonly known as the source material for the hyper-popular Disney movie named "Frozen". The original…
10 years, 4 months ago
20-Korean Folklore: Prayers
This week, it's a horror story from Korean folklore. A little girl gets lost in the forest, and then a strange problem begins tearing her family apar…
10 years, 4 months ago
19-Native American Folklore: Skeletons
The first episode of much-requested Native American folklore has giants, ghosts, anthropomorphic coyotes, jilted lovers, and the reason for why the t…
10 years, 4 months ago
18-St. Nick: Rusty Chains and Candy Canes
The story behind the transition from Saint Nicholas to Santa Claus is one that includes murder, priest-punching, and ominous, demonic-looking compani…
10 years, 5 months ago
17C-Theseus: I Volunteer as Tribute
The final chapter in the story of Theseus, the Minotaur, and all the other people that have gotten swept up in this drama spanning decades. We'll lea…
10 years, 5 months ago
17B-Icarus and Daedalus: A Portrait of the Artificer as a Young Man
The story of Daedalus and Icarus is much more than just Icarus flying too close to the sun. Daedalus, the inventor, is directly responsible for the l…
10 years, 5 months ago
17A-Theseus: It’s Dangerous to go Alone!
We have all heard the story of Theseus fighting that monstrous half-bull, half-man beast known as the Minotaur, but the original story starts years e…
10 years, 6 months ago
16-Russian Fairy Tales: She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
The story of a young woman, her magic doll, and a witch who may be the most terrifying - or the most ridiculous - person you've ever seen. You'll als…
10 years, 6 months ago