Episode 179 - A Memory of Light
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This week on MYTH, we’re heading to the days of legend for the Maori tale of creation. You’ll discover that being a clingy couple is bad for everyone’s wellbeing, that even gods get cold, and that some creatures have poorly-defined jobs. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a fiery volcano goddess will seek her new home. Source: Maori Mythology
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Episode 178 - The Flying Canoe
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This week on MYTH, we’re heading to the province of Quebec in Canada for some supernatural warnings. You’ll learn that you shouldn’t pay for a flight with your soul, that air travel has always been hell, and that you shouldn’t drink and cast dark magic. Then, in Gods and Monsters, we’ll learn the secret to hunting a ghostly spirit. Source: French Canadian Folklore
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Episode 177 - White as Snow, Red as Blood
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This week on MYTH, we’re headed to Germany for a listener request story. You’ll see that it’s rough being a fairytale mother, that magic mirrors are honest but snarky, and that you shouldn’t accept gifts from strangers when someone is trying to kill you. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a thirsty little boy will disobey his mother and experience weird consequences. Source: Germanic Folklore
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Episode 176 - The Vagina Dialogues
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This week on MYTH, we’ll dive into a particularly bawdy tale of French folklore. You’ll learn that fairies can grant some very strange powers, that it’s hard to speak around a mouthful of cotton, and that knights can make a fortune with this one weird trick. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a woman will get tired of her sexuality and separate herself from it. Literally. Source: French Folklore
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Episode 175 - The Once and Future King
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This week on MYTH, we’re riding back to the court of the legendary King Arthur for the next part of his story. You’ll learn that rules are meaningless to the rich, that magic swords are awesome, and that Merlin always has the next plot hook. Then, in Gods and Monsters, Mr. Vinegar is going to learn a lesson in financial security. Source: Arthurian Legend
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Episode 174 - Jeremiah was a Bullfrog
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This week on MYTH, we’re heading to Korea for a strange feud between a farmer and a frog. You’ll see that bullfrogs can grow to enormous size, that rich men are always evil, and that it’s not nice to trick someone into marriage. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a proud papa mole is going to seek the best possible husband for his daughter. Source: Korean Folklore
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Episode 173 - Holding Out for a Hero
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This week on MYTH, it’s time for another exciting chapter from the chronicles of Lacplesis the Bearslayer. You’ll learn that you should never trust a Crusader, that lords are easy to bribe, and that sometimes evil gets the last laugh. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a young man will be gifted magical music by a ghost. Source: Latvian Mythology
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Episode 172B - A Brief History of Time
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This week on MYTH, it’s the conclusion to the annual New Year’s special! You’ll see that narrators get annoyed easily, that the Sun isn’t as friendly as the Moon, and that there’s still more things to blame Toad for. Then, in Gods and Monsters, Anansi the spider will go a-courting with his frenemy Nothing. Source: Basoko Mythology
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Episode 172A - Days with Moon and Toad
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This week on MYTH, it’s the annual New Year’s special! You’ll learn that toads shouldn’t try to create things, that the moon is extremely powerful, and that bananas make the perfect snack for new mothers. Then, in Gods and Monsters, a fish and a leopard will fall in love with the same elephant. Source: Basoko Mythology
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Episode 171 - Frosty the Snowman
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This week on MYTH, it’s once again time for the annual holiday special! You’ll learn that being a magical snowman isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, that stoves are very sexy, and that you shouldn’t steal a dog’s bone (especially while it’s still chewing on it). Then, in Gods and Monsters, a jolly Christmas elf is going to fly into a murderous rage over dairy. Source: Danish Folklore
info_outlineThis week on MYTH, we’ll continue Monkey’s epic journey to the west to retrieve Indian magic. The story is slowly nearing it’s conclusion after our break for a very special Valentine’s Day. This is the fifth episode on the epic tale of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. If you haven’t heard the first four parts, I’d recommend going back and listening. The first episode provides a lot of back story on the Monkey King and on the chinese cosmology, the second tells how this whole quest thing got started, the third tells Sanzang got tricked into banishing Monkey from the party, and the fourth tells how Sanzang ended up hanging from a tree surrounded by bandits. To summarize, Monkey was trapped by Buddha and could only be released if he served the monk Sanzang on his journey to the west to retrieve the magic sutras from India. Along the way, getting into a stupid amount of trouble and getting out mostly through literal deus ex machina, they acquire two more disciples: Ogre and Piggy.
After some sitcom antics, Sanzang figures out he’s been tricked by demons into distrusting Monkey, and they all become one big happy party again just long enough for Sanzang to nearly get his dick sucked by a scorpion demon. Monkey gets the gods of the stars to burn her to dust. Not long after, Monkey forgets how much trouble Sanzang gets into on his own and goes scouting. The monk is promptly kidnapped by bandits and strung up in a tree. Monkey murders all of the bandits, and Sanzang gets all pissy about it. They find an imposter Buddha who manages to trap a significant fraction of the Chinese gods in a bag, but Monkey eventually finds the right god for the job. Sanzang again gets super pissed that somebody want a piece of the holy D, and they find a castle with a sick king. Monkey plays doctor, and gets sent after a wife kidnapping demon to fix the king. He saves the monk, only to lose him again, this time to a harem of slutty girl demons. In this episode, you’ll learn that a woman’s reaction to fighting is to get naked, that the strongest negotiating position is inside your opponent’s stomach, and that the original formula for viagra involved the beating hearts of a thousand young boys. Then, in Gods and Monsters, it’s subtly named Mongolian Death Worm, which may or may not have sprung from the pages of Dune.