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Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

By: Jason Weiser Carissa Weiser Nextpod
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 Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world beyond the map was a dangerous and wonderful place. 2015-2024 Bardic Enterprises LLC, all rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism World
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  • 410: Japanese folklore: Provincial

    410: Japanese folklore: Provincial
    Jun 4 2025
    ⛩️Stories from the Japanese countryside⛩️ Five interconnected stories of purpose, meaning, justice, talking animals, the boss falling off a cliff, mushrooms, and travel hampers.

    😈 **The Creature: The Dinny Mara

    The Dinny Mara is a friendly merman who wants to rehabilitate the reputation of water creatures. They could probably start by not drowning so many people?

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    Links:

    ⚠️ Disclaimer: https://myths.link/410
    💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    ✍️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    👕 Merch: https://shop.nextpod.com
    📼 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

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    🎵 Music Credits

    "Never a Worried One" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Denton" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Toadstool Runner" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Spiro's Etude" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Writer's Retreat" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Paper Crane Sonata" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Convex Marsa" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 409: Reynard: Nasty, Brutish, and Short

    409: Reynard: Nasty, Brutish, and Short
    May 21 2025
    🦊 Reynard the fox hates meetings, too 🦊 Especially because at most of the meetings he's invited to, people usually try to kill and eat him. Today, we're back in the stories of Reynard the fox, with sick kings, superpowered storks, and Isengrim the wolf trying to not constantly get skinned alive.

    😈 The Creature: The Devs

    I guess you have to worry about head trauma and TBI a lot less when you have seven heads.

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    Links:

    💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    📷️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    ✍️ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    👕 Merch: https://shop.nextpod.com
    📼 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos
    📖 (English) Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=_L4fAAAAIAAJ

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    🎵 Music Credits
    "Devanz" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Spunker" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Laddo" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    56 mins
  • 408: Knights of the Round Table: Hither and Thither

    408: Knights of the Round Table: Hither and Thither
    May 7 2025
    🏰When a knight says he'll be right back, he means it Unless he dies. Or gets captured. Or just forgets about it, prompting his son to come looking for him in the land of wickedness...and also maybe saving Camelot in the process? It's the story of Sir Morien.

    😈 The Creature: The Kaichigo

    All those games you haven't played are lonely...and also maybe messing with your stuff in the basement.

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    Links

    🎧 Connect with us!
    • Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back!
    https://shop.nextpod.com

    📼 YouTube
    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

    📖 Source
    Morien: https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/morien-weston.pdf

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    🎵 Music Credits
    • "Caravan 9" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Firelight Child" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Lovers Hollow" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Our Ears, Deceivers" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Road Fellow" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    58 mins
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I loved it. The stories seemed very original. Great job. We need more podcasts like this.

Great context

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Narrator was great and so funny I love the podcast and it is so entertaining

Brilliant

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Love the way he reads it and his style of writing. Entertaining and funny. I just love it all!

Really addictive

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love all the stories you've made. love the story and how you narrate too.

10/10 devote fan for over a year

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