5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux

As it turns out, Koschei the Deathless is very, very hard to kill, a fact one could probably guess from his name. This episode explores his tragic origins, as well as the ludicrously complex way he's hidden his soul (a Russian nesting doll situation that's unpleasant for everyone involved). He'll prove his name incorrect as he finally meets his demise in what amounts to the most heart-wrenching egging of all time.


In the creature this week, despite forests being kind of the only place where forest fires can take place, this sticky giant thinks nothing of tapping the ashes from his giant cigars into the dry leaves.

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258-Icelandic Legends: Welcome Back, Cotter

258-Icelandic Legends: Welcome Back, Cotter

Two stories from Iceland. On the first, Signy has a shot at the good life. Unfortunately, that shot involves camping out in a cave with giants, tone deaf swans, and magic flying beds. Oh, and some li...

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257-Chinese Folklore: Love Me, Love Me

257-Chinese Folklore: Love Me, Love Me

It's (almost) Valentine's Day, and we have two stories from Chinese folklore about love, loss, and marrying all sorts of things you shouldn't be marrying, like ghosts and livestock! The creature is a...

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256-Indian Folklore: Tiger Mom

256-Indian Folklore: Tiger Mom

A story from India that's like a more awesome version of two different Grimm fairy tales. A woman is promised in marriage to a stranger and we learn that, yeah, that's actually a pretty terrible idea....

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255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This

255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This

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26 Tammi 202237min

254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not

254-Spanish Folklore: Ready or Not

A story from Spanish folklore of three brothers, a crafting competition, a smelly Trojan parrot, and a lesson that it's never too late to start on the Hero's Journey. I mean, you might end up in jail,...

19 Tammi 202235min

253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys

253B-Monkey King: The Good Guys

Monkey has been fired. Sandy has been captured. Pigsy is fleeing in terror, and the monk is about to be cut to pieces by a room full of angry guys. Things are not going well. The creature is a buff a...

12 Tammi 202247min

253-Monkey King: Severance

253-Monkey King: Severance

We're back on the road on the Journey to the West and our heroes are starving. The solution? Some murders, some personnel changes, and human buns. The creature is a devil fish, a not-so-friendly busi...

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252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune

252-Greek folklore: Name that Tune

Fighting your own fate: it's a theme nearly as old as human civilization. We'll hear two stories of people who both lament their fate...and see that they are profoundly bad at doing anything about it....

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