19-Native American Folklore: Skeletons

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 tick got so flat. Because you've always wondered how the wood tick got to be so flat.
On the creature of the week, it's an animal from Australian folklore who is lurking in stagnant water, just waiting to give you a deadly hug.
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Music:
"Hiroko Dream" by Whodiniz
"The Soft Glow of Christmas Lights" by Will Bangs
"Jenny Slate" by Steve Combs
"Brought" by Ketsa
"December" by Kai Engel
"Parade Shoes" by Blue Dot Sessions

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359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?

359: Celtic Folklore: A Berry Good Day...for Murder?

Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits the only unforgivable sin of hogging all the berries, the only response is swift, murder-y justice. Time ...

6 Mar 202435min

358: Monkey King: Winded

358: Monkey King: Winded

Back in the Journey to the West where Monkey and the gang are actually having an easy time of it and WHY IS IT SO HOT? The creature is Muirbech who is not a sea bee, and while it should get in troubl...

28 Feb 202447min

357: Icelandic Folklore: Dog Days

357: Icelandic Folklore: Dog Days

A lost prince, a magic TARDIS barrel, and a talking dog take us to Jötunheim and back in the story of Prince Ring from Icelandic folklore. The creature is mouse deer who just wants to dance and hopef...

21 Feb 202442min

356: 1001 Nights: Nifty Fifty

356: 1001 Nights: Nifty Fifty

A story from 1001 Nights about how to get rid of that annoying babysitter and what to do if your husbands keep getting killed (the answer is, apparently, to keep getting married). The creature is the...

14 Feb 202444min

355: Greek/Roman myth: There's Something About Ares

355: Greek/Roman myth: There's Something About Ares

The stories of the creation from Roman/Greek mythology, the first werewolf, and Pygmalion, and also some Ares stuff because this is his week I guess. The creature, the Bonnacon (or, as cultured peopl...

7 Feb 202442min

354: Japanese folklore: Cursed

354: Japanese folklore: Cursed

Two stories about finding people who like you for you. Not because you wear a rice bowl on your head. Or because you spend way too much time looking in the mirror. It's the stories of the Black Rice B...

31 Jan 202438min

353: Irish folklore: Beggars Belief

353: Irish folklore: Beggars Belief

The story of a storyteller who can't think of a story to tell, and how a stranger solves that problem by getting him fired and taking him on wacky adventures with too many beheadings. The creature is...

24 Jan 202434min

352: French folklore: The Darling Formerly Known as Prince

352: French folklore: The Darling Formerly Known as Prince

How do you ensure your children grow up to be good people? You work with a fairy to design jewelry that stabs them, of course! The creature this week is Lamia! She will pull out her own eyeballs and ...

17 Jan 202438min

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