153-Odysseus: The Angry One
A boy is born, fated to be one who brings strife. Two sons seek to outrun a family curse. A wife is spared the grisly fates of her husband and son...only if she will marry the one who committed the at...
4 Sep 201937min
152-King Arthur: When in Rome
Things are going well for King Arthur for once. He’s in complete control over the island of Great Britain, he’s got a bunch of awesome knights, and dragon attacks are down. What could go wrong? King A...
28 Aug 201932min
151B-Faust: The Bad Place
Faust decides that if he's going to have these powers, he's really going to enjoy them so, in no particular order, he gives himself: A Doctor Strange cloak Telekinesis A demon common law wife and baby...
21 Aug 201937min
151A-Faust: A Man of Wealth and Taste
The story of Faust and his infamous deal is one that has survived for hundreds of years. Beginning as whispers in Germany in the 1500s, it grew to plays and, most famously, a play by the German writer...
14 Aug 201932min
150B-European Epics: Where the Shadows Lie
From the end of the world to the underworld and Armageddon itself, Kalevipoeg does way too many things. The creature will throw acres of caustic feces in your direction. Support the show: https://...
7 Aug 201933min
150A-European Epics: King Me
From the Estonian epic, the Kalevipoeg, comes the story of, well, Kalevipoeg, the son of a giant who battles sorcerers who are trying to get with his mom and throws rocks the size of Volkswagens to wi...
31 Juli 201928min
149-Japanese Fairy Tales: Son of a Peach
Why you absolutely should take the biggest peach you can find in the supermarket and sing to it. It might just hatch a baby! Unfortunately your fairy tale baby will do what fairy tale babies do: grow ...
17 Juli 201939min
148B-Monkey King: Leaps and Bounds
The monkey king has done it all: he was immortal, he had allied with all the mythological creatures he could find, and he controlled an army 40,000 strong...but heaven didn't care about any of that. T...
10 Juli 201937min
