Myths and Legends

Stories from myths, legends and folklore that shaped world cultures AI summary

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod Visit website › Arts · EN · 544 episodes · latest 2026-11-04

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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.

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447: Medieval Knights: Bevis and Butting Heads

2026-11-04 · 1 hr 36 min · Episode 447

🐴So, your step-dad is an evil emperor who's trying to murder you.Bevis of Southampton has had a difficult life. His dad went to the pharmacy (the woods) and never came back (because he was murdered by 10,000 soldiers),…
446: Samhain: Back from the Dead

2026-10-21 · 56 min · Episode 446

👻No one parties on Halloween Night like Nera and his friendsBecause their parties involve making bracelets. And corpses. And making bracelets for corpses.It's Samhain night, and Nera, a lowly spearman, accepts a dare…
445: Indian folklore: Fake It 'Til You Make It

2026-10-07 · 54 min · Episode 445

💪There's something powerful about confidence.Except that, if you're not actually powerful...or generous...or deadly, pretending to be those things can get you in a lot of trouble. Only if you get caught, though. Three…
444: Dwarves: Ortnit Wit

2026-09-23 · 58 min · Episode 444

🗡️Ortnit has it all.The strength of twelve men. A secret, super lineage. A dwarven sword and unbreakable armor. The question is, what is he going to do with it? Start a war to try to date a princess? Start a war to try…
443: Tricksters: Does Whatever A Spider Can

2026-09-09 · 55 min · Episode 443

🕷️Spiders don't have tails, but this one has tales. Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people…
442: Greek Myths: The Poseidon Adventures

2026-08-25 · 48 min · Episode 442

🔱It's Poseidon's turn.On the podcast. Not to be king of the gods. He's actually totally not mad that his little brother is king. Because Zeus isn't the king of him. But Poseidon does do everything his brother says. Not…
441: Celtic folklore: Deerly Beloved

2026-08-12 · 56 min · Episode 441

🗡️If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax.😈 The…
440: Monkey King: The Shakedown

2026-07-29 · 54 min · Episode 440

🐒 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it.And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown.…
439: Indian folklore: Guess I'll Die

2026-07-15 · 59 min · Episode 439

✏️Gaṅgâdhara's astrologer dad has some bad news for his boy: he's going to die.Well, first he'll spend a decade in prison, and then die. Then things will get better? It's the story of the Soothsayer's Son.😈 The…
438: Maui: Whatever Happened to the Man Who Snared the Sun?

2026-07-01 · 52 min · Episode 438

🏝️No one has seen or heard about Maui for quite some timeMeanwhile, all these strange portents are leading disparate groups to a faraway island, all the while there are ominous tales spoken in whispers. It's probably…

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Owner: Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
Oldest episode in feed: 04/2015 · over 11 years
Typical length: 40 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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