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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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  • 412: Indian folklore: Dicey

    412: Indian folklore: Dicey
    Jul 2 2025
    🎲Losing your kingdom in a game of dice🎲 The story of Nala and Damayanti is a tale of love, loss, and losing everything but your underwear because of your terrible decisions and then also your underwear.

    😈 The Creature: Drekavac

    The creature is the Drekavac, and it's many things to many people. All of them are weird

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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

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    🎵 Music Credits

    "Edgeworthia" by Chad Crouch
    "Pilgrim's Progress" by Chad Crouch
    "Dune Lullaby" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Thule Racer" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    59 mins
  • 411: Celtic folklore: The Wake

    411: Celtic folklore: The Wake
    Jun 18 2025
    ⛵️Get lost at sea with Maelduin⛵️ All Maelduin wants to do is avenge his father's murder...with more murder. He should have listened to that wizard. Because he didn't, his trip just got a whole lot longer. And stranger.

    😈 The Creature: The Donestre
    The lion headed stranger who will eat you, sure, but also feel really bad about it.
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    Links:
    📚️ Fictional is back!: https://fictional.fm/subscribe
    💬 Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    📷️ Instagram: https://myths.link/instagram
    ✍️ Bluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky
    📼 YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube
    📖Source 1: https://myths.link/maelduin
    📖Source 2:https://myths.link/maelduin2
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    🎵 Music Credits

    "The Onyx" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Median Point" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "New Crescente" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Morning Glare" by Blue Dot Sessions
    "Two Pound" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 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
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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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