HeyJaredMyths and Legends
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.
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443: Tricksters: Does Whatever A Spider Can (opens the original)
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????️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 who want to get even. ???? The Creature: Tsuchinoko People are crazy about this chonky snake. I honestly don't even get it. --- ???? The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on
442: Greek Myths: The Poseidon Adventures (opens the original)
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????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 because Zeus told him to, though. He just planned to do it anyway, so no problem. ???? The Creature: The AlanJust don't boil Alan's kids and you're good. --- ???? The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retellin
441: Celtic folklore: Deerly Beloved (opens the original)
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????️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 Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Ohio flexes its greatest (super)natural resource: quirky cryptids. --- ???? The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focu
440: Monkey King: The Shakedown (opens the original)
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???? 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. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn't. ???? The Creature: Man-dragonHey, just because man-dragon knows something bad is about to happen and shows up there ahead of time doesn't mean he's obligated to tell you the bad thing that's going to happen. --- ?
439: Indian folklore: Guess I'll Die (opens the original)
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✏️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 Creature: Denpachi KitsuneAre you sure the best student in your school isn't a secret monster? Really? Ok, then, it's probably just Denpachi. --- ???? The Giveaway!From now until July 24th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 15 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths
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