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.
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Episodes
  • 406: Slavic folklore: Utter Nonsense

    406: Slavic folklore: Utter Nonsense
    Apr 9 2025
    🐄Baba Yaga, Dragons, Giant Talking Pigs🐄 We'll see what happens when a king who wants one son gets more than he bargained for: three sons, with the oddest one of all, the one capable of calming dragons (when he's not slaying them) and outsmarting giant evil pigs (when he's not slaying them), being born...from a cow.

    😈 The Creature: Coliunn Gun Cheaun
    The worst, best headless friend you hopefully never had.

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    🎧 Connect with us!
    • Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    Goldfish trophy
    https://myths.link/goldfish

    📼 YouTube
    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

    🎶Music the creature sang
    https://myths.link/406

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    🎵 Music Credits
    • "Bare Elm" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Hanging Rock" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Golden Grass" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Bauxite" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • - "Apollo Diedre" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 405: European legends: Ale to the King

    405: European legends: Ale to the King
    Mar 26 2025
    🍺Meet Cambrinus, things aren't going so well for him🍺 He's a peasant kid with a job that's going nowhere, a crush who doesn't love him back, and no one takes him seriously when he absolutely knocks it out of the park playing the viola. If only he knew he was destined to be legendary King of Beer.

    😈 The Creature: The Cocoa
    A two-foot-long sparkling cat sounds like a lot of fun. Until it's very much not.

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    Links

    🎧 Connect with us!

    • Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back!
    https://shop.nextpod.com

    📼 YouTube
    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

    ⚠️ Disclaimer
    https://myths.link/405

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    📢 Sponsors

    BetterHelp
    Build your support system, with Betterhelp. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month.

    FastGrowingTrees
    listeners to our show get 15% their first purchase when using the code LEGENDS at checkout. at https://fastgrowingtrees.com

    Smalls
    Give your cat the food they deserve. Head to https://Smalls.com and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout for 50% off your first order PLUS free shipping!

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    🎵 Music Credits
    • "Elmore Heights" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "The Furthering" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Country Butter" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Deacon Jeanie" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    57 mins
  • 404: Monkey King: Not Found

    404: Monkey King: Not Found
    Mar 12 2025
    🤑 The Monkey King and friends are making money and staying in fancy hotels🤑 What is this that you heard about them being monks? What? No. That's ridiculous. They don't know why you thought that. So weird. They are horse traders who trade horses while they pass through this city that murders monks. Wait NO DON'T TOUCH THEIR HATS.

    😈 The Creature: The Cinnamologus

    We meet the cinnamon bird, because who doesn't love their cinnamon sticks covered in bird poop and lead?

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    Links

    🎧 Connect with us!

    • Discord: https://myths.link/discord
    • Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends
    • Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mythsandlegends.com
    🛒 The Myths and Legends store is back!

    https://shop.nextpod.com

    📼 YouTube

    We're on YouTube, now. Currently, it's just the audio episodes, but that might change sometime? https://www.youtube.com/@mythsandlegendspodcast/videos

    🦴 Item this week

    Human femur? https://www.jonsbones.com/shop-by-category?category=long-bones

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    📢 Sponsors

    FastGrowingTrees

    listeners to our show get 15% their first purchase when using the code LEGENDS at checkout. at https://fastgrowingtrees.com
    Link to picture of our Korean lilac tree looking hopefully at the yard in which it will be planted: https://myths.link/404

    Quince

    Give yourself the luxury you deserve, with Quince. Go to https://Quince.com/legends for 365-day returns and free shipping on your order.

    BetterHelp

    Myths and Legends is sponsored by BetterHelp. Build your support system, with Betterhelp. Visit https://betterhelp.com/myths to get 10% off your first month.

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    🎵 Music Credits

    • "Awaiting an Arrival" by Blue Dot Sessions
    • "Soda Baron" by Blue Dot Sessions
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    45 mins

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creative, hilarious, thoughtfully written

The stories are incredibly well adapted to the podcast format. I laugh out loud every episode & have heard so many fantastic stories over the years. My favorite podcast by far.

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love the retelling of the best myths and legends

stories from all over the world told in an entertaining way. I have relistened to every story at least three or four time. some, even more than that (Im talking to you, Sun Wu Kahn).

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nothing wrong with it

if I could say how good it was from 1 through 10 it would be 10 there pretty much nothing wrong with it ( ;

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Great podcast!!!

We love listening to this with our teens! He has a fun spin on these!

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i love this podcast

you opened my eyes to different cultures, different viewpoints, and of course... HUMOR LOVE IT

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Great!


I am really like this podcast. nice content. fantastic and excellent narration in this content.

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All time favorite podcast

I have been listening since 2017 and since then have not missed an episode, I cannot describe what this podcast means to me, thank you Jason and Carissa for always keeping us entertained.

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Awesome

I have been listening to you for over 5 years your voice sounds like a narrator and I makes me want to fall asleep.

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Fun & Educational,

my favorite storyteller telling my favorite stories. this wife & husband team are great, they focus on the entire family being able to enjoy their take on myth & legends, they fill this episode with their humor which ensures they nudge you to LISTEN TO JUST ONE MORE EPISODE.

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