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Myths and Legends

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 ...
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Fictional

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser | Nextpod

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Classic lit with a modern tone, every other week. From the creators of Myths and Legends, comes an altogether same-but-different podcast set in the world of classic lit. These are the stories of Dracula, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers. They're stories written by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, and H.P. Lovecraft, but with a casual, modern tone. Listen as Jason and Carissa Weiser breathe new life into the classics and tell the stories of some of the greatest books ever written.
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Best of the Worst

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser | Nextpod

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Twice a week, join the Weisers (creators of "Myths and Legends" and "Fictional") as they take a look at all the wonderful, ridiculous characters from comic book history. Why should Joker, Thanos, Catwoman, and Magneto get all the love? Why not Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, Uglyman, Kiteman, Asbestos Lady, and Condiment King? And yes, those are real characters. Originally a segment on chart-topping podcast Fictional, Best of the Worst is making household names out of the world's worst heroes ...
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The conclusion of the story of Bova, where last episode we saw him ride out to battle alone against an army...but now he faces more danger delivering a letter and dressing up like an elderly man. The creature is Sunakake-Baba, a little old lady who will throw sand in your face...for justice? Source: https://myths.link/bova Post: https://myths.link/…
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The story of Bova, a hero from Slavic folklore, the beautiful beautiful man who is on a lifelong quest for vengeance. Against his mom. The creature is the Vila (or Vile), a ghost with unfinished business...of dancing naked in the town square. Instagram: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Discord: https://myths.links/discord Membership: https://w…
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More fables from Aesop about life on the farm and how, if someone stops by wearing your friend's skin...they might not be all that trustworthy. The creature is the Veo, a dragon you don't want to slay. Discord: https://myths.link/discord Social Media: https://instagram.com/mythsandlegends Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership --- Spons…
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The story of the silent princess and the prince who definitely has been cursed by that strange woman in the street. He totally hasn't just psyched himself out thinking that if he doesn't meet the silent princess, he will die, forcing him and his tutor to go on a 15-month-long, stinky quest. The creature is the Abaia, the eel that loves life so much…
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Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good because we can all trust Pigsy because he's so honest and not looking for a reason to cut and run. The creature is Ugallu, a demon from Babylonian mythology, who might be your hero. --- Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discord Updates for Myths and…
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We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes undercover as a demon and defeats a whole army with a math equation. The creature is Tsuchi-gumo, the reason you don't want to be too good at your job. Especially if your job is eating people. --- Our new Discord server! https://myths.link/discord …
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Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets a massive new audience for the legend he has been telling. For the second, it's a man who needs to do his duty...which means doing something terrible to someone he loves. The creature is to Totoima, a boar with a stomach ache...from de…
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The story of the laidly worm is all about the costs and benefits of kissing dragons on the mouth. The creature is Topielec, and it might just make or break your video game franchise and/or book. Discord won out for the place to connect on the poll from a few weeks back, so I set up a server. Check it out here: https://myths.link/discord. Don't expe…
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We finish up the story of Bard with that of his son, Gest, which includes bloody Christmas parties, fun new games for you and your friends will try* and what happens when you forsake everyone and everything you know and love (spoiler: it doesn’t go well). The creature is Sega, a cute little bird who is very, very angry. Disclaimer: https://myths.li…
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The first part of the story of Bard, a medieval Icelandic dad who goes full Batman. The creature is Stallo. It's made of turf and magic, but it takes half your remaining life as soon as it's born, so it's kind of like a real human child in that way. Links: Poll/disclaimer: https://myths.link/378 Source for these episodes: https://myths.link/bardsag…
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