Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories... more
👹If you can't be with the one you love...👹 Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way... more
🦢 Let them eat sand 🦢 A story from Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about a witch who wants to take... more
🖤 The story of why you don't menace crows. Even if the people you're doing it to try to mess... more
The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and... more
The conclusion of the story of Bova, where last episode we saw him ride out to battle alone against an... more
The story of Bova, a hero from Slavic folklore, the beautiful beautiful man who is on a lifelong quest for... more
More fables from Aesop about life on the farm and how, if someone stops by wearing your friend's skin...they might... more
The story of the silent princess and the prince who definitely has been cursed by that strange woman in the... more
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is dead. For real. He was eaten by a lion and is gone for good... more
We're back in the story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King and the Journey to the West, where Monkey goes... more
Two stories from Japan about the stories we tell one another. On the first, it's a not-so-famous musician who gets... more
The story of the laidly worm is all about the costs and benefits of kissing dragons on the mouth. The creature... more
We finish up the story of Bard with that of his son, Gest, which includes bloody Christmas parties, fun new... more
The first part of the story of Bard, a medieval Icelandic dad who goes full Batman. The creature is Stallo. It's... more
A story from "One Thousand and One Nights" about three wondrous gifts: a clock, a security system, and a fake... more
Three stories from Denmark about learning from your mistakes. Or not learning, and donating six full bags of gold to... more
We're back in the story of the Monkey King and the Journey to the West where maybe this monastery is... more
Undine the water elemental has a soul. And an evil uncle. And a friend who is in love with her... more
The story of Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, is a direct precursor to Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little... more
The story of Demeter from Greek mythology is one of finding her place in the world. A world run by... more
Two stories from Flanders (the region of Belgium, not Homer Simpson's annoyingly nice neighbor) about people who are stuck. One... more
It's fable time on Myths and Legends...despite fables being neither myths nor legends... They're fun, though, and you might just... more
Two stories from Japan. On the first, a former samurai's wife is up to something and he's going to figure... more
When your seven spouses all have the same dream on the same night and ask you not to do the... more
The madcap story of what happens when a monk decides he doesn't want to be a monk anymore. He wants... more
Back in the Journey to the West and Monkey has a fan club, the Tang Monk teaches an impromptu class,... more
Two stories of goblins (도깨비) from Korean folklore and how, if they stop by, you'll want to have drinks on... more
When your parents get you three tiny men in a golden box as a going away present. The creature is the... more
The story of Yaroslav is one of growing up and figuring out who you are...so you can stop accidentally killing... more
Two stories from Chinese folklore about broken things. A broken pot, a broken future, and how things can come together... more
Two stories from English folklore about perspective, and how you can't get something for nothing, but you can absolutely get... more
The saga of Fergus mac Léti is, apparently, the first time leprechauns make their appearance in folklore. It's also the... more
Munachar and Manachar are two friends out for a fun day of berry picking, but when one commits the only... more
Back in the Journey to the West where Monkey and the gang are actually having an easy time of it... more
A lost prince, a magic TARDIS barrel, and a talking dog take us to Jötunheim and back in the story... more
A story from 1001 Nights about how to get rid of that annoying babysitter and what to do if your... more
The stories of the creation from Roman/Greek mythology, the first werewolf, and Pygmalion, and also some Ares stuff because this... more
Two stories about finding people who like you for you. Not because you wear a rice bowl on your head.... more
The story of a storyteller who can't think of a story to tell, and how a stranger solves that problem... more
How do you ensure your children grow up to be good people? You work with a fairy to design jewelry... more
Two stories about finding people who like you for you. Not because you wear a rice bowl on your head. Or because... more