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Bardic
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audio
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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.
Country Of Origin |
USA / 
USA
Produced In |
Cincinnati, OH
Premiere Date |
2015-04-30
Frequency |
Weekly
Explicit |
No

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417 Available Episodes (417 Total)Average duration: 00:37:21
Apr 19 | 00:45:46
316-French Fairy Tales: Right Meow
Apr 12 | 00:43:32
315-Korean folklore: Mountain Magic
Apr 05 | 00:38:03
314-Greek Myth: Baby Steps
Mar 29 | 00:44:10
313B-1001 Nights: Night Shift
Mar 22 | 00:37:13
313A-1001 Nights: Party Down
Mar 15 | 00:44:08
312-Norwegian Folklore: Let's Dance
Mar 08 | 00:56:25
311-Samurai: Lost and Found
Mar 01 | 00:46:17
310-Norse Sagas: The Maiden King
Feb 22 | 00:41:15
309-Scandinavian Folklore: The Enemy of my Enemy
Feb 15 | 00:43:30
308-Tricksters: Food Chain
Top-notch research, intriguing story telling
Jun 28, 2017 by Rupanzel

The host tells a variety of stories: Myths, legends, fairy tales etc. At the end of each episode a mythological creature is introduced. What sets the show apart from other folklore podcasts is the great story telling. Each story is compelling: Writing, voice and background music work hand in hand to draw listeners in. The balance between casual and serious is on point, with the occasional joke thrown in, but always with respect for the source material. Clearly lots of effort go both into research and writing of the episodes. Wrong information is few and far between and usually gets corrected either right in the next episode or in the next episode that is thematically fitting. The exception to this is the pronunciation of names, which has become kind of a running gag. Still he clearly tries and in the end the falsely pronounced names are only an indicator for the variety of stories from all over the world he tells. Now what I've said so far goes gor most of the episodes. In the early episodes he made more mistakes, for example simply not "getting" fairy tales, e.g. being flabbergasted that amimals can talk without explanation. But that's not an accurate representation if what the show is actzally like. So to get n accurate impression on what the podcast us like, I'd recommend starting with a more recent episode. Try this podcast if you're looking for a well-researched podcast on mythology and folk tales or simply like a good story.

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