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A Recast of ‘Myths 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. 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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Recastable Episodes (546)

1. Myths and Legends Trailer April 27, 2015
2. 1A-Knights of the Round Table: Yvainglory April 30, 2015
3. 1B-Knights of the Round Table: You’re So Yvain May 6, 2015
4. 1C-Knights of the Round Table: The Lion Knight Rises May 13, 2015
5. 2A-Aladdin: The Magician’s Nephew May 20, 2015
6. 2B-Aladdin: A Whole New World of Problems May 27, 2015
7. 3A-Vikings: The Norse and the Furious, Bredi’s Drift June 3, 2015
8. 3B-Vikings: All that Hate’s Gonna Burn You Up June 18, 2015
9. 3C-Vikings: Renewed shall be Blade that was Broken June 24, 2015
10. 3D-Vikings: Blood of the Dragon July 1, 2015
11. 3E-Vikings: The Debt is Paid July 15, 2015
12. 4-Mulan: A Likely Hero July 22, 2015
13. 5A-Slavic Folklore: Tried and Died July 29, 2015
14. 5B-Slavic Folklore: The First Horcrux Aug. 5, 2015
15. 6A-King Arthur Prologue: The Once and Really Only that One Time King Aug. 12, 2015
16. 6B-Merlin: What’s Red, White, and Fighting All Over Aug. 19, 2015
17. 6C-King Arthur: How I Met Your Mother Aug. 26, 2015
18. 7-Little Mermaid: Cry with the Saints Sept. 2, 2015
19. 8-Merlin: Call of the Wyllt Sept. 9, 2015
20. 9-Dogs and Wolves: Generations (Fenrir, The Black Dog, Dog King of Denmark, Gelert) Sept. 16, 2015
21. 10A-Hercules: Going into Labor Sept. 23, 2015
22. 10B-Hercules: Labor Intensive Sept. 30, 2015
23. 11-Japanese Fairy Tales: Key Details (Urashima Taro, The Boy Who Drew Cats) Oct. 7, 2015
24. 12-Pig-faced Women: Citation Needed Oct. 14, 2015
25. 13A-Ragnar Lodbrok: The Beggar King Oct. 21, 2015
26. 14-Doppelgangers: Do not Go Gentle into that Good Night Oct. 28, 2015
27. 13B-Ragnar Lodbrok: Why’d it have to be Snakes? Nov. 4, 2015
28. 15-Slavic Folklore: Bad Wolf Nov. 11, 2015
29. 16-Russian Fairy Tales: She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Nov. 18, 2015
30. 17A-Theseus: It’s Dangerous to go Alone! Dec. 2, 2015
31. 17B-Icarus and Daedalus: A Portrait of the Artificer as a Young Man Dec. 9, 2015
32. 17C-Theseus: I Volunteer as Tribute Dec. 16, 2015
33. 18-St. Nick: Rusty Chains and Candy Canes Dec. 23, 2015
34. 19-Native American Folklore: Skeletons Jan. 6, 2016
35. 20-Korean Folklore: Prayers Jan. 13, 2016
36. 21-Frozen/The Snow Queen: Fearful Symmetry Jan. 20, 2016
37. 22A-Irish Legends (The Tain): Red Ledger Jan. 27, 2016
38. 22B-Irish Legends: You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry Feb. 3, 2016
39. 22C-Irish Legends: The Spoils of War Feb. 10, 2016
40. 23-Cupid and Psyche: Burned Feb. 17, 2016
41. 24-Thor: Whosoever Holds this Hammer Feb. 24, 2016
42. 25-Dragons: This is Where You Get to Make it Right March 2, 2016
43. 26-Japanese Fairy Tales: Wisdom March 9, 2016
44. 27A-King Arthur: The Violence Inherent in the System March 16, 2016
45. 27B-King Arthur: Mayday March 23, 2016
46. 27C-King Arthur: The Errant Knight April 5, 2016
47. 28-Prometheus: Adamantine April 6, 2016
48. 29-Grimm: Upward Mobility April 13, 2016
49. 30-Latin American Folklore: Unbreakable April 20, 2016
50. 31A-Viking Sagas: Odd Man Out April 27, 2016
51. 31B-Viking Sagas: Face-off May 4, 2016
52. 32-Tricksters: Wager May 11, 2016
53. 33-Ali Baba: Inheritance May 18, 2016
54. 34-Greek Mythology: Uphill Battle June 1, 2016
55. 35-Beauty and the Beast: Prisoners June 8, 2016
56. 36A-Pocahontas: The Empire Business June 15, 2016
57. 36B-Pocahontas: Between Two Streams June 22, 2016
58. 37-Hercules: The Best at What He Does June 29, 2016
59. 38A-Korean Literature: Crossing the Threshold July 6, 2016
60. 38B-Korean Literature: Master of Two Worlds July 13, 2016
61. 39-Odin: In the Land of the Blind July 27, 2016
62. 40-West African Folklore: Cold-blooded Aug. 3, 2016
63. 41A-Lancelot: The Stolen Child Aug. 10, 2016
64. 41B-Lancelot: Promises to Keep Aug. 17, 2016
65. 41C-Lancelot: It's Complicated Aug. 24, 2016
66. 42-Chinese Folklore (Cinderella): You Only Live Thrice Aug. 31, 2016
67. 43-Slavic Folklore: The Wasteland Sept. 7, 2016
68. 44-Saint George: Here Be Dragons Sept. 14, 2016
69. 45-Rumpelstiltskin: Let's Make a Deal Sept. 21, 2016
70. 46A-Jason and the Argonauts: Some Assembly Required Sept. 28, 2016
71. 46B-Jason and the Argonauts: MacGuffin Oct. 5, 2016
72. 46C-Jason and the Argonauts: The Long Way Home Oct. 12, 2016
73. 46D-Jason and the Argonauts: Scorned Oct. 19, 2016
74. 47-Urban Legends: In the Dark Oct. 26, 2016
75. 48-Snow White: Killer Queen Nov. 2, 2016
76. 49-Russian Folklore: I Pity the Fool Nov. 9, 2016
77. 50-Dracula: Bad Blood Nov. 16, 2016
78. 51-Loki: Them Apples Nov. 23, 2016
79. 52-Greek Mythology: An Eternal Flame Nov. 30, 2016
80. 53-African Folklore: Crocodile Tears Dec. 7, 2016
81. 54A-Gilgamesh: Did We Just Become Best Friends? Dec. 14, 2016
82. 54B-Gilgamesh: Huge Dec. 21, 2016
83. 54C-Gilgamesh: Dust Dec. 28, 2016
84. 55-Grimm: My (Bird) Heart Will Go On Jan. 4, 2017
85. 56-Nepali Folklore: Hope You Guess My Name Jan. 11, 2017
86. 57-Japanese Fairy Tales: Faithful Jan. 18, 2017
87. 58-Native American Folklore: Monster Jan. 25, 2017
88. 59-Greek Myths: The Violence of Our Ancestors Feb. 1, 2017
89. 60A-Beowulf: I'm Kind of a Big Deal Feb. 8, 2017
90. 60B-Beowulf: The Depths Feb. 15, 2017
91. 60C-Beowulf: Unknowable but Certain Feb. 22, 2017
92. 61-Solomon: One Ring March 1, 2017
93. 62-Thor: Hammer Time March 8, 2017
94. 63-Puss in Boots: These Boots March 15, 2017
95. 64-Frog Prince: Warts and All March 22, 2017
96. 65-Oedipus: Motherboy April 5, 2017
97. 66-Paul Bunyan: Truth in Advertising April 12, 2017
98. 67A-Gawain: To the Dogs April 19, 2017
99. 67B-Gawain and the Green Knight: Head On April 26, 2017
100. 68A-Morgan Le Fay: Get Thee to a Nunnery May 3, 2017
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