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This week on MYTH, it’s back to West Africa for more exciting adventures from the Amazing Spider Man.  And by Spider Man, I of course mean that delightful trickster god, Anansi.  In this episode, you’ll learn that beans can do worse things than make you fart, that it’s a bad idea to sell your daughter…
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This week on MYTH, we’re going to head in about as opposite a tone as possible from sunny, pleasant Hawaii and instead, head to rainy, dreary New England for the Halloween special.  In this episode, you’ll learn that racism doesn’t age well, that sometimes looks CAN kill, and that pirates are never to be trusted.…
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Aloha!  This week on MYTH, I’m headed to sunny Hawaii for vacation in honor of one year of podcasting, so I figured it would be the perfect time to do another episode on the trickster god, Maui.  In this episode, you’ll see that little kids shouldn’t be in charge of naming creation, that eels are…
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This week on MYTH, it’s back to Mother Russia for the third and final part of the story cycle begun by Bulat the Brave Companion.  In this episode, you’ll learn that Adventure Time’s Ice King is way creepier than you thought, that Bulat has a ridiculous amount of restraint, and that eggs can be very…
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This week on MYTH, we’ll probe deeper into Russian folklore with a continuation of the Prince Ivan stories.  In this episode, you’ll learn that birds make the best brother-in laws, that magical horses can be smartasses, and that Xena was not the first warrior princess.  Then, in Gods and Monsters, it’s the black-winged demon that…
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This week on MYTH, we’ll be trying to beat the summer heat (depending on when and where you listen to this episode) with a trip to wintry Russia.  In this episode, you’ll learn that contracts signed under torture are binding, that it’s totally fair to go all emo over a lost arrow, and that murder…
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This week on MYTH, we’re heading to the Emerald Isle for one of the biggest baddies we’ve seen so far.  In this episode, you’ll discover that if you’re not careful you’re face will freeze that way, that sometimes he really did just lose your number, and that Celtic names are complicated to pronounce.  Then, in…
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This week on MYTH, it’s time to head down under for a story from the Australian Aborigines.  In this episode, you’ll learn that creepy caves are always bad, that bones can be magical, and that some parents will go to serious extremes for their kids.  Then, in Gods and Monsters, it’s a very good reason…
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This week on MYTH, we’ll be trekking through the jungles of South America for two ancient animal myths.  In this episode, you’ll learn that teenage skunks are just as arrogant as teenage humans, that the Mayans could be brutal as fuck, and that anything can be fixed by a monkey with a guitar.  Then, in…
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This week on MYTH, we’ll be heading into the brothels of ancient India.  In this episode, you’ll learn how to impress the country’s most beautiful woman, why losing body parts can be holy, and that bleeding out in a graveyard is just as terrifying as you’d think.  Then, in Gods and Monsters, it’s a kinky…
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