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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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The most entertaining and enraging stories from mythology told casually, contemporarily, and (let's be honest) sarcastically. Greek and Roman gods did some pretty weird (and awful) things. Gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everything in between. Regular episodes every Tuesday, conversations with authors and scholars or readings of ancient epics every Friday.
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Mosaic presents Living Myth, a podcast with Michael Meade, renowned mythologist and storyteller. Meade presents mythic stories that offer uniquely insightful and wise ways of understanding the current dilemmas of the world we live in. Living Myth proposes that genuine solutions to the complex and intractable problems of our world require both transcendent imagination and cohering, transformative narratives.
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This is the Myths Your Teach Hated, a weekly podcast where I tell the stories of cultures around the world in all of their original, bloody, uncensored glory. Modern tellings of these stories have become dry and dusty, but I’ll be trying to breathe new life into them. These stories are NSFW.
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Every week The Folktale Project brings you new folklore, fairytales, myths and legends from around the world. Some tales you've heard before and some brand new.
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Folklore: Beliefs, traditions & culture of the people. Traditional folklore themes from around the world. An accessible podcast ranked in the top 0.5% of shows globally, bringing free access to many of the world's experts in folklore, authors, broadcasters and more.
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A podcast that explores Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales from all over the World in an easy-to-understand, fun and humorous way.
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Professor Buzzkill is an exciting podcast that explores history myths in an illuminating, entertaining, and humorous way.
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Have you ever wondered "What is a Viking?", "Were Vikings tattooed?" or "Did they ever REALLY use the Blood Eagle? If so, then this is the right podcast for YOU. In this podcast, follow along Daniel Farrand's (Owner of Horns of Odin) journey as he tries to make sense of the complex history of the Viking Age and Nordic Mythology, through easy to digest, funny, natural (and often very honest) conversations. Daniel is joined by Co-Host (and in house archaeologist) Margrethe Havgar, as the pair ...
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Talking Stories is a podcast of stories, folklore, mythology, and chat from the Storytellers of the National Leprechaun Museum, on the 1st and 15th of every month. The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.
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World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told in Daniel's intimate and lyrical style. Also featuring guest spots from the world's best oral storytellers.
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Exploring the history and mythology of the ancient world. Archaeologists and scholars join to discuss ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other civilizations of the distant past.
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Have you ever been taught mythology by a very polite British sasquatch? Now's your chance! Join producer and screenwriter Luke Greensmith as he explores folklore from around the world.
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The Emerald explores the human experience through a vibrant lens of myth, story, and imagination. Brought to life through the wise, wild, and humorous vision of Joshua Michael Schrei — a teacher and lifelong student of the cosmologies and mythologies of the world — the podcast draws from a deep well of poetry, lore, and mythos to challenge conventional narratives on politics and public discourse, meditation and mindfulness, art, science, literature, and more. At the heart of the podcast is t ...
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Myths and stories from around the world brought alive and singing into the here and now by storyteller, musician and poet Jay leeming.
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A podcast about all things strange, fortean, unknown, and just plain weird.
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Mythillogical is the podcast where two enthusiasts of mythology, history and folklore try and make sense of the wide variety of fantastic tales told by cultures around the world. We discuss why the same idea can show up in the mythology of cultures on opposite sides of the world, what real events can inspire superstition and folklore, how stories can completely change over time, and where possible try to figure out what could have inspired people to dream up dragons, demons, gods and monster ...
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Krista and Christian tell mythological stories of feats and failures in from around the world through podcasting with the help of friends and too many drinks.
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Faust Checho dives down the rabbit hole with a menagerie of mind blowing humans from authors to mystics, physicists, futurists, technologists, ufologists and everyone in between... pulling back the veil of a brave new world.
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THE sketch comedy show for sinners.
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Let's talk about the mysterious, the supernatural, the hidden, the lost- but not forgotten. What draws us back, time and time again, to these places of tragedy an unknown? I'll do my best to find out, and to let you know what I learn. Find resources, artwork, merch, and more at: www.backawayslowlypodcast.com
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Welcome to The Half-Blood Happy Hour! A biweekly Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast where a group of delightful demigods dive into a world where the mythologies of the world come to life. Join our players as they embark on an adventure to unlock the mysteries of gods and monsters in the modern world!
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Events come at us now like trucks on a freeway. What do they mean? How do they connect? Lorecast examines the symbols, images, and metaphors behind events of our time to help us navigate them with understanding, grace, and hope: not the passive "hope" of waiting for change, but the active hope of making our reenchanted way through a world in need of inspiration and vision. The Lorecast is available in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Index, Podcast ...
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Ghost ships, lost cities, unsolved crimes and mysteries, ancient mythology, disappeared explorers - if it’s a historical mystery, it’s going under the microscope. History has always been fascinating, but more fascinating than what we know is what we don’t; in this podcast Ashleigh Stiles looks into famous and obscure episodes of folklore, unexplained circumstances, and unsolved mysteries from around the world and throughout time. Taking a modern lens to these ancient puzzles, she uses all th ...
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The Wanderer. This is a podcast for Anglo-Saxon Heathenism, history, Folklore and mythology. We will discuss subjects such as Yggdrasil, the world tree, the Anglo Saxon Runes, The people who were alive at the time when Heathenism was the only religion open to them, how the people worshipped their gods, and which gods were most popular to different sections of Anglo Saxon Society. This is a PayPal link if anyone wants to donate a dollar or a pound to help keep the podcast going. If you would ...
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Unveil the mystique of history’s most powerful and enchanting women in Ladies of Lore, the only podcast focusing on Women in Mythology and Folklore. Journey with India and delve into the captivating tales of mythological heroines, divine queens, and legendary enchantresses from cultures around the globe. Each episode unravels the stories of these extraordinary women, their feats, their flaws, and their enduring legacy. Whether you’re a mythology enthusiast or a lover of epic sagas, Ladies of ...
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This podcast is a storytelling journey through world-folklore. With brief context and analysis in the introductions, the main focus is the retelling of stories themselves. From saucer-eyed spectral dogs to pond-scum haunting child-eating witches - experience the darker side of Britain's folklore in Series 1. Then journey to central and eastern Europe to the world of Slavic folklore, home of Baba Yaga and lurking nature spirits (Series 2). From there, step into the vast world of Nordic Folklo ...
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The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast
The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast
Two Filipina transplants explore the rich, strange, wacky, and largely underground (pun intended) world of Philippine Mythology.
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Mythos & Logos are two ancient words that can be roughly translated as “Story & Meaning. The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day.
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The Sins of Autumn is a dnd5e podcast set in a completely homebrew world based on Celtic mythology. Follow, Ocras, Ash, Isla, Hastrubal, Gorum and Fitz as they find themselves entangled in a deep and terrible curse that threatens to overwhelm an ancient family.
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World Mythology read with an accent. Short and long stories that you should have read already, but it’s never too late!
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An intimate journey of remembering and reclaiming ancestral stories, feminine wisdom, and earth magic. Throughout the series, I talk with guests from Ireland & the British Isles about ancestral dreaming and remembering as a pathway back to reverent ways of living in the modern world. Through stories, teachings, and personal sharing we’ll discover the greater possibility of who we can be in this time of planetary change.
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Around the world, and throughout history, billions of people have believed in an entire race of creatures known as the djinn. Ancient, powerful, and hidden from the human eye, djinn lore spans continents and centuries. Join host Rabia Chaudry every week as she takes you into the world you never even knew existed, the world of the Hidden Djinn.
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Teaching Mythology is a podcast for teachers who want to explore the meanings and applications of myths through a modern-day lens.
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Author Jeff Garvin and book blogger Dan Zarzana examine books & films through the lens of The Hero’s Journey℠. Created by world-renowned teacher and mythologist Joseph Campbell, and refined by Disney story veteran Christopher Vogler, The Hero’s Journey℠ is a series of motifs and archetypes that pervade myths, folklore, and stories across all cultures and eras. Each month, Jeff and Dan will discuss a different book or film. And probably, there will be some whiskey involved. (The trademark HER ...
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Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell
Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
According to Jewish tradition, the world around us is filled with demons, ghosts, giants and angels, and creatures of all types. But Judaism today tends to downplay and rationalize them away, to the point where they’re just forgotten dusty metaphors. But for millenia, Jews have lived with these creatures and have had practical means for coping with them. Join Jack Zaientz a scholar of all things Jewish folklore and mythology and John Baltisberger, the award-winning author of Jewish horror an ...
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The Be Mythical podcast is a top 1.5% globally ranked show for old souls in this new world to be inspired, guided, and activated by deep, soul-stirring explorations with remarkable thinkers, wisdom keepers, visionaries, and healers about how to overcome the greatest challenge of your life… To become your unique medicine and actualise your own soul’s myth. Old souls are the ones who came here in these crazy modern times to do vital work in service of Spirit and their communities… typically as ...
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The Most Comprehensive Analysis of the Relationship Between Humans and Firearms on Planet Earth.
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Mythozoologist Sebastian Verwood travels the world studying magical creatures.
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Welcome to the Mystical Journey Podcast, I am your host Herve Ajeneza. This is where we investigate together, whether it’s possible to be completely free. I wonder if we can trigger a full permanent and irreversible change. I am referring to a revolution of the mind beyond all concepts. We are not affiliated with any religion, spiritual system, or ideology, guru or world view. We want the truth in its raw form. I wonder if we can do it together with 100% sincerity and with no stones left unt ...
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RE-AIR: She Gives, She Takes Away, the Goddess Hecate & Her World of Witchcraft
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Revisiting... Hecate! A re-airing of the 2022 episode looking at everything there is to know about Hecate, all powerful goddess of witchcraft, and some real life women accused of witchcraft in ancient Greece. Submit your question for the next Q&A episode here, or sign up for our new newletter here! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. G…
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Conversations: What Does It Mean to Die by the Sword? Suicide in Ovid's Heroides w/ Asrar Mattsson Chaara
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Liv speak with Asrar Mattsson Chaara about female suicides in Ovid's Heroides. Submit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! Sign up for the newsletter here! CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.…
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It's time to dig into what you're all familiar with, so we'll start exploring recent creations that involve the windigo. What media was the most accurate? Where did others fall short? What are the impacts of these choices? All that & more for the final part of my deep dive into the windigo. Dead Meat | Episode 36: Indian Burial Grounds Cracked | Af…
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S3G47 Miyanovich: Proving The Con Of Big Gun Control
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On the morning of 10/17/24, Miyanovich realizes he can definiteively prove that those involved in supporting "Big Gun Control" are involved in an actual con.
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Ep 233 - Raunchy Runes and The Orkneys with Tom Muir
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In this week's episode, Dan is joined by Tom Muir, a professional storyteller and Orcadian Folklorist to discuss the Viking tales from the Orkney Islands of Scotland. ------------------------------------------------ Follow Tom on their website: https://www.orkneyology.com Follow the Podcast on Instagram: @nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we …
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Send us a text We return once again to West Africa and a familiar face makes an appearance... Support the showBy Sam Collins
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Episode 405 - The Symptoms We Suffer, The Symbols We Need
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This episode is about the need for living symbols that can give us a sense of unity and wholeness in a divided world. Symptom is an old Greek word that refers to something that “falls upon us or strikes us” in a way that wounds us or divides us against ourself. At this critical time on Earth, almost anything can suddenly become symptomatic and leav…
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Folktale Project Classics - A Tuscan Bluebeard
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This week's story of 'A Tuscan Bluebeard' is my last Folktale Project Classic for a while! Beginning next week I'll be returning with new stories, plus some new stories from you! I'd like to start with having you tell your stories. Have an story that you'd like to share? Reach out at dan@folktaleproject.com.…
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The challenges of working with psychedelics - Paul F. Austin
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This week’s show is with Paul F. Austin. Paul is a prominent figure in psychedelics and has guided millions to safe and meaningful psychedelic experiences through his work as the founder of Third Wave. Featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife, he pioneers the convergence of psychedelics, personal transformation, and professional su…
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🖤 The story of why you don't menace crows. Even if the people you're doing it to try to mess with are extremely annoying and lovey-dovey. Or, if you're single and looking, here's why you should definitely throw some rocks at some crows. It might just lead to you meeting the love of your life... sixteen years later, after several trips through an ac…
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Greek Philosophy & Pagan Gods in Christianity: The Oracle at Delphi ft. Matt Benjamin
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This podcast conversation goes in-depth on the Oracle at Delphi and her influence on Western culture and Christian theology. We explore historical figures like Socrates, Xenophon, Alexander the Great, Saint Paul, and Julian the Apostate to follow the links in the chain of Western philosophy back to the Prophetess of Apollo, and the appearance of he…
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Serial Killers and Mass Murderers Iceberg: Layer 1 Part 1
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Join us this spooky season week as we take our first look into an Iceberg devoted to serial killers and Mass Murderers. Join the discussion on our Discord at https://discord.gg/3FvTJKAma9. Support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/theknownunknowns to get a range of special bonus content. Support the show…
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Justice in Kelly Country: Laws and Outlaws in 19th Century Australia
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Ned Kelly is Australia’s most famous outlaw. A mix of frontier bandit, murderer, and gang leader, Kelly has gone down in Australian lore as an anti-establishment hero. Dr. Lachlan Strahan tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, Anthony Strahan, who was one of the Australian policemen who helped hunt down Ned Kelly. Listen to this fascinatin…
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Liv Reads Ovid: Three (Relevant) Heroides
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Liv reads three letters of Ovid's Heroides: Dido to Aeneas, Deianeira to Hercules, and Phyllis to Demophoon, to prepare for Friday's converSubmit your questions to the quarterly Q&A episodes! Sign up for the Iris' Rainbow newsletter! CW/TW: Today's episode specifically references suicide, though brief. This is not a standard narrative story episode…
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Mainstream Western psychology concentrates mainly on the self: an entity separate from other selves and from the world outside. But Jung observed that our dreams and symptoms often reflect events going on around us as well as in other people. What does this look like? How does it change our view of our struggles and stresses when we can trace at le…
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Kuwazu Nyobo: The Dark Side of Japanese Folklore
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Let us know what you think! Come with me to Japan to explore the terrifying Kuwazu Nyobo, the silent wife with the mouth in the back of her head. Cool Stuff I Mentioned In This Episode https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklore-ranked/ https://electricliterature.com/female-ghosts-and-spirits-from-japanese-folklo…
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Finn MacCool and the Spell of a Hundred Years
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Though these stories seem to focus on the exploits of Finn and his band of poetical warriors, the Goddess is always present in all her forms and liable to show up in the most unlikely of circumstances. In this episode Finn sets out into the wild but soon finds himself in a territory of weakness and forgetting unlike any he has stumbled into before.…
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Satan in the White House FDR to Reagan New World Order Porn and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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In this episode we search out evil in the highest office of the land of freedom from FDR to his polar opposite, Ronald Reagan. Cameo guest stars include, Gerald Burton Winrod, The Antichrist and the Atomic Bomb, Concerned Christian, Kim Miller, big pharma, Harry S. Truman, George Bush, George E Lowe, Stalking the Antichrists, Gabriel J Cola, Unmask…
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#67 - Centaurs, Minotaurs and Mythological Hybrids (w/ Jeremy McInerney)
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We've all heard of the various half-man, half-animal inventions of Greek mythology. Classics professor Jeremy McInerney joins to discuss the deeper, often overlooked meaning behind the stories of these fantastical creatures.By Patrick Garvey
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Christianity and the Usurpation of the Heathen Gods of the Anglo-Saxon
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Introduction The sword and buckler combination is a fascinating part of England’s martial history, representing a form of combat that was both practical for self-defense and influential in the evolution of European swordsmanship. The buckler—a small, round shield—paired with a sword, often an arming sword, offered a balance between offense and defe…
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Send us a text This week Jack and John throw curses around like it's nobody's business! Listen to Jack read off traditional Yiddish curses. Did you know we tried to curse Hitler? Check out the storied history of curse prevention, and watch as Jack puts John on the spot to make curses up just for you! ------------------------------------------------…
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Missing Links in JFK's Assassination: British Royalty to Free Masons | John Hamer
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John Hamer, renowned geopolitical researcher and author, returns to expose the hidden history behind the JFK assassination, revealing shocking connections to the British Crown, secret societies, even the Federal Reserve on episode 176 of the Far Out with Faust podcast. Hamer, known for his meticulous research, presents his theory that the British E…
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Talking Stories 2024 Episode 6: Stingy Jack
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This Week's chaotic episode has Naoise, Diarmuid and Niamh as they dive head first into the tale of Stingy Jack and try totally to stay on topicA special thanks to Brendan Atkins for our amazing art! You can find Brendan's work on Instagram @brendansketches or www.brendanatkins.comMusic is For Spring by Light PatternsMusic from #Uppbeat (free for C…
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BONUS: The Partial Historians Talk Spartacus, With A Rebel Yell
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An episode of the Partial Historians podcast about Spartacus, because why not? Pre-order Dr Rad and Dr G's new book, Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire now! Find out more and listen to the Partial Historians here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Liv Albert and iHeartPodcasts
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Liv Reads Ancient Spooky: Speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon
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Liv reads speeches from Seneca's Thyestes and Agamemnon, translated by Frank Justus Miller. Ask your questions for the next Q&A episode here! This is not a standard narrative story episode, it's a reading of an ancient source, audiobook style. For regular episodes look for any that don't have "Liv Reads..." in the title! For a list of Roman/Latin n…
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It's week 2, and we're diving right back into the windigo. We'll be looking a little closer at how the indigenous communities interacted with settlers about windigo belief, both positively and negatively. We'll crack open some very old legal cases of windigos, spiritual belief and practice colliding with the beginnings of First Nation and American …
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Ep 232 - What is Human Sacrifice? With Marianne Moen
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In this week's episode, Dan and Margrethe talk with Marianne Moen to discuss the rather morbid subject of human sacrifices. ------------------------------------------------ Follow Margrethe on Instagram: @arkeomags Follow the Podcast on Instagram: @nordicmythologypodcast If you like what we do, and would like to be in the audience for live streams …
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Send us a text We return to England this week and into a short story from Herefordshire. Support the showBy Sam Collins
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Episode 404 - Finding Shelter from the Storms
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This episode of Living Myth begins with the idea that the old terminology of 100-year storms and 1000-year storms makes little sense, since events of that magnitude now happen so often. It becomes difficult to deny that we now live in a world that is more unpredictable, more chaotic, and sadly, more dangerous. As the storms occurring in nature grow…
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Folktale Project Classics - The Master Maid
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This week's story of 'The Master Maid' is quite a tale indeed! As I'm revisiting these tales I'm thinking hard about what the next chapter of The Folktale Project looks like. I'd like to start with having you tell your stories. Have an story that you'd like to share? Reach out at dan@folktaleproject.com.…
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388: Finnish folklore: Uh oh, Better Get Mikko!
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The story of King Mighty Mikko, a young man who isn't a king or mighty, but he is Mikko, and maybe that's all he needs. Oh...and a very clever fox conman. The creature is Vishap, who lives at the top of a mountain and just wants to give you cash and prizes to not be covered in poison blood --- Discord: https://myths.link/discord Source: https://myt…
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