Myths and Legends Sponsors
Myths and Legends has produced 540 episodes. 229 of those episodes have been sponsored by 103 companies. We last recorded an episode on Sep 9, 2026.
Latest Episodes
-
Tricksters: Does Whatever A Spider Can
Sep 9, 2026π·οΈSpiders don't have tails, but this one has tales. Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people who want to get even.π The Creature: Tsuchinoko People are crazy about this chonky snake. I honestly don't even get it.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on...
-
Greek Myths: The Poseidon Adventures
Aug 25, 2026π±It's Poseidon's turn.On the podcast. Not to be king of the gods. He's actually totally not mad that his little brother is king. Because Zeus isn't the king of him. But Poseidon does do everything his brother says. Not because Zeus told him to, though. He just planned to do it anyway, so no problem.π The Creature: The AlanJust don't boil Alan's kids and you're good.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of...
-
Celtic folklore: Deerly Beloved
Aug 12, 2026π‘οΈIf at first you don't succeed, die, die again.Ian's had a hard life. That life gets even more difficult when he falls in love with a woman who is (not-so-secretly) a deer. And who makes him eat her earwax.π The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Ohio flexes its greatest (super)natural resource: quirky cryptids.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on...
-
Monkey King: The Shakedown
Jul 29, 2026π Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, knows a demon shakedown when he sees it.And what's happening in this town, where people need to pay upwards of $30k (in 2026 USD) a year to a Buddha they never see? That's a shakedown. Does his master, the Tang Monk, believe him? Of course he doesn't.π The Creature: Man-dragonHey, just because man-dragon knows something bad is about to happen and shows up there ahead of time doesn't mean he's obligated to tell you the bad thing that's going to happen.---π The...
-
Indian folklore: Guess I'll Die
Jul 15, 2026βοΈGaαΉ gΓ’dhara's astrologer dad has some bad news for his boy: he's going to die.Well, first he'll spend a decade in prison, and then die. Then things will get better? It's the story of the Soothsayer's Son.π The Creature: Denpachi KitsuneAre you sure the best student in your school isn't a secret monster? Really? Ok, then, it's probably just Denpachi.---π The Giveaway!From now until July 24th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 15 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths and...
-
438-Maui: Whatever Happened to the Man Who Snared the Sun?
Jul 1, 2026ποΈNo one has seen or heard about Maui for quite some timeMeanwhile, all these strange portents are leading disparate groups to a faraway island, all the while there are ominous tales spoken in whispers. It's probably ok, right? I mean, it's Maui. He's always looking out for us.Right?π The Creature: MenehuneThey'll build things for you (out of love), or they'll shoot you (also out of love?) but you better not watch them do either.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out...
-
Czech folklore: House of the Dragon
Jun 17, 2026πΌ If your parent goes through the trouble of getting you superpowers...Kind of the least you can do is get them a new house. And fight all the dragons infesting that house. And get their increasingly specific and dangerous medical treatments for their very real and not made-up illnesses.π The Creature: SisimitoI did not know the Soviets had a secret program to create Chimpanzee-human hybrid. That's almost unrelated to the Sisimito. Almost.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book...
-
Korean folkore: Feet First
Jun 3, 2026πͺ±Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired!Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And π The Creature: DuergarIf you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast---π The Giveaway!From now through June 14th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King,...
-
Medieval Knights: Fifty Shades of Graelent
May 20, 2026βοΈSir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruplesAt least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait...π The Creature: The WitkΙΕSick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week.---π The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive...
-
Norse Mythology: The Old Man and the Stick
May 6, 2026π Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences?Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: SkΓΓ°i, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it?π The Creature: LuscaIf you see octopus hands feeling around your boat, you better not toss that empty plastic bottle into the ocean. Probably...
The full Myths and Legends sponsorship history is only
available on paid plans.
