Ep 84 - Pooka Boo!

Join us for a wild ride in Ireland as we hop on the back of a tricksy Pooka for Pookapalooza 2021. We’re going all over the Emerald Isle to find shape-shifting tricksters who like to take drunk people for wild rides down to Demon Holes. Next stop: tales of Viking-fighting High Kings, Easter Bunnies, and yes, sexy furries.

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Ep 18 - Maria Morevna and the Death of Koschei the Deathless pt. 1

Say Здравствуйте to 2018 with this hero's journey into new mythological territory! Russia and Slavic traditional folklore! We are branching out with the tale of badass lady queen general Maria Morevna and her husband Ivan the dimwitted matchmaker prince! In a tale of, "hey, listen to what your wife tells you," Ivan unleashes the dreaded Koschei the deathless and starts his adventure with a little help from his bird-in-laws.

This episode is brought to you by the number 3! The tale begins and ends with three, three sisters and three soon to be bird-person brother-in-laws, and many, many, many more threes!

PodcastChristian MadonnaSeptember 8, 2018Drunk, Mythology, Podcast, Humor, Storytelling, History, Education, Comedy, Philosophy, Folklore, Russia, Russian, Myth, Fairy Tale, Maria, Morevna, Ivan, Tsarivich, Hero, Journey, Baba Yaga, Witch, Waterhorse, Horse, Legend of Zelda, Slavic, Koschei, the Deathless, Kaschey, Falcon, Eagle, Raven, Birdperson, OlyaComment

Ep 12 - The Monster Mashup Part 4 - Best of Sea Wives, Worst of Seahorses

A tale of two monsters: one cuddly seal sea spouse, the other a deadly danger horse. Don't go back into the water. It may be a wife or death situation. We’re talking about selkie smooth and kelpie killers.