Ōkuninushi Pt. 1: The White Hare of Inab...

He’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and falls in love! Learn more about your ... Show More

He’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and falls in love! Learn more about your ... Show More

Terrified by a vision of Camelot’s doom, Merlin plots to put an end to Lancelot and Guinevere’s affair — and unwittingly steps into his own downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<div>Two stories from Japan about samurai (and wannabe samurai) following their dreams. Too bad it takes fights with giant creatures and a little bit of murder to do so.<br> <br> The creature this time is ao nyōbō, and she doesn't want you to stop by her beautiful, horribly dilap ... Show More

From Greek-Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn comes the Japanese story of a blind priest with a talent for music. When a mysterious samurai asks him to perform for a high-ranking noble, the priest is eager to accept… and unwittingly falls into a supernatural trap. Learn more about your ... Show More

👹If you can't be with the one you love...👹Love the one you're with? What? No. Kill everyone in your way until you get what you want. This week: a ghost story from Japan about what happens when a ronin, a masterless samurai, has nothing to lose in a quest to regain what he lost, ... Show More

<div> <strong>Can you beat fate?</strong><br> <br> Subramanya has learned something terrible about two people who are practically siblings to him. Can he use his deep wisdom to beat the life that's laid out before them?<br> <br> The creature is maneki-neko, the waving cat, and we ... Show More

A prince, chased by seven evil wizard roommates, seeks help from a hermit. This leads him on a journey of discovery that entails ghosts, mythological creature kidnapping, and many, many blisters. The creature is the Lioumere, and you'll see that clowns aren't just for children's ... Show More

<div> <strong>The hero twins will rise...</strong><br> <br> ...and then fall. The underworld calls, and the monsters of their past comes back to haunt them. <br> <br> The creature is the Obda, from Mari folklore. Yet another hairy naked man who lives in the forest. Who want to ti ... Show More

An old Japanese folktale about an inch high boy who becomes the guardian of a princess and bravely takes on a dreaded giant red ogre. Will his cunning and courage be enough to see the beast off and save the Princess? Listen to storyteller Masako Carey and find out. Learn more ... Show More

Three connected stories of samurai from medieval Japan. On the first, Kintaro, a buff eight-year-old, discovers his destiny. On the second, Watanabe no Tsuna, a samurai warrior in his prime fights a demon that's been terrorizing a gate in Kyoto, and on the third he's recruited by ... Show More