234-Scandinavian Folklore: Trolling

🔱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 a ... Show More

🗡️If 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.😈 The Creature: The Charles Mill Lake MonsterThis week, the state of Oh ... Show More

🐒 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 ... Show More

In this tale from Iceland, undying love is anything but romantic… Enjoy this episode from Tales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

In this tale from Iceland, undying love is anything but romantic… Enjoy this episode from Tales! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Norse Mythology is full of Antifragility! Here are two stories direct from the Norse Mythology that has Norse Mythology written into it. My Writing Online: https://atlasgeographica.com/antifragile-and-norse-mythology/ I also turned these ideas into a youtube video https://www.you ... Show More

The adventures of this obnoxious hero continue. There's dealings with Medea, a war among family, the Marathonian bull is finally killed, and his most famous story begins. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monst ... Show More

Stories from Around the World - Thor's Hammer - A story from Scandinavia In this story the Norse God Thor wakes up one morning to find his hammer has been stolen. Who has taken it and how will Thor get it back? + If you'd like to support the Stories for Kids Podcast, you ... Show More

<p>A sleepy Norse myth where Loki gets in trouble and Thor gets to battle a giant.&nbsp;</p><p>When you join my free newsletter, every month I'll send you a story about something I’ve learned living here on the mountain along with some tips to help you get a better night’s sleep ... Show More

Today we have a fun original story Adapted from Norse Myth by Daniel Hinds. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardians featuring the brilliant firefly! https://link.chtbl.com/gigacity Draw us ... Show More

Mourning that dumbass, Phaethon, and the many faces of a swan-man, Cygnus.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.Sources: Ovid's Metam ... Show More

Liv speaks with Joel Christensen about Odysseus and the Odyssey and what we really should take from his long and storied journey. Check out Joel's amazing website full of weird nerdy things. Help keep LTAMB going by subscribing to Liv's Patreon for bonus content!CW/TW: far too ma ... Show More