218-Monkey King: Enter Sandman

👻No one parties on Halloween Night like Nera and his friendsBecause their parties involve making bracelets. And corpses. And making bracelets for corpses.It's Samhain night, and Nera, a lowly spearman, accepts a dare from his king. It's a simple task that will change his life fo ... Show More

💪There's something powerful about confidence.Except that, if you're not actually powerful...or generous...or deadly, pretending to be those things can get you in a lot of trouble. Only if you get caught, though. Three stories from South India of people who are faking it.😈 The C ... Show More

🗡️Ortnit has it all.The strength of twelve men. A secret, super lineage. A dwarven sword and unbreakable armor. The question is, what is he going to do with it? Start a war to try to date a princess? Start a war to try to date a princess!😈 The Creature: TarasqueIf it looks like ... Show More

The adventures of the Monkey King continue! Facing a dangerous mountain range, Sun Wukong must use his wits to find safe passage through. Standing in his way? An old enemy with a vicious grudge and power unlike anything he’s seen before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po ... Show More

After 500 years trapped underneath a mountain by Buddha, the Monkey King finally gets a chance at redemption by joining the Buddhist Monkey, Tripitaka, on a sacred journey to India. Tripitaka quickly learns that the Monkey King's mischievous ways will be difficult to adjust to. L ... Show More

This week, we celebrate the return of Mick Munter the Monster Hunter in a brand new story! Listen to hear Mick Munter go on an adventure to find yet another mysterious and magical creature, the Skunk Ape! You can hear more Mick Munter if you scroll back in our catalog. All of our ... Show More

Two monks are cursed after drinking from the mystical Child and Mother River. The Monkey King faces off against his demon impostor. Countdown to the CULTS book release! Parcast’s first book hits shelves July 12th. It’s an unflinching exploration of shame, secrecy, power, exploita ... Show More

Today we have a story written for you by our friend Michael Low. A re-telling from a translation of Journey to the West by Wu Cheng-En, this exciting story follows a fun, mischievous, and powerful monkey king on his journey for immortality. Draw us a picture of what you think any ... Show More

The curse of the monkey themed episodes continues to linger as Wade gives Mark and Bob some profound choices to make. Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It’s on Prime. Visit Amazon.com/prime to get more out of whatever you’re into. Get set up quick and connect to their fast speeds. Le ... Show More

A stranger's visit on a dark, stormy night reveals the tale of a mummified monkey paw rumored to have magical powers. Its owner receives three wishes...at a cost. Story by W.W. Jacobs. Told by Travis Baldree. @scarystoriespod @thescarystoriespodcast youtube.com/@scarystoriesp ... Show More

<p>We have to go back… Strap in because this week the boys are heading back into the ole’ time tunnel for the mind-bending story of a body-swapping time-traveling psychic named Duncan Cameron, we learn the story behind The Beast of Montauk, and the grand conclusion to The Montauk ... Show More

Episode 4: This week in the QI Office Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland), James Harkin (@eggshaped), Anna Ptaszynski (@nosuchthing) and Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm) discuss cavemen, spiders, fictitious mountains and immortal souls.For more, check out www.qi.com/podcastTheme ... Show More

Join Alex, Helen and Bryn as they head on their way to Japan!This week Azu shakes a halfling and Hamid is disgusted as we continue the adventure and leap across continents.Thanks to this week's Patrons:Michael, Erinn Triplett, Kaii's Creations, Hayley R, TheAceAce, Fennic Anteres ... Show More