319-Indian folklore: Tricks and Illusion...

🔱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

From Japanese folklore, the Bakeneko is a cat with supernatural powers. Unlike its benevolent cousin, the magical Maneki Neko, Bakeneko terrorized medieval Japan — but it has also been known to avenge cruel injustice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc ... Show More

Do you believe in curses? Do you think that misfortune is random? Or can be caused by someone? Today’s episode is all about curses. First, Sapphire tells the tale of a legendary Japanese creature who is created from a curse. Then, a young girl discovers what’s haunting her mother ... Show More

This Mayan story tells of two minor deities who fall into an adventure almost by accident. In our first legend, they must stop the malevolent Seven Macaw from taking over the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

This week's episode is based on a traditional Japanese folktale and it's all about two cats named Gon and Koma! Listen in so you can join them on their adventures and see what kind of trouble they get into! If you would like to support Stories Podcast, you can subscribe and give ... Show More

Episode Notes Join our Patreon for early access and bonus episodes and help support the show! Get exclusive Japanese horror merchandise and join the Discord! Five tales to make you question what really lies out there in wait, and whether curiosity really did kill the cat or not… ... Show More

Today's episode is an adaptation of a classic Welsh myth. It seems that something fishy is going on at the Cat's Paw inn and Huw a skilled wizard and solver of mysteries on on the case. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look like, and then ta ... Show More