When the Jade Emperor decides to create a zodiac, he organizes a big race for all the animals to run. Whoever wins will get to represent a year in the zodiac! The cat decides she wants to win, even if it means being mean to her friend the rat. But how will the rat feel about that?
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Jul 24
Throwback: Loki and the Golden Hair
Today we're doing a throwback episode to one of our favorites from the early days of Stories Podcast. Loki and the Golden Hair! Loki, the trickster god, has REALLY done it this time. His prank doesn't just mildly inconvenience the other gods and goddesses like he planned, it migh ... Show More
25m 53s
Jan 2025
401: Chinese Zodiac: Rat Race
🐀It's Race Day🐀Today, we tell the story of how the animals in the Chinese Zodiac got their years: a race that's terrible for all involved.😈 The Creature: NianWhy you want to dress in red to avoid long, unpleasant runs on New Year's Day, though any run in January or February (o ... Show More
40m 14s
Jun 2023
S8E7 - Tao-ing Our Best: The Jade Emperor
Oh Muses! We tell the tale of the Jade Emperor and the Chinese Zodiac. In this episode we encounter unnamed evil, lots of studying, jealous rats, word definitions, and three major belief systems. —- Check out the Greeking Out book! Buy it here: https://bit.ly/greekoutbook —- Nati ... Show More
24m 44s
Dec 2024
Jones’s Toys and the Great Race - Kids Story
<p>In this children’s story, Jones stages a race between three of his most competitive toys. Will they choose glory or friendship when disaster strikes?</p><p><br></p><p>Support Maked Up by subscribing in your favorite podcast app (it’s free!), rating and reviewing, and sharing w ... Show More
13m 33s
Jun 2023
S8E4 - Bobby Wonder: The Regatta Begins!
The Regatta Obstacle Course Race begins! All of Pflguerville’s best are competing, but the stakes are higher than usual because if Mighty Mila wins, she will make everyone miserable! Arghh! The race begins on the Pflugerville River, but a couple of mischievous trickster otters mi ... Show More
18m 9s
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tzi Ma (Five Blind Dates, Interior Chinatown) and Jimmy Wong (Mulan, Wish Dragon) co-star in an action-packed legend about the origin of the Chinese zodiac animals.</span></p>
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