Myths and Legends: Daily Summaries Delivered

436: Korean folkore: Feet First

🪱Mr. Worm is getting married! That (not creepy) stranger is looking in your windows! Shin is driving tired!Five interconnected stories from Korean folklore about letting people know the real you. And 😈 The Creature: DuergarIf you're at risk of being beaten up by the Duergar, no offense, but you're probably already breaking several rules of the Myths and Legends podcast---🎉 The Giveaway!From now through June 14th, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths and Legends's comprehensive version of the King Arthur legends. The winners of the giveaway can read their very own free physical copy months before it even goes on sale! Enter to win here: https://myths.link/giveaway2📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links:Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social:Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky---📢 SponsorsHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box plus free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legendsQuince: Elevate your summer wardrobe. Head to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.Storyworth: Father's Day is Sunday, June 21st. Order right and save up to $20 at https://storyworth.com/legends. ---🎵 Music CreditsA Dolphin Most Serious by Breakmaster CylinderBeef Strokinoff by Breakmaster CylinderCatbus Catbus Where You Been by Breakmaster CylinderBig Stupid Wolly, PI by Breakmaster CylinderA Pathetic Moment by Blue Dot SessionsGenesis Valley by Blue Dot SessionsGilded Frames by Blue Dot Sessions

435: Medieval Knights: Fifty Shades of Graelent

⚔️Sir Graelent is too beautiful for his scruplesAt least that's what the queen thinks. Good thing she doesn't have the power to wreck his whole life if he doesn't love her. Oh, wait...😈 The Creature: The WitkəśSick bears eating dirt means you have to get your gunpowder boat, scarecrow, and slow stump wick. That sentence will make sense if you listen to the creature of the week.---📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links:Disclaimer: https://myths.link/435Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/graelentMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 Social:Discord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky---📢 SponsorsMint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/legendsHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends.BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You don’t have to be on this journey alone. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths.---🎵 Music CreditsRumoi Line by Blue Dot SessionsCupcake Marshall by Blue Dot SessionsInvention #1 by Breakmaster CylinderInspector F by Blue Dot SessionsAlright but Here's the Problem by Breakmaster Cylinder

434: Norse Mythology: The Old Man and the Stick

🐐 Who knew packing so many epic Norse heroes into a single house could have such disastrous consequences?Not Odin, that's for sure. There's trouble brewing in Valhalla, and there's only one man who knows how to solve it: Skíði, the smartest famous man of our world, Midgard. But, has the world of Midgard changed too much since Odin last looked in on it?😈 The Creature: LuscaIf you see octopus hands feeling around your boat, you better not toss that empty plastic bottle into the ocean. Probably don't do that anyway, actually. Littering is gross.🎉 The Giveaway!From now until May 5, 2026, Our awesome publisher is giving away 35 early copies of For the King, book one of Myths and Legends's comprehensive version of the King Arthur legends. The winners of the giveaway can read their very own free physical copy months before it even goes on sale! Enter to win here: https://myths.link/giveaway📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links:Disclaimer: https://myths.link/numMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 SocialDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky---📢 SponsorsStoryworth: Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th. Order right and save up to $20 at https://storyworth.com/legends.ButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between free sirloin tips, ground beef or chicken wings in every box for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/legendsBetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You don’t have to be on this journey alone. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths.Quince: Refresh your everyday with luxury you'll actually use. Head to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.---🎵 Music CreditsWorld 7 - Clouds by Breakmaster CylinderWorld 4 - Trees by Breakmaster CylinderPossibility Portals by Breakmaster CylinderCarreBarre by Blue Dot SessionsOnly Lara by Chad Crouch

433: Spanish folklore: Doña of the Dead

⛰️When the unthinkable happens, Doña must become something she doesn't even recognize to bring justiceBut, once she travels so far from herself, can she find her way home? This is the story of Doña Josefa Ramirez y Marmolejo.😈 The Creature: SheepsquatchBasically a Wampa from Star Wars that lives in West Virginia.---📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a definitive version of the King Arthur legends.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links:Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/donaMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 SocialDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky---📢 SponsorsGhostBed: Right now, listeners of Myths and Legends can take an extra 10% off already-reduced prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/legends and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout.BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. When life feels overwhelming, therapy can help. Sign up and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/myths.Home Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends.Mint Mobile: If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/legends---🎵 Music CreditsAnother Love Song from the Corner by Breakmaster CylinderThe Sky Darkens by Breakmaster CylinderTrent Reznor Dons His Cape and Celebrates Another Birthday by Breakmaster CylinderFalling In Place by Breakmaster CylinderSlow Piano Pasta by Breakmaster CylinderFinn's Valley by Blue Dot Sessions

432: Japanese folklore: Sword it Out

🍜Samurai Pirates, Stabby Sumo Wrestlers, and Punchable OniAre the consequences of Jiuyemon's actions. We all make mistakes. Too many of the samurai Jiuyemon's mistakes involved killing people with a sword while drunk, though. While the heat dies down, he needs to start a new life in exile. As a toothpaste salesman.😈 The Creature: KappaFamous for being cute and giving boat rides in Animal Crossing! Don't ask about what he used to get up to before he was a kawaii manga star, though! It definitely doesn't involve eating humans and having multiple anuses!---📖 The Book!Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on December 1st! Written by Carissa, it's a definitive version of the King Arthur legends.If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us. Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder🔗 Links:Disclaimer: https://myths.link/432Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membershipSource: https://myths.link/sourceMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube💬 SocialDiscord: https://myths.link/discordInstagram: https://myths.link/instagramBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky---📢 SponsorsButcherBox: As an exclusive offer, new listeners can get their choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year, OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to https://ButcherBox.com/LEGENDSHome Chef: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends. GhostBed: Right now, listeners of Myths and Legends can take an extra 10% off already-reduced prices. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/legends and use promo code LEGENDS at checkout.Quince: Go to https://quince.com/legends for free shipping and 365-day returns. That's a full year to wear it and love it, and you totally will.---🎵 Music CreditsGibbian by Blue Dot SessionsMarking the Clock by Blue Dot SessionsSpiro's Etude by Blue Dot SessionsIlla Villardo by Blue Dot SessionsGhosts, Yo by Breakmaster CylinderIce Cream Truck EDMR by Breakmaster CylinderWriter's Retreat by Blue Dot Sessions

431: Turkish folklore: These Dreams

430: Finnish folklore: Worn Out

429: Slavic folklore: The Devilkin Made Me Do It