Mythical
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Mythical is a storytelling podcast focusing on fairy tales and myths, but these tales are not the familiar versions you know today. From beloved classics to obscure stories, join The Narrator as she reads aloud a different original fairy tale each week and gives her own thoughts on the narrative.

S2:E12 – The Three Crones

"Who will look fair must grief and bear pain." What would you do to be beautiful? Have your whole body skinned or have your head chopped off in hopes ...
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S2:E11 – The Cunning Shoemaker

"Every time I have a quarrel with my wife I strike her dead!" Who is at fault here: the shoemaker for using the robbers' own greed against them? Or th...
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S2:E10 – The Raven

"Cannot I have a wife as white and red as this stone, and with hair and eyebrows as black as the feathers of this raven?" Even men are obsessed with f...
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S2:E9 – The Canary Prince

“And changed into a canary, dressed in yellow as he was.” Another maiden locked in a castle. This time she has servants, but her true companion is a p...
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S2:E8 – Snow White Fire Red

"May the prince forget you!" An ogress, multiple curses, and talking doves are only the beginning of fantastical things told in this story. If there i...
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S2:E6 – Sun, Moon, and Talia

"And they sucked so much that the splinter of flax came out." In today's fairy tale the villain is the handsome prince, and the heroes are the maiden'...
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S2:E4 – Bella Venezia

"Did you ever see a lovlier woman than myself?" Beware of women selling pins, they are almost always poison. But once it's removed you'll surely come ...
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S2:E3 – Prunella

"Give me a kiss, and I will save you." Prunella unknowingly plucks a piece of fruit from a witch's garden. What lies ahead for her are deadly tasks, a...
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