What You May Have Mythed!
A podcast that explores Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales from all over the World in an easy-to-understand, fun and humorous way.
Episodes
109 episodes
LXV: Perse, Pirates, and Painted sails
Another adventure of Perse and Englebert where they encounter Pirates! This is the last episode for a short while, but I shall be back on 9th October!
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12:49
LXIV: Climbing lessons
We are headed to New Zealand for the first time and into a peculiar tale about a pair of brothers who want to reach heaven.
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5:41
LXIII: Anne story
We return, once again, to history and the life of a woman who, as you may have guessed, was called Anne.
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10:46
LXII: How to shave your goat
We return this week to Nepal and into a story read by my friend and colleague at DMC Campus in Gorkha, Nepal, Krishna.
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6:32
LXI: Speed freaks
This week we delve into a tale from Hans Christian Anderson and it's rather weird. like, the fence post can talk level of weird. Enjoy.
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10:16
LX: Owl about that!
We return once more to a duo that have become a staple of these episodes for a curious tale about an unwitting bird and the populace of a small village that have no idea what it is...
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8:07
LIX: One Edward, Two Henrys, and many, many Richards.
For the first time in a while we are delving into history and exploring (in a rather rapid telling) the Wars of the Roses, the dynastic dispute that became one of the defining pieces of the 15th Century.
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19:53
LVIII: Half calf
We return (for the first time in a while) to the land that is famous for its myths, legends, and monsters: Greece
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7:51
LVII: A little tail
A short episode this week, courtesy of the Brothers Grimm. It's short, peculiar, and rather whimsical. Enjoy!
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5:59
LVI: How to train your Dog (A Tales from the Trunk adventure)
This week we delve into a story from Tales from the Trunk, with Perse (Persephone) and her adopted dragon, Englebert. So sit back, relax, and enjoy an original story from myself that sends Perse and Englebert into the depths of Greek mythology....
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LV: A child called rampion
This week heralds the return of the dynamic duo of fairytales, the bringers of fame and fortune, and death and destruction: The Brothers Grimm, and a story that I'm guessing many of you may know...
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LIV: Adventures across Nepal
This week I am shutting my mouth and giving the stage (or rather the microphone) to four of the students I taught whilst out in Nepal. They retold some Nepali myths and legends, recorded them (in a rather echoey classroom) and here they are for...
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LIII: Walled with love
This week we head to Albania for a story about a castle and a poor woman who became a literal part of it...
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7:52
LII: Welcome back!
We are back! Only a short re-introduction this week and a little tale from the wondrous land of Nepal, but we are going to get well underway next week!
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5:41
LI: Flower Power
A tale of kindness from two countries this week, and also the last episode for a while. What You May Have Mythed! is going on hiatus until June 2025 as I am away travelling. But fear not, on 5th June 2025 we shall be returning with sto...
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L: Curiosity kills
We venture this time to the largest island in the world for a story about a sea monster with a taste for naughty children...
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9:20
XLIX: A tail of magic
For the first time we slither our way to the sixth largest island in the world for a wonderfully whimsical tale.
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7:30
XLVIII: Light of my life
This week we are venturing to the cold, northern wastes of Siberia for an odd tale about the Sun and the Moon.
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9:11
XLVII: Fire, ash, and dust
We return to the Roman Empire this week for a full 'on this day in history' episode as is is the 1,945th anniversary of the destruction of Pompeii. *Trigger warning as this episode contains some graphic details about how the citize...
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14:59
XLVI: Grind me a river
We return once again to West Africa and a familiar face makes an appearance...
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7:55
XLIV: What a colossal building
We return to an ancient city to look at one particular building. It's big. It's round. And it was a theatre of death. Hmm, I wonder...
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15:52
XLIII: Some peas and quiet
A short tale from one of our Danish friends, and a story about a very small vegetable and a rather large bed...
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