Best podcast ever with a lot of thrilling adventures.

Love this podcast, especially the format for these great threads to the tapestry of our cultural backgrounds, from all of the world. Currently making my way through them all from the beginning. The geeky references are a bonus!

This is an outstanding podcast! Exactly what I was looking for. I fell in love with this podcast on the first episode! Jason is by far the best host, and Makes everything interesting and funny!! Keep it up Jason your the best!

I just started listening and I love it.😍

This is so funny and cool. It sure does tell you the truth about your favorite stories. Very interesting and it will really make you laugh!!

You will never be bored. This guy is a fantastic storyteller. Well informed and current.

i have always LOVED greek mythology and this podcast has introduced me to so many more traditions of stories

Thank you so much for making this!! I am listening to every single episode starting from very beginning. At episode 96!!

Typically, I listen to more politics-based podcasts but I stumbled upon this nearly a year ago and since then, I’ve been hooked. I eagerly await for this to be updated as your narration skills are out of this world. Thank you for creating such a wonderful podcast!

This podcast literally gets me through my work days!! Thank you!!

..and would listen to it going to bed with my wife, but as the show would go on, the narrator became more and more fascinated with unnecessary descriptions of violence and gore that.. honestly, seem childish and turn me and everyone I know away from casual listening. I’m here to listen to somewhat light-hearted stories, not a monkey torturing a crab like it’s a scene from a Saw movie. Would really enjoy liking your podcast again, but your narratives are too sadistic for me now. Good luck.

Plz plz plz plz plz plz 🥺. . 🙏. . 🦵 🦵

Jason is an outstanding host who mixes just the right amount of sarcasm and auditory eye rolls with serious story telling. Top notch.

Jason,

I sincerely appreciate your podcast and that it is not explicit. This is something that I can listen to with my family and is fantastically entertaining. I recommend it to any who ask me about some entertaining and original podcasts. Keep up the good work.

The people in these stories have the logic as horror movie characters

誒娜嫩我看誒越南。因為他那位。 午餐

The myths were not retold, they were explained. There was no story telling, zero enthusiasm, and zero personality. I was so excited and then so let down.

I love the way Jason tells the stories; just enough snark and sarcasm for it to be funny, but also managing to take it seriously when he needs to.

I often have a hard time winding down in the evening and this podcast has helped me so much! I love listening every day. The stories are great and I love the clever comments added in.

I love this podcast, not only do I get to learn interesting things about myths and legends but the sarcastic comments about the ridiculousness of the stories is AWESOME!!

I listen everyday.

This podcast is fantastic. I listen every day on my way to and from work. Part of me never wants to catch up because then I’ll have to wait an entire week to hear more. My only complaint is the way toddler is pronounced (Todd-uh-lur)

Love the way Jason updates the stories to better connect with modern sensibilities and understanding. Especially the touches of snark and sarcasm you would expect to hear in modern stories.

I love this podcast, let’s be honest who want to read, here I turn it on and work, the stories will get you lost in them

This has become one of my favorite podcasts! I constantly look forward to each new release!

I learn so much from every episode! The writing style and presentation are excellent!

I’m ten years old and I am completely obsessed with this podcast, whenever I have free time I just sit down on my bed and listen until I have to do homework and after that I listen to it until I go to sleep. I hope you make an ocean episode.🤗😋

If you’ve ever asked me what my favorite classes were in college, you’ve heard my answer “Shakespeare’s Tragedies” and “Greek Mythology” - neither of which had anything to do with my major. If I could spend my days devouring “Titus Andronicus” (“devour”? Yeah I went there) or flipping through my handmade flash cards of the twisted branches of the family tree of Ancient Greek deities, I would be happy as a clam. This podcast is seriously so much fun. For weirdo-nerds like me or not. If I was in in high school or college again I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND checking out this podcast (or Jason and Carissa’s other podcast “Fictional”) for whatever piece of text you are studying. For that matter, ANYONE who wants to re-explore classic literature or mythology in a fun, funny, and modern way needs to check out this podcast. Love love love ❤️

My family (38F, 31M, and 12F) loves the Weiser family’s work.

Their research, editing, and presentation skills will keep you engaged in a cohesive storyline with fun, witty, and appropriately cheesy flair in a vernacular that helps younger listeners’ introduction to the concepts and origins of stories with daunting original language.

I can't say enough how much I love this podcast. I've loved mythology from around the world since I was a little boy in 1980s elementary schools, and I even do a myth segment of my own on a podcast. But the way Jason captures these myths and makes them fun and easy to learn and understand is truly a gift. You can tell he spends a lot of time prepping for his weekly show. His love of myth and legend shines in every show, and I look forward to his new episodes every week. Thank you, Jason.

I started listening to this Podcast to help with some projects I’m working on. My motivation was to get a quick snapshot of stories I can use as illustrations. However, this podcast has become much more than that to me. ;) great work. Thank you.

Hi, Jason and Carissa!

I absolutely love your podcast. Thanks for sharing these great stories with the world! It's clear you put a lot of time and passion into each episode. Not only are they well-researched, but they are also subtly hilarious - so many times I've been out walking while listening and burst out laughing, much to the confusion of others on the street! The modern phrasing of old tales really highlights the timeless themes and common humanity of storytelling across time and space.

I wanted to share a cool factoid about jackalopes after listening to episode 129a! While researching papillomaviruses for a lecture, I came across discussions of how the myth of the American jackalope - as well as similarly horned rabbits in German and Persian folklore - could be rooted in the very real symptoms of papillomavirus infections! The virus infects basal epithelial cells (skin cells), and, thanks to the virus's sneaky ability to make cells grow out of control, can lead to the formation of horn-like growths on the skin. To someone stumbling upon an infected rabbit in the woods, these weird growths could absotely look like antlers! Papillomaviruses in rabbits are related to Human papillomaviruses (HPV) as well as other papillomaviruses, which have been found to infect pretty much every vertebrate species. (Though don't worry - the viruses are species-specific, so you can't catch PV from a bunny!) I'm fact, one of the most famous papillomaviruses, Shopes papillomavirus, infects cottontail rabbits and has been instrumental in cancer research since its discovery in the mid-1900s. Isn't it cool when stories, science, and society collide?!

Thanks again for a fantastic podcast - looking forward to many more great episodes!

Lots of value here if you enjoy sarcasm, fairy tales and mythology, and odd creatures.

Jason does a great job rehashing old myths and tales, explaining old stories very well in an entertaining way. His humor will keep you engaged if you appreciate sarcasm over the odd thinking patterns of old characters. It’s quite wonderful to listen to how things were thought through (or not) long ago in ancient times and far away places...unless you’re from those places.

Anyways, highly recommended if you like storytelling and mythology. Keep it up, Jason!

This podcast is really easy to listen to and the stories are really interesting, thoroughly researched and well-told.

I love hearing all the stories from other countries and cultures, so many I hadn’t heard before. I appreciate your care in presenting these stories with respect.

Wonderfully soothing and perfect as a bedtime story for a fully grown adult. I can’t recommend it enough!

I’ve listened to each episode like 5 times and I think you should do one on Alice in Wonderland.please!

Found this on the way home from Disney. We listened all the way home and love it!

There should be more Greek myths but awesomeness podcast ever

Thanks so much for all the hard work in this podcast!!!! I’m fourteen and I have been listening to this podcast for over a year and your storytelling is excellent!!! Thanks for everything.

I started listening to these and have been hooked. Currently in 2016 stories and plan to listen to each one. Thank you for this podcast. So easy to follow and delivery is spot on.

Jason brings the stories to life, adding humor where appropriate but not making serious stories silly. This (and Fictional) are the only requested podcasts by my wife and kids, and we look forward to each new episode.

For this podcast, we really like the wide range of sources of these stories; it’s not just Grimm fairy tales. It’s a treat to hear a new myth or legend.

I really enjoy these low-key, tongue-in-cheek retellings of myths and fairy tales. This podcaster is a great story-teller. Lots of fun.

I LOVE this podcast! Jason and Carissa have been doing an outstanding job in every episode and I love it! My favorites are the Tristen and Isolde episodes and all the Greek mythology episodes

I love this podcast. The stories, the snark, and the accessibility have just drawn me in to binge-listening. I love classic/world literature but, like most people, I don’t often have the luxury of sitting down to read, analyze, and critically consider all the things I want to read. As a parent of small children, it’s nice that someone else is reading to *me* for a change. :) Thank you for taking some of the world’s greatest stories and making them available to the all of us in a way that is humorous and engaging!

I love it!!!!!!!!!!!! Just I think there’s a little bit to much DEATH. My dad died when I was little so I don’t really like that. But I love everything else. The story telling is amazing! I also love the facts about THE magical animals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wish you could do a episode on DRAGONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love DRAGONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I also wish you

Would do a episode on a big monster.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🐲🐉🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😥🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🐲🐉🐲🐉🐲🐉❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❕❕❕❕‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️💠❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️By the way my name is Lauren. This is my dad’s iPad. I can not imagine anything better than this podcast!!!!!!!!!!!! I can not wait for the next episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can not describe this podcast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I can try to describe this AMAZING 😉 podcast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you do another episode on dog 🐕 stories !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The first episode on dogs 🐕 was AMAZING 😉!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never thought this podcast could get any better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it did!!!!!!!!!! I love listening to this podcast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you 😊!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is an amazing podcast. His soothing voice makes the stories seem real. I love what he is doing and hope that the podcasts keep coming. Most importantly though, please bring back fictional

I love this podcast so much! The humor is great, and the folklore is really interesting. I love to listen to it while I’m falling asleep because it’s really relaxing. My dad loves it too! Great for every history/mythology buff.(and also everyone else) GREAT LISTEN👍👍

Parcast podcasts are definitely my favorite. I’ve always had trouble sleeping and Myths and Legends helps me sleep so well! Just enough to keep my mind from wandering but not so energetic where it keeps me awake! There’s so many options to choose from and I’ve replayed many episodes several times because they’re so good!

I have always loved listening to myths and legends, but this podcast has caused my enjoyment of myths and legends to become much richer. Can’t wait to hear all of the other myths and legends that will be shared through this podcast.