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Ok, Folktales XXX delivereth unto us some of the best gd folktales we’ve heard this season!
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Story 1: Little Saddle S|ut
Yes. This is the name of this story. Here it is AS PROMISED!
This Greek version of Cinderella is unlike ANY Cinderella story you’ve ever heard, we promise. From murder, a little dash of cannibalism, an unobservant male love interest, and absent parents (for the most part) this fairy tale has it alllllll!
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Story 2: The Lenape Tribe Creation Myth
Listen. We LOVE an indigenous creation tale, and the Lenape people have a BEAUTIFUL one! Thank you SO MUCH to listener @ky_elizabeth23 for this absolutely beautiful recommendation!
Also, PLEASE go easy on us, we had absolutely no clue that muskrats were Phelpian-level athletes….
Did you??!
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Please please please don’t eat your mothers, but DO leave us a 5 star review if you’re enjoying the pod!
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Hey HoneyBees, quick question: have you ever found a rock in nature and you just HAVE to take it home with you? Yep, us too. This is a story about repeated stone snatching throughout the past 1500 years. And not just any stone, THE STONE OF DESTINY. Are you ready for this one? It’s a wild ride.
Listen to find out the incredible history of the coronation stone, a cultural icon whose origins are rooted in legend, and a relic continually used for crowning Scottish and British royals since the year 498…
Stay with us for a FreshCup with Betsy, featuring a girl who is doing SO MUCH BETTER right now, and we hope she's lsitening!
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Alright HoneyBees, prepare 2 vessels of beer (no we will NOT elaborate on that) and get ready for this ghostly episode!
Did you know that there is an ancient Babylonian tablet laying out step-by-step instructions on how to exorcise a ghost?! You're about to learn all about it! The tablet included a 5 step process on how to get a ghost out of your home and on to where they belong, and just wait until you hear step 5....
THAT'S NOT ALL! In this episode we also read you Pliny the Elder's letters to a trusted friend in which he begs him to answer one simple question: do you think ghosts are real? Pliny goes on to describe, what historians believe to be, the first documented haunted house, as well as other ancient Roman ghost encounters he had heard of. So yes. we may leave you thinking about the Roman Empire with this one, but someone should really check on Coco and her haunted rock situation...
Stay tuned for a special FreshCup where Betsy tells us a PERSONAL GHOST STORY!
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Well... we promise spooky folktales, and good lord do we deliver. Proceed with caution, honeybees!
Story 1: The Baba Yaga: VOICE ACTING ALERT! Gabby shows UP for you with the voices in this episode. You'll hear her voice various humans with varying intentions, as well as at least 2 animals... and a door? The Baba Yaga is a witch-type character in Slavic folklore who likes to eat her nieces, not pay her staff, and neglect her pets. So sit at your loom and turn up the volume for this one.
Story 2: The Juniper Tree: TRIGGER WARNING!!!! Oh wow. This is the most messed up thing we've ever read on this podcast. Proceed with caution; trigger warnings for child abuse, general violence, cannibalism, and horrific singing. Here is a sickening tale of an ill-fated "red and white boy" (WHAT DOES THAT MEAANNN?!?!?) his EVIL stepmother, his absent yet caring father, and his traumatized little half-sister. This story rambles on and on... and I guess there's a juniper tree in there somewhere too. Grimm's can do the rest of the story telling for this one, we're tapping out.
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Lonely Orphan Girl, Snark Queen | Nellie Bly
In this episode, you'll get to know Pinky-Pie Nellie Bly – a BOSS BITCH investigative journalist, kicking ass and taking names all over the world. Listen in terror with us as we discuss Nellie's stay in a Victorian-Era mental asylum. Marvel at her record-breaking circumnavigation of the globe. Wonder at her ability to PACK LIGHT (understatement of the year). Listen in general disbelief as this woman's life story unfolds like a fantasy novel - almost too crazy to be true! We've got all that juicy gossip, AND MORE!
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In our Fresh Cup we'll hear some creative one-liner insults that made us wonder... What is YOUR best go-to insult? Tell us in the comments on our social media!
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Minda ya business, this is New Orleans baby. In this highly anticipated episode, we get some POV action and take you to 1800's New Orleans to visit Marie Laveau in her home.
While we learn about this absolutely incredible woman, we also get a survey of the atmosphere of New Orleans at this time, learn the actual ins and outs of the religion of Vodou, and explore Congo Square.
The legends and truths of this inspirational woman very much live on today, because much like the city of New Orleans, Marie Laveau isn't going ANYWHERE. Vive la Reine!
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Who ordered 3 piping hot folktales?!?!
Tale 1: The Leopard Woman - First of all, "specist" IS a word... so. There's that. In this episode, a man clammers up a tree, which is SO embarrassing, but on the flip side, his wife can do a pretty cool party trick.
Tale 2: The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Did you guys know this was Viking tale?!? Please brace yourselves for the absolute professional voice acting in this one. And we will tell you, the moral is this: know your bridges, and know their trolls.
Tale 3: "Should he bite me?" - There's not really a short answer to that question. BUT, if you liked the voices in the last story, then just know: that was merely a warmup. This is a story that comes full circle. Just like, literally 360 degrees.
Enjoy.
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“From the devil they came, to the devil they will go.” – St. Bernard of Clairvaux
As far as origin stories go, we'd say the Counts of Anjou have arguably the best (sorry Batman).
From a lower Nobel family in 10th century France to a 300 year long dynasty in England, the Angevin Counts were notorious for their tempers, red hair and military prowess, so where did it all come from?
The legend has then Count of Anjou, Geoffrey Greymantle (c.938-987) marrying a mysterious women named Melusine of unknown origins of unbelievable beauty but who was less than enthusiastic in her dealings with the church. Was she a witch? A demon? Or worse….having an affair?!
The descendants of Geoffrey and Melusine would go on to spread the story of their demonic past and gleefully spread fear around court but was it all just hot air? Or did the Angevin court have reason to fear? There’s only one way to find out, give the episode a listen and let us know what you think!
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Ding-dong, class is IN SESSION! In this episode, Madi takes us on a little survey on the cryptic and mysterious origins of these staples to the occult. We look at where the oldest tarot deck came from, and the MASHcore games played with them. We learn that tea leaf reading is called "tasseomancy" and we love that almost as much as the Victorians did. THEN we dive into the REALLY FREAKING FASCINATING (and ancient) origins of palm reading and leave you with a call to action to support your female palmists!
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It's the first folktales episode of season 3, and our new Folktale cohost, Gabby comes in HARD with an origin story of the Nez Perce tribe. In this story, we meet a coyote who tests the suction power of a monster's mighty maw under the direct supervision of his arms dealer fox friend, Then Madi wraps it up with a story from the Māori culture that features an oozing (or shooting depending on the day) love triangle with a problematic (likely Libra) volcano in the center of it all. Shout out to Walla Walla, Washington and all who live there. Neither of these folktales are set there, and we've never been there... we're just sure it's great.
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In Coco’s first episode, we spill the tea on history’s hottest MILF, Nefertiti. We’ll talk about the beauty rituals of an iconic queen, what it’s like to move from a lush and thriving metropolis to a harsh and barren desert and speculate on the secret identity of the mysterious Pharaoh Smenkhare.
Then, we explore the cringe that is young love, in a Fresh Cup submitted by a 13-year-old stuck in a love triangle.
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In this season opener, we give you the hottest gossip on Diogenes the Cynic, and his everloving audacity. We take a look at his balls-out-approach to "living his brand" (pun ABSOLUTELY intended), his bitter date-induced rivalry with another famous philosopher, and his brutal comeback to Alexander the Great-- or should we say Alexander the LAAAMME after Diogenes philosophizes him in the face.
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Season 3 is coming soon! Stay tuned, Honeybees!
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An ending no one could have predicted. In this episode we pick up with Catherine preparing for the fight of her life to defend, not only the sanctity of her marriage, but to protect her adoptive country from the "Scandal of Christendom". We see this Tudor tragedy unfold through her eyes in this dramatic and harrowing conclusion to the incredible life of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England.
Book used for this series is Catherine of Aragon: Henry's Spanish Queen by Giles Tremlett
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Her time has arrived... our girl Catherine is FINALLY queen of England! But at a price. Her husband is the infamous Henry VIII. But not to worry honeybees! Believe it or not, they had a lovely marriage... for a while. In this episode, we talk about the happy years, and where it all went wrong...
Book used for this episode: Catherine of Aragon Henry's Spanish Queen by Giles Tremlett
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Folktales 26 includes several American folktales... and besides that, we'll leave this one a mystery. The only other thing we will say... we did NOT kill Ol' Dry Fry.
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You knew it was coming, the question that has been asked since 1501, what happened in that bedroom the night Catherine of Aragon and Arthur Tudor were married? We speculate on that before moving forward in Catherine’s journey towards becoming the Queen of England.
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From kohl liner in ancient Egypt, to lip stick rations during WWII, Emily continues her Historical Hygiene Series with episode 2: the history of make up! Bathing, hair styling, dental care etc... what hygiene practice would you like to hear about next?
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Folktales TWENTY FIVE! Our multiples of five are usually great, and this one is no exception. A lady who slays serpents (and judges you if you can't slay serpents), a girl who wants to go out with her friends to get new teeth (as one does), an 'ugly' man who tricks his beautiful wife, a village who has to move because of cursed bananas, and a gaslighting husband. Yikes.
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She has arrived. We are in England, and Catherine of Aragon has arrived to fulfill her destiny to become Queen of England. In this second part, we will paint the picture of the first meeting with the King of England, her procession into London, and the wedding. Don’t get too comfy, this is the last happy episode of the series. Enjoy.
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