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Ivan fights wizards and monsters and Baba Yaga with a music streaming subscription What do you get when your daughters have been kidnapped by a sleezy cloud and your son not only spends all of his days jamming with his self-playing harp, but DOESN'T want to tear the heads off his friends? You get Tsar Wisehead, who apparently just figured out that parenting is hard. 😈 **The Creature: Garm Garm is serious about his job, and that's unfortunate because that job involves blood splatters and the end of the world. --- Links: 📚️ Fictional is back! : https://fictional.fm/subscribe 💬 Discord :…
Myths and Legends
by Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod · English · Arts & Books
Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but real
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