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Show Notes for Episode 10 - The Bunyip

Nov 25, 2018

This week we talked about the Bunyip! Though its name is adorable, it seems like this is a creature to be feared. It gives murderous bear hugs and exudes and aura of terror...don't mess with them.

Attribution: http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Bunyip

 

Attribution: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-136519237/view

 

Cocktail of...


Nov 25, 2018

Among the swamps and billabongs of Australia there is a vicious and terrible creature that wants to hug you to death - the Bunyip! We're headed down under to explore this fearsome, chimeric cryptid. Is it a diprotodon? Is it a giant platypus? Who knows?!

 

Cocktail of the Week: The Bunyip. See here for the...


Show Notes for Episode 9 - Slavic Folk Tales

Nov 18, 2018

This week we narrated and discussed folktales from the Slavic peoples of Europe and Asia. The book they are from is called "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen", by Alex Chodsko, Translated and Illustrated by Emily J. Harding in 1896. The book is freely available on Project Gutenburg:


Nov 18, 2018

We bring you 3 tales of Slavic Folklore! The book they are from is called "Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen", by Alex Chodsko, Translated and Illustrated by Emily J. Harding in 1896. The 3 stories we narrate and discuss are "The Lost Child", "The Journey to the Sun and the Moon", and "The History of...


Show Notes for Episode 8 - The Domovoi

Nov 11, 2018

This week we discussed the Domovoi, the small, hairy, old man that might live under your stove and originates in Slavic folklore. Here are the show notes, with links, pictures, etc.

 

Attribution - Ivan Bilibin @ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Domovoi_Bilibin.jpg

 

Cocktail of the Week
The Domovoi
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