For this week's episode, we're heading over to Ancient Peru for the slippery snake - the Yacumama! How does this monster relate to the Incans? How can you make it appear in the rivers you're trying to fish in? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Feb 02, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this week's episode, we're looking at the Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American bogeyman, El Coco! Why does this monster snatch children from their beds? How does a medieval dragon and Saint George relate to the creation of this spirit? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jan 26, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 4
For this week's normal episode, we're heading over to the Slavic region of Europe for the forest guardian, the Leshy! How can you avoid catching the attention of this shapeshifting god figure? How does this link to Adam and Eve? Find out this Thursday! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jan 19, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 3
For this week's bonus episode (because I caught COVID and missed one!), we're looking at the creepy spirit from Jewish mythology, the Dybbuk! How does this ghostly spirit attach to you? How does it link to the European witch hunts? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jan 16, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Happy New Year and New Season to you! We're kicking off 2023 with a new mythology that we've not covered before with the mystical Inmyeonjo from Korean mythology! How are they related to a legendary Buddhist bird? How did they divide the world in 2018? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jan 12, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Happy Holidays! This week for the last episode of the year we're covering the legendary snow monsters, the Yeti! How can you tell the three types of Yeti apart? What was their DNA eventually linked to? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Dec 29, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 47
For this week, we're looking at the legendary Slavic witch, Baba Yaga! How can you avoid getting eaten by this horrible woman of the forest? Why does her house have chicken legs? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Dec 15, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 46
In this week's episode, we're getting chilly and looking at the holiday spirit in European folklore, Jack Frost! How does this spirit invoke the winter season? How can you tell he's been nearby? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Dec 08, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 45
For this week's episode, make sure you're wary of bridges with the terrifying Trolls of Norse mythology and folklore! How can you scare a Troll off if it's after you? How have these monsters changed through the ages? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Dec 01, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 44
In this week's episode, we're back in the Philippines for the wonderful but tricksy Engkantos! How do they kidnap the humans they grow fond of? How can you spot one in a crowd? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Nov 24, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 43
For this week, we're heading over to Ancient Persia for the wonderful Karkadann! What are the key differences between this monster and the European Unicorn? Why can't they just call it a rhino? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Nov 17, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 42
In this week's episode, we're looking at the wonderful Thunderbird from Native American folklore! How can you make sure not to get on this legendary bird's bad side? Are they modern pterodactyls? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Nov 10, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 41
For this episode, we're doing something really different and looking at the deity, Santa Muerte from Mexican folklore! How does this goddess link to Aztec mythology and the Catholic Church? Why is she revered within the cartel and prison communities? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Nov 05, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Happy Halloween! For this year's special, we're looking at the legendary Werewolves from European mythology! How can you take out these almost immortal and impervious monsters? How does a middle ages condition prove that you are one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Oct 27, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 39
For this week's episode, we're looking at the wonderful Tanuki from Japanese mythology! How does this monster use its testicles? How are they related to the also legendary Kitsune? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Oct 20, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 38
For this week's episode, we're looking at a horrible cryptid, the Pope Lick Monster from Kentucky, USA. How does this monster convince people to throw themselves in front of trains? How does the park it's located in contribute to the legend? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Oct 13, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Welcome back! We're kicking off Q4 of the podcast with a fantastic first, and a French monster at that - the Gargoyle! How are these monsters used as functional architecture in Europe? How can one of them kill you with a single touch? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Oct 06, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 36
For this week, we're heading back over to China in time for the Moon Festival, and looking at the fantastic cult legend, Wukong, the Monkey King. How did this monkey come to be from wind and rocks on a mountain? How did manage to annoy the Jade Emperor into submission? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Sep 15, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In this week's episode, we're looking at the legendary African cryptid of the Congo, the Mokele Mbembe! How does this monster link to Nessie? And how are Germans the leading authors on this monster? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Sep 12, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this week's episode, just in time for the release of Rings of Power - we're looking at the beautiful and elegant Elves from Norse mythology! How many types of Elves are there? Why did the people in Middle-Age England think they could shoot projectiles of illness? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Sep 01, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 33
For this week's episode, we're looking into the legendary Dwarves from Norse mythology! How did these beings get linked with death through their creation? How can you make sure you're not rude to one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Aug 25, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this episode, we're looking at the legendary Fēng from Chinese mythology! How does this monster link to an embarrassing reveal of a sex toy on Chinese television? Why is this monster so hard to find information about? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Aug 18, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Welcome to Myth Monsters - we're a bite sized podcast about mythology and folklore's monsters! From Hydras to Skinwalkers, from Yeti to Hobbits - we're here to cover them all with current entertainment content references and fun jokes! Join us every Thursday for a new monster episode! Follow the twitter @mythmonsterspod, instagram & tiktok @mythmonsterspodcast or email on mythmonsterspodcast@gmail.com. Or you can find everything on our website ww.mythmonsters.co.uk Send us a text Support the...
Aug 18, 2022•59 sec•Season 1Ep. 1
For this week's episode, we're looking at the legendary cryptid, the Jackalope from US cryptozoology! How does this monster link to cowboys harmonising? And how can you stop your pet rabbit from turning into one? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Aug 11, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 30
For this week's episode, we're heading back over to Japan for the legendary Buddhist warriors, the Tengu! How are these involved in two different languages, cultures, and religions? How can you avoid their wrath? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Aug 04, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 29
For this week's episode, we're going east to Mongolia for the first time ever and looking at the legendary cryptid, the Mongolian Death Worm! How big do these monsters get? How can you find them in the desert? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jul 28, 2022•17 min•Season 2Ep. 28
For this week's episode, we're avoiding the UK heatwave byu heading over to the Arctic waters of Canada and Alaska with the Inuit myth of the Qalupalik! How can you tell this monster is coming to get you beneath the icy waves? How does this link back to the British invasion of the US? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jul 21, 2022•16 min•Season 2Ep. 27
For this week's episode, we're looking into Religious mythology once again, and looking at the horrifying looking Seraphim from Biblical and Islamic folklore. Where do the Seraphim fall in the Angel hierarchy of each of these three religions? How can you tell this angel from the rest? Find out in this episode! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jul 14, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 26
"You know, I really wish I had a garden where I could put a couple of human statues." For this week, we're heading over to Europe and looking at the wonderful Gnome from European mythology and folklore! What are the different types of Gnome? Why do we keep them in our gardens? Find out in this episode! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jul 07, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 25
For this week's episode, we're heading back over to the Norse mythos for the first time in a little while and looking at the creepy Draugr! How can you get this monster back in it's grave? How are they linked to good ol' England? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website Spotify Apple Podcasts GoodPods Amazon Music Social media: Twitter BlueSky Instagram Facebook TikTok...
Jun 30, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 24