Join Maddie & Tucker in some twisty-turvey thriller tales from Egyptian lore. A wizard and an apprentice. A fish with monk magic powers. And! Tucker comes in at the end with a tale of a colonizer who thinks he can face a haunted desert of the locals.
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It's a Tuckered Out episode this week! Unfurl your whips, let down your snake mane, and gird your loins as Tucker and Maddie descend into the depth of Tartarus to explore the lore of the Furies. These girlbosses doled out the pain and brought down the hammer on all those who so foolishly went against the wisdom of their parents acting as the embodiment of “I’m not disappointed, I’m mad” for generations of Greeks.
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Sometimes those in the affluent sectors are a little naughty. Join Maddie & Tucker as they talk about the poisoning interests and habits of Cleopatra VII, the Marquise of Brinvilliers during the time of the Sun King, and an entrepreneur of cosmetics that made a living off of selling poisons to women in difficult circumstances, Guilina Tofana. Poison is said to be a women's weapon, but really, it is an equalizer. Get true crimey with us this week!
Maddie & Tucker are back with rusty voices from their wedding reception hiatus with an exploration of fossil mythology from India and the Himalayas. They dive deep into the significance of ammonites (and their influence in Pokemon development). Nagas come into play as well, with their mythically jeweled and crested skulls. Finally, they conclude with the battlefields of the Mahabharata--the ancient Indian epic where two groups of cousins - the Pandavas and Kauravas -battle for the throne of Hastinapura in the Kurukshetra War. Fossils discovered around the Siwalik Hills may have influenced the mythology of this great epic.
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Join Maddie and a very sleepy Tucker as they explore the ancient beliefs about the fossils that people found in antiquity. Local folklore about fossils has recently led to fascinating archeological finds for scientists. In addition, we look into the origin of the legend of the griffin, which may have spawned from easily found and constantly shifting fossil remains in the Gobi Desert.
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Tucker regales us with these dramatic tales of escape from Japan! The tales covered include "The Dying Castle," "Taken In," and "The Sacrifice." Monkey spirits, men with whips a la Indiana Jones, and very dexterous men are featured in this episode. Maddie is forced to attempt sound effects.
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Maddie and Tucker are back from their 1-year of legal marriage anniversary trip to Mexico with creepy stories to tell you about the incredibly impressive and starkly beautiful heritage site of Chichén Itzá. In this epsiode, we focus on the main pyramid of Kukulkan, the Observatory, the Tzomptantli of Skulls, the Sacred Cenote, and passages from the Popol Vuh. There is so much beauty, history, and creepy bones in this place!
*Trigger Warnings* Reference to Supreme Court Rulings at the very beginning before the intro & references to skeletons, blood letting, and death in ancient Maya society in this episode.
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Join Maddie, Tucker, and returning guest Miranda for intriguing tales of fortune. Magical fish, fortunes that save lives, and surprisingly decent men--it's a different interpretation of fortune in each tale. Tucker has a plethora of voices this time and Miranda plays a lively cat. It's a fun romp this time!
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We are back with everyone's favorite forest witch, the Baba Yaga. Our stories this time include Finist the Bright Falcon, the Bear Tsar, and Vasalisa the Beautiful. Maddie's favorite was Vasalisa, while Tucker's is the Bear Tsar! The Baba Yagas in the story both guide the protagonists and scare the crap out of them. It's a grand old time!
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It's time for Tuckered Out! Are angels cute little cupids or rotating gyroscopes of eyes? Who guarded the gates of heaven? Find out in this episode Tucker leads us on a romp of wondrous angels with a full cast of silly voices.
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Join Maddie and Tucker as they dive into the Russian/Slavic goddess meets archetype of Baba Yaga. She's a forest witch that rides a mortar and pestle and is largely associated with death and rebirth. We will spend part 1 of Baba Yaga establishing context and research, as well as two or three of the most well-known tales of Baba Yagas. Part 2 will have more juicy tales.
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Join Maddie and Tucker for a romp around the islands in the North Atlantic with cute seal-people! Said to be the souls of those lost to the sea, selkies shed their seal-skins and dance with us as humans every once in a while. Our myths include different versions of selkie wives, promiscuous selkie-men, and the children of selkie/human parents. Tucker also has an A+ level performance of a traditional ballad describing a selkie man's tryst with a human lover.
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Join us this week as we delve into the spirit realm of the Orishas! We'll be talking magic, motherhood, queer goddesses, and peacocks as we sort through some of the mystical tales surrounding the deities Oshun and Yemaya.
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Join Maddie and Tucker in our brand-spanking-new TUCKERED OUT episode. Tucker leads us through tales that include: a winged last that speared a dead Jesus through the gut; a bloodthirsty, yet delightfully complimentary talking mace; and the cursed samurai swords of Muramasa. You don't want to miss these bloody little weapons!
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Join Tucker's little romp around Antartica in our second Bedtime Story! It's a short and sweet little tale with a maniacal giant octopus.
We are on a mini hiatus for family reasons! :) We will be back with a full Tuckered Out Episode next week.
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Join Maddie and Tucker as they talk about creepy automaton-like golems, buy fancy frogs, and fall into at least 3 separate tangents. Folk tales from a Jewish perspective, by two Jewish authors. A wise sage writes poetry. Talking crickets. You name it!
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We dive into the Polynesian legends of the demigod Maui in this week's episode of ADD Storytelling! There are so many interesting myths surrounding Maui that we decided to focus on only two this week: Maui Lifts the Sky & Maui Snares the Sun. However, we have multiple versions of each one from different islands. We hope you like them!
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Join Maddie & Tucker as they explore the origins and symbolism of the infamous alternative saint, La Santa Muerte, of Mexico and beyond. We discuss Aztec death goddesses, sensationalist news coverage, whose patronage La Santa Muerte receives, and the color symbolism of votive candles. It's jam-packed with info on this fascinating personification of death.
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Tuk takes the reins again with a jaunt through the Gobi desert looking for Mongolian Death Worms. Our journey takes us through prank-loving archaeologists, New Zealand journalists, and a few interesting side routes of salamanders and alligators. Are worms slimy? Does the Death Worm have a carapace? Find out with us!
Stay tuned til the end for our first "Current Events" segment on the breaking of the demon stone in Japan, which previously held the spirit of a nine-tailed fox!
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Join Maddie and Tucker as they discuss creepy tree facts and tales! They begin with funerary trees and the surprising toxicity of yew. After, a few trees like yew, juniper, and elder have spooky folktales associated with them from Britain and Ireland. Do you know the elder witch?
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