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Tales

A weekly Audio Drama, Arts and Society podcast featuring Vanessa Richardson
 7 people rated this podcast
Tales

Parcast

Tales

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Tales

Parcast

Tales

A weekly Audio Drama, Arts and Society podcast featuring Vanessa Richardson
 7 people rated this podcast
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He’s the swashbuckling fox of Southern California, a masked bandit who fights injustice with skill and swagger. In our Thanksgiving Special, meet the Curse of Capistrano, the lion-hearted legend himself, as he outwits his ruthless enemies and f
When a trio of bears relocates to a new neighborhood, they encounter a monster more terrible than any beast of the forest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In dire need of food and shelter, two orphaned sisters find themselves at the doorstep of a quaint cottage looking for work. Inside, a seemingly kind, elderly woman is willing to help — offering them nauseating tasks for a fair wage. But she ha
Armed only with a handful of sesame seeds, a few planks of wood, and a statue of Saint Michael, a Ukrainian merchant must survive a night in a vampire’s crypt. But the tomb’s undead occupant isn’t the only thing waking up on this unnerving even
Baba Yaga lives in a hut mounted on chicken legs. If she finds you, she'll force you into doing endless chores… until she decides she's ready to eat you. This episode originally aired on Mythical Monsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi
Tales is taking a break for the next two weeks and sharing episodes from Mythology we think you’ll love. Today, meet La Llorona — the spirit of a woman who cries unceasingly for her lost children… who she herself killed. Learn more about your a
Struck by tragedy and compelled by grief, a hunter living alone in the woods carves a doll. Its strange company offers comfort. Until a knock on the door twists everything around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho
In the Scottish countryside, death is no relief for Clashnichd Aulnaic. Followed into the afterlife by her abusive husband, she plots with her neighbors to escape him for good. Until she herself becomes a waking nightmare. Learn more about your
Cursed by an ogress, a young prince is doomed to fail in love — unless he can rescue Snow White Fire Red from her tower. But this won’t be any ordinary prison break. Happily ever afters are never easily won. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi
A popular kaidan, or ghost story, in Japan tells of a samurai lost in Osaka. Following a haunting melody, he stumbles into a dimly lit garden... and upon a beautiful woman. He thinks he’s found true love. But he’ll soon discover that his loyalt
Revenge seethes in the heart of Jüri, a young man who quests to slay a dragon. His vow to kill the beast will bring him into both the mystical Eastern Woods, and the realm of men that seeks to destroy it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
In this Nigerian folktale, a beautiful woman has a dangerous secret. Once it is revealed, she will suffer irredeemable consequences. We all have our secrets... some are meant to be kept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co
Despite being brothers, Petar and Stefan are nothing like each other. One believes in the power of good. The other delights in being bad. But in this folktale, morality is always messy... and the world is just too complicated for simple absolut
Stung by grief, a young girl follows in her brothers’ footsteps to find a magical city — the one their mother told them about just before she died. The one that promises eternal happiness if you reach its peak... and death if you do not. Learn
A mythic bird gives two brothers a life-changing opportunity to sway their fortunes. But only one of them will make it out alive.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Her tears turn to pearls and her footsteps are made of gold. She fears nothing and is beloved by everyone. That is, until a witch decides to kidnap her, impersonate her, and leave her for dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho
The three princes are drawn to a cottage in the woods, where they face off against a powerful witch who’s determined to end the royal lineage and destroy their kingdom once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com
When a princess and her brothers set out to save their kingdom, they must venture into the foreboding forest... where the most dangerous thing is dark magic, and the desperate people who wield it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas
A young woman breaks a promise and uncovers her godmother’s horrible secret in this Jamaican Cinderella story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Princess Amelia travels to Galle, where her happily-ever-after is left up to the forces of virtue, wickedness, and the power of a promise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Based on the popular Cults podcast, Parcast’s first book is called CULTS: Understanding the World’s Most Notorious Groups and the People Who Followed Them. This book is for every loyal listener, true crime lover, and human nature investigator w
In a 17th-century tale about forbidden love, the son of a poor woodcutter is given five days to secure a princess’s hand in marriage for his king. But for all her gentleness, Princess Amelia is cunning. She won’t accept the king’s proposal so e
Experience the greatest myths of the Norse Eddas, woven together in one epic saga. This fifteen-chapter series reaches from the dawn of time to the end of all things, following Odin the Allfather, Loki the Trickster, and Thor, the God of Thunde
A down-on-his-luck blacksmith can’t resist a cold beer to drown his sorrows. But once he gets a taste of money and power, everything changes. His fear of being unable to control his fate drives him to seek power over others, to horrifying resul
Stolen away from her great love, a spirited princess must defend herself against a traitorous sea captain, a petulant king, and a band of fierce robbers. Parcasters, we have exciting news! Our first book hits bookshelves July 12th. Don’t miss t
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