This episode is the finale of the three-part Jewish tale of Adam and Eve. Check out the previous two episodes before you listen to this for more context. In the first episode, we spoke of God’s intent to create man and angels’ opposition to the

S2 E16: Heroines & Heroes - JewishTale - Adam and Eve Part II

Sep 7th, 2021 30m 13s

Welcome to another episode of Stories That Made Us. This week’s tale is a continuation of the past week, the second part of our three-part tale of Adam and Eve. In the previous episode, we spoke of God’s intent to create man and angels’ opposit

S2 E15: Heroines & Heroes - JewishTale - Adam and Eve Part I

Aug 31st, 2021 32m 15s

Hi There! Welcome to another episode of Stories That Made Us. This episode, and in the next two, we tell the Jewish tale of man’s creation, disgrace, punishment, and expulsion from the garden of Eden – it’s the story of the first of humanity –

S2 E14: Heroines & Heroes - Native American Sioux Tale - Two Young Friends

Aug 10th, 2021 39m 14s

We’ve got a fantastic tale from North America this week, a myth of the Sioux people of MidWest United States. The Sioux nation is one of the largest Native American tribes, consisting of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota tribes. They traditionally

S2 E13: Heroines & Heroes - Tales from Japan

Aug 3rd, 2021 35m 51s

Hello! Welcome to a brand new episode of Stories That Made Us. For this week’s tale, we head over to the land of the rising sun, the mighty country of Japan.Japanese myths have traditionally been passed down through oral traditions, for through

S2 E12: Heroines & Heroes - K'iche' Mayans: The Hero Twins of Popul Voh

Jul 27th, 2021 32m 34s

This week, we speak of the Hero Brothers - Hunahpu and Xabalanque of the Quiche Mayans. The tale is narrated in the Popul Voh, or the Book of Council, the very same from where we recounted the Mayan tale of Creation of the World. Check out that

S2 E11: Heroines & Heroes - Greek Myths: Pygmalion and Phaeton

Jul 20th, 2021 35m 38s

This week, we recount the tales of Pygmalion, and then, of Phaeton. These stories were initially told and propagated orally, with evidence of Minoan and Mycenean bards singing songs of Gods and heroes way back in the 18th century BC. Pictorial

S2 E10: Heroines & Heroes - Native American - Seneca Story of Genonsgwa

Jul 6th, 2021 29m 29s

This week, continuing with our theme of Native American folklore, we recount the Seneca tale of Genonsgwa, or the stone giant. Now to put the story into context, the Genonsgwa, is the name of a mythological rock giant of the Iroquois-speaking t

S2 E9: Heroines & Heroes - Native American - Cherokee Tale of the Hunt and Corn

Jun 29th, 2021 29m 10s

Hello! Thank you for tuning in to Stories That Made Us, the podcast all about tales from folklore and mythologies. This week’s tale takes us to the Native American tribes of the Cherokee. The story is of the Lucky Hunter Kana’ti, and his wife S

S2 E8: Heroines & Heroes - Native American - Three Ojibwe Tales

Jun 22nd, 2021 29m 41s

Hi There! Thanks for tuning in to a new episode of Stories That Made Us. This week, we continue with the theme of Anishinaabe, or Ojibwe stories. But whilst in the previous two episodes, we spoke of the exploits of the great hero Nanabozho, thi

S2 E7: Heroines & Heroes - Native American Ojibwe - Tale of Nanabozho Part II

Jun 15th, 2021 43m 7s

Welcome to a brand new episode of Stories That Made Us! This week we conclude the wonderful tale of the great Algonquian hero – Nanabozho, which we began in the previous episode. Keen listeners and old followers of the podcast would remember Na

S2 E6: Heroines & Heroes - Native American Ojibwe - Tale of Nanabozho

Jun 8th, 2021 34m 4s

Welcome to a brand new episode of Stories That Made Us! This week we recount a wonderful tale of the great Algonquian hero – Nanabozho. Keen listeners and old followers of the podcast would remember Nanabozho – for he played a grand role in the

S2 E5: Heroines & Heroes - Viking Sagas: Eric The Red and Leif Ericsson

Jun 1st, 2021 42m 38s

In this episode, we talk about Eric Thorvaldsson and Leif Erickson. Better known as Eric the Red, this remarkable man was a Norse explorer, who, according to the medieval sagas of Iceland and Greenland, was the founder of the first settlement o

S2 E4: Heroines & Heroes - Norse Mythology: The Wanderings of Freyja

May 25th, 2021 32m 27s

Welcome to a new episode of Stories That Made Us, where we shall spend the next while recounting the travels of the gorgeous Freyja, the Norse Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, and sex. Her father is Njord, the god of the seas, and her brothe

S2 E3: Heroines and Heroes - The Mabinogian: Culhwch and Olwen Part III

May 18th, 2021 35m 29s

Welcome to the third episode of a brand new series of Stories That Made Us. This second series is all about the Heroes of mythology. It's the stories of conquests, love, wars, and heartbreaks; the tales of men and women who, through their brave

S2 E2: Heroines and Heroes - The Mabinogian: Culhwch and Olwen Part II

May 11th, 2021 34m 15s

Welcome to the second episode of a brand new series of Stories That Made Us. This second series is all about the Heroes of mythology. It's the stories of conquests, love, wars, and heartbreaks; the tales of men and women who, through their brav

S2 E1: Heroines and Heroes - The Mabinogian: Culhwch and Olwen Part I

May 4th, 2021 37m 25s

Welcome to the first episode of a brand new series of Stories That Made Us. This second series is all about the Heroes of mythology. It's the stories of conquests, love, wars, and heartbreaks; the tales of men and women who, through their brave

S1E42 - Creation Myths: Native Americans: The Tewa, Yuma, Yokut, and Zuni

Mar 15th, 2021 34m 24s

Welcome to a new episode of Stories That Made Us, the podcast where we cover myths and legends from around the world. The first season is all about the tales of the creation of our world and of us. This episode, the 42nd and last of the season

S1E41 - Creation Myths: The Ancient Persian or Zoroastrian and The Babylonian Talmudic Tales

Mar 8th, 2021 21m 9s

Welcome to another episode of Stories That Made US. This week, in the penultimate episode of our first season on creation myths, we bring to you the Zoroastrian and Talmudic stories of our origin.Reference:David A Leeming, "Creation Myths of th

S1E40 - Creation Myths: The Hindus of India

Mar 1st, 2021 29m 5s

Welcome to episode 40 of Stories That Made Us. We, with this one, have just stepped into the last three episodes of the first series on creation myths - and so it's no wonder we have a grand tale to tell. This week, it's the stories, the mythol

S1E39 - Creation Myths: The Norse

Feb 22nd, 2021 26m 26s

This week, we recount the tale of the Norse, who were also called Norsemen or Vikings, depending upon the era under discussion. The Germanic-speaking Norse people lived in Scandanavia and other parts of Northern Europe between 200 and 700 AD.Af

S1E38 - Creation Myths: The Iroquois Native American Tribes

Feb 15th, 2021 26m 5s

S1E37 - Creation Myths: The Japanese: Part III

Feb 8th, 2021 38m 5s

Welcome to the 37th episode of Stories That Made Us. The podcast brings to you stories from cultures and civilizations from around the world, and this week, it is the conclusion of the wondrous and magnificent creation myth of the Japanese. If

S1E36 - Creation Myths: The Japanese: Part II

Feb 1st, 2021 34m 36s

In the 36th episode of Stories That Made Us, we continue with the Creation Myth of the Japanese. This is a story of the creation of the Shinto Gods and Goddesses, who then created our world, and us. In this episode, we cover the second part of

S1E35 - Creation Myths: The Japanese: Part I

Jan 18th, 2021 23m 30s

Today, in the 35th episode of Stories That Made Us, we talk about the Creation Myth of the Japanese. This is a story of the creation of the Shinto Gods and Goddesses, who then created our world, and us. Before we delve into the story, it is wo