Friends of Legend Podcast

27/12/2022

Episode 29: Switching it Up with Krampus & Knecht Ruprecht is out now! 🐐🧺🎁🍬

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This week, after wresting back our audio equipment, we investigate the Yuletide justiciars on both sides of the Alps: Krampus and Knecht Ruprecht.

We hope you all have a very safe and happy holiday season!!!

23/12/2022

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19/12/2020

Episode 28: Decking the Longhalls with the Icelandic Yule Family is out now! 🎩🐈🎄🧣

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This week, for our Season 1 finale, Claire has brought us a whole family of holiday characters: Grýla, Leppalúði, Jólakötturinn, and the Yule Lads. If you think the names of these Icelandic icons are a handful, wait until you see what they get up to!
Happy holidays to our listeners in every Friend tier, and thank you for sticking with us through Season 1!

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16/12/2020

That lonesome mountain lion may just have a story to tell. Can you decipher... roars?

Learn more on Episode 27: Wandering with the Wampus Cat today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

And don't forget to tune in for our Season Finale this Saturday!

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05/12/2020

Episode 27: Wandering with the Wampus Cat is out now! 🐱

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This week, we opt not to light a campfire on our Appalachian camping trip, so as not to upset the Wampus Cat. This fearsome feline is infamous for its dreadful howl and curious mode of locomotion, but could it be yet another victim of bad PR?

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27/11/2020

If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my snakes!

Learn more on Episode 26: Gussying Up with Mami Wata today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

New episodes released every other Saturday!

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21/11/2020

Episode 26: Gussying Up with Mami Wata is out now! 🧜🏿‍♀

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This week, we trek across the coastline of Africa, hoping to catch a glimpse of Mami Wata. This goddess beneath the waves has an impressive retinue of powers and possessions, and may even be the original mermaid.

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12/11/2020

Don't judge me, I need my chunky tummy for hibernation! 🍜

Learn more on Episode 25: Scoochin' with the Tsuchinoko today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

And remember: we are now uploading new episodes every OTHER Saturday for the time being. We still have much in store for our wintry Friends!

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07/11/2020

Episode 25: Scoochin' with the Tsuchinoko is out now! 🐍

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This week, Claire and Vince book it back to Japan to catch a glimpse of the elusive Tsuchinoko. This rotund reptile is a friend of many talents, and has a bounty on its head that may be too good to pass up.

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06/11/2020

You thought you knew the whole story... but we're here to tell you, you might have "goblin" it wrong!

Learn more on Episode 24: Goofin' with Goblins today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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31/10/2020

Episode 24: Goofin' with Goblins is out now! 💚🎃

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This week, we delve into caves and peek into ovens in search of those pint-sized pranksters you know and love. Goblins are infamous for their abundance of tricks, but this Halloween, will we discover the treats they have to share?

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31/10/2020

28/10/2020

Being a manananggal at nighttime certainly looks like an "out-of-body" experience!

Learn more on Episode 23: Moonlighting with Manananggals today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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28/10/2020

Thank you scary much for the shout-out, dearest Tatiana!!! 🎃

Read on for some excellent tips on having a fun (and safe) Halloween this weekend!

Trick-or-Treating might be under question for most of us this year as well as throwing big parties. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun and get a good scare. What is scarier than a deadly…

24/10/2020

Episode 23: Moonlighting with Manananggals is out now! 🦟🌕

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This week, we stay up at night behind closed windows in the Philippines, hoping to catch a glimpse of the manananggal. These feisty females often get compared to vampires, but that might be unfair... to the vampires, that is.

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23/10/2020

It's no use crying over spilt milk, because the milk hare will lick it up anyway.

Learn more on Episode 22: Daring the Dairy with Milk Hares today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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18/10/2020

Episode 22: Daring the Dairy with Milk Hares is out now! 🥛🐇

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This week, we sit quietly in the cow-pastures of Scandinavia in search of the elusive milk hare. We learn the bewitching origins of these lactophilic lagomorphs, as well as the service they render to the spellcasters to whom they are bound.

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14/10/2020

Definitely pack a can of tuna when preparing for your trek through the Alps. Or two, or three... this fella looks hungry!

Learn more on Episode 21: Taking a Hike with the Tatzelwurm today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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10/10/2020

Episode 21: Taking a Hike with the Tatzelwurm is out now! 🐈🐍https://friendsoflegend.com/episodes

This week, we wander the Alps, watching our step for the weird and wonderful Tatzelwurm. This furtive mountain creature is half-snake, half-cat, and 100% primo Friends of Legend material!

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09/10/2020

"You got your chicken on my snake egg!"
"You got your snake on my chicken egg!"

Learn more on Episode 20: Set In Stone with Basilisks and Cockatrices today! Available on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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"Basilisk or Cockatrice, American Serpent, Elapkis" by Library & Archives @ Royal Ontario Museum is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

05/10/2020

What is your favorite Halloween-time beastie? Help us honor them with an episode of Friends of Legend! 🧟‍♂️🧛‍♂️🎃 Comment below!

04/10/2020

Remember, you can listen to AND watch our newest episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/irqbM9cgCq8

This week, we carefully inspect chicken coops for evidence of basilisks and cockatrices. We uncover the curious lineages of each, as well as their off-putting habits and even more off-putting aversions. 🐓🐍🐸

As always, you can also listen to our episodes on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to your shows!

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04/10/2020

Episode 20- Set In Stone with Basilisks and Cockatrices is out NOW! 🐔

This week's episode is a little different, in that you can WATCH our podcast on YouTube! As always, you can also listen to the show's audio on all major podcast providers.

We cherish your feedback and hope you enjoy this little deviation from our normal format. Don't forget to subscribe to Friends of Legend to get notified of new content every Saturday! Reviews and ratings are so magical to us as well! ✨

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This week, we carefully inspect chicken coops for evidence of basilisks and cockatrices. We uncover the curious lineages of each, as well as their off-puttin...

01/10/2020

We’re coming back from our hiatus with a brand-new episode this Saturday! ✨
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27/09/2020

All of our episodes are now on YouTube! Find our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJse3H8BWtCLcbMeCpccEQ/

24/09/2020

Autumn equinox blessings...as our brother trees prepare to drop their leaves.🍂🧡🍁
from the book, “The Complete Book of Gnomes”
(Author- Wil Huygen | Illustrator- Rein Poortvliet)

18/09/2020

I’m Pegasus, I’m the real Pegasus,
All you other winged horses are just actin’ jealous...

Learn more on Episode 19: Riding High with Pegasus today! Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Next NEW episode airing Saturday, October 3rd!

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“Pegasus the Winged Horse” by Fortunino Matania

12/09/2020

Episode 19: Riding High with Pegasus is out now! ☁️☁️ Available wherever you get your podcasts!

This week, we scan the Hellenic skies for everyone’s favorite famous horse: Pegasus. Everyone has seen at least one movie featuring this soaring stallion, but have we been getting the real story?

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11/09/2020

In the Shetland Islands, being thrown to the wolves isn't a bad thing at all. You might even get a fish dinner out of it!

Learn more on Episode 18: Gone Fishin' with Wulvers today! Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts!

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