World myths with the sharp edges left on.
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Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast treats folklore as rowdy, strange, and still alive. Episodes move from Maori creation and Quebec ghost canoes to Snow White, Arthurian politics, Korean animal stories, and bawdy French folklore.
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About Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast
Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast is built around the idea that folklore loses something when it gets polished too smooth. The show retells myths, fairy tales, and legendary cycles from many cultures with their odd logic, violence, desire, and grim humor left visible. It is source-aware enough to name sources, but conversational enough to mock a foolish bargain or a suspiciously convenient miracle in the same breath. Recent episodes move across Maori creation, Quebec's flying canoe legend, Snow White, a French fabliau, King Arthur's early rule, a Korean tale about a farmer and a frog, Lachplussus the Bearslayer, and Basoko stories of Moon, Toad, and the origins of people. The result is broad world mythology with a distinctly adult comic rhythm. Beauty still matters here. Tane clothing the sky with a glowing cloak and stars gets room to breathe. So does the loneliness of separated gods, the grief of a betrayed hero, and the awe of a world becoming green and full of rivers. Then the narration pivots, catching the absurdity in clingy creator parents, unreliable magical transportation, snarky mirrors, greedy rich men, and nobles trying to wriggle out of supernatural proof. That tonal swing is the show's signature. It can handle epic stakes without pretending old stories were ever tidy. The source base also gives the episodes texture, from Thomas Mallory and the French Vulgate to Edith Howes, Honore Beauregard, William Elliot Griffiths, and collected African folk material. Listener requests appear, but the programming still feels guided by a larger appetite for global story traditions. The recurring Gods and Monsters segment widens the frame after the main tale, adding a volcano goddess, ghostly spirits, Anansi, magical music, and other compact mythic detours. This is folklore for adults who want the strange parts kept strange. It favors narrative force over classroom reverence, and it treats myth as messy human entertainment as much as cultural inheritance.
Made for: Best for adult folklore and mythology listeners who enjoy source-aware retellings, dark humor, and stories from outside the standard Greek-and-Norse rotation. It suits people who want old tales to feel vivid, weird, and occasionally uncomfortable.
What sets it apart: The show pairs named traditional sources with blunt, comic narration that refuses to sand down violence, sexuality, supernatural bargains, or awkward story logic. Its Gods and Monsters add-ons also give each episode a second folklore hook beyond the main tale.
In their own words
This is the Myths Your Teach Hated, a weekly podcast where I tell the stories of cultures around the world in all of their original, bloody, uncensored glory. Modern tellings of these stories have become dry and dusty, but I'll be trying to breathe new life into them. These stories are NSFW.
As heard by us
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Source-conscious narration and irreverent humor make far-ranging folklore vivid while preserving the odd human motives inside each tale.
Myths Your Teacher Hated Podcast retells folklore with plot-forward narration, contemporary humor and a clear interest in the human weaknesses that keep old stories moving.
Why you'd press play
This is the show that makes a toad's cosmic incompetence feel like your funniest creation myth.
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- myths from Korea, Quebec, the Congo, and Maori tradition retold with irreverent punchlines
- creation stories where gods bicker, parents cling, and one toad ruins things for everyone
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Episodes
- 1
Cabin in the Woods
·35m - 2
White as Snow, Red as Blood
·41m - 3
The Vagina Dialogues
·31m - 4
The Once and Future King
·41m - 5
Episode 174 - Jeremiah was a Bullfrog
·36m - 6
Holding Out for a Hero
·33m - 7
A Brief History of Time
·26m - 8
Days with Moon and Toad
·30m - 9
Frosty the Snowman
·27m - 10
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
·39m - 11
The Enchanted Princess
·31m - 12
Sleeping Handsome
·34m - 13
Episode 167 - Fear Itself
·45m - 14
Wrongful Death
·21m - 15
Beauty Like the Sun
·31m - 16
Island of Horrors III
·33m - 17
Twilight Princess
·38m - 18
The Thunder Rolls
·30m - 19
Wayfaring Stranger
·33m - 20
The Sword in the Stone
·38m - 21
That Darn Cat
·34m - 22
What Does the Fox Say?
·32m - 23
The Devil's Footprint
·31m - 24
Seven Wishes
·44m - 25
Cloudy with a Chance of Rice Cakes
·20m - 26
Episode 154 - Love and War
·33m - 27
In Cold Blood
·46m - 28
Big Bird
·26m - 29
Episode 151F - Dance Macabre
·26m - 30
Slash and Burn
·30m - 31
Episode 151B - The Wonder Twins
·32m - 32
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
·28m - 33
That's So Raven
·31m - 34
A Bug's Life
·19m - 35
Episode 148 - The Giant Brothers
·28m - 36
Fire and Pancakes
·30m - 37
The Flying Canoe
·34m - 38
Gruff
·23m - 39
A Meal to Die For
·26m - 40
Sinbad's First Voyage
·33m - 41
The Haunted Castle
·44m - 42
Assistant to the Regional Tiger
·28m - 43
Mr. Rat
·32m - 44
Long Live the King
·29m - 45
Battle of the Volcanoes
·25m - 46
Episode 137 - The Invulnerable Giant
·43m - 47
Sister Sister
·25m - 48
Seeking Brother Husband
·22m - 49
Into the Woods
·40m - 50
How to Make Friends and Influence Monarchs
·35m - 51
Fearless
·31m - 52
Episode 131B - Theseus and the Minotaur
·52m - 53
Episode 131A - Oracles and Omens
·31m - 54
Episode 130 - King of the Ghosts
·23m - 55
An Otter's Ransom
·38m - 56
King Shark
·27m - 57
Episode 127 - I'm Not Lion
·29m - 58
A Whole New World
·28m - 59
Christmas in the Eternal City
·25m - 60
Island of Dr Moreau
·22m - 61
Blow Thou Winter Wind
·24m - 62
To Catch a Thief
·32m - 63
Til Death
·25m - 64
Son of a Peach
·28m - 65
Love, Marriage, and Dragons
·37m - 66
Episode 118 Strange Magic
·21m - 67
Fee Fi Fo Fum
·27m - 68
The Prince is a Pauper
·24m - 69
Slayer
·31m - 70
Dreams and Omens
·28m - 71
The Music Man
·21m - 72
Episode 114 - Donkey Kong
·28m - 73
Roadrunner and Coyote
·16m - 74
The Estonian Giant
·25m - 75
The Goblin King
·19m - 76
Hiatus Announcement
·1m - 77
In the Hall of the Mountain King
·29m - 78
East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon
·43m - 79
Love's Labor's Lost
·25m - 80
As Above, So Below
·33m - 81
Fire and Ice
·19m - 82
O Christmas Tree
·19m - 83
Cat Burglar
·23m - 84
The Hills Have Eyes
·19m - 85
Episode 104 - Charlotte's Web
·22m - 86
Episode 103 - Sympathy for the Devil
·46m - 87
Episode 102 - What Big Teeth You Have
·28m - 88
Islands in the Stream
·24m - 89
Dragon Tales
·21m - 90
Episode 99 - Warts and All
·32m - 91
Young Merlin
·43m - 92
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
·32m - 93
Were Tiger? There Tiger!
·18m - 94
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
·32m - 95
The Gambler
·26m - 96
Magic the Hedgehog
·25m - 97
Adventure Time
·32m - 98
Cloak and Dagger
·30m - 99
Victory or Death
This episode continues the Mayan story of the Hero Twins, focusing on the death of Hun Hunapu and Vukap Hunapu, the impregnation of Lady Blood, and her escape from the underworld.
·28m - 100
Power Play
This episode continues the Mayan Hero Twins myth, focusing on Xbalanque's solo confrontation with the Lords of Death and the bizarre events involving a decapitated head, a skull ball, and a magical goat man.
·22m - 101
A Memory of Light
Hidden gemThis episode tells the Maori creation myth of Rangi and Papa, the sky father and earth mother, and their separation.
Apr 18, 2026·26m·1 clip - 102
The Flying Canoe
Hidden gemMyths Your Teacher Hated Podcast's “The Flying Canoe” presents a Quebec legend in which eight Canadian loggers trade their souls for a canoe capable of flying hundreds of miles to a New Year's celebration.
Apr 4, 2026·34m·2 clips - 103
White as Snow, Red as Blood
The host introduces the original Brothers Grimm version of Snow White, highlighting its dark themes and differences from the Disney adaptation.
Mar 21, 2026·41m - 104
The Vagina Dialogues
This episode of Myths You Teach Your Headed explores a bawdy French fabliau about a knight who can make vaginas speak, discussing its origins and themes.
Mar 7, 2026·31m - 105
The Once and Future King
This episode continues the story of King Arthur, focusing on his rise to power and the challenges he faces from the lords, using medieval sources.
Feb 22, 2026·41m - 106
Episode 174 - Jeremiah was a Bullfrog
Hidden gemMyths Your Teacher Hated Podcast Episode 174, "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog," adapts a Korean tale from William Elliot Griffiths's 1911 collection, The Unmannerly Tiger, and a second story from Miryuk.
Feb 7, 2026·36m·2 clips - 107
Holding Out for a Hero
Hidden gemMyths Your Teacher Hated Podcast episode 173, "Holding Out for a Hero," moves between the Baltic crusades, Riga’s founding, and a Latvian hero tale centered on Loc Plessis the Bearslayer.
Jan 24, 2026·33m·2 clips - 108
A Brief History of Time
Hidden gemMoon divides "time stuff into two parts, day and night," and makes sunrise the cue to wake up.
Jan 10, 2026·26m·1 clip - 109
Days with Moon and Toad
Hidden gemA New Year's special exploring a Basoko creation myth about the moon and a toad, with irreverent commentary.
Dec 28, 2025·30m·2 clips - 110
Frosty the Snowman
Dec 13, 2025·27m - 111
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
Nov 29, 2025·39m - 112
The Enchanted Princess
Nov 15, 2025·31m - 113
Sleeping Handsome
Nov 1, 2025·34m - 114
Episode 167 - Fear Itself
Oct 23, 2025·45m - 115
Wrongful Death
Oct 4, 2025·21m - 116
Beauty Like the Sun
Sep 20, 2025·31m - 117
Island of Horrors III
Sep 5, 2025·33m - 118
Twilight Princess
Aug 23, 2025·38m - 119
The Thunder Rolls
Aug 8, 2025·30m - 120
Wayfaring Stranger
Jul 27, 2025·33m - 121
The Sword in the Stone
Jul 12, 2025·38m - 122
That Darn Cat
Jun 28, 2025·34m - 123
What Does the Fox Say?
Jun 15, 2025·32m - 124
The Devil's Footprint
May 31, 2025·31m - 125
Seven Wishes
May 18, 2025·44m - 126
Cloudy with a Chance of Rice Cakes
This episode explores ancient folk tales from the Mete people of Meripur, India, focusing on a foolish son and his clever mother.
May 3, 2025·20m - 127
Episode 154 - Love and War
Apr 18, 2025·33m - 128
In Cold Blood
Apr 5, 2025·46m - 129
Big Bird
Mar 23, 2025·26m - 130
Episode 151F - Dance Macabre
Mar 8, 2025·26m - 131
Power Play
Feb 22, 2025·22m - 132
Victory or Death
Feb 9, 2025·28m - 133
Slash and Burn
Jan 25, 2025·30m - 134
Episode 151B - The Wonder Twins
Jan 11, 2025·32m - 135
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Dec 28, 2024·28m - 136
That's So Raven
Dec 14, 2024·31m - 137
A Bug's Life
Nov 29, 2024·19m - 138
Episode 148 - The Giant Brothers
Nov 16, 2024·28m - 139
Fire and Pancakes
Nov 2, 2024·30m - 140
Cabin in the Woods
Oct 19, 2024·35m - 141
Gruff
Oct 6, 2024·23m - 142
A Meal to Die For
Sep 21, 2024·26m - 143
Sinbad's First Voyage
This episode retells Sinbad's first voyage from the One Thousand and One Nights, framed by Shahrazad's storytelling to the king.
Sep 8, 2024·33m - 144
The Haunted Castle
Aug 23, 2024·44m - 145
Assistant to the Regional Tiger
Aug 10, 2024·28m - 146
Mr. Rat
Jul 27, 2024·32m - 147
Long Live the King
Jul 13, 2024·29m - 148
Battle of the Volcanoes
Jun 29, 2024·25m - 149
Episode 137 - The Invulnerable Giant
Jun 14, 2024·43m - 150
Sister Sister
Jun 1, 2024·25m