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The Legendary Tales

57 Episodes

59 minutes | Apr 29, 2021
Queen Charlotte from Bridgerton (and real life) and The Minotaur (Greek)
Isadora covers Queen Charlotte and looks at how her real life differed from her Bridgerton persona - including how she is Englands first black Queen. Adam, who is in the middle of finals, does a quick Greek myth where everyone dies!
48 minutes | Apr 22, 2021
Pirates, and Press-gangs (UK and USA)
Adam talks about Sir Francis Drake the famous British privateer, and Isadora looks at how waking up on a boat after a nights drinking was a real problem for men in the 1800's.
49 minutes | Apr 15, 2021
Witness Ghosts (USA) and Bella in the Wytch Elm (UK)
We are back for season 2! Titling the episodes a little differently but still giving you your weekly dose of Legendary magic. Don't forget to review and subscribe!
71 minutes | Mar 24, 2021
Season One Recap and Shakedown
We talk through most of the 50 episodes we have recorded, giving updates and snipits of information about the ones that suck with us the most. Ben joins.
54 minutes | Mar 18, 2021
Grinling Gibbons (UK) and Opinel Knives (France)
Adam tells you about his favorite knife, and Isadora tangents from the amazing Grinling to Christopher Wren one of the greatest architectural minds.
87 minutes | Mar 10, 2021
Absinthe (France), Prohibition (USA) and The Great Beer Flood (London)
Ben guests stars along side Adam and Isadora to talk about all things booze - how to drink it, when not to drink it and how to be swept away in a deadly floor of porter ale.
66 minutes | Mar 3, 2021
Trash Island (Global) and the Johnstown Flood (PA, USA)
Adam gets passionate (and a little preachy) about the amount of trash/rubbish floating around the oceans and Isadora looks at the Johnstown Flood, and Dam bursting which accounted for 2,208 deaths.
79 minutes | Feb 24, 2021
Catholic Saints
Adam and Isadora learn about Catholic saints. Some of whom are responsible for some of the stranger aspects of human life.
83 minutes | Feb 4, 2021
Jessie James (USA) and HH Holmes (USA)
Adam is well - and on the phone to tell us about Jessie James and his gang of murdering theives. Isadora explains how America's first serial killer was actually only convicted of one murder.
55 minutes | Jan 20, 2021
Toilet Ghost (Korea) and Casper (USA)
Ben is in the hotseat with Isadora talking about friendly (and it turns out not so friendly) ghosts.
88 minutes | Jan 13, 2021
Legendary Buildings from Australia and Ohio
This is one of our favorite epsiodes and since it was one of our first we thought it was a good one to release again while Adam recovers! We will be back next week. Isadora talks about two buildings in Australia, one still standing, and one which burnt in the 1800's, that highlight the competition between Sydney and Melbourne to be 'the' international city of Australia in the 1800's. Adam discusses a local legend of a building he has actually visited, and still remembers how much it made his skin crawl.
70 minutes | Jan 6, 2021
Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella
Isadora looks at all the ways Sleeping Beauty is problematic, but also has one of the best female villans of all time. Adam looks at Cinderella and how these fairytales have evolved.
42 minutes | Dec 30, 2020
Krampus (German) and The Yule Lads (Iceland)
Here is an episode about Christmas Legends:Adam talks about Krampus, the anti-Santa, and Isadora investigates a family of trolls.
77 minutes | Dec 16, 2020
Shakespearean Conspiracies (UK) and Albert Camus (France)
Isadora looks at who really wrote Shakespeare's plays and Adam looks at a French philosopher, and author!
26 minutes | Dec 11, 2020
Hanukkah Special
Isadora's Jewish husband, Ben, teaches her about Hanukkah, dreidels, gilt, and the Rugrats comes up more than once.
66 minutes | Dec 9, 2020
Vlad the Impaler (Romania) and Mata Hari (Europe)
Adam starts looking at Dracula but his research takes him into the much darker world of his real life inspiration Vlad the Impaler. Isadora takes a swing at a beautiful spy with the world on a string, and a tragic backstory.
75 minutes | Dec 2, 2020
Good Snakes (Global) and Anti-Heroes (Global)
Isadora does as rapid fire info dump on all the cultures in which snakes are used as a symbol of immortality. Adam slanders pop culture as he looks at the idea of what makes a hero, vs anti-hero, resulting in one of the biggest debates in Legendary podcasting history.
54 minutes | Nov 25, 2020
Thanksgiving and Black Friday (USA)
In this early morning episode Adam talks about Thanksgiving and Isadora looks at the history of the term Black Friday. In a new holiday tradition this is, like most holiday events, unedited when it probably should be!
63 minutes | Nov 18, 2020
The Presidential Curse of Tippecanoe (USA) and Russian Fairytales (Russia)
Isadora looks at a retaliatory curse for the Battle of Tippecanoe that claims the life of American presidents. Adam looks at the death of Koschei: The Deathless - in a surprisingly upbeat fairy tale.
55 minutes | Nov 12, 2020
The Masters Golf History (USA) - Guest Host The Swingdom
Racism, sexism and green jackets! We get schooled on the most famous golf tournament, The Masters. - with even more banter, and discussion than normal. Do you know someone who loves golf as much as Ben does? Tell them to check out The Swingdom.
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