106C-African Legends: Who Tells Your Story

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The king returns to his homeland after nearly a decade of exile. An evil sorcerer king is at the apex of his power. Owls deliver insults and dating is difficult no matter who you are. The epic story of Sundiata, the first emperor of Mali, concludes. The creature of the week is the grey man of Ben MacDhui, a...grey man. Who lives on the mountain of Ben MacDhui. And also he's naked because why not? --- Sponsors: Check out Blue Apron. Pre-portioned ingredients with professionally-designed recipes delivered to your home on whatever day of the week you choose. It's so easy. Check out http://www.blueapron.com/legends and use the code LEGENDS to get your first three meals free. With The Great Courses Plus, you can learn anything about pretty much anything. They have so many excellent courses all taught by experts. I fell in love with the Rise of Rome. You can get your first month free by going to http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/myths You'll love it. --- Music: "Fantasy and Denoument" by Podington Bear "In" by Podington Bear "Elipse" by Blue Dot Sessions "Waves" by Blue Dot Sessions "Endeavour" by Jahzzar "Ruins" by Jahzzar "We Drive 3 Days" by Blue Dot Sessions "Thin Passage" by Blue Dot Sessions "Pacing" by Blue Dot Sessions

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, it's the third and final part of the epic story of
0:04.9	Soonjata, a legendary West African hero.
0:07.8	We'll see how you can pay for a family member's funeral expenses, with a basket of trash,
0:13.3	and why you should leave evil sorcerer king out of your online dating profile.
0:17.9	On the Gritch of the Week, we'll see that the real monster, the smelly Scottish Yeti
0:22.0	who lives at the top of a mountain, might just be you.
0:31.0	This is Myths and Legends, Episode 106c.
0:34.8	Who tells your story?
0:40.2	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:43.4	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:47.8	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening.
0:51.6	Previously on the podcast, we met Jata, born in a sogalon, and the King of Mali.
0:57.3	His older brother, Dankaran, stole the throne early on and forced Jata into exile.
1:02.8	While in exile, a sorcerer came by the name of Sumeru Kante, King of Soso, to go over
1:07.7	Mali, and burned it to the ground after kidnapping Jata's childhood friend.
1:12.6	When the Mali diaspora finally cut up with Jata and the King of Mima, they told him they
1:16.7	needed him, the rightful king, to return.
1:20.6	And then his mother collapsed on the floor.
1:34.9	Jata ran and caught his mother, who collapsed at the meeting.
1:38.4	Sogalon looked up at her son, and smiled faintly, raising her children, had been the pride
1:43.5	of her life.
1:45.3	She could look back and see the hand of fate in her life.
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