293-Hans Christian Andersen: The Little Things
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
4.8 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
The creature is Striga! And she's the reason to put on that extra loaf of garlic bread and leave pig bones all over church.
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"Celestial Navigation" by Blue Dot Sessions
"In Passage" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Rabbit Hole" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Babble Babble Brook" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Fissure Forming" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Heavenstill" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Single Still" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Loopy" by Blue Dot Sessions
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| 0:00.0 | Are you fascinated by unexplainable crimes, conspiracies, and fringe culture? |
| 0:08.0 | Well step into the crawlspace. |
| 0:10.1 | From tales of survival and deepfakes to synchronicities and cryptosuology, crawlspace is a podcast |
| 0:16.4 | that brings you weekly stories of the mysterious, harrowing, and bizarre. |
| 0:21.3 | Search crawlspace wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:24.6 | Crawlspace, where crime meets culture. |
| 0:29.0 | Click disclaimer, there's some dismemberment on the second story today. |
| 0:32.4 | Please follow the link in the show notes for more info. |
| 0:35.4 | This week on Myths and Legends, there are two stories from Hans Christian Anderson |
| 0:40.2 | about how the greatest strength is extreme sensitivity and weakness and how the only |
| 0:45.0 | reasonable response to wanting anything or thinking well of yourself is, of course, torture |
| 0:50.9 | and dismemberment. |
| 0:52.6 | The creature this time is a witch, who yeah steals the life out of people, but also hates |
| 0:57.7 | garlic bread. |
| 1:04.6 | This is Myths and Legends episode 293, The Little Things. |
| 1:13.5 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. |
| 1:16.7 | Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know, but with surprising origins. |
| 1:21.5 | Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth listening. |
| 1:24.9 | Today, there are two fairy tales from Danish writer and child nightmare inducer Hans Christian |
| 1:30.0 | Anderson, author of the brutal original story of the Little Mermaid and so many other tales. |
| 1:35.4 | Today, there are stories of little things leading to big problems. |
| 1:39.6 | The first is probably a story you're familiar with. |
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