299-Korean Folklore: Long Con

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The spies are coming. Governor Sim has gone too far and earned the attention of the king, who's sending people to see what's going on in Sim's district. The only thing? Sim is four steps ahead of the king and those spies don't know what they're walking into.

The creature is Western Europe's first vampire! And why you want to avoid mixing sorcery with your home improvement projects!

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0:00.0	This week on Myths and Legends, there are two stories from the Korean Peninsula,
0:04.1	where we see the fun, the horrifying, and the stinky sides of absolute power.
0:10.0	The great of this time is Western Europe's first vampire,
0:13.4	and the dangers of doing sorcery while working on the roof.
0:16.5	This is Myths and Legends, episode 299, long con.
0:30.8	This is a podcast we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:34.4	Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know,
0:37.3	but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you,
0:40.9	but are definitely worth listening.
0:42.8	Today, there are two stories from the Korean Peninsula,
0:45.8	about people taking things too far.
0:48.4	On the first, we'll see an ambitious cousin of the king,
0:51.7	who doesn't want to be restrained by silly things like compassion and laws.
1:07.4	No, it's just I'm so surprised you were able to find a black horse.
1:11.9	That's amazing. Sim shrugged.
1:13.9	Was it? He brushed his hand along the side of the grey horse he had painted black.
1:19.6	Just checking again that the paint had dried.
1:22.3	Perfect. It is perfect. The king beamed.
1:26.0	He bit his lip. He had been hard on his young cousin.
1:29.7	It must be difficult never being able to see power in this time,
1:33.1	like just having to languish away in the castle for no other reason,
1:36.8	than that his dad was born a year later than the king's dad.
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