36A-Pocahontas: The Empire Business

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2016

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The story of Pocahontas and John Smith has turned from compelling historical story of a brave woman who united two warring nations, to a melodramatic, oversimplified love story. In reality, Pocahontas likely never view Smith as more than a friend, since she was 11 when they first met. But they won't meet quite yet. We need to talk about the world they both inhabit, and the nations that will collide in the early 17th century. Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see why you want to bring hair clippers when checking on your infant in the middle of the night. check out the companies that were nice enough to sponsor this episode: http://Lootcrate.com/legends - offer code: LEGENDS (the Loot Crate community thing I talked about) http://Weebly.com/Myths Music: "Wipe my Face Away" by Keshco "Cloudz" by Jahzzar All other music by Poddington Bear

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, we're starting the real story of Pocahontas
0:04.4	and John Smith, and you'll see that the history is very different from popular myths.
0:08.0	You'll also see why if your water tastes like a salty toilet that you really, really
0:12.5	should not drink that water.
0:14.4	Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see why, if you're having a new baby, you'll
0:18.6	want to not only practice swaddling, but practice giving very quick haircuts in the dark.
0:30.7	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, Episode 36, The Empire Business.
0:37.8	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore.
0:43.6	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:47.7	Those stories you might not have heard, but really should.
0:50.8	Today's an interesting story for this podcast.
0:53.6	On one hand, it's not really a legend.
0:56.0	There's actual history behind it, and there are percussions of the events shaped North
1:00.2	America.
1:01.9	That being said, it's morphed into a completely different story.
1:05.8	One that's often times a melodramatic, early American love story.
1:09.1	It doesn't help that everyone who wrote about these things at the time was English, with
1:13.4	varying degrees, a strong agenda.
1:15.6	It also doesn't help that the story has been adapted to the point where it's almost
1:19.3	unrecognizable.
1:21.3	Pocahontas, an 11-year-old when she met John Smith, has been turned into a love interest.
1:27.0	The rescue of John Smith from her supposedly treacherous father, Powatin, is believed to
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