420: Korean Grim Reaper: Saja Boys

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

⚰️It's Halloween⚰️

What do you do when death comes for you? Well, the characters in today's stories have a lot of ideas, and they're surprisingly successful. The problem? Death works on a much, much longer timeline.

😈 The Creatures: Bulgasari

Why you don't feed your rice monster metal needles. Unlike most pets, it will be fine. You'll be in trouble, though.

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🎵 Music Credits

"Dream Abridged" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Gadabasa" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Noen Prasat" by Blue Dot Sessions
"The Burnishing" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Vellum Interlude" by Blue Dot Sessions

Transcript

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0:00.0	This week, on Myths and Legends, there are two stories of the Korean Grim Reaper.
0:05.4	You'll see what it takes to beat death at his own game.
0:08.6	Daily, Batman-style combat training, some intentional gardening, and very specific fashion choices.
0:16.0	The creature at this time is a rhino dog who eats nightmares and also metal and people.
0:28.3	This is Myths and Legends, episode 420, Saja Boys.
0:41.8	This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:46.2	Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:50.2	Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.
0:57.1	Today, there are two stories of the Joseon Saja, basically the Grim Reaper in Korean folklore. We'll dive into their personality and what they do in the stories today, but we'll
1:01.4	dive right in with a general who very much does not want to
1:05.9	meet the Josung Saja.
1:18.3	Music the Jose-sung Zaja. What's our family motto? General Jinné clapped his hands at the end of breakfast.
1:23.7	The general son looked at his mom who only sighed.
1:27.5	We have a family motto?
1:29.8	The son was just back from his exams and this was all new to him.
1:33.5	The father, the general, smiled.
1:36.7	He would catch on.
1:37.4	All right.
1:38.2	The general, holding his hand across the table and his wife's hand joining him,
1:42.2	accompanied by her own very heavy eye roll, the son
1:45.8	put his own hand on his mom's and watched his dad's lips.
1:50.5	Don't bury dad until he's been dead seven days. All right, everyone, have a great day.
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