43-Slavic Folklore: The Wasteland

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

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🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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A story of a super-powered Russian hero fighting the evil, also super-powered villain known as Nightingale the Robber. Nightingale can fly, kill with a scream, and lives in the shadows of his forest. The journey will take our hero from home, through multiple stays with Baba Yaga(s), and finally into a confrontation with the legendary bandit on a quest to become the man he never thought he could be. The creature this week is sweaty, hairy, and naked...and the only way you can beat it is by wrestling it. Check out www.blueapron.com/legends for some awesome meals without pounds of ingredients left over. Seriously, check out the audiobook "World War Z" from www.audible.com/myths Music: "Direct to Video" by Chris Zabriskie "What Does Anybody Know About Anything?" by Chris Zabriskie "Denzel Sprak" by Blue Dot Sessions "Zither Sprak" by Blue Dot Sessions "Rough Hewn" by Blue Dot Sessions "Snowcrop" by Blue Dot Sessions "Pukae" by Blue Dot Sessions "Low Jack" by Podington Bear "Kiss" by Podington Bear "Old Regrets" by Lee Rosevere

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's the story of Ilya Moromitz and the
0:05.3	Nightingale Robert from Slavic folklore.
0:08.0	And you'll see that it's kind of like a medieval version of Batman vs Superman, we'll
0:12.3	also meet back up with our old friend, the legendary witch, Baba Yaga, and see how she
0:17.5	and her murderous servants actually run a really nice bed and breakfast.
0:22.0	Then, on the creature of the week, you'll see why it might be a good idea to keep your
0:25.3	phone in a plastic bag. You might need to shove it in the armpits of the sweaty, hairy
0:30.8	little creature.
0:36.9	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 43, The Wasteland.
0:43.3	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore. Some are incredibly popular stories
0:50.0	you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:52.6	Here's our stories you might not have heard, but really should.
0:55.5	This week, we'll get back in Slavic folklore. So in the same tradition of all the Ivens,
1:00.7	Koshay the Deathless, or Kashi as I wasn't really saying correctly, and Baba Yaga, who's
1:05.8	actually pronounced Baba Yaga, which from now on I'll say that, but I didn't want to
1:09.8	mess it up for the intro.
1:11.1	Anyway, we're back there with the story of Ilya Moromitz, and the Nightingale Robert. Ilya
1:16.1	is one of the most famous bogateeer, basically like a knight. I don't want to give
1:19.8	away too much, so I'm just going to jump right into the story. This is set in the Middle
1:23.5	Ages, and I would date this story around 1000 AD. It's set in modern day Russia and Ukraine.
1:29.4	Though when this story took place, nothing like the modern nation states of Russia or
1:33.2	Ukraine existed. I'll put a map on the discussion post, approximating Ilya's journey.
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