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Myths and Legends

71C-Sinbad: There and Back and There and Back Again

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.825.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever wondered about giving that strange old man a piggy-back ride in the woods, the philosophical nuances of way too much grave robbing, or how many people are necessary to take down a four-story-tall baby bird, well, then this is the episode for you. Sinbad finishes up his epic tale of epicness and we see what led to him falling back on his plan "B" of living a life of leisure on his near-infinite wealth. The creature this time is the reason you should take a giant bat with you everywhere you go. Sponsors: Casper Mattresses. They are really comfortable mattresses that you will miss when you are away from home and want to letters to telling them such but that would be for naught because mattresses don't possess thumbs or sentience. If you want to give this whole "amazingly comfortable mattress" thing a try, you can for 100 days risk free at home. Check out casper.com/legends (code LEGENDS) to get $50 off a mattress purchase. Dollar Shave Club. You can get razors for only a few dollars a month. They are super-smooth, close shaves and you don't even need to leave your house to get them. Well, the razors, that is. You generally don't leave your house to shave. Unless you're stately, plump Buck Mulligan shaving on the roof. Don't be Buck Mulligan, though. That guy was a jerk. If you're interested in really great razors and not hassling tortured artists, check out dollarshaveclub.com/myths. You can get a $15 value for only $5. Music: “Decompression” by Blue Dot Sessions “Liptis” by Blue Dot Sessions “Sunday Lights” by Blue Dot Sessions “Toppler” by Blue Dot Sessions “Across the River” by Podington Bear “All the Ways” by Podington Bear “Just Watching” by Podington Bear

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0:00.0

Just brief disclaimer, there's more graphic than usual violence this week.

0:03.2

I listed all the details on MythPodcast.com.

0:06.0

This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, we're finishing the story of Symbad the Sailor.

0:10.4

We'll learn all about throwing pebbles at apes for fun and profit in opportune power naps,

0:14.9

and how you shouldn't offend someone who's giving you a ride,

0:17.7

especially if you're literally riding on their back, hundreds of feet up in the air.

0:22.0

The creature this time is one from Polynesian mythology,

0:24.7

who surfs down rainbows in his fish slippers.

0:33.7

This is the Myths and Legends podcast.

0:35.8

Episode 71-C, they're in back and they're in back again.

0:43.7

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.

0:46.7

Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprise and origins.

0:51.1

Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should.

0:54.0

Previously on the podcast, Symbad the Sailor won on seven adventures,

0:57.6

and then retired to a life of pain strangers to listen to his stories of seven adventures.

1:02.4

We're on adventure four out of seven, where Symbad actually got married.

1:06.0

His marital bliss was short lived, however, when his wife became terminally ill,

1:10.8

and he learned that the local culture required widows and widowers to be lowered into tombs

1:15.2

with their late spouses to die, so the couple could be together forever.

1:19.6

And that's where we'll pick up with Symbad, being lowered into the tomb.

1:27.4

Ow, ow, ow.

1:30.1

Ah, Symbad thought to himself, sure, they were lowering him into a pit to starve to death,

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