75-Pecos Bill: Rider on the Storm

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2017

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The story of Pecos Bill is that of a true American Hero...who spends half the story naked and who legitimately thinks he is actually a coyote. But don't tell him that. He's cool and won't hurt you, but you'll get into a long discussion and won't actually convince him or his horse (named Pegasus/Widowmaker/Jeremy) that he's actually a human being. Also, while we're at it, he can lasso water and air because I guess when you ask the audience to suspend disbelief, you go for broke. The creature this time is the Mongolian Death Worm. It's a sand worm, but don't go getting your maker hooks just yet, because it's no Shai Hulud. And that's a problem, because instead of the spice melange that will give you longevity and maybe prescience, it spits a virulent neurotoxin that will do precisely the exact opposite. ---------- Sponsors: Loot Crate: as usual, Loot Crate offers awesome, monthly subscription boxes full of epic and exclusive gear and collectables. This month the theme is animation, and subscribe by the 19th and 9pm PST to get stuff from Rick and Morty, Bob's Burgers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Futurama! Head over to http://www.lootcrate.com/legends (code LEGENDS) to subscribe today. Also, check out LeVar Burton Reads! It's at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/levar-burton-reads/id1244649384?mt=2 for Apple Podcasts and http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/levar-burton-reads for Stitcher. ---------- Music: "Vibrant Canopy" "Seamless" "Scraper" "Opener" "Moon Bicycle Theme" "Middle" "Gondola Blue" "Doubled" "An Introduction to Beetles" by Blue Dot Sessions

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0:00.0	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's the story of Pecos Bill, a hero from
0:05.5	the United States.
0:06.5	We'll learn what you should do if you meet a musly, naked stranger who thinks they are
0:10.6	a coyote.
0:11.8	Invite them back home to run your business, and how successful parenting in the Old West
0:16.4	included letting babies use knives as pacifiers.
0:20.0	Then, on the creature of the week, it's the Mongolian death worm.
0:23.7	And if you can't guess from his name, he's not very friendly.
0:31.9	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 75, Rider on the Storm.
0:41.9	This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.
0:44.8	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
0:49.3	Other some stories you might not have heard, but really should.
0:51.8	This week's podcast is brought to you by Lavar Burton Reads.
0:54.8	A lot of us, myself included, learn to love a good story by watching Lavar Burton.
0:59.4	Host of the wonderful TV show, Reading Rainbow.
1:02.1	Although you might also know him from Star Trek the next generation.
1:04.9	Anyway, Lavar has a new podcast that recreates the magic for grownups.
1:08.7	You've probably heard of it, it's called Lavar Burton Reads.
1:11.5	Each episode, Lavar picks one of his favorite short stories, like the great sci-fi story
1:15.7	Kin that Bruce McAllister and reads it to you.
1:18.3	I think you'll really like it, but hey, you don't have to take my word for it.
1:21.7	Because you can subscribe for free on Stitcher, Apple podcasts, or wherever you listen.
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