Welcome to Air and Mankies, Captain of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable, and if history is an open book, all of these

amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Mythology is full of tricksters.

The Norse have Loki, the shapeshifter god, and West African folklore there's Anonsey,

the god of stories, knowledge, and trickery, and let's not forget the Greek Prometheus,

who stole fire from the Olympians to give to humanity.

Out of all these trickster myths, there's one that stands out the most during the Halloween

season, the Irish legend of Stingy Jack.

As his name suggests, Stingy Jack was a bit of a selfish guy.

He was known for lying, stealing, and drinking.

Rumors about his vile behavior made it all the way down to the underworld, and the devil

himself became fascinated by his most evil of mortals.

One night, Stingy Jack was taking a drunken stroll on a dark cobblestone path, and he stumbled

upon what appeared to be a dead body, but Jack, a born trickster, could not be tricked,

he immediately realized that the body was actually the devil in disguise.

Still, meeting Stingy on a deserted street was never a good thing.

Jack assumed the devil was there to collect his sinful soul, and take it down to hell.

Desperate to make it out alive, Jack decided to try one final trick.

He asked Lucifer for a little favor, just one last pint of beer.

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