Tales
By Parcast Network
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Reviews: 21
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Chuck Wagon
Oct 29, 2019
Fantastic. I'm a big fan of 99% invisible, Myths and Legends, and Stuff you should know. Tales has
become my favorite.
PavelQR
Aug 17, 2019
This is a wonderful show. It's so refreshing to listen to tales oftentimes different from the versions we've grown up with. Thank you! Tuning in from Havana 🇨🇺
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The Tale of the Three Apples
2636
One of the earliest murder mysteries comes from One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales. After a dead body is found in the Tigris River, the caliph’s adviser is tasked with solving the crime. If he fails, he and his family will suffer a similar fate…
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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A Bram Stoker Classic from Haunted Places: Ghost Stories
1887
Dracula wasn’t the only frightful fiction conjured by Irish author Bram Stoker… In this retelling of “The Judge’s House,” a Cambridge student is overcome with curiosity — then dread — as he faces an evil man’s terrifying legacy. Listen to Part 1 right here, then search “Haunted Places: Ghost Stories” to hear Part 2, when the Judge himself comes calling… Haunted Places: Ghost Stories is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Every Thursday, find a new tale of terror from some of history’s greatest authors. Listen free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Pt. 2
2857
The stranger's beans led Jack to the land of the giants... but will he be able to escape? And how will the discovery of a dangerous magical land save him from poverty?
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Pt. 1
2605
An iconic tale, this story tells how a young boy makes a foolhardy gamble to save himself and his mother from starvation. Would you sell your only hope for a handful of magic beans?
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women
2563
In this ancient Ibibio tale, beauty is a questionable gift for a young heroine who just wants some friends to visit a festival with. Instead, she finds herself wrapped up in a story of betrayal — and brutal revenge.
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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The Wicked Old Man of the Sea
2859
In this ancient Finnish folk tale, a fisherman is forced to give his daughters to the evil sea spirit, Wetehinen. After two daughters disobey the supernatural being, he kills them. But the fisherman's youngest daughter devises a plan to bring her sisters back to life, and destroy Wetehinen once and for all.
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Mangita & Larina
2463
From the Philippines, this folktale personifies goodness and wickedness in the form of two rival siblings. But it’s not only a lesson in morality — it’s an origin story for a lake event that’s tied to the Pasig River.
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Hansel & Gretel Pt. 2
2602
As the truth of their abandonment sinks in, Hansel and Gretel begin to despair — until the tantalizing smell of gingerbread leads them to a house of sweets. But the sugary cottage hides a rotten core, and the children are left to determine how to outwit a witch.
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Hansel & Gretel Pt. 1
2535
In the midst of a famine, a father and his wife lead their children deep into a forest. They mean to leave them there in a desperate bid for survival. And though Hansel and Gretel prove to be clever and capable, their stepmother is a determined adversary.
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Jan 13, 2021 |