What Say the Oracle?

Amazons, Valkyries, Nymph! Many mythological tales have immortalized the power, grace, and ruthlessness of women warriors. This week we explore the world's most terrifying girl gangs to commemorate the release of DC's Wonder Woman movie. The music in this episode was created by Ari de Niro. Support him by checking out his music on the free music archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/

When a man becomes a myth, where do you draw the line between fact and fantasy? In this extra episode we take a look at Alexander the Great, the enigmatic emperor that became a god within his own lifetime, and how the anecdotes of his birth, life, and death became a mythology all its own. The music in this episode was created by Ari de Niro. Support him by checking out his music on the free music archive: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/

This week we're digging into the Japanese fox spirits known as kitsune. Sometimes benevolent and sometimes incurable pranksters, these's guys are always down for a smoke and a good time. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Please support them by checking out their channels. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p

This episode was originally published shortly after the release of Thor: Ragnarok and so we made a marathon of Thor's Greatest Hits. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Please support them by checking out their channels. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p

If you take one thing away from this episode, we hope that you learn not to come between a lonely snake, her husband, and their platonic life partner. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Please support them by checking out their channels. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=p

Many tales within 1001 Arabian Nights are very well known, but what about all those other stories? Today, we delve into an all-but forgotten epic about magic weeds, hipsters, and a chain-smoking Serpent Queen. If you enjoy this show, please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/whatsay All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Please support them by checking out their...

Everybody hates cliff hangers, those nasty little plot devices that keep us watching Netflix until 4 AM with their emotional manipulation and Jedi mind tricks. Sure, they've done a lot of evil, like keeping Lost going for six goddamn seasons, but they also gave us 1001 Arabian Nights. In this episode series, we explore the tales contained within this ancient door-stopper. If you enjoy our show, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just $5 per month, you can get an episode of What...

Long before the 5 Stages of Grief, the Norse had their own way of dealing with loss. Step 1: Hogtie your enemies. Step 2: Skin your loved ones. Step 3: Profit. All of the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Support them by visiting their channel here: http://tinyurl.com/kaq3uas Support us on Patreon and receive instant access to all of our extra episodes for just $5 per month, plus tons of other great bonuses. Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/whatsay

Courtesy of some bad dreams and a very productive roadtrip, Odin's son Baldir becomes invincible. Until he dies, that is. All the music in our show is created by independent artists. Support this episode's artist by visiting his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured Support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/whatsay

Did you know that the universe is made from the dismantled corpse of an ancient giant? Neither did we! Find out more intensely disgusting facts about the universe according to North Mythology in our introductory episode. We cover the creation myth, go through each of the nine realms and the creatures that live there, and explain the major gods and goddesses including Odin, Thor, Loki, Baldir, Freya, and Freyr. All of the music in our show is produced by independent artists. Support them by...

His adventures are legendary, so is his dick. Today we're gonna talk about the greatest hero of Gaelic myth, Cu Chulainn. All the music in our show is created by independent artists. Support this episode's artist Young Taylor by visiting his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdxsYi3lCcPArLq1vYFyIw

J.R.R Tolkien set out to recreate and preserve the ancient myths of the Gaelic people when he authored The Lord of the Rings triology, what he failed to mention was how utterly impossible to pronounce the original names were. All the music in our show is created by independent artists. Support today's artist Young Taylor by visiting their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYdxsYi3lCcPArLq1vYFyIw

Our time in Germany draws to a close. But never fear, we've saved the strangest Grimm fairy tale for last. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. To hear more of their work, visit their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured

Everybody loves a get rich quick scheme, but we bet you haven't heard one quite like this before. The second stop in our tour of lesser known Grimm fairy tales takes us to the home of a very gullible tailor. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. To hear more of their work, visit their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured

In this tale, we make our way to Germany, where the Grimm fairy tales give us a glimpse into the lost mythology of the Germanic people. You can expect lots of princesses and magic in the weeks to come, but for now, we're going to focus on a somewhat dim prince and his expanding band of misfit side kicks. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. To hear more of their work, visit their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured

Everybody loves a scoundrel, especially the Pharaoh the scoundrel is robbing. In this episode we hear an ancient Egyptian parable about the merits of unmitigated greed. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. To hear more of their work, visit their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured

Man, if you thought the Iliad was wacky, just wait until you hear the Egyptian version of the story where Helen was a doppleganger the whole time. You can't make this shit up. All the music in our show is produced by independent artists. To hear more of their work, check out their channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA/featured

Well we've had enough of the Greeks for now, so we're going a little further south to talk about the Egyptian creation myth. This episode introduces you to all the major Egyptian gods and goddesses include Ra, Shu, Tefnut, Geb, Nut, Hapi, Sekhmet, Hathor, Isis, Horus, and the Pharaoh too. All the music in this show is produced by independent artists, you can listen to more of their work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA

Half way through this brick of an epic story, we stop and ask ourselves, are we there yet? No, no we are not, but we are finally to Troy! How's that for a plot development? Join us in this episode as we tell the exciting conclusion to this ancient comedy of errors. All the music in this show is produced by independent artists, you can listen to more of their work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA

Can't we just skip the Iliad? No, no we cannot. So here's an epic of our own, two whole episodes all about how Zeus fucked up the world. Enjoy, heathens, cause we're never doing this again. All the music in this show is produced by independent artists, you can listen to more of their work here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcTD4zqBuUJZjzUt03zganA