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Welcome to a Footnotes with Fox solo episode! To celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, we are heading to Korea for the tale of the 'Story Bag!' What happens when you keep your tales under lock and key? Well, they'll try to kill you and your new wife...
Happy New Year Travellers! Sparrow starts off the year with the purr-fect fairy tale featuring a classic nameless protagonist as he runs away from his problems. Only for him to find a feline-tastic companion along the way! Enjoying the Podcast? We ...
The Oak King will rise again. During Midwinter, he will emerge to fight his brother, the Holly King, and the cycle of the seasons will resume. Join us as we explore this legend and piece together the story of the twins and examining all the sources i...
Asbjörnsen and Moe give us an unusual holiday story this year with the story of "The Quern that Stands and Grinds at the Bottom of the Sea" translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent. Two brothers, a journey to Hel, a Christmas Eve miracle and the devil i...
Today we are covering the Chinese story of Chang'e, the Lady on the Moon, and her husband, Hou Yi, the famed archer! This legend is also one of the origins of the Autumn Festivals and has many regional and time-related derivations so we try to cover ...
The Selkie is a magical creature that can shed its seal skin to become human! The downside is that human men have a habit of blackmailing Selkie women and human women keep having affairs with Selkie men. There is a lot of Stockholm syndrome to unpack...
Join Fox and Sparrow for a spooky breakdown of some of the best non-horror villains out there! Get in the Halloween spirit with Azula, Morgoth, Darth Vader and Regina George! You can find our detailed show notes, on our fantastic website! Or chat w...
To close off our series on ancient heroes, we present a glimpse at some modern ones! From Frodo, Jon Snow, Spiderman, Luke Skywalker, Aang and Katniss, we touch upon some modern heroes and rank them according to, well whatever we want! You can find...
Sparrow flies solo in a special mini-episode! Join her as she explores three of Aesop's Fables and tries her absolute best to discern the real lesson in these tales: The Sparrow and the Hare, The Olive Tree and the Fig Tree & The Gnat and the Bull. ...
The story of Beowulf and his monsters is one of the most popular topics from early European literature! Vikings, monsters, angry mothers and dragons round off this epic poem that influenced one of the greatest fantasy writers - J.R.R Tolkien. Stay tu...