Monkey King: The Pride
2/11/20261 hr 1 min
🐺Inside each of us there are two wolves. They are named 'Shifty' and 'Freaky'.🐺
Which one wins? Well it doesn't matter because they're both demons so maybe try to starve both of them out. Or spit in their faces and steal their name tags, like Sun Wukong does. No wrong answers because, in the world of the Journey to the West, anything goes.
But for real, we catch back up with Monkey, Sandy, Pigsy, and the Tang Monk on their travels as they enter year 14 and the final leg of their journey. But are they ready...
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First 90 secondsJason Weiser· Host0:00
This week on Myths and Legends, we're back in the stories of the Monkey King, and we'll learn that if your jacked and oiled sons only think about martial arts, maybe don't let them make friends with a supernatural monkey. That'll just encourage them. Also, you'll see why you should microchip your pets, because they might start a gang and terrorize the countryside. The creature this time is an unwelcome lizard man who's the reason we all die, and that's also probably why he's not very welcome. [upbeat music] This is Myths and Legends, episode 428, The Pride. This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. Some are incredibly popular tales you might think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen. We're back in the stories of the Monkey King. No worries if you haven't heard the other ones. They're really fun and episodic. Basically, a monk in medieval China, named Xuanzang, was tasked with retrieving some holy scriptures, and Heaven saw fit to give him some bodyguards in the form of supernatural monsters trying to redeem themselves. The most famous of which is the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, a monkey with seemingly countless powers who was imprisoned under a mountain for hundreds of years. He fights with a rod that can grow and shrink. Next up is Pigsy, a stinky pig man who does not value intelligence or hard work, and who fights with a muck rake. Then there's Sandy,