Scottish folklore: Witchful Thinking
11/19/202557 min
🧙♂️So you've decided to steal from a witch or wizard🧙♀️
Are you sure about that? If you are, you might want to think about what you're going to do more than the characters in today's stories from Scotland and Norway. Especially if, like them, you end up stealing way more than you bargained for.
😈 The Creature: ewaipanoma
The headless friends of all the children in South America. No you can't see them. Why would you even ask. Oh, you didn't? Well, you still can't see them.
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First 90 secondsJason Weiser· Host0:00
This week on Myths and Legends, there are three stories of witches and wizards. You'll see how to become the most popular person at work with your unlimited milk parties, how every stray cat is apparently a witch in disguise, and that you should maybe have any plan at all if you're gonna go rob a wizard's castle. The creature this week is what happens when you listen to kids going on and on about their giant headless friends. [upbeat music] This is Myths and Legends, episode 422: Witchful Thinking. 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. Today, there are three-ish stories of witches and wizards, mostly from Scotland, but there's one from Norway, too. They're fairy tales, so not terribly concerned with history. And we'll jump in with Gilly McDonald, local tavern owner who just learned of a dangerous wizard and an intriguing rumor that might just lure him to the castle overlooking the sea. [upbeat music] "Hey, uh, wait a minute before you go to bed, okay?" Gilly McDonald asked the slightly older man