Sam Collins

What You May Have Mythed!

Arts EN ↓ 109 episodes

A podcast that explores Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales from all over the World in an easy-to-understand, fun and humorous way. 

Author

Sam Collins

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Sep 3, 2025

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Episodes

LXV: Perse, Pirates, and Painted sails 03.09.2025

Send us Fan Mail Another adventure of Perse and Englebert where they encounter Pirates! This is the last episode for a short while, but I shall be back on 9th October! Support the show

LXIV: Climbing lessons 27.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail We are headed to New Zealand for the first time and into a peculiar tale about a pair of brothers who want to reach heaven.  Support the show

LXIII: Anne story 20.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail We return, once again, to history and the life of a woman who, as you may have guessed, was called Anne.  Support the show

LXII: How to shave your goat 13.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail We return this week to Nepal and into a story read by my friend and colleague at DMC Campus in Gorkha, Nepal, Krishna.  Support the show

LXI: Speed freaks 06.08.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week we delve into a tale from Hans Christian Anderson and it's rather weird. like, the fence post can talk level of weird. Enjoy.  Support the show

LX: Owl about that! 30.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail We return once more to a duo that have become a staple of these episodes for a curious tale about an unwitting bird and the populace of a small village that have no idea what it is... Support the show

LIX: One Edward, Two Henrys, and many, many Richards. 23.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail For the first time in a while we are delving into history and exploring (in a rather rapid telling) the Wars of the Roses, the dynastic dispute that became one of the defining pieces of the 15th Century.  Support the show

LVIII: Half calf 16.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail We return (for the first time in a while) to the land that is famous for its myths, legends, and monsters: Greece Support the show

LVII: A little tail 09.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail A short episode this week, courtesy of the Brothers Grimm. It's short, peculiar, and rather whimsical. Enjoy! Support the show

LVI: How to train your Dog (A Tales from the Trunk adventure) 02.07.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week we delve into a story from Tales from the Trunk, with Perse (Persephone) and her adopted dragon, Englebert. So sit back, relax, and enjoy an original story from myself that sends Perse and Englebert into the depths of Greek mythology. For more information on the letters head to www.talesfromthetrunk.co.uk Support the show

LV: A child called rampion 25.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week heralds the return of the dynamic duo of fairytales, the bringers of fame and fortune, and death and destruction: The Brothers Grimm, and a story that I'm guessing many of you may know... Support the show

LIV: Adventures across Nepal 18.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week I am shutting my mouth and giving the stage (or rather the microphone) to four of the students I taught whilst out in Nepal. They retold some Nepali myths and legends, recorded them (in a rather echoey classroom) and here they are for you to indulge in. Enjoy! Support the show

LIII: Walled with love 11.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail This week we head to Albania for a story about a castle and a poor woman who became a literal part of it... Support the show

LII: Welcome back! 04.06.2025

Send us Fan Mail We are back! Only a short re-introduction this week and a little tale from the wondrous land of Nepal, but we are going to get well underway next week! Support the show

LI: Flower Power 21.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail A tale of kindness from two countries this week, and also the last episode for a while.  What You May Have Mythed! is going on hiatus until June 2025 as I am away travelling. But fear not, on 5th June 2025 we shall be returning with stories I have collected on my travels.  Support the show

L: Curiosity kills 14.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail We venture this time to the largest island in the world for a story about a sea monster with a taste for naughty children... Support the show

XLIX: A tail of magic 07.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail For the first time we slither our way to the sixth largest island in the world for a wonderfully whimsical tale.  Support the show

XLVIII: Light of my life 31.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail This week we are venturing to the cold, northern wastes of Siberia for an odd tale about the Sun and the Moon.  Support the show

XLVII: Fire, ash, and dust 23.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We return to the Roman Empire this week for a full 'on this day in history' episode as is is the 1,945th anniversary of the destruction of Pompeii.  *Trigger warning as this episode contains some graphic details about how the citizens of Pompeii perished.  Support the show

XLVI: Grind me a river 16.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We return once again to West Africa and a familiar face makes an appearance... Support the show

XLV: Bake-off 09.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We return to England this week and into a short story from Herefordshire. Support the show

XLIV: What a colossal building 02.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail We return to an ancient city to look at one particular building. It's big. It's round. And it was a theatre of death. Hmm, I wonder... Support the show

XLIII: Some peas and quiet 25.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail A short tale from one of our Danish friends, and a story about a very small vegetable and a rather large bed... Support the show

XLII: Thor's Toy Story 18.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail We return to the cold lands of Jotunheim this week and back into Norse Mythology.  Support the show

XLI: It's just one wall after another. 11.09.2024

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a request episode from Yasmin and it concerns a city of many walls in the sunny south of France. Any guesses?  Support the show

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