Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs
Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into your favorite myths and legends from around the world, with a whole lot of laughter in between. From tales of our ancestors to stories written in the present, our lovely Sirens go on the hunt to find as much information and bring it to your lovely ears.
Episodes
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Story Sirens welcomes Intercultural Studies Scholar, and Creative Director of the publishing house and studio Cold Open Stories' Colyn DeGraaff! Today we cover Mothman: a cryptid that has been perfectly reinterpreted for modern anxieties of Americana, myth, and legend. But can this cryptid be as scary as legends say? Or just a misunderstood soul? Colyn & your Sirens will find out!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Documentaries:
Animal Planet's Lost Tapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKB_FTgxmY
Netflix's Inside Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqxZ5KxMMkc
Books:
The United States of Cryptids by J.W. Ocker
Chasing American Monsters by Jason Offutt
The Big Book of Cryptid Trivia by Bernadette Johnson
Links to Research:
https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia
https://www.mythfolks.com/mothman-legend
https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/Modern-Bridges/Pages/Silver.aspx
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2279&context=researchweek
https://uwm.edu/letters-science/in-focus-2021/history-student-tells-the-story-of-the-mothman/
https://medium.com/@jackpatrickbrooks/mothman-the-harbinger-of-death-1652671ef71c
https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/the-true-story-behind-the-mothman-of-west-virginia/
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Pan's Labyrinth: Moral Disobedience & Magic
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth is a terrifyingly beautiful dark fantasy that has captivated our Siren's interests! Join them as the deep dive into the film and it's magical creatures and myths.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 Pan’s Labyrinth
https://mythology.net/roman/roman-creatures/faun/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC539425/
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Egyptian Gods 101
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
With over 2,000 Egyptian gods, your Sirens have decided to give you the first, second and some third generation gods that have quite the drama to be told! The tea in this family tree is truly pippin' hot!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://discoveringegypt.com/ancient-egyptian-gods-and-goddesses/
https://ancientegyptonline.co.uk/
https://www.tripsinegypt.com/blog/ancient-egyptian-civilization/judgement-of-the-dead-in-ancient-egypt/
https://arce.org/resource/goddess-bastet-and-cult-feline-deities-nile-delta/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/ancient-Egyptian-religion/The-cult
https://www.thecollector.com/egyptian-demons-guardians-wanders/
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
The Legend of Blackbeard: Riches Galore
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Who was Blackbeard, really? Where is his famed treasure, if any? How did a pirate become so famous that his name is still well known centuries later? Join us as we cover BLACKBEARD!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Link to Queen Anne’s Revenge Project: https://www.qaronline.org/history/discovery-shipwreck
Links to Research:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Hornigold
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Blackbeard
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Charles_Johnson
https://coastalreview.org/2022/10/search-for-blackbeards-treasure-based-on-enduring-myth/
https://www.visitvirginiabeach.com/blog/post/vabeach-haunts-the-lost-treasure-of-edward-teach/
https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/queen-annes-revenge/#:~:text=Soon%20after%20the%20incident%20at,under%20CC%20BY%2DSA%204.0.
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Mirrors: Objects of Luck, Spirits & Portals to Other Worlds
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Wednesday Mar 26, 2025
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall... what do you mean you can make us unlucky, hold spirits captive, and be portal to Other Worlds?! Enjoy an episode all about the object found in every household!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/how-are-mirrors-made
https://www.maicar.com/GML/Narcissus.html
https://www.mirrorhistory.com/mirror-facts/
https://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Fauna_of_Mirrors
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Snow White & Rose Red: Grimm vs. Disney
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
You might be familiar with Disney's Snow White & The Seven Dwarves... but do you know of the Grimm Tale? Join your Sirens as we deep dive into the first Grimm Tale of the podcast! Learn about the true Snow White... and her sister, Rose Red!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://www.fabledcollective.com/snow-white-rose-red/
https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/175/grimms-fairy-tales/3182/snow-white-and-rose-red/
https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Brothers_Grimm/Grimm_fairy_stories/Snow-White_And_Rose-Red.html#gsc.tab=0
http://ianellis-jones.blogspot.com/2018/04/snow-white-and-rose-redor-how-to-become.html
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/07/the-tale-of-snow-white-and-what-the-various-versions-mean-to-us/
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
St. Patrick's Day: The Man, The Myth, The Holiday
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
Wednesday Mar 12, 2025
It's St. Patrick's Day week! Cue the green confetti and pints of Guinness! Enjoy this deep dive into the man behind this holiday and what is celebrated around the world. Special thanks to our very own Adam for joining us in this episode and sharing some fun facts about Irish traditions!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
St Patricks Confessio: https://www.confessio.ie/etexts/confessio_english#
John Ford’s Subversive St. Patrick’s Day Classic - The Quiet Man: https://newrepublic.com/article/112666/subversive-st-patricks-day-classic
Links to Research:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Patrick
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Saint-Patricks-Day
https://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
https://time.com/4261456/st-patrick-day-2016-history-real-saint/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/celebrations/article/st-patricks-day
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Balto & Togo: The True Story About Nome's Saviors
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
You may have heard about Nome, Alaska's famous dog, Balto, but have you ever heard of Togo? Or how about the other eighteen dog sledding teams who helped save the town? Join your Sirens as the deep dive into this historical story!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Map of the Great Serum Run: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome#/media/File:Iditarod_Trail_BLM_map.jpg
Links to Research:
https://www.alaska.org/detail/leonhard-seppala
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/900800
https://americacomesalive.com/balto-and-togo-two-great-sled-dogs/
https://www.nps.gov/people/togo.htm
https://dogtails.dogwatch.com/2012/03/06/balto/
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/togo-siberian-husky-sled-dog-hero-of-1925/
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Giants: The Ironically Short Episode
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
What better way to explain the history of massive humanoid creatures than by doing so in an incredibly short episode? Join your Sirens as they unravel the legends of GIANTS!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/giant-mythology
https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/giants-in-the-bible/
https://vikingr.org/
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Selkies: The Lovable Shapeshifter of the Sea
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Wednesday Feb 19, 2025
Time to deep dive into Scottish and Irish myths! Join your Sirens as they discuss the Selkie, a type of merfolk that you cannot help but fall in love with.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://intrepidusoutdoors.co.uk/scottish-folklore-the-selkie#:~:text=Selkies%20are%20shapeshifters%2C%20transforming%20between,them%20falling%20desperately%20in%20love.
https://sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm062.htm
https://folklorescotland.com/selkies/
https://www.wildernessireland.com/blog/irish-myths-legends-part-4-selkies/
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2016/12/selkies-sex-and-the-supernatural/
https://www.houseoflegends.me/blog/what-is-a-selkie-selkies-psyche-scottish-folklore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selkie

Meet Your Sirens!
Sarah is an American Voice Actress with over fifteen years of musical and theatre experience, plus dubbing. Yenni Ann is a bilingual Cuban-American voice actress with over five years in dubbing experience.
So, how did they meet?
Thanks to a voiceover conference in 2019, rooming together and sharing a bottle of wine every night, it became clear the two would become the best of friends. Coming from completely different backgrounds but sharing the same goals and dreams, Sarah & Yenni always knew they wanted to make something together.
So in early 2022, a thought sparked.
In 2023, the planning began.
And in 2024, it all came to life.
Join them as they venture through different myths and legends from around the world, giving their unfiltered and hilarious comments in between, learning about how these stories came to life and if perhaps they could indeed be real!