Story Sirens: Legends, Myths, and Laughs

Cupid & Psyche: A Timeless Love Story

Love is the air this week, so your Sirens have a love story that's as old as time! Get ready to deep dive into the bond between Cupid & Psyche. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/cupid.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-myth-of-cupid-and-psyche-117892
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius

Havana Syndrome: Mysterious Medical Phenomena

Join your Sirens as they dive into Anomalous Health Incidents, or better known as the Havana Syndrome. Also joining is Lisette Alvarez, creator of Stormfire Productions and the podcast Havana Syndrome, to educate us all more on this disputed medical condition.
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Link to Havana Syndrome, created by Stormfire Productions:
https://stormfireproductions.com/havana-syndrome/
Follow Stormfire Productions on instagram: @stormfireproductions
Links to Research:
https://time.com/6962399/havana-syndrome-russia-u-s/
https://www.gao.gov/blog/havana-syndrome-americans-affected-mysterious-symptoms-may-struggle-get-care
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome

Baba Yaga: The Evil Grandmother

Time to deep dive into some Slavic folklore and talk about the 'Purest Evil' grandma that you'd never want to meet: Baba Yaga! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Books:
‘Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale’ by Andreas Johns - https://books.google.com/books?id=yVN64AACjMAC&pg=PA8&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false
Links to Research:
https://www.worldhistory.org/Baba_Yaga/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Slavic-religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilisa_the_Beautiful
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20221118-baba-yaga-the-greatest-wicked-witch-of-all
https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/baba-yaga-confounding-crone-slavic-folklore-002836 
http://www.creativecountryside.com/blog/baba-yaga

Homer's Odyssey: Part Two

The second part to our two-part deep dive of Homer's The Odyssey is here! This is a big one, filled with lots of twists and turns that finally lead our main character back home. Enjoy!
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Map of Journey: https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
Links to Research:
‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson
‘The Greek Myths’ Vol. II by Robert Graves, co. 1955, 1960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laestrygonians
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section1/ 
https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines 
https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicones
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer

Homer's The Odyssey: Part One

Do you also have Epic the Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herran's on repeat? Learn about the story of Odysseus and his men, including his family, in this deep dive of Homer's The Odyssey! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Map of Journey: https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
Links to Research:
‘The Odyssey’ by Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson
‘The Greek Myths’ Vol. II by Robert Graves, co. 1955, 1960
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laestrygonians
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section1/ 
https://www2.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/index.php?page=timelines 
https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15906.png?v=1725269531-1681478901
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicones
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Odyssey-epic-by-Homer

Seelie & Unseelie Courts: The Truth About the Fae

Ever wondered what the Unseelie and Seelie Courts consists of? While there might be a hot fae on either side, we're certain that both will get a kick out of torturing you. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to Research:
https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-seelie-and-unseelie-courts/
https://seasonofearth.com/seelie-vs-unseelie-fairy-courts/
https://www.britannica.com/
https://folklorescotland.com/

Fox Spirits: Folklore, Fables & Facts

Happy New Year, listeners! Starting off the year with some cute and rather crazy (because, folklore logic) folktales, fables and facts on our furry little friends: foxes! 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
FOX SPIRIT by Min Ding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCQ6C03Ln5A&t=322s
Links to Research:
https://www.theoi.com/Ther/AlopexTeumesios.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus
https://www.britannica.com/topic/kitsune
https://yokai.com/kitsune/
https://sakura.co/blog/what-is-a-kitsune-japans-shapeshifter?srsltid=AfmBOooAARYZ0P5fUSOULs96qsRWhfpmQSfz-DpnfWCa09UPdQQN4TUJ
https://vampire_mythology.en-academic.com/307/Huli_Jing
https://academia.issendai.com/chinese-fox-stories.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumiho
https://pantheon.org/articles/k/kumiho.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reynard-the-Fox-literary-character
https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/files/reynardlowresforblogpdf
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/664/aesops-fables/#:~:text=Written%20by%20a%20former%20Greek,teaching%20a%20moral%20or%20lesson.
https://aesopsfables.org/C18_aesops_fables_about_foxes.html#:~:text=There%20are%2028%20fables%20in,order%20based%20on%20their%20title.)
https://www.wildthingsfood.co.uk/news/10-facts-about-foxes-that-may-surprise-you/

Krampus: The Christmas Devil Himself

Christmas was yesterday and we hope you were on the Nice list. If not, you were probably greeted by the meanest, scariest, most gruesome Christmas demon… KRAMPUS! Join your Story Sirens as they deep dive into the Santa's co-conspirator and all-around evil spirit, Krampus. 
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Music by Donald Guzzi & Artwork by Alexis Torres
Links to research:
http://www.rvakrampus.com/p/history.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Krampus
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/frau-perchta-christmas-witch-winter-goddess
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/krampus-could-come-you-holiday-season-180957438/