The Milesians part 2: The Invisible Kingdom
The Milesians are here! Discover the mythical ancestors of the Gaelic Irish and their journey from the city known today as A Coruña in Galic...
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Marcas and Stephie adapt and retell famous, and not so famous stories from Irish Mythology and Folklore. Each episode features a dramatic reading of one of these tales, along with a deep div...
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20 of 34 episodesThe Milesians part 1: Breoghán's Tower
The Milesians are coming! Discover the mythical ancestors of the Gaelic Irish and their journey from the city known today as A Coruña in Gal...
Wheel of the Seasons (Moytura Epilogue)
We talk about the relevance of Irish Mythology in a time of climate crisis, the meaning of The Second Battle of Moytura, ancient Irish calen...
The Second Battle of Moytura
This time it's war! We've been leading up to this battle since episode three and well, here it is. The Tuath Dé face the Fomóir at Moytura a...
Samhain/Halloween Special: The Adventures of Nera in the Otherworld
The walking dead, a talking corpse, a journey to the otherworld! Join Nera as he accepts a Halloween challenge that ends up being a lot more...
Road to Moytura Episode III: Wrath of the Morrígan
The Fomorians are under attack! The invaders' plan to conquer Ireland has been severely disrupted by none other than the daughter of their k...
Road to Moytura Episode II: War Cry of the Gods
The Fomorians are on their way and Lugh wants to fight, but the other gods are keeping him from the battle. Convinced his destiny is to defe...
Road to Moytura Episode I: March of the Fomóire
The Fomorians are ready to march to meet the Tuath Dé in Battle but their battle plans omitted a plan to ask the land spirits for permission...
The Dagda's Club in Love and War
The episode contains some explicit content. The Dagda is on a mission. He travels to the west to scout the invading Fomorian armies, but it'...
Sheelah's Day and the Myth of St. Patrick's Wife
We examine the curious folklore around the figure of St. Sheelah who isn't mentioned in Patrick's writings or in the works of his hagiograph...
Samhain Special: Badbh and the Banshee
We talk about that old Irish harbinger of death, the Banshee, her connections with Badbh and the Morrigan, the tradition of keening at funer...
The Judgement of Lugh
Lugh is about to lead the Tuath Dé to war, but first he wants to bring his father's killers to justice. We talk Lugh's epithets, ridiculous...
The Tragedy of Balor and his Piercing Eye
Balor, a giant who lives in an invisible tower, commands one of the most fearsome armies that has ever been. He is prosperous, respected and...
The Rise of Lugh
Lugh goes to Tara to claim his place in the hall of the gods but first he will have to prove his value to them. To do this he must win at an...
Lugh Lámhfada and his Resistance Militia
Bres and the Fomorians are raiding Ireland but Nuada doesn't want to drag the Tuath Dé into another war. Lugh and Bodbh Dearg take matters i...
Son of Fomóir: Bres, Éire and the Fomorians
Vikings! Fish! Goat headed men! Sliding into DM's Medieval style! A clue to the biggest mystery in Irish Mythology! Bres has lost the kingsh...
The Wooing of Étain (Part 4) - Midir and Étain
It's time for Midir to face the music. He and Étain have been enjoying an extended honeymoon at Brú na Bóinne as guests of Aengus, but now h...
Irish Mythology Podcast Summer 2021 Trailer
A look at what's ahead this summer on the Irish Mythology Podcast. The conclusion of subtale 1 of The Wooing of Etain The Fate of the Sons o...
The Wooing of Étaín (Part 3) The Wooing of Ulster by Aengus
Midir loses an eye while trying to break up a fight; Dian Cecht works some healing magic; Aengus goes up to Down to woo Étaín for Midir; The...
St. Patrick's Day Special: Patrick versus Cromm Cruach
Patrick has had a lot of success spreading the word of God in Ireland, but one native deity and his followers are not going without a fight....