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Ep 91 - Mayan Hero Twins defeat Seven Macaw

Today we are talking about the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, the central heroes in the Popol Vuh. If you’ve seen The Road to El Dorado, these are the two Trickster Heroes that Tulio and Miguel are impersonating. These two magical jaguar boys are gonna take down one big, gaudy, god bird and his sons in a mafia style hit ordered by Don Huracan.

PodcastChristian MadonnaAugust 10, 2021drunk, mythology, Podcast, myth, legend, lore, comedy, Culture, history, Education, philosophy, Maya, Mayan, Hero, Twins, Xbalanque, Hunahpu, Popol Vuh, K’iche, Book of Counsel, Book of Community, Native American, Mesoamerican, Central American, Mexica, Mexican, Yucatan, Chichén Itzá, Dresden Codex, Creation, duality, Sun, moon, Smite, Dreamworks, The Road to El Dorado, Tulio, Miguel, Elton John, hunter, warrior, jaguar, One Hunapu, Seven Hunahpu, Xibalba, Pok-a-Tok, Pitz, Lords of Xibalba, cheating, Xquic, immaculate conception, Xmucane, Howler Monkey Gods, Fine Artisan, Fine Thinker, Huracan, book of council, Seven Macaw, Vuvub Caquix, giant bird god, Tomatoa, Moana, Fat Chocobo, Big Bird, dentist, doctor, grandparens, grandparents, Zipacna, crab, Cabrakan, Earthquake, gypsum, plaster, poisonComment

Ep 87 - Kachi-Kachi Yama: Murder Badger vs Revenge Rabbit

We are heading to Japan for a tale of murder and revenge served farm to table. On the one side, we have just an awful badger, on the other side a poor old farmer and his naïve wife. We’ll see who comes out on top when the empathetic, clever, and really good at torturing and boat-building rabbit joins the battle.

PodcastChristian MadonnaJune 14, 2021drunk, mythology, Podcast, come, cultur, history, education, Japan, Japanese, myth, legend, folklore, tale, fable, Kachi-Kachi Yama, Tanuki, The Farmer and the Badger, Rabbit, badger, murder, regatta, boat, race, fishing, fire, revenge, Peter CottontailComment