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Fireside Folklore with Hades

Once upon a time, gods and goddesses walked among us, granting their favor to heroes and creating sea monsters because … well, because they could. After one too many festivals was ruined by a vengeful Poseidon who thought the sacrifice of fish upon his altar wasn’t flaky enough, a hero bravely constructed a wall so thick and impenetrable that not even the most industrious of gods could breach it.Fast forward to 2023 when, as part of a wager, Hades decided to leverage one hapless mortal’s brief

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4:03

Selling the Underworld, Part 3.1 - Riding to the...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/09/20

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Just when I thought we'd be getting back to the serious business of telling some real folklore, Mr. President made it very clear he wouldn't be waiting on Pennsylvania Avenue when there was an Underworld to tour. Thus, I asked Thanatos to make sure the man was brought safely to the Underworld. Safely doesn't mean quickly, however, my friends. Oh no. It just means he won't get waylaid by any shades ... yet. Of course, Mr. President ...

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8:57

Letter of Atonement

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/08/08

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings listeners, this podcast has been quiet in the last few months, and I finally have understood why. Quiet doesn't mean death; quiet is a time of reflection and understanding. Our writer has been wrestling with a personal quandary which has prevented her from working on this podcast, and she's finally decided to bring it into the light. As such, we'll be changing our next full-length episode, listeners, and share a story from her childhood. It's been l...

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2:42

Selling the Underworld, Part II: Hades's Musical...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/06/09

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! In this musical counterpoint, I sing a song that Mr. President will never hear. You see, my singing might scare him off, and I can't do that. Not yet. After all, I'm trying to sell my realm, and if there's no leader to buy it, then I can't take my much-needed retirement. So, within the confines of my chariot, I belt this out while Thanatos laughs. Thanks, Reaper. As ever, any feedback may be sent to me at Hades@firesidefolklorewithhades....

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4:08

Selling the Underworld, Part II

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/06/06

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! In this installment of our satirical skit, Mr. President stands outside of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, waiting for Aidoneus to pick him up in that promised chariot. Of course, Mr. President isn't thrilled about the prospect of having to dine on a platter of pomegranates, but buying a ready-made realm with a multitude of subjects eager to bow to him makes it all the more worth it. As ever, any feedback may be sent to me at Hades@firesidefol...

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3:50

Selling the Underworld, Part I

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/05/16

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings listeners, after silently watching the world burn for the past month, mustering up enough resolve to write has been ... difficult. Indeed, one wonders if ruling the Underworld is worth the trouble. Thus, I decided I needed to shake things up. Perhaps, cede the throne to one who has more vigor in him, not to mention the ambition to rule. Therefore, I took my trusted rotary phone to reach out to someone in the Upperworld who has clearly shown the worl...

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12:23

Lore By the Lethe; Hypnos's Reluctant Sleep Stories -...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/04/09

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! After a long hiatus as we figured out our priorities and reconnected with our creativity, we decided to energize this feed with something lighthearted and fun. Our podcast has been classified by Spotify as being very much like those offering sleep stories. So, we thought it might be fun to lean into that a bit. Of course, as you should know by now, we can never seem to do anything ... right. Tonight is no exception. Hypnos, the god of sl...

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13:32

Forging Ahead: Changes To The Podcast's Tech and a...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/04/06

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. This is just a quick update regarding the podcast's direction. I'll be moving away from ElevenLabs due to some decisions they've made that go against my ethos as a creator. The new tech will mean a learning curve and a change to some of the voices. However, it is a small price to pay for my creative soul intact. Thank you to those who have been with me on this journey so far. I hope we'll be able to continue exploring the world of folklo...

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2:39

PSA - A Torch, Not a Trick

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/03/31

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. Though my work is grim, I do my best to keep from completely falling into the cliché of the dark and brooding Lord of the Underworld. Not all of my realm’s responsibilities revolve around damnation and torment. I may be stern but cruelty? That’s a mantle for others to don. One way I tried to bridge the divide was through this podcast. I’ve wrestled with the idea for weeks, to offer up a bit of levity for April Fool’s Day as I did last ye...

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17:45

Toss-Up Tuesday: Candy Coated Lies: On Censorship,...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/03/03

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! A few things happened in my absence that compelled me to pause my work on The Wounded Lion, namely the TikTok ban and Amazon essentially deciding to brick Kindles without Internet access so that they could force consumers to purchase new devices they otherwise wouldn't need to buy. As a result, I decided to give my uncompromising commentary on censorship and the slippery slope that it inevitably creates. From updating texts to reflect cu...

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3:58

Who's Who and Which Is Which?

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/01/22

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! We received a letter from Megaera, who wasn't at all pleased by Hermes's shenanigans last time. Perhaps I should have taken offense to my basso profundo being cloned, but he did finally keep his promise by retelling The North Wind and the Sun in an incredibly clever way. His father Zeus wasn't quite as pleased when he heard that Hermes had cloned his voice and given him the role of the North Wind. To say he'd been in a torpor was the unde...

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16:10

Story Sunday - Hermes Retells The North Wind and the...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2025/01/04

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! We hope you've been enjoying your holidays with ambrosia, nectar, and divine comedy, and 2025 has treated you well. I've been keeping myself busy, spending time with my queen and contemplating new ways to make Tartarus as terrifying as it deserves to be! On this Story Sunday, we present to you a long overdue retelling of The North Wind and the Sun which my nephew Hermes was supposed to have completed last summer. Time on the divine plane ...

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2:20

PSA: Hades On Mortal Gratitude and Folly; A Nod to...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/11/28

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners!In this completely unplanned interlude (whose true purpose will become clear shortly), I wish to take a moment to express my gratitude to the patrons of this podcast—those loyal listeners who gather by the fireside to hear the stories of old. Your time and dedication mean more to me than any mortal treasure ever could. It is your continued presence that motivates me to unearth tales from all corners of the globe and strive to make this the...

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The Golden Pail, S2E6 of Fireside Folklore with Hades

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/11/21

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! After many months, outtakes, and lost paperwork, we've done it! Here is the long-awaited episode, The Golden Pail, a tale from Palestine, adapted from Ibrahim Muhawi's collection of Palestinian folklore, Speak Bird, Speak Again. In this fairy tale, a prince must go on quest after quest, as the asks become outrageously more preposterous until the day of reckoning comes for a king's unscrupulous vizier. Along the way, you'll hear Hestia rel...

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3:25

Whoopsie Wednesday: Flames of Fortune

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/11/19

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! As is customary for Whoopsie Wednesday, (a segment I still question the sanity of), I present to you a song that didn't make it into the final take of The Golden Pail. Nevertheless, Persephone seemed to think that it was a work worthy of a swoon. So, against my better judgment, (because she really should be saying this about my singing instead of our nephew, Hephaestus's), I'll allow this contentious piece to grace my feed as though ...

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PSA: The Release of the Golden Pail

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/11/18

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! My husband is finally done with that long-awaited Golden Pail. Stay tuned because it will be released on Friday, November 22. In the meantime, I'll be sharing a song for Whoopsie Wednesday which won't be featured in the actual program. I loved it though and had to immortalize it here! Just don't tell Hephaestus or my husband though, okay?

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11:08

13 Nights of Halloween: Night 10 - The Babysitter

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/11/05

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! We know! We're late getting this one out to you, but Halloween is my favorite holiday and having an excuse to prolong my celebrations is always welcome. As we eluded to in the PSA, Pluto and his family were tasked with retelling the famous urban legend, The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs. Of course, in Plutonian fashion, this story didn't come anywhere near to being as scary as the urban legend you likely know. Nonetheless, we had fun wi...

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 13 - The Man Who Killed...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/10/31

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! Tonight, we make a sojourn into the world of true crime as we look at the true story behind the urban legends about Halloween candy being tainted with drugs or filled with razor blades. Sadly, the Pixy Stix that killed a young boy was given to him by his father. Not a stranger. His father. Why? Because he wanted to collect life insurance money and pay off his debts. Thankfully, this is the only known instance of Halloween candy which was ...

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 12 - The War of the Worlds

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/10/29

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! Though Night 10 is in Pluto's hands, and Night 11 is currently unclaimed, Ares waits for no one, so we bring to you the infamous old-time radio episode, The War of the Worlds which first aired on October 30, 1938. This clever episode had the world in quite the panic. Its format, a seemingly innocuous orchestral concert interrupted by breaking news broadcasts, is what made this such a brilliant show. Though those who tuned in fro...

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PSA From Pluto: Don't Count Your Legends Before They...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/10/27

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! Our good friend Pluto and his Roman family were tasked with getting the Babysitter performed and recorded today, but if directing my family is like herding cats, then getting his family to perform together is like trying to draw water with a sieve. Hopefully we'll have it done later today, because we, the Greek gods, are waiting with bated breath. It may not be a scary story, (but what in Pluto's hands is?), but we're hoping it will turn ...

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 9 (Reprise) - Those Who...

Fireside Folklore with Hades ·

2024/10/26

Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! After Death Robbery ended, my uncle turned and asked me what I meant when I said that Boris Karloff had a voice like molten silver with a sinister undertone. And, as much as I hate to admit it, he was right. This depiction was ... underwhelming. The story itself was a chilling classic, but a grieving scientist overrun by grief is a far cry from the villain I was looking for. Now this story? It perfectly captures what I wanted to show...

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