Merlin: The Demon-Born Secret That Doomed Him | Ep118
Merlin: He was never the friendly bearded wizard. He was a demon-blooded wild man who spoke like an old king as a child, fled into Caledonian forests after slaughter, and returned to topple castles with dragon prophecy. How did one mad seer engineer Arthur’s birth, move Stonehenge, and teach magic to Morgan, yet still get outplayed by his own student? In this episode, we chase the earliest, darkest Merlin: shapeshifter, trickster, king-maker, and casualty of love. Listen to the riddles, and decide whether Merlin saved Britain or cursed it. Plus, the nun, the sea-spirit rumor, and the prison of stone.
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22 Nov 2025
Leyak: Who Hunts Bali’s Unborn? | Ep117
Tonight, we’re flying to Bali after dark, where the monsters don’t bother scratching at your window, they skip straight to tearing their own heads free. Meet the Leyak: a human sorcerer by day, a flying, entrail-draped predator by night, hunting graves, cradles, and the thin places between worlds. We’ll walk the village roads, visit Rangda’s death temple, and follow the whispers that blame every strange illness on unseen teeth. Is the Leyak a cautionary tale about power, or a warning that evil wears ordinary faces? Bring a light. It won’t help. But you’ll feel better holding it, for a little while.
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15 Nov 2025
Kaveh: How a Blacksmith Toppled a Serpent King | Ep116
Who leads a revolution when the gods stay silent and the princes look away? In this episode, we follow Kaveh the Blacksmith, an ordinary craftsman whose grief over his murdered sons ignites an uprising against the serpent-shouldered tyrant Zahāk. From a torn leather apron raised as a banner to the mountain refuge where a future king waits, Kaveh’s story traces how raw rage becomes a symbol claimed by empires, rebels, and Kurds alike. This is not a tale of chosen heroes, but of people who decide that fear has had the last word for long enough, in myth and memory.
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