The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

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Two Filipina transplants explore the rich, strange, wacky, and largely underground (pun intended) world of Philippine Mythology.

Episode Date
Minisode 59: NAME GAME | How the Cities of Metro Manila Got Their Names
Nov 24, 2024
[Rebroadcast] EPISODE 9: IMAGINE DRAGONS | Bakunawa (The Moon-Eating Dragon of Philippine Myth)
Nov 17, 2024
58: BEAUTY AND THE BLOUSE | Blusang Itim, the 80s Supernatural Makeover Classic
Oct 20, 2024
57: EMPIRE STATE OF MIND | The Majapahit Empire: Southeast Asia's Pre-colonial Superpower
Sep 08, 2024
56: GOLD RUSH | The Tallano Gold Myth, Part 2
Aug 26, 2024
55: FOOL’S GOLD | The Tallano Gold Myth, Part 1
Aug 12, 2024
54: ISANG TANONG, ISANG SAGOT | Answering the Top Questions about Philippine Mythology on Google
Aug 06, 2024
53: DOCTOR QUACK QUACK | Folk Medicine Part 1
Jun 02, 2024
52: GREAT BALLS OF FIRE | Santelmo - Part 1: Flaming Orbs of Death?
May 05, 2024
51: PAST LIVES | The Eternal Love Story of Maruja
Apr 14, 2024
50: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU | Indarapatra & Sulayman, a Maguindanao Epic
Mar 10, 2024
49: HE WILL ROCK YOU | Bernardo Carpio, the Lost Hero of the Tagalogs
Feb 24, 2024
48: CACAO ME MAYBE | Maria Cacao, the Golden Ship-bourne Goddess of Mount Lantoy
Nov 26, 2023
47: MARRY MY DEAD BODY | Ghost Marriage Practices Around the World
Nov 19, 2023
46: UNDER THE SEA | Magwayen, the Hiligaynon Goddess of the Underworld and of the Sea
Nov 05, 2023
45: MY EYES ARE UP HERE | Mebuyan, the Bagobo Goddess of Death & Chief of the Underworld
Oct 24, 2023
KOZY KWENTO EP 2: My Son-in-Law, The Devil | Philippine Folktale Retelling
Oct 15, 2023
44: NOT TODAY, SITAN | Sitan, The Tagalog God of Death in Philippine Folklore
Oct 08, 2023
43: KNOCK KNOCK | ANG KUMAKATOK, The Death Messengers of Philippine Folklore
Oct 01, 2023
[REBROADCAST] 13: MUMMY MIA, HERE WE GO AGAIN | Death, Burial & the Afterlife in Pre-Colonial Philippines (Part 2)
Sep 25, 2023
[REBROADCAST] 12: MUMMY MIA | Death, Burial & the Afterlife in Pre-Colonial Philippines (Part 1)
Sep 24, 2023
42: TRUE LIES | The Modern Myth of the Tasaday Tribe
Sep 18, 2023
41: SIZE DOESN’T MATTER | The Duwende & Nuno sa Punso - PART 2 (Philippine Dwarfs or Earth Goblins)
Sep 10, 2023
40: TALKING TO THE MOON | Mayari, Goddess of the Moon (Tagalog and Kapampangan)
Sep 03, 2023
39: SHORT KINGS | The Duwende & Nuno sa Punso (Philippine Dwarfs or Earth Goblins)
Aug 27, 2023
KOZY KWENTO EP 1: How the Crocodile Learned to Hunt | Philippine Folktale Retelling
Aug 18, 2023
38: TAAL TALES | The Legends and Stories of Taal, the World’s Smallest Active Volcano
Aug 12, 2023
37: DARK HORSE | The Tikbalang: Half-Man, Half-Horse
Jul 28, 2023
36: TELENOVELA AS OLD AS TIME | Part 2 of 2 - The Adventures of Humadapnon (A Suludnon Epic)
Jun 25, 2023
35: DON’T THREATEN ME WITH A GOOD TIME | Part 1 of 2 - The Adventures of Humadapnon (A Suludnon Epic)
Jun 17, 2023
34: KEEP IT IN YOUR BAHAG | The Hinilawod (The Three Brothers of Panay - Suludnon Epic)
May 15, 2023
33: I WHALE ALWAYS LOVE YOU | The Butanding (Philippine Whaleshark)
Apr 07, 2023
32: THE GODS MUST BE FIGHTING | Sinukuan & the Gods of Kapampangan Mythology, Part 2
Mar 10, 2023
31: NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP | Sinukuan & the Gods of Kapampangan Mythology, Part 1
Feb 02, 2023
[REBROADCAST] EPISODE 17: I HOPE YOU GET RICH | Filipino-Chinese New Year Beliefs, Practices & Superstitions
Jan 21, 2023
30: THE ANTI-HERO | The Babaylan Part 3 of 3
Jan 20, 2023
29: PRACTICAL MAGIC | The Babaylan Part 2 of 3
Nov 14, 2022
[REBROADCAST] 11: SHAKE IT OFF | Pagpag & Philippine Superstitions & Traditions about Death & Burial
Oct 31, 2022
28: PRIESTESS, MEDIUM, HEALER, GUIDE | The Babaylan Part 1
Oct 24, 2022
27: THE PRINCESS AND THE BETEL NUT | Datung Sumanga and Bugbung Humasanun (The BINUKOT - Part 2)
Oct 01, 2022
EPISODE 26: THE PRINCESS IN THE TOWER | The Binukot (The Kept Maidens of Visayan Tradition)
Aug 27, 2022
EPISODE 25: SHE’S A COLD-HEARTED SNAKE (TWIN) | Kambal-Ahas or the Mystical Snake Twins of Philippine Folklore
Jul 11, 2022
EPISODE 24: PART OF OUR WORLD | The Sirena and Other Merfolk in Philippine Folklore
Jun 18, 2022
EPISODE 23: GOT 2 BELIEVE (IN MAGIC) Part 2 | Anting-Anting, Agimat, and Talismanic Beliefs in the Philippines
May 29, 2022
EPISODE 22: GOT 2 BELIEVE (IN MAGIC) Part 1 | Anting-Anting, Agimat, and Talismanic Beliefs in the Philippines
Apr 24, 2022
EPISODE 21: TGMBC BOOK RECS - PART 1 (Book Recommendations on Philippine Mythology & Pre-Colonial History)
Apr 10, 2022
EPISODE 20 (BONUS): MANANANGGAL IN MANHATTAN (Reading Melania: Devourer of Men, So You Don’t Have To)
Mar 27, 2022
EPISODE 19: URDUJA, WARRIOR PRINCESS | Legendary Princess of Tawalisi
Mar 12, 2022
EPISODE 18: BOSSY BABIES, TALKING ANIMALS AND DEADLY BATHS | The Epic Tale of Lam-Ang
Feb 13, 2022
EPISODE 17: I HOPE YOU GET RICH | Filipino-Chinese New Year Practices & Beliefs
Jan 30, 2022
EPISODE 16 : BIG LITTLE GODS | The Anito, Philippine Ancestral Spirits
Jan 15, 2022
EPISODE 15 (Minisode): A WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY FILIPINO TELEPORTATION TALE
Jan 02, 2022
EPISODE 14: BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIRINGAN CITY | The Mythical Hidden City of the Philippines
Dec 18, 2021
EPISODE 13: MUMMY MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN (PART 2) | Death, Burial and the Afterlife in Pre-Colonial Philippines
Nov 28, 2021
EPISODE 12: MUMMY MIA (PART 1) | Death, Burial and the Afterlife in Pre-Colonial Philippine
Nov 14, 2021
EPISODE 11: SHAKE IT OFF | Pagpag & Other Philippine Superstitions & Traditions about Death & Burial
Oct 29, 2021
EPISODE 10 (PART 2): BUDJETTE TAN ON TRESE EASTER EGGS AND THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE OF PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY
Oct 22, 2021
EPISODE 10 (PART 1): BUDJETTE TAN ON TRESE, UNDERRATED MONSTERS AND WHY WE LOVE TO BE SCARED
Oct 10, 2021
EPISODE 9: IMAGINE DRAGONS | Bakunawa (The Moon-Eating Dragon of Philippine Myth)
Sep 25, 2021
EPISODE 8: SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES | The Kapre (Philippine Tree Giant)
Sep 11, 2021
EPISODE 7 - STOP RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU FAIRY MUCH | The Engkanto
Aug 28, 2021
EPISODE 6 : LET’S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING | Filipino Creation Myths
Aug 13, 2021
EPISODE 5 (BONUS): IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW JUAN | The Tricksters of Philippine Folklore (Is there a Filipino version of Loki?)
Jul 30, 2021
EPISODE 4 (BONUS): RED IN HER LEDGER | Ynaguinid the War Goddess and How the Spider Came to Be
Jul 25, 2021
EPISODE 3: EAT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME | The Tiyanak (The Monstrous Baby of Philippine Mythology)
Jul 16, 2021
EPISODE 2: THE GODDESS OF LOVE JUST CAN’T CATCH A BREAK | Maria Makiling/ Dian Masalanta (The Philippine Mountain Spirit & Goddess of Love)
Jul 05, 2021
EPISODE 1: SHE EATS BABIES FOR BREAKFAST | The Manananggal (The Blood-sucking Monster of Philippine Mythology)
Jul 05, 2021