Fireside Folklore with Hades

By Tiffany J. Kim

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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 misguided love of AI technology to convince her to create this podcast—a place where the gods, with their instinctively chosen voices, could recapture the ears, if not the hearts and minds, of people everywhere.Here, you’ll find gods and goddesses playfully peddling products like Ambrosia Bites—guaranteed to keep you going on all of life’s treacherous journeys—and recounting folklore from around the world. From the spooky legend of Devil’s Pool in Australia to the whimsical and obscure folktale of a clever Sheikh in Yemen, you’ll find a treasure trove of folklore, both ancient and modern, traditional and twisted, on this podcast.Hades, with his deep and somber basso profundo, narrates, while his madcap family lends their voices to the characters. In addition to the tale, each “regular” episode includes fun facts from Hermes, the psychopomp, who will share culturally significant information about each country or region visited. Persephone or Dionysus (depending on the season) will also share a recipe for something delicious to eat or drink, bringing the country’s delights straight to your dinner table. And finally, Zeus, the king of the gods, offers his Lightning Round, where you, our audience, can win a prize if you can answer correctly—no easy task when you must sift through the cacophony of these heartwarming and whimsical gods.In the beginning, this podcast posted a story each week like clockwork, but after Hades realized that AI ghostwriters were killing the fun (and frights) out of the stories, he decreed that all future stories would be human-written. Though our earlier work is here for history’s sake, we may go back and redo them, for Hades, that unrelenting taskmaster, has both patience and time on his side.In addition to the regular episodes, you’ll find hijinks from the rest of the family, and even some visits from the Roman pantheon, too. To put it simply: there will never be a dull moment here in this corner of Hades’s Underworld.A labor of love, this podcast is a way to share the world’s stories, enjoy a few laughs, and chronicle one creative writer’s journey as she was initially bewitched by AI and reunited with her creative soul.Please note that all “sponsorships” read by Zeus are completely fictional. This podcast, like storytelling by the fireside, will forever remain free from all monetization.

Episode Date
Toss-Up Tuesday: Candy Coated Lies: On Censorship, Ignorance, and Art As Critique
Mar 03, 2025
Who's Who and Which Is Which?
Jan 22, 2025
Story Sunday - Hermes Retells The North Wind and the Sun, or How Fireside Folklore with Hades Was Born
Jan 04, 2025
PSA: Hades On Mortal Gratitude and Folly; A Nod to Thanksgiving and a Warning Against Phishing Scams
Nov 28, 2024
The Golden Pail, S2E6 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Nov 21, 2024
Whoopsie Wednesday: Flames of Fortune
Nov 19, 2024
PSA: The Release of the Golden Pail
Nov 18, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 13 - The Man Who Killed Halloween
Oct 31, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 12 - The War of the Worlds
Oct 29, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 10 - The Babysitter
Oct 27, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 9 (Reprise) - Those Who Walk In Darkness
Oct 26, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 9 - Death Robbery
Oct 26, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 8 - Urashimataro and the Turtle
Oct 25, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 7 - Father Frost
Oct 24, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 6 - Death Is a Doll
Oct 23, 2024
Toss-Up Tuesday: The Olympian Games, Revisited
Oct 23, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 5 - High Beams
Oct 22, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 4 - The Inn
Oct 21, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 3 - Catch Kill
Oct 20, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 2 - Mr. Fox
Oct 19, 2024
13 Nights of Halloween: Night 1 - The Masque of the Red Death
Oct 18, 2024
Whoopsie Wednesday - Terrifyingly Twisted Tricks and Treats
Oct 16, 2024
PSA: 13 Nights of Halloween for 2024
Oct 09, 2024
Your Suffering Is My Suffering (Hades's Haunting Lament)
Oct 07, 2024
Celebrating S'mores By the Campfire: Divine Variations On this Girl Scout Classic
Sep 13, 2024
Apollon's Rant
Sep 08, 2024
PSA: Persephone's Promise
Sep 07, 2024
Twisted Tuesday for August 20, 2024 - The Babysitter
Aug 20, 2024
Twisted Tuesday for August 6 - Pluto Gives Up On the Podcast, Or Tries To, Anyway
Aug 06, 2024
Trailer Thursday for 07-25-2024 - Dead If You Do and Dead If You Don't
Jul 26, 2024
Toss-Up Tuesday for July 23, 2024 - Hades Sends Out an SOS
Jul 24, 2024
Story Sunday for 07-21-2024 - Baucis and Philemon
Jul 21, 2024
Trailer Thursday for 07-18-2024 - Why You Should Keep Sacks Of Flour With You At All Times
Jul 19, 2024
Whoopsie Wednesday for 07-17-2024: Persephone and Hades Share a Romantic Dance In a Spring Garden Under Twinkling Stars
Jul 17, 2024
Twisted Tuesday: The Gods Go Missing
Jul 16, 2024
Story Sunday for 07-14-2024: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, a Tale from Japan
Jul 15, 2024
Trailer Thursday, 07-11-2024: The Best Revenge Is a Fiery One
Jul 12, 2024
Toss-Up Tuesday: Lies and Gold
Jul 10, 2024
Story Sunday 07-07-2024 - The Twelve Months
Jul 08, 2024
Trailer Thursday; 07-04-2024: Let's Mix It Up! Apricot And Almond Spritzer
Jul 04, 2024
Toss-Up Tuesday: Bespoke Websites Made Just For You!
Jul 02, 2024
Story Sunday: Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer
Jun 30, 2024
Trailer Thursday: It Takes Chutzpah To Name Your Ship "Allah's Gift"
Jun 27, 2024
Whoopsie Wednesday: Apparently Ancient Princesses Drive Cars
Jun 26, 2024
Toss-Up Tuesday: Dear Prince, What Were You Thinking?!; Artemis Weighs In On the Princess and the Pea
Jun 25, 2024
Story Sunday: Kupti and Imani; Is There Any Patience for Sale? Patience for Sale?
Jun 24, 2024
Trailer Thursday: Trouble Begins with a Feather, Regardless of Whether You Pick It Up
Jun 21, 2024
PSA: No Set Schedule
Jun 18, 2024
Godfather Hades, Dionysus's Attempt to Retell (And Revamp) Godfather Death from the Brothers Grimm
Jun 17, 2024
I'm a Golden Bird (The Underworld Undead Quartet)
Jun 14, 2024
I'm a Golden Bird (A Sneak Peek from the Golden Pail)
Jun 14, 2024
Oh, Uncle Hades! Where Did Ya Go?
Jun 11, 2024
S2E5-Forever5 - Until We Meet Again ... This Feed Is Being Commandeered By the Family
Jun 07, 2024
S2E5-6 - A Letter From a Listener; Holding Onto Hope In a World Of Despair
May 31, 2024
Hera and Hades Make Peace With Ambrosia Cookies and Mutual Understanding; S2E5-5 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
May 25, 2024
The Twelfth Labor of Heracles, or Why Hera and Hades Are At Odds
May 17, 2024
S2E5-3 - Hades Takes A Listener Request; Or Unbeknownst to Ares, He Is Set Up
May 11, 2024
How to Reach a Ceasefire Agreement; Ares and Hephaestus Make Peace; Fireside Folklore with Hades, Season 2, Episode 5-2
May 04, 2024
The Box of Puppies; Episode 1 of Sweet Stories to Share; A Satirical Episode About Censorship And Its Detriment to Discourse
Apr 27, 2024
Cloud Camels, A Clever Folktale from Yemen; Episode 5, Season 2 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Apr 19, 2024
But Hades Adores Myths and Stories!
Apr 19, 2024
Sapphires and Scorpions: A Fairy Tale From Palestine About How Generosity and Greed Are Rewarded, Episode 4, Season 2 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Apr 13, 2024
Divine Idol: The Gods Sing To Solve The Podcast's Fiscal Woes, Episode 3-1 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Apr 06, 2024
The Sticks of Justice, A South African Folk Tale About How a Clever Man Caught a Thief; Season 2, Episode 3 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Mar 30, 2024
Persephone's Imminent Departure; Fireside Folklore with Hades, S2E2-1
Mar 23, 2024
Half of a Halfling, A Fairy Tale From Palestine About A Man's Courage, Compassion, and Cleverness; Season 2, Episode 2 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Mar 15, 2024
Chronos Messes With Time, Or Why The Episode Has Been Delayed; Episode 1.1 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Mar 09, 2024
The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister; A Cautionary Syrian Tale About a Foolish Woodcutter and a Frightful Demon; S2E1 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Mar 02, 2024
Cursed Into Secrecy, Full Production; An Underworld Twist on Faithful John, The Famous German Fairy Tale; Episode 20C of Fireside Folklore With Hades
Feb 27, 2024
Cursed Into Secrecy, Part 2, An Underworld Adaptation of the German Tale Faithful John, Episode 20B of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Feb 23, 2024
Cursed Into Secrecy, An Underworld Adaptation of the German Tale "Faithful John", Fireside Folklore with Hades - Episode 20, Part 1
Feb 20, 2024
PSA - Season 1 Finale Delayed; Season 2 Dedication
Feb 17, 2024
Damon and Pythias' Underworld Quest: The Greek Legend Reimagined - Fireside Folklore with Hades, Ep. 19
Feb 09, 2024
While awaiting Hades, who found himself in a high-stakes tale, we share a modern original tale about communication, divine wrath, and ingenuity; the Tale of Verbali Dio City, Miniepisode 18.5 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Feb 03, 2024
Chaos and Critique in the Realm of Shadows; An Underworld Adaptation of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Aesop's Fable From Greece; Mini-Episode 18 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Jan 27, 2024
Journey to Atonement: Simon Renaud's Elysian Quest; An Underworld Adaptation of Rumpelstiltskin, the Classic German Tale; Miniepisode 17 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Jan 20, 2024
Hades Takes the Helm; An Underworld Adaptation of The Husband Who Was to Mind the House, , A Tale of Humility from Norway, MiniEpisode 16 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Jan 13, 2024
Lo-Sun, the Blind Boy: A Tale of Generosity and Overcoming Adversity from China - Episode 15 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Jan 06, 2024
Buried Treasure: How A Priest Cleansed A Community of The Restless Undead, A Chilling Tale from Mexico; Fireside Folklore with Hades, Ep 14
Dec 30, 2023
Episode 13B: Zeus's Lightning Round, Holiday Edition
Dec 22, 2023
The Three Snake-Leaves, A Fairy Tale From Germany About Devotion and Betrayal; And A Winter Solstice Surprise; Episode 13A of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Dec 21, 2023
Maori Mysteries Unfold: Why the Kiwi Bird has No Wings, A Folktale From New Zealand - Episode 13 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Dec 15, 2023
Episode 12 - The Poor Man and the Rich Man: A Tale From Ethiopia About Greed, Cleverness, and Reconciliation
Dec 08, 2023
The Story of Princess Savitri, A Myth From India's Epic Mahabharata; Fireside Folklore with Hades, Ep 11
Dec 02, 2023
Episode 10 - La Madre Monte
Nov 25, 2023
Episode 9 - The Woman Who Was Kind to Insects
Nov 17, 2023
Episode 8 - The Lucky Soldier
Nov 10, 2023
Episode 7 - The Legend of Devil's Pool
Nov 03, 2023
Episode 6 - Divine Halloween Party
Oct 27, 2023
Episode 5 - The Bush Spirits
Oct 20, 2023
The Little Sister of the Giants; A Harrowing Fairy Tale from Brazil About a Jealous Queen, Three Giant Brothers, and the Wild Amazonian Jungle|Fireside Folklore with Hades, S1E4
Oct 13, 2023
Perseus and Medusa, An Epic Myth from Ancient Greece About A Prophecy, Monstrous Battles, and A Well-Deserved Happily Ever After| Fireside Folklore with Hades, S1E3
Oct 06, 2023
The Tiger Who Almost Went to Heaven: A Korean Originn Myth About the Birth of the Moon and the Sun|S1E2 of Fireside Folklore with Hades
Sep 29, 2023
The Legend of Tailypo: A Chilling Appalachian Folktale About a Reckless Hunter and a Mysterious Forest Creature; Fireside Folklore with Hades, S1E1
Sep 22, 2023