255-Chinese Folklore: Picture Me This

?‍♂️Trying to meet the love of your life? Maybe ask for help from two genies trying to kill each other.?‍♂️ Even if you're not trying to meet the love of your life or, like the characters in today's story, actively trying to avoid meeting the love of your life because you really ...  Show more

?We've all been there.?You spend a night out with friends, hanging out in the dark forest, crashing an ogre party and making dog friends. The only problem? You were out past curfew. Oh, and you came in through the chimney and absolutely trashed your parents' house.? The Creature: ...  Show more

Narrator: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica ✍️ Sound design: gentle birdsong 🐦🌺 Includes mentions of: Animals, Children, Romance, Death, History   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll learn all about the incredible life of the writer and illustrator, Beatrix Potter. Through h ...  Show more

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: cosmic space sounds 🛰️ Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Science & Nature, History.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's episode takes us through perhaps the greatest historical journey that there is - the story ...  Show more

Narrator: Elizabeth 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila ✍️ Sound design: quiet street ambience, distant bell 🏘🔔 Includes mentions of: Walking, History, Military History, Beverages   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to the beautiful, historic city of Bordeaux in France to continue e ...  Show more

His eyelids. He cut off his eyelids. But that is not all that the Daruma (Bodhidharma) is famous for. He's the man who brought Chan to China and Zen to Japan. Some say he taught the Shaolin monks how to fight while other tales talk about how he invented green tea, or well, his ey ...  Show more