Fireside Folklore with Hades

Fireside Folklore with Hades

Author: Tiffany J. Kim Language: English Episodes: 103
In Fireside Folklore with Hades, host Tiffany J. Kim invites you to pull up a chair beside a very different kind of hearth. The premise is simple, if delightfully absurd: the Lord of the Underworld himself, having lost a wager, is now bound to host a modern podcast. Stripped of his more fearsome duties and armed with millennia of insider knowledge, Hades offers a candid, often dryly humorous recounting of the myths that shaped our world. Forget the sanitized versions; here you’ll hear the messy, petty, and profoundly human dramas from the divine source who witnessed them firsthand. This isn't a dry history lesson, but a series of intimate conversations and stories told from a unique vantage point at the crossroads of society, art, and culture. Each episode feels like an eavesdropped confession, where legendary figures are revealed as complex characters and ancient events are unpacked with a surprising contemporary relevance. The podcast thrives on this anachronistic charm-Hades might critique a hero’s strategy with the detached air of a sports analyst or lament a goddess’s fashion choices as if reviewing a red carpet. Tiffany J. Kim’s creation blends education with performing arts, transforming folklore into gripping narrative. You’ll find yourself reconsidering familiar tales, listening for the subtle biases of the divine narrator, and perhaps gaining a little sympathy for the god who drew the short straw. It’s a fresh, character-driven exploration of why these old stories still resonate, delivered with a voice from the one who was actually there.
Episodes
Whoopsie Wednesday - Terrifyingly Twisted Tricks and Treats [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:44
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! While producing the 13 Nights of Halloween, my Underworld Undead Quartet composed some songs that were either too cutesy, too weird, or too out-of-genre to be used,…
PSA: 13 Nights of Halloween for 2024 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:14
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! I bring both good and bad news in this update. The bad news is that despite completing the writing of "The Golden Pail," my divine family has been dragging their fee…
Your Suffering Is My Suffering (Hades's Haunting Lament) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:39
Send over your dead SMS messages.[Verse 1]In the land where shadows stretch beneath the olive tree,A people’s hope is shattered, like ruins washed to sea.The ruthless hand of Israel, relentless in its claim,Has torn apar…
Apollon's Rant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:49
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! Well, it isn't exactly a story. At least, not in the traditional sense of the word, but sometimes, other, more important things need to be aired, like Apollon's disd…
PSA: Persephone's Promise [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:53
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! I know we've been pretty quiet lately, but my husband has actually been working on the Golden Pail, despite the lack of any trailers. It just got to a point where he…
Twisted Tuesday for August 20, 2024 - The Babysitter [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:36
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! What happens when Pluto tries to retell an urban legend? He gets flustered, Jupiter gets fired, and everything falls apart. Hopefully, you all know the story well en…
Toss-Up Tuesday for July 23, 2024 - Hades Sends Out an SOS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:44
Send over your dead SMS messages.Greetings, listeners! Today, Hades tells you all how happy he is sitting by the Lethe working on his podcast. All is not as it seems, however, for within his message lies another more dra…