Latest Slavic Podcast Episodes
A Special Announcement!
In a Certain Kingdom - November 14, 2022 19:56 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsDn. Nicholas will be taking a brief hiatus from his podcast. Click here to find out what he is working on in the meantime!
The Wooden Eagle
In a Certain Kingdom - October 20, 2022 11:57 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsA certain Tsar collects artisans like trinkets. And what do you think? Of course they all compete for his attention. But once a goldsmith and a carpenter argue so much they nearly come to blows. The Tsar, never one to avoid an exciting opportunity, orders them to create the greatest work of art e...
Prince Ivan, the Firebird, and Koschei the Deathless
In a Certain Kingdom - September 29, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIn a variation on a familiar story, Prince Ivan is the only one of his three brothers with the vigilance to find the thief of his father's golden apples. But when he tries to catch the thief - a firebird - he catches nothing but a tail feather. His father, overcome by the feather's beauty, promis...
Prince Ivan, the Witch Baby, and the Little Prince of the Sun
In a Certain Kingdom - August 13, 2022 17:20 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsLittle Prince Ivan was born dumb, and his parents couldn't wait to have another child. Anything was better than a voiceless future Tsar! But you should be careful what you wish for. They did have another child. A girl. But she had iron teeth. And an unfortunate taste for... well, everything! This...
Just Like Salt and Baba Yaga
In a Certain Kingdom - July 20, 2022 17:15 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsToday we're happy to share two shorter stories, one called "Just Like Salt" and the other the return of everyone's favorite villain: Baba Yaga. In the analysis section, Deacon Nicholas recommends a wonderful new book that has some fascinating things to say about early Christian poetry and imagin...
The Tale of Vasilisa Mikulishna
In a Certain Kingdom - July 07, 2022 13:13 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsThis week we return to the world of mythical Kiev for another tale of the bogatyrs and... their wives? The Tale of Vasilisa Mikulishna is a wonderfully fun gender-swapping tale that puts masculine and feminine tropes on their head... only to put them all back in glorious order by the end. In th...
The Proud Bride
In a Certain Kingdom - June 23, 2022 06:30 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIn "The Proud Bride," we see the classic trope of the shrewish bride who is impossible to marry off (think King Thrushbeard and the Taming of the Shrew) being tamed by a trickster figure of a groom. But this time, it's the Russian fairy tale version. In the analysis, Deacon Nicholas reflects on...
The Three Sons Serbian
In a Certain Kingdom - June 09, 2022 11:55 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsWhen a mysterious old woman visits the house of three brothers, unexpected gifts begin to abound. But the greatest gift is sometimes the smallest, least expected thing... In the analysis section, Deacon Nicholas continues his examination of the poetry of St Gregory the Theologian and finds some ...
Ivan the Peasant’s Son
In a Certain Kingdom - May 26, 2022 18:38 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIvan, the third son of a peasant family, refuses to be left behind when his brothers go to war against a dragonish monster. And a good thing, too! For his brothers prefer snoring to swordplay. After coming into a land scorched by the attacks of the monster, Ivan becomes the last man standing betw...
Ivan the Peasant's Son
In a Certain Kingdom - May 26, 2022 06:38 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIvan, the third son of a peasant family, refuses to be left behind when his brothers go to war against a dragonish monster. And a good thing, too! For his brothers prefer snoring to swordplay. After coming into a land scorched by the attacks of the monster, Ivan becomes the last man standing betw...
The Third Son
In a Certain Kingdom - May 12, 2022 17:01 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsThe Third Son, a Carpatho-Russian fairy tale, starts like the well-known parable of the talents. But this time, we're looking at it from the perspective of the lazy, third son who did nothing with the talent given to him. What happened to that poor son? Well, in this tale, he goes on a transforma...
Season 3 Trailer
In a Certain Kingdom - April 28, 2022 13:14 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsAfter a long wait, In a Certain Kingdom is back! And thanks to the show's patrons, it will now be an ongoing bi-monthly podcast with no limit to the number of episodes. Not only that, but Nicholas Kotar is going to include stories not only from Russia, but from Ukraine, Carpatho-Russia, Georgia, ...
S02E15 Slavic Fairytales - Vasilisa the Beautiful
Mythoslavic - April 26, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutesSit with me here, near the fire, and listen to one of the most beautiful Slavic fairytales about Vasilisa the beautiful. Hosted by Karmen Support the show
S02E14 Werewolves
Mythoslavic - April 19, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutesWhat is it about werewolves that makes them so captivating? Is it their transformation from human to beast? The idea of being out of control and murderous when the moon is full? Or is it something more primal and basic, something to do with our fear of the wild and the unknown? Hosted by Karme...
S02E13 The Defiant Arkona
Mythoslavic - April 14, 2022 09:00 - 16 minutesImagine divine, steep and white cliffs standing defiantly over majestic waves. Its tops are made of rich green carpet and low vegetation is the only thing that has managed to resist strong gusts of wind for years. In the middle, like a magical fortress, stands a wooden temple surrounded by palis...
S02E12 Slavic Fairytales: Bridesman Sun and the Bride Bridekins
Mythoslavic - April 05, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutesEnjoy beautiful Slavic fairytale Bridesman Sun and Bride Bridekins by Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić Music by Jonathan Segev Support the show
S02E11 Fairies
Mythoslavic - March 29, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutesThey are beauties from fairytales, almost always in long white dresses, with long golden yellow combed hair, with blue or green eyes, with a floral garland on the head, a sweet voice, swift and slender. They're the epitome of beauty. It is said that they seduced young men by contacting them in ...
S02E10 Slavic Witch Hunters - Krsniks
Mythoslavic - March 22, 2022 10:00 - 16 minutesWe've all heard stories of vampires, werewolves and witches, but there is a breed that remains virtually unknown and often misunderstood. Krsnici are not what you think them to be. Far from being spell casters or creatures of the night, they are actually the opposite — a powerful race chosen by...
S02E09 Mokosh
Mythoslavic - March 15, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutesShe is the patron saint of women and women's affairs, the steward of our destinies and the goddess of fertility. They imagined her as a woman with a big head and long arms who visits houses and oversees everything, rewarding those who are valuable, and punishing those who are not. The great moth...
S02E08 Slavic Fairytales - The Girl In The Chest
Mythoslavic - March 08, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutesHundreds of years ago, Slavic peoples lived in scattered villages far from the light and warmth of the big cities. In that time, myths, traditions and folk tales were passed down from generation to generation. The Slavs believed that mysterious creatures inhabited the forests, mountains, field...
S02E07 Forest Creatures of Croatia
Mythoslavic - March 01, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutesThe forest is mysterious, yet enchanting. For thousands of years, ancient civilizations have looked upon the evergreen woodlands as a magical place for healing, foraging, and revere as sacred ground. Throughout our history, since ancient times, it has been a magical place that awakens the imag...
S02E06 Perun The Thunderer
Mythoslavic - February 15, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutesAmong the ancient Slavs there was a general conviction that in the sky heights, above the clouds, there was an almighty deity who governed lightning and thunder, rain and storms, but also ruled the earthly world. Very early on, the myth of the thundering god, the lord of lightning, was born in ...
S02E05 (South) Slavic History & Mythology (guest Dimitrije Denić)
Mythoslavic - February 08, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutesThe first interview episode is here! Meet Dimitrije, the admin of Slavic History & Mythology instagram page, a master of humanities and a historian who works as a history professor in Serbian school. Join us, sit by the fire and find out what is the most frightening creature lurking in Serbian...
S02E04 Morana
Mythoslavic - February 01, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutesWhen the cold winds under the end of the fourth quarter of the season triggered gloomy clouds and drove them over the lands of ancient ancestors, the Slavs believed that she filled them with snow and ice. Since then, throughout the winter there has been sorrow on earth and darkness in the world...
S02E03 Veles
Mythoslavic - January 25, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutesToday we will get to meet a deity that, like many things in Slavic belief, is torn between dualities of being both good and bad, especially with the arrival of Christianity. A deity that is the protector of nature, wilderness, forests, and animals but also a fierce warrior. A deity with many pow...
S02E02 Three Sisters of Fate
Mythoslavic - January 18, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutesFate can be indifferent, but also both good and evil in turn. What befalls us, however, always arises from the necessity and the fact nothing happens by chance. "Fate" denotes the condition under which man's will is held by an exterior force and to which he must submit, or in our case, the forc...
S02E01 The Secret of Baba Yaga
Mythoslavic - January 11, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutesWhen it comes to Slavs, magic has certainly had an important role in their lives, especially in the past. Sorcery was mostly used in medicine, combining spells and various herbs but it was a part of everyday life too. Women who practiced sorcery were capable of healing as well as of causing illn...
S01 Outro
Mythoslavic - December 21, 2021 21:00 - 1 minuteHear you in January! Love, Karmen Support the show
S01E10 Slavic Holiday Traditions
Mythoslavic - December 14, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutesOur Slavic ancestors gave great importance to their Christmas customs and traditions around holidays. They gathered around the fire and in those days were especially generous, gentle and calm. They tried to settle all debts, solve all the problems they`ve had over the year, staying in happiness ...
S01E09 Slavic Pantheon
Mythoslavic - December 07, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutesWhen we talk about the faith and beliefs of the ancient Slavs, there is much to say and in fact so little. Although we are a people with a rich tradition, history and customs, little or none of this was preserved from ancient times before the Christianization of these areas. Even if it was writt...