48. Hot and Prosperous (Have you seen my beautiful berries?)

Send us Fan MailHello, sluts! Welcome to yet another week where Max scares the ever living sh*t out of us! On today's episode, Janey is going to tell us a Japanese tale "The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die," and Max is going to tell us all about the Russian figure, Father Frost. Alternate episode title: Frost Side Story. Janey's Sources - The Story of the Man who Did Not Wish to Die“Japanese Folktales: Classic Stories from Japan’s Enchanted Past” Complied by Yei Theodora Ozaki National Geographic article about Qin Shi Huangdi “Is ‘Spanish Fly’ really an aphrodisiac?”"The First Emperor of China who Died During His Quest Pursuing Immortality" article from Interesting Engineering. Qin Shihuang by Asiaculturaltravel.co.uk Max's Sources - Frost"Russian Tales: Traditional Stories of Quests and Enchantments," illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova Free text of "Frost" from "Russian Fairy Tales" by William Ralston Shedden-Ralston A clip from Mystery Science Theater 3000's spoof of the film "Morozko"Support the showCheck out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account!Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!)Want more??Visit our website!Join our Patreon!Shop the merch at TeePublic!If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials!InstagramTiktokGoodreadsAnd email us at [email protected]