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153: Asia's Santa - Budai & The Buddha

Dec 23rd, 2023 13m 50s

152: Hmong Nightmare Deaths & Freddy Kruger

Nov 30th, 2023 26m 43s

151: Hawaii's Cursed Pulp Fiction Pig-Man - Kamapua'a

Oct 25th, 2023 26m 30s

150: Cannibalism in Hawaii - The Curse of Kane

Oct 11th, 2023 21m 4s

149: Japan's Protective Yokai - Amabie

Sep 27th, 2023 9m 20s

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148: Korea's Politician Eating Creature - Yeongno

Sep 21st, 2023 11m 47s

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147: Korea's Famous Love Story - Chunhyang

Sep 14th, 2023 9m 2s

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146: The Filipino Sasquatch - Kapre

Sep 6th, 2023 10m 4s

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145: China's Child Warrior God - Nezha

Aug 30th, 2023 11m 10s

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144: The False Messiah - John Frum

Aug 16th, 2023 13m 14s

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143: The Field of Stone Jars

Aug 9th, 2023 7m 25s

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142: Thailand's Rocket Festival

Aug 2nd, 2023 15m

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141: The Hindu God of Wealth - Kubera

Jul 19th, 2023 7m 55s

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140: Japan's Master of the Great Land - Okuninushi

Jul 13th, 2023 10m 49s

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139: The Buddhist God of Time - Mahakala

Jul 6th, 2023 6m 55s

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138: Guam's Underworld God - Chaife

Jun 28th, 2023 8m 59s

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137: The Confusing Mayan Rainbow Medicine Goddess - Ixchel

Jun 21st, 2023 10m 44s

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136: The Philippine Shapeshifting Centaur - The Tikbalang

Jun 14th, 2023 12m 7s

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135: The Demon Who Cursed Japan - Tengu

Jun 7th, 2023 10m 19s

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134: Moana's Pirates - The Kakamora

May 31st, 2023 9m 23s

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133: Civilization's Maori Leader - Kupe

May 24th, 2023 10m 8s

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132: Uncle Scrooge, Hobbits, and The Mystery of the Menehune

May 17th, 2023 15m 6s

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131: Maui and the Maori Goddess of Fire - Mahuika

May 10th, 2023 11m 32s

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