Chocolate: A Decadent Deep Dive

Another Siren Encounter has come! It's sweet and a little (creepy) sour, just like a sour patch kid! Follow The Media Nut on all their socials: linktr.ee/themedianut --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi

A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J Maas is almost here! Join your Sirens deep diving into the newest big-bad Koschei, who's based on the one and only... KOSCHEI THE DEATHLESS - Slavic Folklore, here we come!  --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi --------------------- BOOKS: Russian Fairy Tales by Alexander Afanasyev, translated by Norbert Guterman ARTWORK: Koschei by Alexey Zaporozhets, Koschey revived by Ivan with water, in the tale Marya Morevna. Illustration from The Red Fairy Book (1890), Kashchey the Immortal by Viktor Vasnetsov LINKS TO RESEARCH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-europe/slavic-legend-immortality-koschei-deathless-002717 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Afanasyev https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Russian_Wonder_Tales/Tzarevich_Petr_and_the_Wizard https://acourtofthornsandroses.fandom.com/wiki/Koschei  

You might think having a little 'House Spirit Helper' would be a good idea, until they start being a menace! Time to deep dive with your Sirens on all things duendes, domovoys and brownies!  --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi --------------------- LINKS TO RESEARCH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domovoy https://www.reedquest.org/articles/2026/4/8/v5ftpdwiyqbpvv17wz82e29ifitpoq https://compendiumiberica.wordpress.com/2020/09/05/duendes-part-1/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/domovoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_(folklore) https://scotlands-stories.com/scottish-brownie/

The Roanoke Colony has been lost for over 400 years... or has it? Join your Sirens and their special guest and soon-to-be Anthropologist guest, Mel, as they deep dive into the many theories of what happened to the settlers.  --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi --------------------- LINKS TO RESEARCH: https://www.nps.gov/fora/learn/historyculture/the-lost-colony.htm https://www.outerbanks.org/things-to-do/museums-and-historic-sites/the-lost-colony-outdoor-drama/ https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-White https://www.britannica.com/biography/Walter-Raleigh-English-explorer https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/lost-colony-roanoke-island/

Ever wondered where chocolate came from and why? Join your Sirens on a most decadent deep dive into the bittersweet treat known around the world! --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi --------------------- LINKS TO RESEARCH: https://cocoarunners.com/chocopedia/gift-of-the-gods-chocolate-in-the-aztec-empire/?srsltid=AfmBOopaaLwYR3W3RMhRdXczzF_kRnW6H3xECulmx5Htw9RQWVCpvYDK&v=0b3b97fa6688 https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/maya/chocolate/blood-of-the-gods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate https://cluizel.us/blogs/michel-cluizel-chocolate-blog-spot/food-of-the-gods-theobroma-cacao?srsltid=AfmBOooN5B_zA5XiHN7unLw7db4J35j3Pljt8OeUmMhgSki8Dz6JiU4E https://www.kew.org/plants/cacao-tree https://www.britannica.com/topic/Quetzalcoatl

Off to another country to visit grandma! What could possibly go wrong?! A lot, apparently. Thank you Israel for your submission! Care to share your story? Send your mythological or paranormal encounter to [email protected] and get the chance to have your story told!  --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi

Our first Siren Encounter has arrived and your Siren's are... well, they're creeped out. Is it Duendes? Is it the Good People? Is it upset Thumbelina?! Listen in on the first of many 'Siren Encounters'!  Care to share your story? Send your mythological or paranormal encounter to [email protected] and get the chance to have your story told!  --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi

We sort of have fallen into a whirlpool... perhaps Charybdis has us? We'll be back soon!

It's our 75th episode, AKA, our Diamond Jubilee! Join your Sirens as they deep dive into the meanings of numbers, specifically 1-9. --------------------- Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi --------------------- LINKS TO RESEARCH: https://www.britannica.com/science/zero-mathematics https://www.britannica.com/topic/number-symbolism/Pythagoreanism https://www.worldnumerology.com/numerology-single-digit-numbers/

We will be back in May, 2026!   Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Become a Siren Seeker on https://ko-fi.com/storysirens Join our Discord on https://discord.gg/YvVRCQHAYe Music by Donald Guzzi