Cavalcade of Tales

I waited Six Months for another Fate episode?

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT

In the return from hiatus, Drew returns unmedicated and unedited to talk about a game he loved back in February. We look at the servants from the game and give the backstories of the various Biblical Figures, Japanese Sword Saints, French Martyrs and Greek Witches

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Hierarchies of Paradiso: Bayonetta and Angelic Hierarchies pt. 1

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 05:00:31 GMT

On the return to Season 3 we are looking at the Hierarchies of Angels first as enemies in the Bayonetta trilogy and then cross referencing them with the Angelic Hierarchies of Christian Theological thoughts. This is the first of 3 episodes on the topic, covering the first and lowest Sphere: Angels, Archangels, and Principalities.

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The Zodiac Age explained: History of Final Fantasy Classes and the Zodiac

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:00:41 GMT

Trigger Warning: This episode contains Greek Myths, meaning mentions of Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Murder and Child Abuse. Listener Discretion is advised

In this Penultimate episode of Season 2, We do a roundup of all the myths behind the 12 signs of the Zodiac and the history of the classes assigned to them by Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age. There will be no spoilers for the game, Drew is still in the starting city.

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The Mythos behind the Extreme Trials of Stormblood

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:47 GMT

Drew's finished more Final Fantasy XIV so here's another Mythos episode. In this we go through some Japanese and Hindu deities alongside figures of Chinese Constellations with a surprise guest from one of Drew's other favorite game franchises!

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Wait is this a Lollipop Chainsaw Episode?

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:00:38 GMT

Drew returns to talk about his favourite trashy game: Lollipop Chainsaw! Learn the histories behind the chainsaw and Cheerleading before a deep dive into various zombie traditions of folklore, film and video games!

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The Personae of Persona 4 Explained

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:00:07 GMT

On this week we continue to give Atlus free promotion by covering the last of the big three of the Persona games: Persona 4. We go over the many different Japanese folkloric, mythological, and historical figures that become the personae of the Investigation Team.

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The Mythos of the First Brood of Final Fantasy XIV

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:00:58 GMT

This Podcast is not sponsored by Square Enix, the views and opinions within are my own. Spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV : Heavensward

In the return from the Hiatus, Drew tries to make the hundreds of hours in Final Fantasy XIV work for him by talking about the myths behind the Dragons of the First Brood introduced in the Heavensward expansion! Form Prose Eddas to the Mahabharata we're going Dragon Hunting!

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Les Chansons de Charlemagne

Fri, 31 May 2024 04:00:18 GMT

In this week's episode we look at various medieval works from France about the various escapades of the Paladins of Charlemagne. Listen to Drew's barely-passible French as we begin a new chivalric tradition for this Podcast

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Patreon Unlocked: 8 Guardian Forces of Final Fantasy VIII

Fri, 17 May 2024 03:53:42 GMT

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and boy has the Depression made us all aware of it. Due to this Drew is unlocking the most recent Patron Bonus Ep from the Vault: 8 Guardian Forces from Final Fantasy VIII! Learn about the origins of the Guardian Forces from Hindu Religion, South American Folklore and the Bible. If this is up your Alley join the Patron to get episodes like this in the off weeks of the Main Feed!

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Hype Train for Hades 2: A Glance at the Orphic Traditions

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:55 GMT

In this episode we delve back into the world of Greek Myth as Drew gets hyped after seeing the technical demo stream of Hades II! To prep, we'll go over a variety of Chthonic Deities from Zagreus to Melinoe.

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Fine You Caught Me, It's Another Persona Episode

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:00:11 GMT

Content Warning: Since this Episode covers a vast amount of Greek Myths there is a lot of Sexual Assault mentioned on this week's episode, Listener Discretion is Advised.

Join Drew as he continues to shell out for Atlus for free and do another episode explaining the various Persona behind Persona 3 Reload! From Greek Heroes to Greek Gods we look at who helps out these traumatised teens!

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I'm Every Woman: Women's tales from History, Folklore, and the Nebula between

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 04:00:09 GMT

In this Women's History Month Special, we look through Five women's tales from around the world. From the Greco-Roman Goddess, a Catholic Saint, an Arabic Fairy Tale Princess, A Native American Tale and an 80's Saturday Kids Show we cover a wide array of women using books from Drew's Shelves.

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Want Your Bad Romance: Tragic Love 2 (The Sequel No One Asked For)

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 05:00:02 GMT

This Episode contains content including suicide, sexual assault, grooming and Infanticide. If you or a Loved one are struggling with a Mental Health Emergency Call 988. Listener Discretion is advised

In the sequel no one asked for, we look at 5 tragic love stories from myth, thinking of the time that Tennyson said "It is better to have Loved and Lost than to have never Loved at all." We test that theory looking at the fate of Merlin, the Life of Deirdre, the creation of Chang'e the moon goddess, the descent into madness of Qays ibn al-Muilawah and the Courting of Atalante.

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Valentine's Day Special: Love Languages of Myth and Folklore

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:00:36 GMT

On the Valentine's Day Special we look at the 5 Love Languages as provided by Gary Chapman and tell 5 love stories from myth and folklore that fit the language. These are some successful relationships because of the 10 peoples spoken about today, only Half of them die at some point in the story!

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Yokai Ride-Share Parade

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:19 GMT

On this episode we start with a long term answer to a Patron question with a Cinderella Cousin tale, we look at some more modern yokai this week with 5 new yokai, four of which can only be tracked back to within the 1900's! Learn how to protect yourself from malevolent spirits and why you should never use the public bathroom

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Arthuriana 2 feat. Sir Not Appearing in This Film

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 05:00:15 GMT

Trigger warnings for Sexual Assault, Suicide, Infant Mortality, Incest. If you or someone you know is having a mental health incident, call the Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 in the US

For the second episode of Season 2, we look at a bunch of the lesser known knights of the Arthurian Canon and find out why they get left out of the major stories, or the parts that they get either written out or replaced with in other retellings of the tales

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Cereza and the Celtic Fae

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 05:00:20 GMT

'Welcome back to season 2 of Cavalcade of Tales! We're starting back with some Celtic Folklore looking at the various stories behind the faeries that appear in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Fate/ Grand Order and a few from the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. Warning for some audio issues, this was recorded in a snowstorm so you can sometimes here the Plow outside.

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So it's come to this: A Holiday Special

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 05:00:36 GMT

A special mini-episode to talk about how things are going to look for Season 2 of Cavalcade of Tales in 2024, the revamping of the Patreon, and two Christmas Cryptids for your listening pleasure!

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Seven Princes of Hell

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:14:46 GMT

As Drew rises from the ashes, we descend into Hell for a talk about 7 Demon Princes! We cover dating sim apps, medieval demonology, various books of the Bible and Tanakh and more! Tune in in two weeks when we do another Yokai parade!

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The O.G Motherf**ker: Recounting the Oedipal Cycle

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:00:42 GMT

This episode contains discussion of Incest, Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping and Sexual Assault. Listen Discretion is advised; if you or someone you know struggles with suicidal thoughts call the Suicide Hotline at 988.

In this weeks episode we take a turn for the tragic looking at the three plays of the Oedipal Cycle by Sophocles, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus and Antigone. Next week will be cheerier I promise

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Anti-Heroes behind the Personae of Persona 5

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:00:05 GMT

On this week's episode, Drew goes over the tales of eight anti-heroes and a book of sorcery while discussing the background of the main personae of the Phantom Thieves of Persona 5! This podcast covers a range of topics including H.P Lovecraft, The Three Musketeers, the Opera Carmen, and more!

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Two Tales of Supernatural Kids and the Lives They Lived

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 04:00:14 GMT

On this weeks episode, a tipsy Drew tells the tales of two women who were supernaturally given to parents who lamented being unable to have children and the lives those women lived; its The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, also known as the Tale of Princess Kaguya, and Kate Crackernuts

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Myers-Brigg Gods: 16 personality types defined by various dieties

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:45:35 GMT

In this episode Drew breaks out the morning voice to talk about the 16 personality test of Myers-Brigg by using 16 various Gods and Goddesses to define each one. You can take the test yourself at www.16personalites.com

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Historian Recalls the Epic of Gilgamesh

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 12:57:04 GMT

After a small mental health break, Drew arises from the ashes still mentally ill but able to talk about the oldest epic poem of mankind:The Epic of Gilgamesh. The translation being referenced is the Stephen Mitchell translation, copy written in 2004, and the paperback released in 2013.

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The Mythos of Devil Survivor 2: The Animation

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:00:12 GMT

This week is a bit Self-Indulgent for Drew as we cover the mythos of the figures found in The Devil Survivor 2: The Animation based off Drew's introduction to Atlus games! We cover various figures from Japanese Myth, Chinese Astrology, German Folklore, Christian Theology and more while Drew gushes about a game he played a lot in Highschool in the 2010's

*This Episode mentions Greek Myth including stories of Sexual Assault. Listener Discretion is Advised*

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Medea and Jason: The Bold and the Useless

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:00:47 GMT

In the first of many episodes where Drew discusses the shortcomings of the Greek Heroes of antiquity, today's episode covers Medea. This goes over how Jason doesn't deserve to be remembered as a hero, how everyone else on the Argo took care of the challenges and then how he tried to betray the wife he had convinced to leave her homeland in disgrace. *Content Warning* this episode does contain discussions of dubious consent and the killing of children. Listen discretion is advised.

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Historian Recalls a Baba Yaga Tale

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:00:30 GMT

In this weeks episode we tell the tale of Vasilisa the Brave which is one of the Baba Yaga stories of Slavic Folklore! Is this just an excuse for Drew to gush about Baba Yaga? Probably.

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Dark Side Academia

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:00:47 GMT

On this weeks episode Drew flexes that degree by using Historiography and Ethnography to look at the ways a fictional religion is discussed: The Dark Side of the Force from the Star Wars Universe. *Warning: This episode is pulled primarily from Legends content and not full cannon. If Drew got anything wrong in not using solely cannon material, he doesn't care*

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Trope Chat: Tragic/Forbidden Love

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:48 GMT

On this weeks episode we begin a new recurring segment: Trope Chat. Trope chat is the look at aa specific story or character trope found in various stories. This week we're focusing in on the tragic and forbidden love angle with the downfall of Brynhild and Sigurd, the Flight of Diarmund and Grainne, and it wouldn't be a Cavalcade of Tales episode if Drew didn't sprinkle in some Arthuriana with the tale of Tristan and Isolde.

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The Mythos of Charmed Season 1

Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:00:45 GMT

In this first episode of "The Mythos of" segments, we look at the first 14 episodes of Charmed and talk the relgious, folkloric and mythological tie ins, whether it be Arthuriana, Hindu Gods, or too many Warlocks to count.

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Killing God with the Power of Friendship

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 04:00:47 GMT

On this weeks episode we talk about the death of gods. Between various tangents and rants, Drew talks about the philosopher Nietzsche, the deaths of the Gods Pan/Faunus, Osiris(Usir) and Izanami-no-mikoto, and the seven main bosses of Cult of the Lamb. In addition the Patreon Book Club Book for July is announced!

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Carmilla: The Sapphic Vampire Queen of Styria (Redux)

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:00:41 GMT

*This Weeks episode has an account which describes Torture and uses the pejorative for the Romani people. Listener Discretion is Advised*

On this weeks episode, we discuss the most famous female vampire of Literature: Carmilla! We go over the plot of the 1872 short story written by J, Sheridan Lefanu, the Myth of the Blood Countess Bathory that may have inspired the work, and then her legacy in the Castlevania franchise, both the games and the Netflix animated series.

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The Hero's Journey vs. the Fool's Journey

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:53 GMT

On this weeks episode we go meta, looking at two different story structures: the hero's journey, as told through the lens of Studio Ghibli masterpiece Howl's Moving Castle, and the Fool's Journey, originally a tarot structure but may have a lot in common with many JRPGs. Special Guest Frejya joins in to wreak havoc while Drew is going over the Hero's Journey.

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Historian Recalls the Myths of Cu Chulainn

Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:50 GMT

This week we return to the tales of Knights and honor as Drew covers multiple myths and stories around the figure of Cu Chulainn. We look at the many losses he faced, the battles he fought, and the people he impaled for both murder and pleasure. *Note: Drew Forgets to mention this in time but there is a trigger warning for animal death in the first fifteen minutes* Stick around to the end of the episode for a Patreon announcement

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Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: Afterparty

Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:42 GMT

In the finale of the Female Monsters and the People who love them trilogy, we do a deep dive into the various female enemies from the first 8 Final Fantasy Games )(Drew keeps saying 9 in the episode but there were no good entries from 9) and then a bevy of Yokai, covering the rest of the female yokai from Drew's big book of yokai! Get ready for some tangents on #HagGoals and how sex workers deserve legal protection!

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Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: The Dance

Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:07 GMT

In part two of Lady Monsters and the people who love them, we explore the monsters of Greco-Roman Tradition, explore some Legend of Zelda enemies and bosses and then top it off with some story-driven Yokai!

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Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: Pregame

Tue, 09 May 2023 04:00:31 GMT

This is the first of a three part saga about Monster girls in various cultures and media. To lay a ground work, we start with a segment on Teratophilia, then look at the monsters within the manga series Rosario + Vampire, Monster Prom, and then the Triumphant Return of Yokai!

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Three Tales of Fierce Pirate Women

Tue, 02 May 2023 04:00:35 GMT

On this week's episode, Drew and his cat Freyja, sit down to tell the stories of 3 (in)famous Pirate women from France, the Caribbean and China. There will be looting, fire, vengeance, a swath of dead husbands, and Freyja wanting attention.

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Is there a multiverse where I get this?

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 04:10:52 GMT

On this episode, a Historian tries to tackle Theoretical Physics and explain multiverse theory using a card game, Norse mythology and the Bayonetta franchise. Learn such things as random Norse tales involving giants and Drew's many *CORRECT* feelings and theories on Bayonetta 3.

Sources for this episode include: 7 random cards from Magic the Gathering: March of the Machine, the Magic Lore Wiki, Bayonetta 3, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology, and more.

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Comparative Yokai Part 1

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:00:23 GMT

On todays, episode, (when Drew doesn't loose track of his train of thought and go on a tangent) we talk all things Yokai, comparing some of the famous ones depicted in the works of Toriyama Sekien to the collectible pocket monsters of Pokemon and Yokai Watch! The world of yokai is vast so expect more episodes on the topic at a later date!

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Historian Tries to Recall the Whole Messy Plot of Arthurian Legend

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 20:20:50 GMT

Millennial with a history degree tries to remember the whole Arthurian cannon, in its complete messy form. This is the first of a lore dump episodes where Drew tries to weave a myriad of stories into one cohesive narrative.

Sources include: Fate/Grand Order, Sword in the Stone(1963), Quest for Camelot(1998), Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975), Gawain and the Green Knight, and others

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Triple Goddesses of Fate

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:00:43 GMT

For this episode; we look at the Greek Morai, the Norse Disir and the three goddesses of the Triforce to talk about goddesses who decide the fate of heroes with their two sisters.

Sources for the Episode include: The encyclopedia of Mythology, The Greek Myths by Stephen Krenshaw, The Legend of Zelda: Becoming a Champion, The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopdia, Shin Megami Tensei III, Shin Megami Tensei IV and more.

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Trailer

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 17:16:08 GMT

Join Drew, a Millennial with a history degree, as he ties together mythology, folklore, video games, movies, tv, and more to look at the tropes, characters and symbolism we all know and love.

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Cavalcade of Tales

I waited *Six Months* for another Fate episode?

Hierarchies of Paradiso: Bayonetta and Angelic Hierarchies pt. 1

The Zodiac Age explained: History of Final Fantasy Classes and the Zodiac

The Mythos behind the Extreme Trials of Stormblood

Wait is this a Lollipop Chainsaw Episode?

The Personae of Persona 4 Explained

The Mythos of the First Brood of Final Fantasy XIV

Les Chansons de Charlemagne

Patreon Unlocked: 8 Guardian Forces of Final Fantasy VIII

Hype Train for Hades 2: A Glance at the Orphic Traditions

Fine You Caught Me, It's Another Persona Episode

I'm Every Woman: Women's tales from History, Folklore, and the Nebula between

Want Your Bad Romance: Tragic Love 2 (The Sequel No One Asked For)

Valentine's Day Special: Love Languages of Myth and Folklore

Yokai Ride-Share Parade

Arthuriana 2 feat. Sir Not Appearing in This Film

Cereza and the Celtic Fae

So it's come to this: A Holiday Special

Seven Princes of Hell

The O.G Motherf**ker: Recounting the Oedipal Cycle

Anti-Heroes behind the Personae of Persona 5

Two Tales of Supernatural Kids and the Lives They Lived

Myers-Brigg Gods: 16 personality types defined by various dieties

Historian Recalls the Epic of Gilgamesh

The Mythos of Devil Survivor 2: The Animation

Medea and Jason: The Bold and the Useless

Historian Recalls a Baba Yaga Tale

Dark Side Academia

Trope Chat: Tragic/Forbidden Love

The Mythos of Charmed Season 1

Killing God with the Power of Friendship

Carmilla: The Sapphic Vampire Queen of Styria (Redux)

The Hero's Journey vs. the Fool's Journey

Historian Recalls the Myths of Cu Chulainn

Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: Afterparty

Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: The Dance

Sadie Hawkins Monster Mash: Pregame

Three Tales of Fierce Pirate Women

Is there a multiverse where I get this?

Comparative Yokai Part 1

Historian Tries to Recall the Whole Messy Plot of Arthurian Legend

Triple Goddesses of Fate

Trailer

I waited Six Months for another Fate episode?