The Gods Must Be Crazy: A Philippine Mythology Podcast

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EPISODE 4 (BONUS): RED IN HER LEDGER | Ynaguinid the War Goddess and How the Spider Came to Be Jul 25, 2021

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Surprise! We are releasing TWO bonus episodes inspired by characters and themes from recent Marvel releases that we have been geeking over lately.

Today, the badass femme fatale takes center stage. Inspired by the awesome Black Widow movie that (finally) just got released, we explore: the origin of the spider and pre-colonial attitudes towards hustle culture, goddesses of war, strategy and poison, and just how much we know about basketball. (Sorry, Magic Johnson.)

Glossary (we know it’s hard to follow all the new terms sometimes!):

Timawa - Visayan warrior class
Babaylan - Pre-colonial Philippine tradition of female mystical healers whose spiritual connectedness was a source of political and social power
Baranggay - Smallest community unit or village ruled by a Datu
Maharlika - Tagalog warrior class
Sibat - Spear

The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning questions after this episode such as: What does a manananggal look like? How do you cook adobo? Who is Gardo Verzosa and why do they keep thirsting after him? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.

The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).

Sources:

https://www.philippinesinsider.com/myths-folklore-superstition/the-myth-about-spiders-or-%E2%80%9Cgagamba%E2%80%9D/

http://vizayanmyths.blogspot.com/2013/12/ynaguinid-and-macanduc.html

https://www.hellapinay.com/article/2016/11/23/yna-guinid-bisayan-goddess-of-war-poisons

https://www.aswangproject.com/visayan-war-gods-philippine-mythology/

EPISODE 3: EAT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME | The Tiyanak (The Monstrous Baby of Philippine Mythology) Jul 16, 2021

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In this episode, we meet the sometimes cute, mostly scary and most definitely NOT cuddly babies of Philippine mythology: the Tiyanak. These vampiric, baby-like creatures of myth give a whole other meaning to ‘the terrible twos.’
Is a tiyanak born or is it made? What kind of crazy heroics did pre-colonial fathers-to-be have to take on to defend against these creatures? And how baligtad is baligtad?
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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning questions after this episode such as: What does a manananggal look like? How do you cook adobo? Who is Gardo Verzosa and why do they keep thirsting after him? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.
The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).
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Sources:
http://thebloodypitofhorror.blogspot.com/2016/04/tiyanak-1988.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiyanak
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39010/39010-h/39010-h.htm#n10
http://papers.iafor.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/acas2013/ACAS2013_0102.pdf
https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2018/02/toyol-tiyanak-malaysia-baby-spirit.html
https://stoicaswang.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/the-tiyanak/

EPISODE 2: THE GODDESS OF LOVE JUST CAN’T CATCH A BREAK | Maria Makiling/ Dian Masalanta (The Philippine Mountain Spirit & Goddess of Love) Jul 05, 2021

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This episode, we visit the misty peaks of Mount Makiling in Laguna (a province in South Luzon). There we encounter one of the staples of Philippine legends and folklore: the beautiful mountain nymph Maria Makiling.

What do Maria Makiling and Dian Masalanta, the Tagalog Goddess of Love, have to do with each other? What is the juicy love story that led to her retreat and self-imposed seclusion in the mountains? And why should you never throw away your ginger?

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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning question after this episode such as: What does Mt. Makiling look like? How do you cook tinola? Who is Gardo Versoza and why are they still thirsting after him in this episode? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.

The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).

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Sources:

https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/tag/dian-masalanta/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Makiling

https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/Maria-Makiling-and-the-Mountain-Goddesses-of-the-PhilippinesPart-1

EPISODE 1: SHE EATS BABIES FOR BREAKFAST | The Manananggal (The Blood-sucking Monster of Philippine Mythology) Jul 05, 2021

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In our kick-off episode, we meander our way into covering one of the most quintessential of Philippine aswangs: the manananggal. The iconic, spine-tingling, viscera-sucking creature of myth has a more tragic backstory than you probably realize.
Find out just what the ingredients for adobo, a childhood song about butterflies and Melania Trump have in common, and just how do you go about protecting your pregnant wife from these legless, fetus-sucking monsters who hunt in the night.
P.S. Full disclosure: the first two episodes were meant to be released in June, but got delayed because of reasons. Hence the references to June weddings. :)
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The Gods Must Be Crazy is a podcast on Philippine Mythology. Follow us over at @godsmustbecrazy.pod on Instagram for more good stuff, and possibly answer some burning question after this episode such as: What does a manananggal look like? How do you cook adobo? Who is Gardo Versoza and why do they keep thirsting after him? We also welcome any suggestions on future topics or episodes.
The intro and outro music is by Brian O’Reilly (@dendriform on Instagram).
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Sources:

https://www.philippine-tales.com/stories-old-and-new/15-filipino-wedding-superstitions-you-might-not-know-mga-pamahiin-sa-kasal#gsc.tab=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manananggal

https://www.aswangproject.com/manananggal-wakwak/

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