443: Tricksters: Does Whatever A Spider Can

🕷️**Spiders don't have tails, but this one has tales.**  Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people who want to get even. 😈 **The Creature: Tsuchinoko**  People are crazy about this chonky snake. I honestly don't even get it. \--- 📖 **The Book!** Myths and Legends has our first book coming out on **December 1st**! FOR THE KING is a comprehensive retelling of Arthurian legend, focused on humanity and written for the modern age. If you like the podcast, you'll love the book, and preorders are a massive help to us.  Check it out here: https://myths.link/preorder 🔗 **Links**: **Membership**: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership **Source**: https://myths.link/anansi **Myths and Legends YouTube**: https://myths.link/youtube **Tsuchinoko on TV Tropes**: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tsuchinoko 💬 **Social**: **Discord**: https://myths.link/discord **Instagram**: https://myths.link/instagram **Bluesky**: https://myths.link/bluesky \--- 📢 **Sponsors** **Quince**: Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. **Download the Quince app** for app-exclusive offers, or go to https://Quince.com/legends for **365-day returns and free shipping on your order**. **BetterHelp**: This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at https://betterhelp.com/myths **Home Chef**: For a limited time, Home Chef is offering my listeners 50% off and free shipping for your first box plus free dessert for life! Go to https://homechef.com/legends **Granola**: If meetings are eating up your day, Granola is a no-brainer. You can try it totally free - just head to https://granola.ai/LEGENDS. \--- 🎵 **Music Credits** *Motherless Brooklyn* by Breakmaster Cylinder *Signs in the Snow* by Breakmaster Cylinder *Driptape* by Blue Dot Sessions *Mazzaorra* by Blue Dot Sessions *Patched In* by Blue Dot Sessions *Basal Fife* by Blue Dot Sessions