Life has a way of lulling us into a false sense of certainty, where the day-to-day feels predictable and safe. But every so often, something slips through—a moment so unexplainable it stops you in your tracks. Like a friend navigating unfamiliar streets, led home by what she swears was a pack of werewolves. Or a disembodied voice that cuts through the quiet to warn you of danger, just before a nightmare pounds on the door. These aren’t grand epics or tales of distant lands; they’re cracks in the veneer of normal life, reminders that the world isn’t as neatly ordered as we’d like to believe.

If you haven't had a chance to listen to last week's episode, be sure to check it out, as we covered Duendes, Aluxes and Leprechauns. This week, we're taking a peek into Norse culture on a search for dwarves and elves. As well as getting into some lore behind Hawaii's Menehune, and closing things out with the Slavic tales of the Domovoi.

In part one we'll be taking a peek into the Duendes of the Philippines, The Aluxes of Mayan culture and Leprechauns and fairies from the Celtic side of things. Stay tuned til the end for a glimpse into which cultures we'll be looking into next week in Part 2. I can honestly see this being upwards of a 10 part series in the future, because like I said, there is truly so many different names for these entities, and a lot of them bare some striking similarities. It'll be fun to unravel over time.

Morgan Lauren in studio this week for a back to back dose of local Alaskan folklore! On Thursday, Morgan joins us for our weekly podcast to talk on the Alaskan "Little People", their origins, and just how far these stories actually reach.