We continue with our Krishna Chronicles, this time with Amy Wielunksi. Krishna is now old enough to be cowherds and do their part for their beloved village. Krishna continues to safeguard his village from demon after demon, with some help from his thunder thighs brother, Balarama. He then, in quite astounding ways defies a couple… Continue reading NYMM 18: Tales of Teenage Krishna: Krishna Chronicles 3
Tag: Mahabharata
NYMM 17: The Invincible Baby: Krishna Chronicles 2
We welcome our good friend Kale Lepak to tell Krishna baby stories. Krishna baby deals with demon, after demon, after demon,- with each one being vastly different from the others.We tell the story of 2 of Vishu’s different avatars/forms in Hindu Mythology-Kurma the turtle and Matsya the Fish- and we can’t help but notice the… Continue reading NYMM 17: The Invincible Baby: Krishna Chronicles 2
NYMM 16:The Dark One’s Lineage: Featuring Devayani, Yayatyi, and Krishna
Satish decides that before continuing forward, we should venture back to explore the origin of the enigmatic lord Krishna. Drew Kellum Johnson joins us to discover the origin of the Yadavas. Starting off with two besties who have a falling out after wearing each other’s clothes, followed by a king cursed with old age unless he can… Continue reading NYMM 16:The Dark One’s Lineage: Featuring Devayani, Yayatyi, and Krishna
NYMM 15: The Fire Born Woman Burning Every Man’s Loins. Featuring Draupadi, Kunti, and the Pandavas
Today we were happy to have two guests with us! Mystery author Mindy Mejia and our other good friend, clay artist and yoga teacher Jenna Jo Bodling!Satish really wanted an extra lady at the podcast table to introduce everyone to Draupadi the dark skinned beauty that every king, prince, warrior and teenage boy wants for… Continue reading NYMM 15: The Fire Born Woman Burning Every Man’s Loins. Featuring Draupadi, Kunti, and the Pandavas
NYMM 14: Demons, Demons, Demons. Featuring Bheem, Hidimba, Ghatotkacha and Baka.
Today we welcome our dear friend Andy Blissenbach and tell him all about Bheem’s killing, mating, and fathering of demons- It’s a wild ride! Satish comes in making parallels between Andy and Bheema – He is particularly happy to introduce him to the powerhouse Pandava, Azure and Andy set each other off on the literal… Continue reading NYMM 14: Demons, Demons, Demons. Featuring Bheem, Hidimba, Ghatotkacha and Baka.
NYMM 13: The Roof, the Walls, the Floor,-it’s all on fire! Featuring the House of Lac
Today we welcome our new friend Lindsay Shimizu and tell her the infamous story of the house of lac – the story that creates the first great divide between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. References to game of thrones, modern politics, and other geekdoms galore as we laugh through an otherwise pretty horrific murder plot.… Continue reading NYMM 13: The Roof, the Walls, the Floor,-it’s all on fire! Featuring the House of Lac
NYMM 12: A Couple Queer Origins. Featuring Chandra, Budh, and Urvasi
Today we are excited to welcome our old friend Kari Kusek to the show. Kari and Azure are taken on a surprise trip back to some of the earliest Mahabharata stories that precede where we started on episode 1. We explore 3 (of the many) examples of queerness in Hindu Mythology. Also featuring the moon,… Continue reading NYMM 12: A Couple Queer Origins. Featuring Chandra, Budh, and Urvasi
NYMM 11: ‘Why are Teenagers Warring with my Kingdom?’ Featuring the Pandavas and Drupada.
Aaron Bodling joins us to hear the story of Drupada as he is attacked by the Kuru clan. Drupada is a good king who has ruled by the wisdom he has gained from his guru, so he has no idea why a bunch of teenagers are leading an army against him. Aaron and Azure love… Continue reading NYMM 11: ‘Why are Teenagers Warring with my Kingdom?’ Featuring the Pandavas and Drupada.
NYMM 10: My Arrows are Bigger than Your Arrows. Featuring Arjuna and Karna.
We welcome Shanan Custer to tell her the story of the exhibition.Drona wants to show off all he has taught his students, to bring unity to the Kuru clan and dazzle everyone with Arjuna’s unparalleled skill. It doesn’t go well. ☹️ Shannan expects the grudge match between Bheem and Duryhodana to be what ruins everything. Azure has… Continue reading NYMM 10: My Arrows are Bigger than Your Arrows. Featuring Arjuna and Karna.
NYMM 09: The Jungle Kid with Mad Skills. Featuring Drona and Ekalavya.
For this episode we continue our adventure with Nick Mroczek by introducing him to Ekalavya, the forest kid with archery skills that inexplicably are better than Arjuna’s. He claims Drona taught him, but what is the real truth? Nick is skeptical of Ekalavya’s methods, and Azure is disgusted with Drona’s actions to keep his promise to Arjuna. What… Continue reading NYMM 09: The Jungle Kid with Mad Skills. Featuring Drona and Ekalavya.