{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Indian folklore: Fake It 'Til You Make It","description":"💪There's something powerful about confidence.\n\nExcept that, if you're not actually powerful...or generous...or deadly, pretending to be those things can get you in a lot of trouble. Only if you get caught, though. Three stories from South India of people who are faking it.\n\n😈 The Creature: Okuri inu\n\nLook, everyone wants a dog to hang out with them on the dark, scary road at night and protect them from dangerous mythological creatures. The problem is the Okuri Inu only protects you so that it can eat you itself.\n\n---\n\n📖 The Book!\n\nMyths 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.\n\nIf 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\n📊 The Survey\n\nIf you have a minute, we'd love your feedback on the show, and you can enter to win a monthly drawing of free memberships (must be 18 years old to enter to win the membership): https://myths.link/survey\n🔗 Links:\n\nMembership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership\nSource: https://myths.link/sun\nMyths and Legends YouTube:https://myths.link/youtube\n💬 Social:\n\nDiscord: https://myths.link/discord\nInstagram: https://myths.link/instagram\nBluesky: https://myths.link/bluesky\n---\n\n📢 Sponsors\n\nGranola: Once you try it on a first meeting, it's hard to go without. You can try it totally free—head to https://granola.ai/LEGENDS\nQuince: Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to quince.com (https://quince.com/) . Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Myths and Legends!\n\n---\n\n🎵 Music Credits\n\nPicaroo by Blue Dot Sessions\nSmooth Edges by Blue Dot Sessions\nAlright but here's the problem by Breakmaster Cylinder\nAll Those Fragile Little Pieces by Breakmaster Cylinder","author_name":"Myths and Legends","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5094626-myths-and-legends","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43871427/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}