Enjoy Avalon N.'s review of Cultureverse
100Enjoy Avalon N.'s review of the podcast Cultureverse. I genuinely enjoyed the podcast, Cultureverse and the way it uses different myths and legends to make new and interesting stories.
Cultureverse is an immersive audio drama celebrating our collective cultural past. It is hosted by two hosts, Kelly Marie Tran and Yara Shahidi that share lots of different stories about various people going through a multitude of myths and legends. In each episode, a modern day kid encounters a creature, myth or folk character from their culture and embarks on an exciting journey of self-discovery. There are nine episodes available now including The Dangsan Tree, The Water Drabon, Dagda’s Harp and more.
A lot of the stories are Chinese or Vietnamese origin. It’s amazing how this podcast fabricates these stories using only words, music and sound effects – without any visuals. They are all so engaging with lots of cool things, starting with the voices. All the voice-over actors really excel at portraying their characters. At the end of each episode we learn the names of the voice-over actors. We also learn more about the original myth or legend that each story is based on. On example is the water dragon story, in which David and his sister try to save the town from the drought. This is based on the Chinese legend of the water dragon where a boy saves his town from a drought and gets turned into the water dragon. This is just one example of the many stories featured on the podcast. My favorite part is how the host tells each story with emotion and passion.
The message of this podcast is about how so many things are still influenced by old myths and legends.
I give Cultureverse 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages for 6 to 18, plus adults. Cultureverse is available now online at https://www.trax.fm/cultureverse.
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