Humans have never let go of folklore designed to help us find things, even if it seems like it’s from another time, long ago. But in stories about our search for things, it’s possibly to find something a lot more thrilling.
Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by Sam Alberty and music by Chad Lawson.
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