Fable City Radio

This week on Fable City Radio, we'll meet an angry spirit in a bottle that has the power to change a young peasant man's life, only if it doesn't kill him first!

This week on Fable City Radio we will be exploring the story of Faithful John. This tale, popularized by the Brothers Grimm, tells the story of a loyal servant trying to protect and serve two kings, the youngest of whom needs to learn a lesson in loyalty and trust to save his family..

This week on Fable City Radio we will be exploring, The Gnome, a fairytale adapted by the Brothers Grimm, that tells the story of an unpopular brother who has to save three princesses cursed by their father's anger into an underground dragon den.

This week on Fable City Radio, we are traveling to an enchanting kingdom of cats in a story captured by the Brothers Grimm, entitled The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat.

This week on Fable City Radio we travel to Norway for a visit with ‘The Heartless Giant.' This story starts off as a quest for love by seven brothers but ends up exploring the life of a strange giant who stands in the way of the princes' happiness.

This week on Fable City Radio, we will take a trip down a magical well for a visit with ‘Frau Holle,' a magical woman who controls the weather and the fates of two sisters as different as night and day.

This week on Fable City Radio, we will explore the story of “The Goose Girl,” popularized by the Brothers Grimm, and published by them in ‘Grimm's Fairy Tales' in 1815. Can a princess stripped of her identity by an abusive servant still find the strength to embrace true love? Join us and find out.

This week on Fable City Radio we will be diving into “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” a very special fairytale, or is it more than just a story? When a magical stranger shows up in a town to rid it of rats, and the town fathers refuse to pay his fee, the parents of Hamelin will end of paying the ultimate price. Listen to the tale, then explore the true story of the disappeared children of Hamelin, Germany.

This week we'll be enjoying the story of ‘Thumbelina' by Hans Christian Andersen. Written in Denmark in 1835, it's a story of a very unhappy bride-to-be courted by an unlikely assortment of suitors as she struggles to make her way in a world much larger than she is. So sit back, relax, and enjoy, ‘Thumbelina.'

On tonight's episode, we'll be exploring the story of, ‘Snow Drop.' Can a kind girl find true love when her vain step-mother is determined to kill her? Will death be enough to stop a royal wedding? Find out on tonight's episode of a very well-known and loved fairytale.

A young woman with magically long hair, and held captive by an evil witch finds true love against all odds but she and her prince will have to defeat the witch's revenge to find their happily ever after.

Tonight on Fable City Radio, we will be listening to and discussing the story of, ‘Prince Darling. A handsome prince has to go through a lot of personal growth after annoying a powerful fairy and he must turn into a terrifying beast to find true love and his happy ending.

This week's story is ‘The Riddle.' A princess tries to postpone marriage with a contest. Only a man who can give her a riddle she can't solve in three days and nights can have her hand in marriage. Many have died trying. Can a clever prince get past a trap to produce the winning riddle?

A princess makes a bargain with an enchanted talking frog and lives to regret it, at least at first. Can anger break a curse and will true love survive frog abuse? Join us for this week's episode, “The Frog King,” and find out.

A brave young woman faces the prospect of marriage to a murderous and cannibalistic villain, who her father has mistaken for a great catch. Can she find a clever way to catch him in a lie and find freedom and true love? Join us for the story of, ‘The Robber Bridegroom.'

Tonight's story is ‘The Twelve Brothers,' popularly attributed to the Brothers Grimm, who published their version of the story in 1812. Will a king's cruelty curse his entire family for all time? Will a young girl find the courage to remain silent even in the face of a certain death? Listen in to find out.

This week's episode is Cinderella, arguably the most popular fairytale in the world. Almost every culture in the world has produced its own version of this story where an abused stepchild needs magical help to go to a royal ball, find their true love, and live happily ever after. It's a wonderful story that stands the test of time.

A talking cat, a miller's son, an ogre, and a princess. It's everything you need to make a great fairytale, so you could say the story we'll explore tonight, ‘Puss in Boots,' has it all. The essential nature of cats is on full display as a desperate miller's son entrusts his future to his loquacious pet.

In this week's episode we will dive into the story of The Goose Girl at the Well, by the Brothers Grimm. Looks can be deceiving, so when the seemingly unattractive daughter of a magical woman, who was treated unfairly by her father, catches the attention of a handsome Count, destiny and justice take center stage.

This weeks episode in Sleeping Beauty. A perennial favorite fairytale, with a dark origin that may surprise you even though just about every person knows some version of the story. Can a curse subvert a love that was meant to be? Listen to the story and join us as we discuss the history and significance of Sleeping Beauty.

This week's episode will explore a lesser known French fairytale, Riquet of the Tuft, that explores the value of physical beauty versus the value of intelligence. Can the world's ugliest man find love with the most beautiful princess who ever lived? Is beauty enough to guarantee happiness? We'll find out.

This week we take a walk on the dark, very dark, side of fairytales with Bluebeard. A sexist and gory tale, based on some true life historic and even gorier crimes. Even so, the story holds some good lessons when you read between the lines.

It's not easy being a child in a Grimm Brother's fairytale. Hansel and his sister Gretel are starving and their own mother wants them dead and gone. They'll have to take a fateful journey into the forest and fight a fearsome witch to win their fortune and secure their home. We'll discuss some very interesting elements of the story at the end.

Tonight's episode is The Snow Queen originally written by Hans Christian Anderson. Listen to the story and then stick around for a short discussion of the themes

Join us for a story about the unlikely friendship of three very different friends and find out what happens when they decide to shake up the status quo.

Join Martha for a fun story about an Emperor with an ego that's too big to be contained, and the clever farmer who finds a way to get revenge for the Emperor's cruelty to his family.

Join me for Episode 2 of Fable City Radio. Today's episode is all about Rumpelstiltskin, a classic tale from the Brothers Grimm.

The character of the fool is a fixture in Fairy Tales. Come on a journey with Foolio, an unlikely hero with an unexpected destiny