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Grownups Read Princess Stories is the podcast that has grownups from around the world read Fair Tales and true history stories of Princesses. Each episode is a different grownup reading in their own unique voice.

Grownups Read Princess Stories


    • May 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 57 EPISODES


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    The Boy and the Trolls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 39:05


    The Boy and the Trolls was written by Walter Stenstrom. Born ( 1881 ) in Malilla, he became an author, comedy writer, and lecturer. Walters parents were the pharmacist Axel Fabian Stenström and Ingeborg Olivia Abrahamsson. He graduated in 1900 and in 1904 became a pharmacology candidate. He was active as a theater man and managing director of Skådebanan , but also wrote some fairy tale plays. Other children tales include 'The Princess who wouldn't eat porridge' and 'The gingerbread men in the gingerbreadt tin'. Walter passed away in 1926. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Prince Without a Shadow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 35:18


    The Boy Without a Shadow was written by Jeanna Oterdahl (1897-1965) Jeanna Oterdahl was the daughter of Captain Philip Oterdahl and Eva Frögren. She was the eldest of five siblings. After graduating as a teacher in Stockholm in 1901, Oterdahl was employed at Mathilda Hall's school in Gothenburg (where she herself was a student) but at the same time devoted herself to extensive writing. In the 1920s, she reduced her teaching hours and focused on writing. Several of her morning rallies were broadcast on radio all over Sweden, including a speech in the spring of 1944 in which she condemned anti-Semitism . There are several similar examples of her anti-fascism. Among other things, she was critical of the permit traffic through Sweden. Her main role model was Natanael Beskow and Oterdahl became a member of his association, the Association for Christian Social Life . Around 1950, she joined the Quakers , but as early as 1927, one of her characters had met the Quakers. Oterdahl became a frequently hired lecturer (often with the subheading "non-profit goods") in a number of subjects: women's history , the place of childhood in literary history, inferiority complexes and old age.  These lectures probably gave her a different audience than her books. Oterdahl was a well-known author during her lifetime, but has gradually been more and more forgotten. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, she is not mentioned in major literary biographies or even very much in special dictionaries, something that may be due to the fact that she is seen as a children's writer or a psalm writer. Jeanna Oterdahl is buried in a family grave at Östra kyrkogården in Gothenburg. She was unmarried.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Wedding of Mrs. Fox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 16:59


    "The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" (German: Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin) is two German fairy tales collected under the same title by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales as number 38. It was included in all editions, and is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 65, 1350, 1352*, and 1510.  The second version of the tale was told to the Grimms by Ludovico Brentano Jordis, who also wrote down "The Lion and the Frog" for the brothers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Hansel and Gretel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 37:51


    "Hansel and Gretel" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake, and pastries. Read is the last Brothers Grimm version put to paper. This episode includes some history on how the tale was written. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Maiden Without Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 25:22


    The Maiden Without Hands comes from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, ( Brothers Grimm ) "Das Mädchen ohne Hände," Kinder- und Hausmärchen, gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm [Children's and Household Tales -- Grimms' Fairy Tales], 7th edition, vol. 1 (Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1857), no. 31, pp. 162-68. A shorter, simpler version of this tale was included in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812). The tale was expanded and revised for the second edition (1819). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Twelve Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 26:02


    "The Twelve Brothers" (German: Die zwölf Brüder) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 9). Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 451 ("The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds"), which is commonly found throughout Europe. Other variants of the Aarne-Thompson type include The Six Swans, The Twelve Wild Ducks, Udea and her Seven Brothers, The Wild Swans, The Seven Ravens, and The Magic Swan Geese. The tale was published by the Brothers Grimm in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen in 1812, and substantially rewritten in the second edition (1819). Their sources were Julia R. Ramus (1792–1862) and Charlotte R. Ramus (1793–1858). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 14:34


    The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse (German: Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) is a tale written by the Brothers Grimm. A shorter version of the tale was included in the Brothers Grimm's manuscript collection of 1808, and published in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen in 1812. Their version is based upon an oral tradition communicated by Gretchen Wild (1787–1819) in Kassel.[2] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The True Story of Lakshmibai

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 22:49


    The True Story of Lakshmibai. Read by Mily Mumford --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 25:19


    The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were Norwegian , Read by Laura Anne Harris --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Girl Who Dances with Skeletons: My Friend Fresno

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 15:53


    The Girl Who Dances with Skeletons: My Friend Fresno, Written by Ashley Wellman. Read by Ashley Wellman and Reagan Wellman --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Little Saddleslut ( Greek Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 23:59


    Little Saddleslut by Edmund Martin Geldart. Read by Tamlynn Bryson --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Little Thumbelina

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 32:33


    Little Thumbelina Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Shirley Blanch --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek ( Australian )

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 11:34


    The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek written by Jenny Wagner. Read by Shane Adamczak --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Legend of the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 20:41


    The Legend of the Sea Written and Read by Nymphia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Goodman of Wastness ( A Selkie Tale )

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 10:39


    The Goodman of Wastness by Walter Traill Dennison, read by Turner Coats. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs ( Poland )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 28:26


    The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs by Maude Ashurt Biggs. Read by Reid Messerschmidt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bonus Episode:Ellen Haun talks about "Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 39:32


    Interview with Ellen Haun. Co Author of the book " Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales " --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 18:06


    "The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina" from the book " Cinderella & the Glass Ceiling. And Other Feminist Fairy Tales. Written by Laura Lane & Ellen Haun Read by Ellen Haun --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Mail Coach Passengers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 16:37


    The Mail Coach Passengers by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Camiel Pell --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Sirena ( Chamorro Mermaid Tale )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 18:58


    Sirena read by Zane Oak --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Story of the Year.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 25:14


    The Story of the Year, written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Charles Martin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Little Match Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 15:44


    The Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Chris Cooley --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 16:00


    The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg written by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Read by Caitlin Ward. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bonus Episode: Interview with Author Amanda Leduc

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 56:16


    Interview with Author Amanda Leduc on her book, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Asherellan: An Original Cinderella Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 48:19


    Lynnea and Luca with their father Jeremy bring to you an original Cinderella re telling based in the world of Atheria, from their podcast "The Land of Atheria". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Baba Yaga ( A special Halloween Cinderella tale )

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 16:02


    The Baba Yaga by W.R.S. Ralston read by Alastair Knowles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Thankless Child ( Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 46:17


    'The Thankless Child' from the book The Merry Spinster, written Daniel M. Lavery. Read by John Wilson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Maria ( Philippines Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 14:54


    Maria read by Ray Blakney --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Tattercoats ( English Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 15:11


    Tattercoats collected by Joseph Jacobs read by Simon Cockle --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Fair, Brown and Trembling ( Irish Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 30:25


    Fair, Brown and Trembling by Joseph Jacobs read by David Hollingsworth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Cinderella ( poem ) by Anne Sexton

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 14:10


    Anne Sexton's Cinderella poem read by Benjamin Cutler with special guest host James Avramenko. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Smallhead and the Kings Son ( Celtic Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 21:08


    Smallhead and the King's Son written by Joseph Jacobs read by Trevor Hinton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Aschenputtel ( Brothers Grimm Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 29:30


    Aschenputtel ( Cinderella ) written by the Brothers Grimm, read by Bryan Skinner --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 21:28


    Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. de Paz, read by Robert Omoto --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Kate Crackernuts ( Scottish Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 17:30


    Special guest host Bell Alexander from the Podcast 'Thirst World Problems' brings to you the Scottish 1889 ( Cinderella ) tale, Kate Crackernuts, read by Comedian Jacob Craig. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Interview with Children's and Fairytale author Vita Murrow.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 52:13


    Interview with children's and fairytale author, Vita Murrow. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Power To The Princess, Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 21:51


    'Cinderella' from the book 'Power to the Princess', written by Vita Murrow and illustrated by Julia Bereciartu. Read by Charles Ross Episode is brought to you with the permission of the Author and Quarto Knows. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Cap O' Rushes ( English Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 12:25


    Cap O Rushes by Joseph Jacobs read by Paul Shortt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Pepelyouga ( Serbian Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 19:44


    Pepelyouga by Woislav M Petrovitch read by Matthew Payne --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Hearth Cat ( Portuguese Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 13:57


    The Hearth Cat by Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso, read by David MacPherson. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Twelve Months - A Slav Legend ( Czech Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 17:35


    Brian Linds reads The Twelve Months - A Slav Legend ( Czech Cinderella ) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Jamie: A Transgender Cinderella Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 17:35


    Jamie: A Transgender Cinderella Story. Written by Olly Pike, read by John Threlfall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Katie Woodencloak ( Norwegian Cinderella )

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 31:26


    Dave Morris reads the Norwegian Cinderella tale ' Katie Woodencloak' --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Little Glass Slipper or Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 20:31


    Brian Richmond reads 'The Little Glass Slipper ( Cinderella )' by Charles Perrault --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bonus Episode: The History of The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 19:31


    Find out why Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' is a LGBTQ story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 27:55


    The Little Mermaid read by Ryan Gladstone --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The Little Girl And The Winter Whirlwinds

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 11:33


    The Little Girl And The Winter Whirlwinds read by Morgan Cranny --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The She Wolf, Princess Isabella

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 11:30


    The She Wolf, Princess Isabella read by Rob King --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Princess Elisabeth of Austria

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 15:26


    The True Story of Princess Elisabeth of Austria, read by Martin Dockery. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Bonus Episode: The History of Briar Rose aka Sleeping Beauty.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 22:37


    A history of Little Briar Rose, otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 10:20


    Little Briar Rose ( Sleeping Beauty ) read by Evan Roberts --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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