The Deep Dark Woods

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Most of our childhoods were filled with Brothers Grimm tales, whether we recognized it or not at the time. Cinderella. Snow White. Even Little Red Riding Hood. However, the versions of the stories most of us grew up on are watered down. They’ve been Disneyfied. The origins of these stories are much, much darker and not for the faint of heart.

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    The Juniper Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 36:43 Transcription Available


    The most gruesome Brothers Grimm tale that involves a young boy and his stepmother. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Robber Bridegroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 37:49 Transcription Available


    A finger saves a would-be bride from death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Interview: Gregory Maguire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 33:49 Transcription Available


    NYT bestselling author Gregory Maguire talks about the inspiration behind his adaptations and the necessity of fairy tales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Snow White

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 42:12 Transcription Available


    It takes the wicked stepmother more than one try to kill Snow White.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rapunzel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 33:42 Transcription Available


    Not all maidens are helpless.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sleeping Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 43:39 Transcription Available


    A tale with far fewer dragons and a horrifying history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Interview: Dr. Jeana Jorgensen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 35:33 Transcription Available


    Folklorist Dr. Jeana Jorgensen talks about how fairy tales have a seedy underbelly that can be harmful in the real world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Little Red Riding Hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 32:57 Transcription Available


    The Brothers Grimm toned this story down to have less flesh eating and more clothes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Interview: Marissa Meyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 38:56 Transcription Available


    NYT bestselling author Marissa Meyer talks sci-fi and fairy tales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Rumpelstiltskin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 26:43 Transcription Available


    Greed can lead to a bitter end.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Hansel and Gretel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 33:46 Transcription Available


    It's not a stepmother but the children's biological mother who abandons them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 34:28 Transcription Available


    Cinderella's father is alive, and her stepsisters mutilate their feet to fit into the golden shoe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Introducing: The Deep Dark Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 1:50 Transcription Available


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