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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.

  • 36 minutes 43 seconds
    The Juniper Tree

    The most gruesome Brothers Grimm tale that involves a young boy and his stepmother. 

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    30 April 2024, 7:01 am
  • 37 minutes 49 seconds
    The Robber Bridegroom

    A finger saves a would-be bride from death. 

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    23 April 2024, 7:01 am
  • 33 minutes 49 seconds
    Interview: Gregory Maguire

    NYT bestselling author Gregory Maguire talks about the inspiration behind his adaptations and the necessity of fairy tales. 

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    16 April 2024, 7:01 am
  • 42 minutes 12 seconds
    Snow White

    It takes the wicked stepmother more than one try to kill Snow White.

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    9 April 2024, 7:01 am
  • 33 minutes 42 seconds
    Rapunzel

    Not all maidens are helpless.

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    2 April 2024, 7:01 am
  • 43 minutes 39 seconds
    Sleeping Beauty

    A tale with far fewer dragons and a horrifying history.

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    26 March 2024, 7:01 am
  • 35 minutes 33 seconds
    Interview: Dr. Jeana Jorgensen

    Folklorist Dr. Jeana Jorgensen talks about how fairy tales have a seedy underbelly that can be harmful in the real world. 

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    19 March 2024, 7:01 am
  • 32 minutes 57 seconds
    Little Red Riding Hood

    The Brothers Grimm toned this story down to have less flesh eating and more clothes.

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    12 March 2024, 7:01 am
  • 38 minutes 56 seconds
    Interview: Marissa Meyer

    NYT bestselling author Marissa Meyer talks sci-fi and fairy tales. 

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    5 March 2024, 8:01 am
  • 26 minutes 43 seconds
    Rumpelstiltskin

    Greed can lead to a bitter end.

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    27 February 2024, 1:28 pm
  • 33 minutes 46 seconds
    Hansel and Gretel

    It's not a stepmother but the children's biological mother who abandons them.

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    20 February 2024, 8:05 am
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