The Fairy Tellers

Geoff retells Hansel and Gretel, specifically the 1857 version made famous by the Brothers Grimm. Katrina compares this version to the first publication from 1812 and the changes made along the way. W...

3 Tammi 20201h 9min

Bundle up! We're going to Russia! In this episode, Geoff retells the story of Morozko, Russia's Father Frost. And in return Katrina repeatedly traumatizes him with various tales of Snegurochka, the sn...

20 Joulu 201955min

Katrina retells the story of Mother Holle, German folk goddess of winter, industriousness, and lost and troubled children. Join us on a journey to find out how the mythology surrounding this kindly fi...

6 Joulu 20191h 9min

Katrina and Geoff continue their discussion of geomythology. Geoff recounts the tale of the giant catfish responsible for earthquakes in Japan and shares his own experience of the infamous 2011 earthq...

22 Marras 201943min

Katrina and Geoff discuss geomythology! Join us as we retell the story of the formation of the Hawaiian islands by the volcano goddess Pele and why actual geologists are obsessed with her tears and ha...

8 Marras 201951min

Katrina and Geoff discuss monsters from around the world and discover that the true monster was us all along. CW: 10 minute discussion of cannibalism. Brief mention of rape.

29 Loka 20191h 9min

Katrina retells "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, a single author story that has ascended to "folklore" status in the eyes of many Americans. We discuss the possible folklore origins...

18 Loka 20191h 6min

Katrina and Geoff retell Momotaro or the Story of the Son of a Peach, a Japanese fairy tale about a young boy who comes into the world by way of, you guessed it, a giant peach. He grows big and strong...

4 Loka 201952min