373: European Fairy Tales: The Elements (part...

👻No one parties on Halloween Night like Nera and his friendsBecause their parties involve making bracelets. And corpses. And making bracelets for corpses.It's Samhain night, and Nera, a lowly spearman, accepts a dare from his king. It's a simple task that will change his life fo ...  Show more

💪There's something powerful about confidence.Except that, if you're not actually powerful...or generous...or deadly, pretending to be those things can get you in a lot of trouble. Only if you get caught, though. Three stories from South India of people who are faking it.😈 The C ...  Show more

Fantasy doesn’t always stay fiction. Sometimes it creeps into reality, and as we grow older those childhood fairy tales gain a whole new meaning. First, Sapphire reads a magical tale about a baker with a dark, delectable secret. Next, join Markeia as she follows a young occultist ...  Show more

An old German fairy tale complete with a prince, a maiden, an evil stepmother and of course, a fairy. 

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Today's story is brought to you by Dan Wendelin of the Stories for Wonderful Children Podcast. It's an adaptation of a classic fairy tale which you might recognize, but this time with an added twist. Draw us a picture of what you think any of the characters in this story look lik ...  Show more