416: Hans Christian Andersen: Humbugs

👻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

Today's story is adapted from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Follow along as a little beetle travels the world in search of something better. Check out Stories RPG our new show where we play games like Starsworn with all your Max Goodname friends, and Gigacity Guardian ...  Show more

Two classic morality tales which have been shared for way over a hundred years from Hans Christian Anderson.  The Emperor's New Clothes:  The ruler of a kingdom is duped by a pair of conmen pretending to be weavers who convince the emperor that only the ignorant, or those unfit f ...  Show more

Hans Christian Andersen was 'a very strange orchid,' says journalist Michael Booth.He was born in 1806 in Denmark.He’s still famous for so many stories that every child knows. 156 in total. His own life is almost as odd as the tales he told. A neurotic hypochondriac, he escaped a ...  Show more