Tabled Fables 8 Sleeping Beauty
In this episode, we discuss how Sleeping Beauty relates to ancient texts. We delve into a number of versions including ones where Sleeping B...
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Tabled Fables is a monthly podcast that dissects fairy tales to find out what they mean, how they've evolved and what makes them stick. Produced by Amy Kraft & Sophie Bushwick.
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10 episodes
Tabled Fables 7 Jack and the Beanstalk
In this episode we discuss how Jack's conquest of the giant relates to 19th century English colonialism with the help of scholar Brian Szums...
Tabled Fables 6 The Armless Maiden
In this episode we talk about a lesser known tale, The Armless Maiden. How does she get her arms chopped off you ask? Maybe her dad does it...
Fabled Extras: An Interview with Angela Slatter
Award-winning writer Angela Slatter has a retelling of The Armless Maiden in her 2010 collection, The Girl with No Hands & Other Tales. In h...
Tabled Fables 5 Beauty and the Beast
In this episode we explore beast bridegroom tales and other stories where pigs marry peasants and men fall for snakes. It's a mad fairy tale...
News Table: January 2013
A round-up of news from the fairy tale world.
Tabled Fables 4 Catskin
Catskin is part two of our series on tales of the persecuted heroine.
The story of Cinderella
Here is a retelling of the story of Cinderella by a random group of New Yorkers. Would you like to tell us your version of a fairy tale? Get...
TabledFables Podcast 3 Cinderella
This podcast talks about the many versions of Cinderella told around the world and the different kinds of footwear she wore to the ball. My...
TabledFables Podcast 2 Hansel and Gretel
This episode discusses the sweet and gory and seriously disturbing story of Hansel and Gretel. Special thanks to Professor Maria Tatar for a...