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 Beauty is i...
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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.
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 Szumsky. We als...
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 to save hi...
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 her version...
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 world ind...
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 in touch ...
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 personal f...
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 analyzing t...