Podcasts – Secrets of the Fairies

SecretsoftheFairies2013-9-4 edited (right-click and select “Save link as…” to download the mp3) We discussed the Amazons in classical mythology. We also discussed how warrior women are found in many cultures and even the archaeological record.

Show #22: Classical Mythology and its influence on Fairy Tales

Aug 28th, 2013

Right click and select “Save link as…” to download the MP3 file: Secretsofthefairies2013-8-14 Our special guest was Dr. Anthony Crisafi who teaches Classics and Philosophy at the University of Central Florida. As the title suggests, we discusse

Show #21: Little Red Riding Hood

Aug 9th, 2013

Right click and select “Save link as…” to download the MP3 file: Secretsofthefairies2013-8-7 Sadly, the 1st 15min of the show were not recorded for some obscure reason grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! … luckily the best parts came after so we added our them

Show #20: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Aug 6th, 2013

Right click and select “Save link as…” to download the MP3 file: secretsofthefairies2013-7-31-final.mp3 (sorry for all the glitches. I worked hard with audio software to try to fix things and this is a s good as I could get it–beni) Our guests

Show #19: The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson and Disney)

Jul 31st, 2013

Right click and select “Save link as…” to download the MP3 file: secretsofthefairies2013-7-24.mp3 Joining Kristin, Thalia, Charlotte, and me (beni) was Thalia’s buddy Jean. We discussed the original story by Hans Christian Anderson and compared

Show #18: Special show with a bunch of kids on: Harry Potter and Doctor Who

Jul 23rd, 2013

The beginning of the show was exterminated by the Dalek but we added an orchestral version of the Doctor Who theme music instead–sorry ;) In the studio with us were a bunch of g33kettes: Jean, Sophia, and Thalia (our child expert on all things

Show #17: Peter Pan

Jul 14th, 2013

Thalia and Her friend Kenzie (daughter of former guest Jaqui Meyers) read us a scene for Peter Pan. <– The image is the scene they read in the studio from The Master Class Academy production of Peter Pan 2012 with Thalia as Tinker Bell. We had

Show #16: Puss in Boots (aka The Booted Cat): From Straparola (fairy she-cat), Basile (Baroque-funny), and Perrault (petty-bourgeois meh)… to Shrek (feministico-hilarious).

Jul 7th, 2013

Secretsofthefairies2013-7-3 Puss in Boots (aka The Booted Cat): From Straparola (fairy she-cat), Basile (Baroque-funny), and Perrault (petty-bourgeois meh)… to Shrek (feministico-hilarious).

Show #15: Gullah, Geechee, and Uncle Remus Stories

Jun 30th, 2013

Secrets_of_the_Fairies_2013-6-26 Jacqui Myers came to tell us about the Uncle Remus children’s stories and their fascinating origins from the Gullah and Geechee dialects formed from a combination of languages when African slaves came to America