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Just want something short? These episodes are all under 30 minutes.
Sept. 21, 2019

#12 - The Giant Builder

Gods and giants square off after the mischievous Loki creates a big problem.
Sept. 14, 2019

#11 - A Forest Betrothal Pt. 2

Part two of A Forest Betrothal by Erckmann-Chatrian. Find out how it ends with the sleepy conclusion of this May December one-way romance.
Sept. 7, 2019

#10 - A Forest Betrothal - Part 1

We're off to the Alps for an sleepy French story of love and loss.
Aug. 31, 2019

#9 - The Nightingale and The Rose

Here's a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose. It's a story about love and loss with a weird twist.
Aug. 24, 2019

#8 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 2

Here's part 2 of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read the first part in Episode 7. It's a little creepy...
Aug. 17, 2019

#7 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Part 1

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy.
Aug. 10, 2019

#6 - Goblin Market

Goblin Market is a beautiful, weird, long poem by Christina Rossetti. It has a strange history and was supposedly written for children... Really? Google it if you want to know more.
Aug. 3, 2019

#5 - The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure.
July 27, 2019

#4 - The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes has been a favorite story of mine since I was a child. It's over a hundred years old but still very relevant to our world today.
July 20, 2019

#3 - Kvasir's Blood

Here's one more viking myth to help you fall asleep, Kvasir's Blood by Abbie Farwell Brown.
July 13, 2019

#2 - How Odin Lost His Eye

Here's another viking myth to help you fall asleep, How Odin Lost His Eye by Abbie Farwell Brown.
July 13, 2019

#1 - The Beginning Of Things

The viking myth that started it all.