Episode 031: Fairy Tale Flip

Episode 31 • August 22, 2025 • 00:21:02
Episode 031: Fairy Tale Flip
The Mortician's Daughter
Episode 031: Fairy Tale Flip

Aug 22 2025 | 00:21:02

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Show Notes

In this episode, we uncover the surprisingly dark origins of some favorite fairy tales, where "happily ever after" wasn’t always guaranteed. Stories like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty trace back to creepy fireside fables rather than the technicolor versions most of us are familiar with today...

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Written by Carly Schorman

Narrated by Dana Stern

Produced and Edited by Syeed Poole

Theme song by Doug Maxwell

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