Latest Mermaid Podcast Episodes
The Boy and the Trolls
Grownups Read Princess Stories - May 03, 2022 13:00 - 37 minutesThe Boy and the Trolls was written by Walter Stenstrom. Born ( 1881 ) in Malilla, he became an author, comedy writer, and lecturer. Walters parents were the pharmacist Axel Fabian Stenström and Ingeborg Olivia Abrahamsson. He graduated in 1900 and in 1904 became a pharmacology candidate. He...
The Prince Without a Shadow
Grownups Read Princess Stories - April 28, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutesThe Prince Without a Shadow was written by Jeanna Oterdahl (1897-1965) Jeanna Oterdahl was the daughter of Captain Philip Oterdahl and Eva Frögren. She was the eldest of five siblings. After graduating as a teacher in Stockholm in 1901, Oterdahl was employed at Mathilda Hall's school in Gothenbu...
The Wedding of Mrs. Fox
Grownups Read Princess Stories - July 05, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes"The Wedding of Mrs. Fox" (German: Die Hochzeit der Frau Füchsin) is two German fairy tales collected under the same title by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales as number 38. It was included in all editions, and is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 65, 1350, 1352*, and 1510. The second ve...
Hansel and Gretel
Grownups Read Princess Stories - June 07, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes"Hansel and Gretel" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales. Hansel and Gretel are a brother and sister abandoned in a forest, where they fall into the hands of a witch who lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake, and pastries. Read i...
The Maiden Without Hands
Grownups Read Princess Stories - May 27, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutesThe Maiden Without Hands comes from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, ( Brothers Grimm ) "Das Mädchen ohne Hände," Kinder- und Hausmärchen, gesammelt durch die Brüder Grimm [Children's and Household Tales -- Grimms' Fairy Tales], 7th edition, vol. 1 (Göttingen: Verlag der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung, 1857...
The Twelve Brothers
Grownups Read Princess Stories - May 21, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes"The Twelve Brothers" (German: Die zwölf Brüder) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 9). Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 451 ("The Brothers Who Were Turned into Birds"), which is commonly found throughou...
The Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse
Grownups Read Princess Stories - May 18, 2021 07:00 - 13 minutesThe Companionship of the Cat and the Mouse (German: Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft) is a tale written by the Brothers Grimm. A shorter version of the tale was included in the Brothers Grimm's manuscript collection of 1808, and published in the first edition of Kinder- und Hausmärchen in 1812. ...
The True Story of Lakshmibai
Grownups Read Princess Stories - March 23, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutesThe True Story of Lakshmibai. Read by Mily Mumford
The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body
Grownups Read Princess Stories - March 16, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutesThe Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were Norwegian , Read by Laura Anne Harris
The Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body
Grownups Read Princess Stories - March 16, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutesThe Giant Who Had No Heart In His Body written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were Norwegian , Read by Laura Anne Harris
The Girl Who Dances with Skeletons: My Friend Fresno
Grownups Read Princess Stories - March 09, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutesThe Girl Who Dances with Skeletons: My Friend Fresno, Written by Ashley Wellman. Read by Ashley Wellman and Reagan Wellman
Little Saddleslut ( Greek Cinderella )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - March 02, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutesLittle Saddleslut by Edmund Martin Geldart. Read by Tamlynn Bryson
Little Thumbelina
Grownups Read Princess Stories - February 23, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutesLittle Thumbelina Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Shirley Blanch
The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek ( Australian )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - February 16, 2021 08:00 - 10 minutesThe Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek written by Jenny Wagner. Read by Shane Adamczak
The Legend of the Sea
Grownups Read Princess Stories - February 09, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutesThe Legend of the Sea Written and Read by Nymphia.
The Goodman of Wastness ( A Selkie Tale )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - February 02, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutesThe Goodman of Wastness by Walter Traill Dennison, read by Turner Coats.
The Goodman of Wastness ( A Selkie Tale )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - February 02, 2021 08:00 - 9 minutesThe Goodman of Wastness by Walter Traill Dennison, read by Turner Coats.
The Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs ( Poland )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 26, 2021 08:00 - 27 minutesThe Good Ferryman and the Water Nymphs by Maude Ashurt Biggs. Read by Reid Messerschmidt
Bonus Episode:Ellen Haun talks about "Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales"
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 22, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutesInterview with Ellen Haun. Co Author of the book " Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales "
Ellen Haun talks about "Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales"
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 22, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutesInterview with Ellen Haun. Co Author of the book " Cinderella and the Glass Ceiling and Other Feminist Fairy Tales "
The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 19, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes"The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina" from the book " Cinderella & the Glass Ceiling. And Other Feminist Fairy Tales. Written by Laura Lane & Ellen Haun Read by Ellen Haun
The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 19, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes"The Little Mermaid Gets a Vagina" from the book " Cinderella & the Glass Ceiling. And Other Feminist Fairy Tales. Written by Laura Lane & Ellen Haun Read by Ellen Haun
The Mail Coach Passengers
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 12, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutesThe Mail Coach Passengers by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Camiel Pell
Sirena ( Chamorro Mermaid Tale )
Grownups Read Princess Stories - January 05, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutesSirena read by Zane Oak
The Story of the Year.
Grownups Read Princess Stories - December 31, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutesThe Story of the Year, written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Charles Martin
The Little Match Girl
Grownups Read Princess Stories - December 25, 2020 07:40 - 14 minutesThe Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Chris Cooley
The Little Match Girl
Grownups Read Princess Stories - December 25, 2020 07:40 - 14 minutesThe Little Match Girl written by Hans Christian Andersen. Read by Chris Cooley
The Christmas Fairy of Strasburg
Grownups Read Princess Stories - December 24, 2020 07:06 - 14 minutesThe Christmas Fairy of Strasburg written by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Read by Caitlin Ward.
Bonus Episode: Interview with Author Amanda Leduc
Grownups Read Princess Stories - November 21, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutesInterview with Author Amanda Leduc on her book, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space.
Asherellan: An Original Cinderella Tale
Grownups Read Princess Stories - November 10, 2020 07:58 - 47 minutesLynnea and Luca with their father Jeremy bring to you an original Cinderella re telling based in the world of Atheria, from their podcast "The Land of Atheria".