Latest Subcreation Podcast Episodes

The Frog Princess

In a Certain Kingdom - October 08, 2020 06:14 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
A king has three wonderful, princely sons. But none of them has a bride! So the king decides to fix the problem, and test their virtue at the same time. Each of them must shoot an arrow up into the sky. Wherever it falls, there they will find their bride. Poor Ivan, the third son, shoots his arro...

Vasilissa the Beautiful

In a Certain Kingdom - October 01, 2020 15:47 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
A young girl loses her mother, and her father marries the stepmother from hell. Sound familiar? But this version of Cinderella has Baba Yaga, magical talking dolls, and a happily-ever-after to beat them all. In the analysis section, Nicholas Kotar introduces the idea of moral imagination and ta...

Finist the Bright Falcon

In a Certain Kingdom - September 24, 2020 06:06 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
The third daughter of a poor villager has a secret. No one suspects this quiet, unassuming girl of being betrothed, much less to Finist, a falcon by day and a prince by night. But when her sisters find out, they put knives on her windowsill . . . Instead of an analysis section, Nicholas Kotar t...

Marya Morevna, the Wondrous Queen: Part 2

In a Certain Kingdom - September 17, 2020 15:57 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
Prince Ivan has come back to life after Koschei the Deathless chops him into pieces. But he still has not rescued his wife, Marya Morevna. To do so, he'll have to brave everyone's favorite villainess, Baba Yaga herself. But if he's not careful, he'll lose his head a second time! In the analysis ...

Marya Morevna, the Wondrous Queen: Part 1

In a Certain Kingdom - September 17, 2020 15:55 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
Prince Ivan has lost his parents, and now must take care of his three sisters. After marrying them off to an eagle, a falcon, and a raven, he sets out to find a wife for himself. He finds one in the great warrior-queen Marya Morevna. But he also finds more than he bargained for. And it just might...

The Tale of Prince Ivan and the Grey Wolf

In a Certain Kingdom - September 17, 2020 15:21 ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
In this classic tale, a king and his sons are disturbed by a thief who steals their magical apples, then disappears without a trace. The first two sons fail to catch him, but the third does, but in the process he enters a strange and magical world of shapeshifters and magical creatures, where eve...