
Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre
Join fairy tale enthusiasts Cassie, Daurie, Laura, and Matt as they discuss the world of film and literary adaptations! Each month (or so) they will choose a specific fairy tale, and each week they will discuss a different book, movie, or musical adaptation of that fairy tale, exploring the way authors and artists retell, change, twist, conserve, and diversify the same stories over and over.
In loving memory, always, of Drew.
Podcasting since 2020 • 118 episodes
Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre
Latest Episodes
Episode 115: Thorn by Intisar Khanani
Join Matt and Cassie as we discuss Thorn by Intisar Khanani, a book with a fascinating path to publication. We discuss another intricately built world and a second veritable buffet of trauma responses, the worst version of Conrad, the po...
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Episode 114: Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
Finally tackling one of Drew's all time favorites, Matt and Cassie come together to discuss Little Thieves by Margaret Owen, our loosest retelling this era, but a wonderful look at what happens to this story when we focus on and humanize...
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Episode 113: Tom Davenport's 1984 Tales from the Brothers Grimm: The Goose Girl
Cassie and Matt begin Goose Girl Month with the Goose Girl episode from Tom Davenport's Tales from the Brothers Grimm featuring Helen Stoltzfus, Allison Brody, Sam Carter, Gene Morrill, Bo Patterson, and more. This series from the...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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Episode 112: Cinderella Wrap-Up and Intro to The Goose Girl
It's time to bid another farewell to our (riches to) rags to riches girlie and introduce ourselves to . . . ANOTHER riches to rags to riches girlie! Cassie, Daurie, Laura, and Matt begin this episode with our final thoughts on Cinderel...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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Episode 111: Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In the final episode of our third Cinderella era, Daurie and Cassie come together to discuss the classic Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix, an exploration of what happens after Happily Ever After, when life for Ella has bec...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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