
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 • 127 episodes
Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre
Latest Episodes
Episode 124: A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Cassie and Daurie give you two discussions for the price of one, as their exploration of A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz reveals a novel with Hansel and Gretel as the main characters, but a novel that isn't rea...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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43:41

Episode 123: Cannon Movie Tales Hansel and Gretel
Cassie and Daurie begin Hansel and Gretel's era with the Cannon Movie Tales Hansel and Gretel featuring Helen Stoltzfus, Allison Brody, Sam Carter, Gene Morrill, Bo Patterson, and more. This movie pulls heavily from the Humperdinck opera...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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37:54

Episode 122: The Arabian Nights Wrap Up and Intro to Hansel and Gretel
It's time to bid another farewell to the ultimate storyteller's tale and turn to a pair of siblings getting lost in the woods and finding a house of questionable building materials. Cassie and Laura start us off with our final thoughts on Th...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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56:51

Episode 121: The Wrath and the Dawn duology by Renee Ahdieh
Cassie and Laura wrap up their The Arabian Nights era this week with a discussion of two of Cassie's favorite books of all time-- The Wrath and the Dawn and The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:32:47

Episode 120: A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
Cassie and Laura discuss a looser retelling of The Arabian Nights this week -- A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston -- and touch on a variety of topics including our shared love of thread-based magic in fantasy, what k...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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