
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 • 125 episodes
Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre
Latest Episodes
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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1:07:09

Episode 119: The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey
Cassie and Laura continue our Arabian Nights era with book one in the Once Upon a Time series from Simon Pulse -- The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey. There's a bit more chatter up top in this episode than usual, so if you want t...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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56:10

Episode 118: Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
Cassie and Laura kick off our Arabian Nights era with one of the earliest -- Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher. We get into the way she deftly weaves a story presenting complex topics in a way that is accessible for younger readers withou...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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