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.
Of Slippers and Spindles - Fairy Tale Retellings and Adaptations in Books, Film, and Theatre
Latest Episodes
Episode 149: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Cassie and Matt kick off our East of the Sun era with a novel with with a name to match the length of the fairy tale's: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George. We play the Name Game with Matthew three separate t...
Episode 148: The Little Mermaid Wrap Up and Intro to East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Cassie and Daurie wrap up their final thoughts on The Little Mermaid through the lens of the story's Disney-fication. Then we welcome Matthew back to take on a new and fairly unfamiliar tale -- the Norwegian fairy tale East of the Sun, W...
Episode 147: Disney's Live Action Little Mermaid
Cassie, Daurie, and special guest Maddie tackle Disney's live action remake of The Little Mermaid in our final episode of this Little Mermaid revisit. A minor miscommunication leads to slightly different approach for the episode -- can Daurie a...