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The Hansel and Gretel CodeAnatomy of a Fairy Tale Author: Curtis Cates, MD
forget any "moral of the story," the real meaning of Hansel and Gretel lies hidden between the lines... like a real-life Da Vinci Code Hansel and Gretel is a literary treasure map filled with secret clues meant only for people like us to suss out and follow... clues that lead to a meaningful, real-life treasure that's been lost for over 200 years... a deep dive into the dark forest of Western European History and Culture, the story explains who the real villains are, how they're still with us, and how they're not only people we've heard of or read about some of them are people we actually know... in the Hansel and Gretel Code, we'll be reading from the 1810 manuscript version of the story and we'll be examining the many, multi-faceted clues that are packed into each of its 42 sentences... clues that will not only entertain the hell out of you, they'll change the way you see the world and everyone in it... this is the podcast for anyone who loves fairytales, and who'd love to figure out what they really mean... come along with as we explore the metaphoric space between the lines of Hansel and Gretel's forest and I guarantee you're going to learn how to read fairytale clues like this for yourself... if you're game, follow the Hansel and Gretel Code on whatever app floats your boat, and visit the website for links, transcripts and plenty of extra surprises along the way... https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast Language: en Genres: History, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The Bust Up Between the Emperor and the Pope, or: it’s déjà vu all over the news, again
Episode 45
Sunday, 31 May, 2026
The emperor and the pope walk into a barber shop and make the current news cycle spin yet another fancy tale of déjà vuPart 1 [03:18]In which the Grimms use a simple case of fairytale déjà vu to revisit an old, personal grudgePart 2 [17:51]In which we get a depressing surge of will power, followed by a Grimm little bible verse — one that has nothing at all to do with Pulp Fiction, or any other Hollywood film. I swear to god!Part 3 [29:08]In which we catch a replay of some famous super bowl moments, star in a one-word history re-enactment, and find the news déjà vu-streaming all over, againPart 4 [1:12:01]In which we read a brief editorial from the 14th century, write a little op-ed of our own, and finally decide to call a Grimmism a Grimmism*Music and Sound credits for this episode (45) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz*special thanks to freesound.org for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices...*Chapter Titles, and extra material (auf Deutsch) read by Anna Jacobsen**Original German Fairytale text (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow * *English translation of the original manuscript version read by Nicole Warner***Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel (final version auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke***Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (final version in English) read by Deborah Knight**got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me…Wanna support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process...? Buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com Thanks!
