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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 Revenge of the Grimms, or: An Episode That’s Best Served Cold
Episode 42
Monday, 2 June, 2025
In this episode we dish on the Grimm’s secret obsession with revenge, and solve the mystery of the stepmother switcheroo once and for allPART 1 [04:32] - In which we learn that the Grimms are running a blue light special on sexual reassignment surgeryPART 2 [11:54] - In which we read a troubling bible story, repeat a cliché that’s anything but woke, and come across more famous last words that aren’t last wordsPART 3 [21:16] - In which we peek into someone’s diary and find plenty of insults, grudges, hearsay, vulgarity, and petty peevish gossip PART 4 [32:28] - In which we find the Grimms in Latin class, congratulating themselves on being the class clownsPART 5 [41:29] - In which we find a bag full of jelly donuts, visit a gigantic, romantic library, and finally put a bow on these last 4 episodes of politics as usual*transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz*Chapter Titles, and extra material (auf Deutsch) read by Anna Jacobsen**Original German Fairytale text (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow * *Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel (auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke**Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (in English) read by Bob Neufeld**Music and Sound credits for this episode (42) 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...*got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me…If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com Thanks!
