119 episodes

Sometimes "happily ever after" is no guarantee. We feature short, original fairy tales that turn towards the dark and unsettling.

These stories are not intended for children, but most of them do stand alone.

Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children Scott Thrower

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 71 Ratings

Sometimes "happily ever after" is no guarantee. We feature short, original fairy tales that turn towards the dark and unsettling.

These stories are not intended for children, but most of them do stand alone.

    Episode 111: Cricket

    Episode 111: Cricket

    A musician writes the perfect song, but then finds that he cannot recreate it.

    • 15 min
    The Deal

    The Deal

    A woman makes a desperate journey with her newborn.

    • 13 min
    Body on the Porch

    Body on the Porch

    A man tries to find the words to say goodbye.

    • 14 min
    Royal Wedding

    Royal Wedding

    A newly married queen gets to know her fabled husband.

    • 15 min
    A New Place

    A New Place

    Death allows herself to be led away. Follow-up to Gravestone.

    • 10 min
    Shanty

    Shanty

    A sailor hears a song at sea.

    • 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
71 Ratings

71 Ratings

gfdguf ,

omg

this is my favourite thing in the world. i listen to it every night and it’s so soothing to hear your voice in your new episode! i love it so much!

Laurel Foshay ,

Thank you

Our family shares a love of stories and podcasts, and this one is all of our favourites. Scott is a brilliant writer and orator, and that’s enough to make this an excellent podcast. I want to let you know though, how profoundly touching and beautiful it is to be able to hear stories that so casually contains queer characters. My wife and I have always struggled to find stories where a person’s sexuality or gender is both unassumed, and not the sole reason for a character’s existence. As one of our children also identifies as queer, it is particularly important for him to also see himself in characters, and I’m so glad that he is part of a generation where representation is commonplace. I cannot thank you enough.
🏳️‍🌈💗🏳️‍🌈 -Laurel and Crystal

Unwanted Old Truckdriver ,

One of the Best out there.

I love the Podcast. I'm amazed that Scott can consistently write and produce really well writen stories with such rich audio design every week. There are many good long form Podcasts out there but I can't think of anything else that is as compact, tightly edited and so completely satisfying . It's absolutely one of my favorites.

And it's Canadian. Woo.

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