Feminist Fairytales

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Feminist Fairytales is an anthology audio drama that reimagines the genre of fairytales through a feminist lens. Join Jennie and Madeleine as they journey into fantastical intersectional tales. Infuse your day with mystery, mirth, and a new view of what's possible. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @FeministForest.

MAY 1

"The Ballad of Puss & Boots" (Act 2)

The band’s back together & planning the score with riffs, patches, lyrics, and scheming galore! The crowd’s getting restless! (The tension is stretched.) The strings might just snap before the whole stage is set! Will Puss & the gang’s friendship survive this tour? Will Fox and Kingdom stop them at the door? Who knows what twists the song has in store? (And will there be anyone left for encore? Tales We Twisted: Puss in Boots (France, 1697), The Little Matchstick Girl (Denmark, 1837), The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Greek Fable), Rikki Tikki Tavi (England/India 1894), Alice in Wonderland (1865), plus many more! Performances by Ladybird, Victoria Cheng, Joe Kauffman, Zoe D. Lee, Tyanni Mah, Chanisha Somatilaka, Andrew Quilpa, Connor Bushoven, and Caroline Orejuela. Script by navi Direction by Madeleine Regina Sound Design and Music Composition by Ryako Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. Thank you to our sponsor Kinheart Studios, whose support on Kickstarter made this story possible. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook! Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
APR 17

Interlude + "The Ballad of Puss & Boots" (Act 1)

Poor Dorma the doormouse has been rudely sacked from her job, her boss Fox is replacing her with an artificial voice synth (what a snob!) Her department is gone, snuffed are its lights! Evil corporate Kingdom™ prevailed so there’s Revenge Songs to write! The task falls to freewheelin’ stray/singer Puss to assemble her old band & take down some crooks! It’s no easy gig & It’s likely to suck… the band’s all got issues (‘swhy they broke up.) Can they find a rhythm & work in cahoots? This song’s The Ballad of Puss n’ Boots! Tales We Twisted: Puss in Boots (France, 1697), The Little Matchstick Girl (Denmark, 1837), The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Greek Fable), Rikki Tikki Tavi (England/India 1894), Alice in Wonderland (1865), plus many more! Performances by Ladybird, Victoria Cheng, Joe Kauffman, Zoe D. Lee, Tyanni Mah, Chanisha Somatilaka, Andrew Quilpa, Connor Bushoven, and Caroline Orejuela. Script by navi Direction by Madeleine Regina Sound Design and Music Composition by Ryako Interlude performances by navi, Ryako, Emma Love, Wray Van Winkle, Connor Bushoven, Madelyn Dorta, Jennie Grenelle, and Madeleine Regina. Interlude scripts by Madeleine Regina, with Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle. Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. Thank you to our sponsor Kinheart Studios, whose support on Kickstarter made this story possible. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook! Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

41 min
APR 3

"Andi of the Mountains" (Act 2)

No longer able to tolerate her father’s vitriol, Andi takes her rats and disappears into the woods, where she discovers a strange cabin inhabited by three powerful women. There, Andi gains insight into her life, her mother, and the nature of the mysterious Elk. As she learns of her past, Andi realizes that she must choose who she wants to be moving forward… and what it will cost. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences, including themes of familial abuse and violence towards a minor, with sounds of gunshots. Listener discretion is advised. Tales We Twisted: Androclese and the Lion (Greek Myth) x Bluebeard (France, 1697) x Little Red Riding Hood (France, 1697) Performances by Leah Booth, Aubrey Akers, Josie D. Sumner, Rae Lundberg, Hans Cummings, Chris Stinson, Laura Mirsky, Lee Gerstenhaber, and Fae Cordae-Young. Script by Ezra J Wayne Direction by Madeleine Regina Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle. Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. Thank you to our sponsor Adam Hinkel, whose support on Kickstarter made this story possible. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook!Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

48 min
MAR 20

Interlude + "Andi of the Mountains" (Act 1)

After losing her mother during her senior year of high school, Andi struggles to manage her relationship with her abusive father. To make matters worse, the new woman in his life only exacerbates their already-strained home life. After a strange encounter in the Appalachian woods, Andi starts to wonder if there is more to her world than she realized. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences, including themes of familial abuse and violence towards a minor, with sounds of gunshots. Listener discretion is advised. Tales We Twisted: Androclese and the Lion (Greek Myth) x Bluebeard (France, 1697) x Little Red Riding Hood (France, 1697) Performances by Leah Booth, Aubrey Akers, Josie D. Sumner, Rae Lundberg, Hans Cummings, Chris Stinson, Laura Mirsky, Lee Gerstenhaber, and Fae Cordae-Young. Script by Ezra J Wayne Direction by Madeleine Regina Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle. Interlude performances by Michael Bache, Katrina Pecina, Emma Love, Wray Van Winkle, Connor Bushoven, Madelyn Dorta, Jennie Grenelle, and Madeleine Regina. Interlude scripts by Madeleine Regina, with Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle. Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. Thank you to our sponsor Adam Hinkel, whose support on Kickstarter made this story possible. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook!Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
MAR 6

Special Episode: Your Birth

Queen Narcissa's life is as perfect as a fairytale… until she gives birth. As she struggles to understand the terror she feels in her new role as Mother, her reflection in the mirror begins to vanish. Desperate to regain control, the young queen flees into the dark forest… only to meet an unsettling presence in the woods. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material that may not be suitable for all audiences, including themes of postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Tales We Twisted: Narcissus (a Greek Myth) x Tales of Baba Yaga (a figure in Russian Folklore) Vocal Performance by D Casellian. Script by Jennie Grenelle Direction by Madeleine Regina Vocal Edit by Emma Love Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. Thank you to our sponsors Joann and Eugene Bissell, whose support on Kickstarter made this episode possible. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook! Episode Transcript here. Episode music was adapted from Fantasy Music Vol 1 and 2, Cinematic Hits Vol 1 and 2, and Cinematic Atmos © 2024 by Monument Studios and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

38 min
FEB 20

"Goldie Loch and the Bear Brothers Three" (Act 2)

Driven away from the home of the Bear Brothers, Goldie no longer knows who she can rely on. But deep in the woods, she meets someone she did not expect. Though this unusual ally doesn’t offer to solve all of her problems the way the bears did, their insight may be just what Goldie needs to hear. Can Goldie learn to connect with her own heart, or will she become forever lost in the Mindless Forest? This episode was performed by Jayne Skudder, Rebecca Tanwen, Candace McAfee, Ian DePriest, Michael Bache, and Kiran Kumar. Script by Peppur Chambers Direction by Emma Love. Sound Design by navi Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook! Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 min
FEB 6

Interlude + "Goldie Loch and the Bear Brothers Three" (Act 1)

Like Alice in the absurd world of Wonderland, Goldie has had to navigate the expectations of motherhood under the boot of capitalism… no easy task. But when she’s finally driven to her wits' end raising her thirteen children alone, destitute Goldie Loch flees from her tiny shoe home. Stumbling through the forest, she chances upon the opulent manor of the three Bear Brothers, who are just rolling in honey money. Is this the freedom she’s been looking for, or has she leapt from the frying pan straight into the fire? This episode was performed by Jayne Skudder, Rebecca Tanwen, Candace McAfee, Ian DePriest, Michael Bache, and Kiran Kumar. Script by Peppur Chambers Direction by Emma Love. Sound Design by navi Interlude performances by Emma Love, Wray Van Winkle, Connor Bushoven, Madelyn Dorta, Jennie Grenelle, and Madeleine Regina. Interlude scripts by Madeleine Regina, with Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle. Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook!Episode Transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 min
12/12/2025

Holiday Special Episode: Specter

Hope has spent many years wandering the halls of The Library of Souls, indulging in her unfortunate habit of altering the books to make them “safer,” freezing the characters before the tale can begin. But when Hope gets sucked into a long-forgotten story, she discovers the unintended consequences of her edits. Join us in our first holiday tale as we explore self-trust, real empathy, and facing the things that haunt us. Tales We Twisted: Donkeyskin (France, 1695), Little Red Riding Hood (France, 1697), The Little Mermaid (Denmark, 1837), The Little Matchstick Girl (Denmark, 1837), Mother Goose Tales (France, 1697), and A Christmas Carol (England, 1843). Vocal Performance by Maria Corcobado Script by Madelyn Dorta and Madeleine Regina Directed by Madeleine Regina. Sound Design by Wray Van Winkle Feminist Fairytales is produced by Madeleine Regina, Wray Van Winkle, Jennie Grenelle, Madelyn Dorta, and Emma Love. Theme music composed and produced by Juliana Marin. This episode was made possible by the generous support of Rebecca Barry, whose support on Kickstarter helped us bring this tale to life! If you enjoy these stories, then consider supporting us on Patreon! You can also follow us on Instagram, Blue Sky, or Facebook! Episode Transcript here. The folks at Feminist Fairytales are taking a winter break, and we wish you good rest this season. We’ll see you back here in early February for our next tale, “Goldie Loch and the Bear Brothers Three”, right here in the forest of Feminist Fairytales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Lina is sooo cool. I want more!

06/27/2022

Hoss07

A Latina Thumbelina is freaking cool. I need more. I wish there would be a spin off where we could hear all about Lina’s and even Corey’s adventures. The writing through the whole series is so good. So is the production. Keep up the good work! I’ve been following Madelyn Dorta’s work for a while now and I am always so impressed by her. So talented. I was so excited to see that her play was up first and wasn’t disappointed. Lina is amazing!
Intriguing and witty versions of fairytales

03/17/2022

Sus787

TLDR: I absolutely LOVE hearing each of these episodes, especially when the fairytale heroines triumph by following their own paths. This podcast is usually in my ears while I’m cleaning or on a walk, and it really does a wonderful job of immersing you in the story. Beyond the hilarious dialogues, the background noises alone do so much to transport the listener into each of the stories. The voice actors are incredibly talented for bringing the story to light, and all the script creates characters who work well together. Each tale highlights how these age-old stories do not have to stay stagnant and instead can provide opportunities to support women. For example, the story based on Hansel and Gretel was such a beautiful tale of acceptance it brought me to tears. Overall, each episode/story is just as well done as the next! Keep up the great work :)
Amazing so far!

11/20/2021

commallama26

I can’t wait to hear the second half of Lina and the other stories when they come out!! :)
Amazing

11/18/2021

leapinglemming

Loving this so far, can’t wait for more!

Feminist Fairytales is an anthology audio drama that reimagines the genre of fairytales through a feminist lens. Join Jennie and Madeleine as they journey into fantastical intersectional tales. Infuse your day with mystery, mirth, and a new view of what's possible. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @FeministForest.