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Join two amateur Grimmologists by the fireside as we read and review the Brothers Grimm, tale by twisted tale.

Grimm Reading Adam Field & Matt Hughes

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 97 Ratings

Join two amateur Grimmologists by the fireside as we read and review the Brothers Grimm, tale by twisted tale.

    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 1

    Grimmbledon: Semi-Final 1

    It's the first of the two Grimmbledon Semi-Finals, where four of the stories that survived the Group Stage are battling it out for a place in the Grand Final...
    Semi-Final 1 voting poll link: https://forms.gle/DeeZ9bpmxsMUFDJ86
    After recapping the stories in the Group Stage, this episode we delve a little deeper into some background information, ATU types, and related tales, to help inform your decisions.
    The top two tales from the poll will secure themselves a place in the Grand Final... so vote carefully!
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op. 56b Var. VII performed by Neal O'Doan

    • 53 min
    Grimmbledon: Group Stage Results

    Grimmbledon: Group Stage Results

    Twenty Grimm stories have fought it out in the Group Stages, but only eight have made it through to the Semi-Finals...
    Find out which tales got the most public votes and secured their spot! 
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music:  Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 in C Minor Pathétique, Op. 13 - III. Rondo - Allegro 1

    • 55 min
    Children's Legends: Part 1

    Children's Legends: Part 1

    This time we take on the Grimms’ Children’s Legends, including the stories: The Three Green Twigs, God’s Food, The Aged Woman, and The Rose.
    We do our best to make sense of the misery and rate them out of 10.
    Still one day left to vote in Group D. Link here: https://forms.gle/BJSvF6SVVkYGdHcF8
     
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Piano Sonata no. 3 in Fm, Op. 5 - I. Allegro maestoso, performed by Luis Sarro 

    • 42 min
    Grimmbledon: Group D

    Grimmbledon: Group D

    The initial Group Stage of the tournament concludes with Group D.
    Group D voting poll link: https://forms.gle/BJSvF6SVVkYGdHcF8
    We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story.
    We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group:
    The Valiant Little Tailor
    Rapunzel
    Gambling Hansel
    Sweetheart Roland
    The Girl Without Hands
    And we also launch a special award poll for the “Best Ending” award.
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Brahms' Violin sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, 2nd mvt. Adagio, performed by Oliver Cobentson // Brahms' 7 Fantasien, Op. 116 Cappriccio in D Minor, performed by Ivan Ilic

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Grimmbledon: Group C

    Grimmbledon: Group C

    The tournament continues with Group C.
    Group C voting poll link: https://forms.gle/gv5os8j1gEdaNd7L7
    We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story.
    We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group:
    Cinderella
    The Two Brothers
    The Juniper Tree
    The Wishing-Table, The Gold-Ass, And The Cudgel In The Sack
    Thumbling
    And we also launch a special award poll for the “Best Catchphrase” award.
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Grieg's Sonata No. 3 in C minor, 1st mvt. Allegro molto appasionato // Schubert's Sonata in A Minor, D. 959 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace, performed by Paul Pitman

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Grimmbledon: Group B

    Grimmbledon: Group B

    The tournament continues!
    We’re pitting our highest-scoring Brothers Grimm tales against each other to decide their ultimate story. This episode: Group B. 
    Group B voting poll link: https://forms.gle/cZwGF7YTY4UDi31eA
    We open the episode with a recap of the five Grimm stories in the group:
    Little Red Riding Hood
    The Three Little Men In The Wood
    Sleeping Beauty
    The Elves And The Shoemaker
    The Story Of The Youth Who Went Forth To Learn What Fear Was
    Then we launch a special award poll for the “Best Death” award. And, finally, we read the Children’s Legend “St Joseph In The Forest.”
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    Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
    Other Music: Antonio Vivaldi's Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 II. Largo (performed by The Wichita State University Chamber Players and John Harrison)

    • 1 hr 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
97 Ratings

97 Ratings

Rex Fangirl ,

Highly recommend this podcast

My whole family loves this podcast. Matt and Adam are excellent hosts. Matt could easily have a second career narrating audio books, and Adam’s reactions to the general Grimm weirdness are classic. Seriously, you can’t go wrong with this podcast.

MaryAnn3427 ,

The absolute best!

This is the most delightful podcast I have had the good fortune to stumble upon. I could listen to Matthew and Adam reading and reacting to anything, but the Grimm’s Fairy Tales are an especially weird and wonderful ride.

roset2086 ,

Post more often please :)

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