Now Upon A Time

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Now Upon A Time

Once upon a time princesses were fickle and flighty. Those days are over. Now Upon A Time is a storytelling project that reimagines classic tales with modern, empowering messaging.

Episodes

  1. Princess and The Pea-tition

    04/10/2023

    Princess and The Pea-tition

    In this reimagining of the classic children’s tale, The Princess and the Pea, we meet a girl who realizes that sleeping on a pea under a tower of mattresses is a dumb way to find out if you’re a princess. And it’s an even dumber way of choosing a leader for your country. So this Princess goes on a journey to find a better way to do things and meets some friends and future constituents along the way.Privacy Notice

    11 min
  2. Jacky and Jill

    08/09/2021

    Jacky and Jill

    Privacy Notice

    12 min
  3. La Bella Durmiente

    11/11/2019

    La Bella Durmiente

    A long, long time ago, nestled in a valley of rolling hills that resembled the curves of a mariachi’s guitar, there was a magnificent kingdom called…San Antonio. And although this kingdom was more than likely far, far away from where you live (depending on where you live), you could smell its pleasant aroma on the wind from miles and miles away. That’s because the residents of San Antonio were master chefs.Privacy Notice

    17 min
  4. Lil' Ruby Riding Hood

    09/20/2019

    Lil' Ruby Riding Hood

    Of all the 12-year-olds in all the apartments in all of Bed Stuy, not a single one was more special than Ruby Brown. Maybe it was the way her Lady of Rage afro puffs sat atop her head like balls of raspberry cotton candy. Or how the perfectly placed crimson freckles dotting her face seemed to smile every time she did. And that smile; big, broad and beautiful.Privacy Notice

    11 min
  5. Rapunzel

    09/20/2019

    Rapunzel

    This tale starts the way many tales do, with an eccentric old woman in a crumbling castle on the high hill north of a small, sleepy town. She was twisted and stooped as an old tree, and so much a part of the scenery she was mostly forgotten. But every spring a mighty wind blew a garlick-y, pepper-y smell through the streets and people remembered. Privacy Notice

    10 min
  6. Rumplestiltskin

    09/20/2019

    Rumplestiltskin

    Once upon a time in a bustling kingdom not too far from here, there lived a poor old man and his very smart daughter, Isabelle. Izzy, as she liked to be called, had graduated from a renowned university and made a good enough living to support her father and pay for the apartment that they shared. Her father was proud of her and often told tales of her investment and money-making skills at the local pub. On one such occasion the young king happened to be walking by and heard the old man.Privac...

    8 min
  7. Sue White

    09/20/2019

    Sue White

    Once upon a time there was a happy kingdom ruled by a king and queen. One winter day, the queen was sewing by a sunny window. You see, she had a pretty solid side-hustle selling handmade crafts on Etsy. As the queen gazed out upon her lands, she thought to herself, “I really wish I could have a little daughter so I could teach her about needlework and also how to run a successful female-owned business.” Privacy Notice

    10 min
  8. The Little Mermaid

    09/20/2019

    The Little Mermaid

    Once upon a time, there was a Little Mermaid. She loved to swim in the ocean and sing songs with all the other creatures of the sea. The Little Mermaid had the most beautiful voice in all the seven seas. All of the fish, dolphins, crabs and even mollusk just loved to hear her sing, particularly her originals. She did this sort of alt-country, indie pop thing. Different, but still radio-friendly. Wait, what were we talking about again?Privacy Notice

    10 min
  • 8 Episodes

4.8
out of 5
25 Ratings

About

Once upon a time princesses were fickle and flighty. Those days are over. Now Upon A Time is a storytelling project that reimagines classic tales with modern, empowering messaging.

Information

  • Creator
    nowuponatime.org
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Now Upon A Time
  • Show Website
    Now Upon A Time

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