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Get ready for Episode 27 - Tales of Curiosity! Curiosity drives us to thrive by uncovering the unknown and seeking understanding. Stay curious and watch as your life transforms, heals and fosters love for others. This week will feature a longer story, ‘Soup from a Sausage-peg,’ from the collection, Fairy Tales, by Hans Andersen. As well as the shorter tale, ‘Karl Katz’, by the Brothers Grimm’s. River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener...

This week on River Reads, Episode 26 - Smoke and Mirrors Deceive Thee, will be featuring a longer tale, The White Cat, from collection, "the Blue fairy book”, by Andrew Lang. As well as a shorter tale, The Turnip, by the Brothers Grimm’s.What was our Gender Blender tale this week? Stay tuned to the end, for reveal!River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised.River Reads won 2023 Best Podcast in the Small Market category at Broadca...

This week, Episode 25, Creatures of Small, and as a small creature themselves, host, River Wilde, can attest to the fabulousness of such a small size. Today's tales involve a bunch of small things, from beetles to little men, though all have some pretty big personalities, or one might say, egos. Nothing wrong with that, confidence. It’s when confidence bleeds onto others, and separates you from others, does it become a problem. Our heroes in these tales definitely could use a...

River Reads, Episode 24 - Transformations, is all about, you guessed it, transformations. Specifically, of self, of character, of circumstance, and of fate. Showcasing a selection of stories from the collection, ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales,' by Brother’s Grimms. The lineup includes beloved classics like, 'The Raven’, ‘The Gallant Tailor’, and ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker.’ As well as, featuring the debut reading of an original narrative by River Wilde and their cousin, with a...

River Reads, Episode 23 - Tales of 23, is all about the number twenty-three! With our 23rd episode falling on March 23 we thought this called for a celebration of this numerical cosmic alignment! Showcasing a selection of stories from the renowned collection "Fairy Tales and Stories" by Hans Christian Andersen. The lineup includes beloved classics such as 'Tin-Soldier,' located on page 23 of the anthology, and 'This Old House,' which is the 23rd story listed in page two of the index. Ad...

In this weeks, Episode 22 - Things From a Trunk, fairy tales involve things one might find in, you guessed it, a trunk! Featuring stories from collection, Fairy Tales and Stories, by Hans Christian Andersen, including, 'The Shirt Collar', 'The Red Shoes', 'The Flying Trunk', and 'The Puppet Showman'.Remember to tune till the end of the show for Episode 21 - Fatal Flowers' Gender Blender tale(s) are revealed. River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener disc...