Alethea Kontis

Alethea Kontis episodes:

• 03.29.2014

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 25

  Episode 25: “The Marvelous Minstrel” http://aletheakontis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/minstrel.mp3 The Marvelous Minstrel…or perhaps the PSYCHOPATH MINSTREL, because seriously…this guy is a jerk. The ASPCA would *not* approve. And, quite frankly, neither do I. Check out Princess Alethea’s Rant about this fairy tale HERE. The post Princess Alethea’s...

  
• 02.09.2014

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 24

  Episode 24: “The Companionship of the Cat and The Mouse” http://aletheakontis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Companionship-of-the-Cat-Mouse.mp3   A fairy tale in which…well…cats will be cats and mice will be mice, and that’s just the way of the world. Check out Princess Alethea’s Rant about this fairy tale HERE. The post...

  
• 05.11.2012

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 23

  Episode 23: “The Foundling” This fairy tale (also known as “Fundevogel”) is the basis for the origin of Trix Woodcutter’s character in Enchanted. If you prefer to listen on YouTube you can here, courtesy of The Book Rat: Also, be sure to check...

  
• 10.20.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 22

  Episode 22: “Tom Thumb” (13:47) Here’s a treat after last week — the infamous tale of tiny hero Tom Thumb. This tale is his origin story and only some of his adventures — the tale is continued in “Tom Thumb’s Travels,”...

  
• 10.13.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 21

  Episode 21: “The Golden Key” (1:16) This should hardly qualify as an episode of the podcast, as the tale of The Golden Key is little over a minute long. The tale itself is just as disappointing…with sort of a “Lady and...

  
• 10.11.2011

  Uh-LEE-thee-uh

  People are always wondering how to say my name. Every so often, I have to make a post and remind them. Thanks to clever Audacity and the fabulous microphone on my Powerbook, I can say it for you aloud so there...

  
• 08.11.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 20

  Episode 20: “Mother Hulda” (7:18) Mother Hulda, or Frau Holle, is possibly the goddess of Hell, a goddess of marriage, and/or goddess of the weather. Prompted by a footnote in my book, I looked up Mother Hulde on Wikipedia: The legend itself,...

  
• 08.04.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 19

  Episode 19: “The Three Spinners” (6:11) I’d almost say this tale was a retelling, if I hadn’t read it from The Brothers Grimm with my own eyes. “The Three Spinners” is a…well..spin on “Rumplestiltskin,” starring a girl as clever as she...

  
• 06.30.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 18

  Episode 18: “Sweetheart Roland” (8:58) Imagine, after escaping from certain death and all you had been through together, that your sweetheart leaves you for another woman. At the end of the story it sounds like Roland had been put under a...

  
• 06.23.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 17

  Episode 17: “The White Snake” (9:35) Whenever I read this type of story I always wonder who it was that first ate a white snake and realized he could suddenly hear animals speak. For that matter, I would love to see...

  
• 06.16.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 16

  Episode 16: “The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean” (3:07) This little tale reminds us that busting a gut while laughing is a time-honored tradition. It also tells us why all beans have black seams. I must say, though…I have never felt...

  
• 06.16.2011

  Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 16

  Episode 16: “The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean” (3:07) This little tale reminds us that busting a gut while laughing is a time-honored tradition. It also tells us why all beans have black seams. I must say, though…I have never felt...