Two starving kids, one unhinged stepmum, and a real estate agent’s nightmare made entirely of carbs.

Sure, Hansel & Gretel sounds like a whimsical bedtime story… until you remember it’s actually about child abandonment, starvation, and arson.

So what was really going on in those woods? Was it hunger, desperation, or something way more sinister? 

In this episode of Once Upon a Lie, Annabelle Moore (Dizney Diva) and Mark Williamson (Fairytale Newbie) and expert guest Jo Henwood (Ring Maiden of the Australian Fairy Tale Society) trace the dark origins of the story to reveal the twisted crumbs of history baked beneath the fairytale.

With narration by Kelly Monisse, Once Upon a Lie is a comedy, pop-culture podcast produced by AFTRS that unpacks the twisted history of your favorite fairy tales… one dark truth at a time.

This podcast was recorded on Gadigal land. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. 

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