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In the seventh episode of OUADT Podcast, Laury identifies the shocking links between Bluebeard and Hollywood’s perpetrator, Harvey Weinstein. It’s a fairy tale (or horror story) with a modern twist, as it were. For those that are not familiar with the fairy tale, Laury kicks off the episode with a little narration of Bluebeard. A brief introduction […]

In the 6th episode of OUADT Podcast, Laury takes you through her reading list for summer 2018. If you’re like her, in need of a good reading list and always up for a challenge, then this episode might be just right for you. Links: Link to the same blog post and the reading list: https://myrockydances.com/2018/06/01/my-summer-reading-challenge/ […]

It’s neither on the first day, nor on the second but on the third day that she found out his name… Waiting until the third night comes around, having granted three wishes or being the good one out of three siblings is something so natural to fairy tales that we almost forget to question why […]

In today’s episode, Laury discusses the close ties between fairytales and freak shows. You might learn why and how both realms showcase those people who do not correspond to what we conceive as “normal”. Apart from Alice Hoffman’s novel, the episode will leave you with other freak show reading suggestions. Blog: https://myrockydances.com/2018/05/16/freakshows-and-fairy-tales/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onceuponadifferenttime/ Twitter: […]

In the third episode of Once Upon A Different Time, I’ll introduce you to psychology and how it uses fairy tale figures to describe certain psychological patterns in women. One of these is the “Cinderella Complex”- which describes the fear of independence in women. I talk about Colette Dowling’s best-selling book on the Cinderella Complex […]

Today we’re talking about the history behind the well-known story of Cinderella! The history behind the tale is extremely fascinating, almost more than the tale itself: it has been passed on for over hundreds of years. I’ll talk about the old and the new stories, the well-known and the lesser-known and about the dubious, almost […]

Hi there! Welcome to the Once Upon A Different Time podcast. I’m your host Laury and I will take you on a journey through the fantastic realm. Together, we’ll explore our timeless fascination for fairy tales, their figures and tropes. In this podcast, we’ll talk about traditional fairy tales but also new rewritings and adaptations […]

Next week on 23 April, the short list of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2018 will be announced! I’m so happy that one of my favourite reads of this year is featured on the long list: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar. To be entirely honest, I was first and foremost attracted […]