The Deep Dark Woods

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The Deep Dark Woods episodes

April 30, 2024 The Juniper Tree
The most gruesome Brothers Grimm tale that involves a young boy and his stepmother.
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37 min
April 23, 2024 The Robber Bridegroom
A finger saves a would-be bride from death.
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38 min
April 16, 2024 Interview: Gregory Maguire
NYT bestselling author Gregory Maguire talks about the inspiration behind his adaptations and the necessity of fairy tales.
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34 min
April 09, 2024 Snow White
It takes the wicked stepmother more than one try to kill Snow White.
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43 min
April 02, 2024 Rapunzel
Not all maidens are helpless.
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34 min
March 26, 2024 Sleeping Beauty
A tale with far fewer dragons and a horrifying history.
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44 min
March 19, 2024 Interview: Dr. Jeana Jorgensen
Folklorist Dr. Jeana Jorgensen talks about how fairy tales have a seedy underbelly that can be harmful in the real world.
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36 min
March 12, 2024 Little Red Riding Hood
The Brothers Grimm toned this story down to have less flesh eating and more clothes.
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33 min
March 05, 2024 Interview: Marissa Meyer
NYT bestselling author Marissa Meyer talks sci-fi and fairy tales.
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39 min
February 27, 2024 Rumpelstiltskin
Greed can lead to a bitter end.
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27 min

About The Deep Dark Woods

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Most of our childhoods were filled with Brothers Grimm tales, whether we recognized it or not at the time. Cinderella. Snow White. Even Little Red Riding Hood. However, the versions of the stories…