Ep 18 - 70 And Counting
01/13/24 • 57 min
We’ve read over 70 fairytales together on River Reads, since debuting in spring 2023!
This week (Originally airing on Smithers Community Radio, January 10th, 2024 at 10AM) on River Reads, Episode 18 - 70 and Counting, we are excited to share this milestone with our audience. In this special episode, we delve into thought-provoking topics such as misogyny, patriarchy, and the constraints of traditional gender norms in storytelling. We discuss how these norms limit everyone’s curiosity and exploration, such as within the realm of heroes, which historically have predominantly been male protagonists. We highlight the value of gender neutral protagonists, that allow anyone to envision themselves as dragon slayers, free from gender norms. To illustrate our point, we have chosen particular stories that exhibit problematic portrayals of women from well-known literary works including Grimms' Fairy Tales, specifically The Salad and The Goose Girl, as well as Toads and Diamonds from The Blue Fairy Book.
River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised.
River Reads is the recipient of a national award, winning the 2023 Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Best Podcast in the Small Market category. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises have perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons. Enjoy a strange tale or two.
This week's Fairytales:
- The Salad. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- The Goose Girl. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- Toads and Diamonds. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
Tune in for River Reads every week on Saturdays at 10AM and Sundays at 9AM.
River Reads: Fairytales and Stories
Host, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River Wilde
Cover Art: River Wilde
The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"
Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.com
Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads
Contact the host - [email protected]
We’ve read over 70 fairytales together on River Reads, since debuting in spring 2023!
This week (Originally airing on Smithers Community Radio, January 10th, 2024 at 10AM) on River Reads, Episode 18 - 70 and Counting, we are excited to share this milestone with our audience. In this special episode, we delve into thought-provoking topics such as misogyny, patriarchy, and the constraints of traditional gender norms in storytelling. We discuss how these norms limit everyone’s curiosity and exploration, such as within the realm of heroes, which historically have predominantly been male protagonists. We highlight the value of gender neutral protagonists, that allow anyone to envision themselves as dragon slayers, free from gender norms. To illustrate our point, we have chosen particular stories that exhibit problematic portrayals of women from well-known literary works including Grimms' Fairy Tales, specifically The Salad and The Goose Girl, as well as Toads and Diamonds from The Blue Fairy Book.
River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised.
River Reads is the recipient of a national award, winning the 2023 Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Best Podcast in the Small Market category. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises have perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons. Enjoy a strange tale or two.
This week's Fairytales:
- The Salad. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- The Goose Girl. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- Toads and Diamonds. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
Tune in for River Reads every week on Saturdays at 10AM and Sundays at 9AM.
River Reads: Fairytales and Stories
Host, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River Wilde
Cover Art: River Wilde
The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"
Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.com
Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads
Contact the host - [email protected]
Previous Episode
Ep 17 - And The Award Goes To
River Reads has been recognized as the recipient of a national award, the 2023 Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Winning- Best Podcast in the Small Market category. This award is granted to the producer, on-air personality, or team who demonstrate creativity, originality and excellence in podcasting! We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to everyone at River Reads for this exceptional achievement.
River Reads is Not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised.
This week on River Reads, Episode 17 - And the Award Goes To. Host narrator, River Wilde, is reading in no particular order, from The Blue Fairy Book: The Rabbit and The Little Squirrel (aka. Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess (Lang); The History of Jack the Giant Killer (Lang); and Why the Sea is Salt (Lang).
River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises or message has perhaps not aged as well over the years, let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons.
This week's Fairytales:
- Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
- The History off Jack the Giant Killer. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
- Why the Sea is Salt. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
River Reads: Fairytales and Stories
Host, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River Wilde
Cover Art: River Wilde
The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"
Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.com
Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads
Contact the host - [email protected]
Next Episode
Ep 19 - Masters of Life
This week on River Reads, Episode 19 - Masters of Life, we will be featuring readings from "The Blue Fairy Book," including "The Master Cat; or; Puss In Boots," as well as selections from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, such as "Water of Life" and "Frederick and Catherine and a new author to River Reads, Anderson Sherwood’s, “The Dumb Man’. Episode originally air January 27, 2024 at 10 AM PST on Smithers Community Radio, CICK 93.9FM.
River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised.
Join us again, for Gender Blender, to delve further into our series of gender-flipped stories, where we defy traditional gender stereotypes, reimagining classic fairy tales. Through these narratives, we inspire listeners to question gender-norms, to embrace their inner dragon slayer or enchanted fairy, and where, every-one can be the hero, in the magical world of fairy tales!This week, we are pleased to unveil Episode 18 - 70 and Counting Gender Blender tale.
River Reads is the recipient of a national award, winning the 2023 Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Best Podcast in the Small Market category. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english, and then there’s those stories whose premises have perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon material available to you through creative commons. Enjoy a strange tale or two.
This week's Fairytales:
- The Master Cat; or; Puss In Boots. The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing.
- Water of Life. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- Frederick & Catherine. Grimm’s Fairy Tales By Brothers Grimm. Kingsport Press, Inc. Kingsport, Tennessee. 1976 Printing.
- The Dumb Man. Anderson Sherwood. TSS Publishing. London. Retrieved January 2024. Source: https://theshortstory.co.uk/devsitegkl/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Short-stories-Sherwood-Anderson-The-Dumb-Man.pdf .2023.
For more River Reads, please listen to Smithers Community Radio, CICK 93.9FM, every week on Saturdays at 10AM and Sundays at 9AM at smithersradio.com.
River Reads: Fairytales and Stories
Host, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River Wilde
Cover Art: River Wilde
The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"
Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.com
Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads
Contact the host - [email protected]
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