Tales From The Enchanted Forest

“But, Daddy I love him” and they all lived seafoam ever after. Dive deep with us to explore Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid through a feminist lens, teenage lens, and “I-kinda-want-an immortal-soul” lens! If you were part of the Mermaid Madness in the 2000’s (looking at everyone who was a fan of “Aquamarine” or “Splash”) then you don’t want to miss this episode!

How does coffee with the King go horribly, horribly wrong, and other musings from the Miller's daughter, including listing names that resemble a shopping list. Join Fox and Sparrow as they get to the root of this Kingdom’s financial problems- which can apparently be saved by a girl with a knack for dealing with strange, small men and 3 rooms full of gold. Greedy Kings, the power of names (and lack of), and a caffeine problem all end in a fantastic story!

A demi-god Bachelor agrees to marry a partner chosen for him by his relationship expert (which happens to be a ‘sentient’ magic arrow). Looking forward to the perfect match, he meets his mate, abandons her, and then swings down to the underworld to get her back. Let’s head to the original Love Island, with this Hawaiian tale.

A Long Time Ago, in an Enchanted Forest Far Far Away, Sparrow uses her Jedi mind trick to hijack this episode! In honour of Star Wars Day, she will make her case to the Jedi council (Fox), as to why she believes Star Wars is a modern fairy tale. We discuss everything from the greater Star Wars canon and wonder when will Hollywood make more space pirate movies?

Hear the arguments and let us know what you think on Twitter @FromEnchanted!

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Strange women in chests are no basis of government policy.. or are they. We have A Thousand and One Nights to make sense of this story! Travel to a land far, far, away with us as we cover the framing story of 1001 nights with our cast of eccentric characters including two brothers who have no place being rulers, a storytelling Vizier named Jafar (no, not THAT Jafar) and Fox’s personal heroine, Scheherazade.