The Hansel and Gretel Code

In this episode we dish on the Grimm’s secret obsession with revenge, and solve the mystery of the stepmother switcheroo once and for all PART 1 [04:32] - In which we learn that the Grimms are running a blue light special on sexual reassignment surgery PART 2 [11:54] - In which we read a troubling bible story, repeat a cliché that’s anything but woke, and come across more famous last words that aren’t last words PART 3 [21:16] - In which we peek into someone’s diary and find plenty of insults, grudges, hearsay, vulgarity, and petty peevish gossip  PART 4 [32:28] - In which we find the Grimms in Latin class, congratulating themselves on being the class clowns PART 5 [41:29] - In which we find a bag full of jelly donuts, visit a gigantic, romantic library, and finally put a bow on these last 4 episodes of politics as usual *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast] *Chapter Titles, and extra material (auf Deutsch) read by Anna Jacobsen [https://oboe-bluebird-6zkz.squarespace.com/?p]* *Original German Fairytale text (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow [https://www.voice-lexow.de/] *   *Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel [https://ia804508.us.archive.org/12/items/grimm_maerchen_1_librivox/grimm_185_haensel_und_gretel.mp3] (auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke [https://librivox.org/reader/137]* *Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel [https://ia800606.us.archive.org/4/items/grimm_fairy_tales_1202_librivox/grimmsfairytales_19_grimm_64kb.mp3] (in English) read by Bob Neufeld [https://librivox.org/reader/3912]* *Music and Sound credits for this episode (42) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast/51-code042] *special thanks to freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… [hansel@betweenthelines.xyz] If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com [https://ko-fi.com/O5O5C5S8D] Thanks!

The Grimm brothers challenge Goldfinger to a high stakes game of dominos. Nobody wins but somebody orders a pineapple pizza and history starts repeating itself. Dominos fall, Richie Havens sings, and the Grimm boys show their true color(s) PART 1 [03:51] In which we quote some experts, and boldly go where none of them have gone before PART 2 [08:17] In which we start counting dominos, while the Grimms become migrant workers and ex-pats PART 3 [20:53] In which we name a few more falling dominos, and make a necessary political comparison because history just keeps repeating itself PART 4 [33:23] In which we watch the final seven dominos fall and, after a leak, see them go viral PART 5 [41:29] In which we find the brothers locked into an epic battle with a Bond villain, armed only with a feather pen and invisible ink *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast] *Chapter Titles, 1819 version, and Grimms’ Preface material read by Anna Jacobsen [https://oboe-bluebird-6zkz.squarespace.com/?p]* *Music and Sound credits for this episode (41) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast/50-code041] *special thanks to freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… [hansel@betweenthelines.xyz] If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com [https://ko-fi.com/O5O5C5S8D] Thanks!

In Ep.40 the Grimms try making literary magic and pull everything but the kitchen sink out of their, um, hats. Consider it an act of Bogus Pocus.  Part 1 [02:38] - In which we complain about the Grimms’ complaining, but then we cut to the chase, and name the guy who got their peppers hot in the first place... we also introduce his wife — who was known to be pretty hot stuff herself Part 2 [13:35] - In which we visit a famous gym, a famous palace, a famous promise, and some famous last words Part 3 [37:46] - In which we get the inside scoop on a blockbuster real estate deal, make a gratuitous connection between Hell’s Kitchen and Dragnet, and an equally gratuitous reference to German fraternity hijinks  Part 4 [53:03] - In which J. Edgar Hoover, Henry Kissinger, Steve Bannon, Richard J. Daley, and George Wallace walk into a bar, and order hardboiled eggs. 500 students try walking in the opposite direction. Part 5 [1:02:35] - In which we prove that Wilhelm Grimm tried to write the German version of War and Peace, and cram it all into one single word Part 6 [1:13:23] - In which we follow the Grimms to Charley’s Bath House for a little schvitz, a lotta fake news, and a major switch to channel 13, er I mean Article 13, and our next 2 episodes *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast] *Chapter Titles, 1819 version, and Grimms’ Preface material read by Anna Jacobsen [https://oboe-bluebird-6zkz.squarespace.com/?p]* *Original German Fairytale text read by Jürgen Lexow [https://www.voice-lexow.de/]* *English translation of the 1819 snippet read by Nicole Warner [https://germanwithnicole.com]* *Librivox recording of Hänsel and Gretel (auf Deutsch) [https://ia804508.us.archive.org/12/items/grimm_maerchen_1_librivox/grimm_185_haensel_und_gretel.mp3] (1840 version) read by Stephan Gambke [https://librivox.org/reader/137]* *Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (in English) [https://ia801307.us.archive.org/33/items/childrensshortworks11_1102_librivox/childrensshortworks011_hanselandgretel_djk.mp3] (1840 version) read by Deborah Knight [https://librivox.org/sections/readers/6064]* *Music and Sound credits for this episode (40) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast/49-code040] *special thanks to freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… [hansel@betweenthelines.xyz] If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com [https://ko-fi.com/O5O5C5S8D] Thanks!

In Ep.39 the Grimms write a clunky, cranky op-ed piece and raise the ghost of Virgil Sollozzo Part 1 [11:16] - In which we find the Grimms embellishing the truth, and sneaking some personal complaints into the story… complaints that only you and I were supposed to hear Part 2 [17:58] - In which we debate the meaning of belief in turtles and end up with too many hot dogs and politics as usual Part 3 [30:55] - In which we find the N-Word carved into that tree branch thingy: NAPOLEON  *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast] *Chapter Titles, 1819 version, and Grimms’ Preface material read by Anna Jacobsen [https://annajacobsen.de/]* *Original German Fairytale text read by Jürgen Lexow [https://www.voice-lexow.de/]* *English translation of the manuscript read by Nicole Warner [https://germanwithnicole.com]* *Music and Sound credits for this episode (39) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast/48-code039] *special thanks to freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… [hansel@betweenthelines.xyz] If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com [https://ko-fi.com/O5O5C5S8D] Thanks!

In Ep. 38 we learn a new catchphrase, there's more talk about baked goods, and the Grimms pitch us a few balls and strikes Part 1 [04:49] - In which we do some clock watching, and try to guess what’s really being sold in the Vatican bakery shop Part 2 [14:44] - In which we repeat ourselves, and hear something very scary, and very new, and very scary, and very new Part 3 [24:09] - In which we discover that the Grimms are ritual elders, and that they’ve absconded with God Part 4 [38:41] - In which we discover the connection between Martin Luther, Walt Whitman, and the Beatles *transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast] *Chapter Titles read by Anna Jacobsen [https://annajacobsen.de/]* *Original German Fairytale text read by Jürgen Lexow [https://www.voice-lexow.de/]* *English translation of the manuscript read by Nicole Warner [https://germanwithnicole.com]* *Music and Sound credits for this episode (36) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz [https://betweenthelines.xyz/hgcode-podcast/47-code038] *special thanks to freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices... *got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me… [hansel@betweenthelines.xyz] If you'd like to support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process you can buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com [https://ko-fi.com/O5O5C5S8D] Thanks!