Ep 39 - The Pain of Envy

Ep 43 - What's a Wise Age?

This week on River Reads Episode 43 - What’s a Wise Age? Features three tales. Two tales from Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called,  The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch and The Red Shoes. Plus, one tale from the collection Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, called, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; 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 the host fumbles words, 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 free material available to you through creative commons.  River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. River Reads has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award. All music is composed and produced by Wilde. This episode's fairy tales are:  1. The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 2. The Red Shoes. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 3. What the Old Man Does is Always Right. Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen. Weathervane Books. Crown Publishers. New York. 1977 Printing. Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175370/support] 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 [https://www.smithersradio.com/] Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Ep 42 - Stranger Danger

This week on River Reads Episode 42- Stranger Danger features one longer tale from the collection The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang, called, A Voyage to Lilliput. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; 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 the host fumbles words, 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 free material available to you through creative commons.  River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. River Reads has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award. All music is composed and produced by Wilde. This episode's fairy tales are:  1. A Voyage to Lilliput. The Blue Fairy Book.  Andrew Lang. Longmans, Green and Co. 1889. This edition, printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press. 2003 Printing. Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175370/support] 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 [https://www.smithersradio.com/] Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Ep 41 - Flesh & Bones

This week on River Reads Episode 41- Flesh & Bones, featuring four tales from the collection Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called Jack the Giant-Killer, The Firebird, Cinderella, and Blackbeard. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; 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 the host fumbles words, 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 free material available to you through creative commons.  River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. River Reads has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award.  This episode's fairy tales are:  1. Jack the Giant-Killer. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 2. The Firebird. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 3. Cinderella . Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 4. Blackbeard. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175370/support] 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 [https://www.smithersradio.com/] Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Ep 40 - They Change

This week on River Reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] we enter Season Five with Episode 40- They Change, featuring five tales from the collection Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Princess & the Pea, and The Swan Maiden. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; 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 the host fumbles words, 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 free material available to you through creative commons.  River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. River Reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award This episode's fairy tales are:  1. The Adventures of Pinocchio. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 2. The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 3. The Elves and the Shoemaker. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 4. The Princess & the Pea. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 5. The Swan Maiden. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175370/support] 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 [https://www.smithersradio.com/] Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com

Ep 39 - The Pain of Envy

This week on River Reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads], Episode 39- The Pain of Envy, features two longer tales from the collection Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; 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 the host fumbles words, 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 free material available to you through creative commons.  River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised. River Reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award This episode's fairy tales are:  1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. 2. The Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974. Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175370/support] 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 [https://www.smithersradio.com/] Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads [https://www.smithersradio.com/program/river-reads] Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com