269-Hans Christian Andersen: What We Do With the Shadows
Myths and Legends
Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser
4.8 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
A story from Hans Christian Andersen about becoming your best self…after that self completely separates from you and leaves you as merely a shadow.
The creature this time is the invincible bear monster your ghost grandpa warned you about.
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| 1:08.4 | This is Myths and Legends episode 268, what we do with the shadows. |
| 1:24.3 | This is a podcast where we tell stories from mythology and folklore. |
| 1:27.6 | Some are incredibly popular stories you might think you know but with surprising origins. |
| 1:32.2 | Others are tales that might be new to you but are definitely worth a listen. |
| 1:36.3 | These episodes come from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson. |
| 1:40.2 | Let me preface this by saying if you've read the original it is immediately problematic |
| 1:45.6 | as in just a few sentences alone will make you cringe. |
| 1:49.5 | We'll talk about this a little at the end but right now let's meet up with a man on |
| 1:53.4 | vacation on an uncomfortably warm day. |
| 1:59.6 | Ah, this is excellent, thank you, said the man with a tip of his hat. |
| 2:06.5 | The door closed behind him and he flew to the balcony. |
| 2:10.4 | Bound by an iron railing the space was just large enough for a small side table, a chair |
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