48-Snow White: Killer Queen

Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser

Fiction, History, Arts, Books

4.8 • 25.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2016

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The original stories of Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White, despite their Disney adaptations and being fairy tales largely told to children, are incredibly violent and gruesome. They have murder, kidnapping, and, of course, hot dance moves. Bluebeard is, unsurprisingly, a man with a beard that is blue. What is surprising is what you'll find in his basement. The creature is from West Africa and will either sit you down for a months-long compulsory lecture on folklore...or drain your blood with its feet and eat you. I'm not sure which is worse. Sponsors: Check out http://www.bombas.com for some seriously comfortable socks. Oh, and here are the fantastic, 1700-year-old ninja turtle socks: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/taking-a-closer-look-at-an-odd-pair-of-very-very-old-socks-84123314/?no-ist Also, http://www.mvmtwatches.com/myths has very classy watches that will not break the bank. Music: "Time Waste" by Podington Bear "The Last Whale" by Jelsonic "Seasong" by Jelsonic "Kingbeat 9" by Podington Bear "I'm Fat" by Blanket Music "I Noticed You" by Blanket Music "Dizzy Spells - Instrumental" by Josh Woodward "Backdrop" by Blanket Music "Leave Me on the Subs Bench" by Keshco "Summer Days" by Keshco

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0:00.0	This is a disclaimer about violence.
0:02.7	Despite these being very widely known as children's stories, the originals can be fairly gruesome.
0:07.6	Check out mythpodcast.com for more information.
0:10.7	This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, I'll be telling the bizarre and violent original
0:15.4	stories of the Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Bluebeard.
0:19.6	You'll see that if Grandma is wolf-shaped and she tells you to just go ahead and get naked,
0:24.5	burn your clothes, and jump into bed with her, well, you might want to think about that
0:28.2	for a second.
0:29.2	And also, I know it sounds tempting, but do not accept half-eaten produce from which
0:34.7	is.
0:35.7	Ever.
0:36.7	Just don't do it.
0:38.0	The creature this week is from West Africa, and just wants to hang out with you, and maybe
0:43.8	drain your blood with his feet.
0:51.4	This is the Myths and Legends podcast, episode 48, Killer Queen.
0:56.7	This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore.
1:04.0	Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.
1:08.0	Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should.
1:10.8	It was sort of a happy accident at this episode, with Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White,
1:16.0	and Bluebeard ended up being the week before Election Day here in the US.
1:19.7	But these are stories that I get requests for all the time.
1:23.1	Other fairy tales, so of course, there aren't any relevant time periods.
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