Podcasts by Fairy Tale Fix
Welcome to Fairy Tale Fix! A podcast for the modern maiden, clever lad, evil witch, frog prince, mischievous faerie, or what have you. Tune in every other Tuesday for fanciful tales between two friends.
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77: You Just Have To Be Rich from 2023-12-12T05:00
It’s all about who you know and how much money you have (just like real life) in today’s episode! Abbie tells the Russian folk tale of The Smith and the Demon, where you really only need $200 or so...
Listen76: She’s Screaming About The Correct Things from 2023-11-28T05:00
We examine the Pied Piper of Hamelin from every possible angle! Kelsey reads us the original Brother’s Grimm tale, a more recent poem based on it, and theories about the real life events that inspi...
Listen75: Insignificant Slippers from 2023-11-14T05:00
Abbie continues our dive into Little Red Riding Hood by reading the Algerian version called Rova. You won't find this tale in English anywhere else (probably)! Kelsey says goodbye to spooky Hallowe...
Listen74: Little Red Riding Hood: Inside You Are Two Werewolves from 2023-10-31T04:00
If you gave Red Riding Hood a nickel every time a wolf tried to eat her, she’d have two nickels. Not a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice right? Kelsey finally gets to tell her favorite chi...
Listen73: You In Danger, Girl ft. Chadwick Heiberg from 2023-10-17T04:00
Join us for a chilling episode as we're joined by visual storyteller and brilliant artist Chadwick Heiberg for spooky season! Chadwick unveils his original fairy tale, The Three Witches, following ...
Listen72: Millennial Folklore from 2023-10-03T04:00
Damsels are slightly distressed in this episode, but they freaking HANDLE it. First Abbie tells the Punjabi tale of Bopoluchi, a fierce and proud young woman with nerves of steel and a license to k...
Listen71: Murderous Meet Cute from 2023-09-19T04:00
Damsels are slightly distressed in this episode, but they freaking HANDLE it. First Abbie tells the Punjabi tale of Bopoluchi, a fierce and proud young woman with nerves of steel and a license to k...
Listen70: Smoosh Machine ft. Not My Fantasy from 2023-09-05T04:00
The Fixtresses are joined this episode by Cullen and Hannah from Not My Fantasy Podcast! Settle in for two Irish Fairy Tales about - you guessed it - evil landlords, fairy trickery, and the town dr...
Listen69: Just Say Cat! from 2023-08-22T04:00
Your chances of being killed by a pony are small, but never 0, as the protagonists of the French story The Goblin Pony discover in Abbie’s tale this episode. Kelsey follows up with the Swiss tale o...
Listen68: Be Little, Do Crime from 2023-08-08T04:00
#SwampWitchSummer is officially over and we’re back to give you some extremely WTF fairy tales! Kelsey fulfills her promise of making everyone uncomfortable with the indigenous Ponca-Otoe tale Teet...
ListenPATREON PREVIEW: A Delicious Buttery Demise from 2023-07-25T04:00
In this special Patreon preview, Abbie covers a very mysterious yet exciting Russian tale you’ll find out the name of when you listen! No spoilers here. Kelsey tells the very short (pun intended) a...
ListenPATREON PREVIEW: Making it Chill for the Working People from 2023-07-11T04:00
In this patreon preview, Kelsey reads some pure Danish nightmare fuel that somehow turns wholesome in Merman Rosmer by Ruth Manning-Sanders, and Abbie reads a poetic Scottish tale that had more pot...
Listen67: Are You Mad At Me?? from 2023-06-27T05:00
To close out Pride Month 2023, Abbie tells the story of The Princess Who Would Be A Prince, a story with a serious case of gender. Come for the magician horses and the crossdressing and gender-swap...
Listen66: Yes, Even You from 2023-06-13T04:00
We decided to treat ourselves, and you, to some truly WTF stories to kick this Pride Month off! Abbie tells the Swedish tale of Prince Lindworm, a guy you're totally on board with, until you're ver...
Listen65: Mad Girl Mermaid from 2023-05-30T04:00
Move over Sad Girl Mermaid, you’ve gotten enough attention. We’re in our Mad Girl Mermaid era now, with Kelsey telling the origin story of the Mermaid of Warsaw. Or we’re possibly in our Fancy Girl...
Listen64: Don’t Call Me Ishmael from 2023-05-16T04:00
We explore the three types of mermaid in the first #MerMay episode of 2023, with two Filipino folktales from Abbie: The Litao and Serena, and The American and The Sirena. Later, the Ivan Cinematic ...
Listen63: Queer! Pirate Behavior from 2023-04-27T03:40
Ahoy, matey! Prepare yourself for rough winds ahead on our pirate-themed episode! Steering us into merMay Kelsey hoists her hope sails high for piratey nonsense in The Cock with the Golden Feathers...
Listen62: Respect His Dibs! from 2023-04-11T04:00
On Fairy Tale Fix we believe in the Ancient and Sacred Right of Dibs, and so does everyone in the Swedish story Kelsey reads: The Troll Ride. Next, Abbie celebrates not having to be in the U.S. or ...
Listen61: You Know Your 7-Year-Olds from 2023-03-28T04:00
It's the end of Irish fairy tale month, and we've got some good ones! Abbie reads a short story just for Kelsey called The Talking Cat, then follows it up with another story just for Kelsey, The Gi...
Listen60: Right Place, Right Time, Every Time from 2023-03-14T03:00
It’s March and that means Irish fairy tales ALL MONTH LONG! Kelsey kicks us off with Ethna The Bride, a tale about a man who will hire other people to do ANYTHING for love while he watches. Then Ab...
Listen59: Gone Catfishin’ from 2023-02-28T15:39:30
A skull from the spirit world catfishes the hottest, vainest girl in Cobham Town, Nigeria in Abbie’s story this week: The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull. Kelsey tells a tale from Ghana ca...
Listen58: Murder Ballad ft. Textual Tension from 2023-02-14T04:50
It’s Valentine's Day - do you need a break from the gooey romantic vibes? Rachel and Margie from Textual Tension come on the pod to share a 1700s murder ballad (The Twa Sisters, or Bonne Swans), an...
Listen57: No Chicken For You! from 2023-01-31T04:45
Foxy Prince Peterlin makes the most of his pretty privilege with the help of a thirsty granny giant in Kelsey’s story this week: The Three Golden Hairs of the King of the Cave Giants! Abbie follows...
Listen56: God Dammit Susan from 2023-01-17T05:00
We’re here for satisfaction ONLY on this episode of Fairy Tale Fix. In pursuit of a magical horse story that actually contains a magical horse Abbie tells the Russian folktale The Straw Horse. Kels...
Listen55: Thumbelina: Not Like Other Girls (ft. Sequoia Simone) from 2023-01-03T05:00
We are joined by a very special guest, Sequoia Simone of podcasts But Make It Scary and Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them! Sequoia keeps our “wintertime is for Hans Christian Andersen” theme go...
Listen54: The Little Mermaid: Hot Legs from 2022-12-13T05:00
It’s sad bisexual boy Christmastime and Kelsey&Abbie deliver an ocean-sized episode with one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most popular tales, The Little Mermaid.
Listen53: I Don’t Speak Poor from 2022-11-22T05:00
Abbie&Kelsey record an episode of Fairy Tale Fix IN PERSON! Together! In the same room!! We have a ton of fun recording under a big blanket fort in Abbie’s house, and Kelsey rolls some dice for her...
Listen52: U Mad Bro? from 2022-11-07T04:50
STRAP IN FOR THIS ONE. These might be the worst tales we’ve ever told on the podcast, so please heed the trigger warnings. Very special guest and longtime listener Angel from Fantastic Worlds Pod j...
Listen51: The Final Girls Episode from 2022-10-25T03:50
Just in time for Halloween, Abbie&Kelsey find some folk tales featuring two brave and cunning final girls. Kelsey reads The Skull, a spooky tale about a disembodied (non-floating) skull with a twis...
Listen50: Sausage On Sausage Violence from 2022-10-11T03:58
Spooky season begins on Fairy Tale Fix! Kelsey reads a haunting tale called The Leg of Gold from Ruth Manning-Sanders’ A Book of Ghosts&Goblins, generously donated by a friend of the pod Chris Otto...
Listen49: Sweet Selkie Nips (ft. Aloreing) from 2022-09-27T03:40
This week’s episode is very ~aloreing~ and features some very special guests! Kimmy and Ryan from the comedy folklore&cryptid podcast Aloreing join us to talk creatures and cryptids found in fairy ...
Listen48: Cats Are Always Magic from 2022-09-13T03:30
At last, an episode all about talking cats (sort of)! Abbie cracks open a new book to tell the Japanese tale of the Vampire Cat of Nabeshima, which is pretty much just as cool as it sounds. After, ...
Listen47: Swan Justice from 2022-08-30T03:40
We got a new book, River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Lisa Schneidau and it is FILLED with some fantastic stories. Kelsey reads some poetic nonsense that leaves us feeling dreamy with The S...
Listen46: A Creepy Heap of Eyeballs from 2022-08-16T03:51
It’s random reading time and Abbie reads Johnny and The Witch Maidens which sounds sexy and is but in an unexpected way, and Kelsey reads Herr Fix It Up which is like the off-brand version of The W...
Listen45: Aladdin: Never Stop, Never Stopping from 2022-08-02T04:00
We’re back, baby! Join us for a super-sized episode of Fairy Tale Fix with Abbie reading the framework tale for 1,001 Nights (also known as The Arabian Nights) with the wildly serial killer-esque s...
ListenPATREON PREVIEW: How To Train Your Demon Horse from 2022-07-31T21:15
In this previously Patreon exclusive bonus episode, Kelsey reads Dapplegrim, which really blurs the line between fairy tale and horror, while Abbie reads the much more satisfying (albeit birdless) ...
ListenPATREON PREVIEW: I Am John: The F*cking Best Ever from 2022-06-07T04:54:08
In this previously Patreon exclusive bonus episode, Abbie&Kelsey do a randomized reading of two fairy tales for some genuine, organic reactions. Abbie accidentally picks one of the best tales we’ve...
Listen44: The Story Is Not Yet Finished from 2022-05-24T03:46:47
In this very special episode, Kelsey reads Prince Loaf as written by Ruth Manning-Sanders and Abbie reads a fairy tale written by one of our very own listeners and Patrons–Sarah! Enjoy listening to...
Listen43: Trolls Don’t Like To Be Thanked from 2022-05-10T04:00
Abbie reads a seriously traumatizing (yet super relatable) tale about a teenager who falls hard for the wrong person (sound familiar?) from Peru called The Snake’s Lover, and Kelsey lightens it up ...
Listen42: It’s God’s Work, I Guess from 2022-04-26T03:44
Kelsey brings us back to Ireland for one more story, called Satan’s Cloven Hoof. Abbie reads a tale with an important marriage lesson from Iraq called The Sign of the Tassle.
Listen41: Just Follow Instructions from 2022-04-12T03:50
In this episode, we're joined by Robbie from the Could've Been Heroes podcast! Robbie actually brings us to tears (well, at least Abbie) when he reads Instructions by Neil Gaiman, and then reads us...
ListenEpisode 23–Quite Fleshy from 2022-03-31T07:13:07
Having just been outschemed by a rival crew, the Voidjammers must now turn to a necrograft dealer turned cult leader to secure their first job as independent merchants and must pay an...unorthod...
Listen40: Billy’s Too Much Fun from 2022-03-29T03:50
We’re finishing up our Irish celebrations with a few leprechaun stories for you! Abbie reads Master And Man, a delightful tale about two party bros with an important lesson on consent, and Kelsey r...
Listen39: Slutty, Mischievous Phantoms from 2022-03-15T04:50
The Irish celebration continues! Kelsey reads an Irish tale that takes a violent turn in The Demon Cat, then reads another fairy tale called The Dark Horseman that has a very important Irish lesson...
Listen38: Thems The Rules from 2022-03-01T04:50
Abbie and Kelsey kick off a month of Irish fairy tales! Abbie tells two stories about the importance of following fairy rules: A Donegal Fairy and Taken. Kelsey tells the tale of a puckish Pooka in...
Listen37: Abrupt Endings from 2022-02-15T05:00
This week Kelsey gets romantic for Valentine’s Day with a tale from Hungary called The Lover’s Ghost, and Abbie tells a much less romantic but wildly hilarious Korean folk tale called The Toad Brid...
Listen36: Go Off, Queen from 2022-02-01T15:39:47
Abbie reads us the Ruth Manning Sanders version of Tatterhood, the story of a badass heroine who is absolutely perfect just the way she is and we wouldn’t change a thing. Kelsey dips her toes into ...
Listen35: Strong Chaos Baby (ft. Ghosts in the Attic, Bodies in the Basement) from 2022-01-18T05:00
Time for an epic crossover episode! Anna and Lindsey from the true crime and paranormal podcast Ghosts in the Attic Bodies in the Basement join us for “Scary Tale Fix!” Lindsey tells us the origin ...
Listen34: The Fishy Godmother from 2022-01-04T05:00
Abbie&Kelsey talk *The Witcher season 2! Oh, and I guess they also read some stories. Abbie randomly chooses a story from the Russian Fairy Tale Pantheon and stumbles upon The Golden Slipper, which...
Listen33: Cheery Holiday Feels from 2021-12-21T08:30
Kelsey and Abbie get into the holiday spirit the only way they know how – with some sad, existentially dreadful tales written by a couple of sad Victorian bisexual boys. Kelsey reads Hans Christian...
Listen32: Sometimes You Have To Set Boundaries from 2021-12-07T07:39
Abbie tells us the wholesome tale of Bull’s Winter House while both Abbie&Kelsey cast Parks and Rec characters for the story. Kelsey tells a tale about three extraordinarily talented women and thei...
Listen31: Apple Tree Man Knows All from 2021-11-23T05:35
Kelsey enjoys a cup of hot apple cider (possibly with vanilla whiskey) while telling the story of The Apple Tree Man and explains some background about wassailing, and Abbie tells the story of The ...
Listen30: Hells Yes Girl’s Night from 2021-11-09T05:00
It’s time for a blind reading! Abbie&Kelsey let the fates decide two randomly chosen fairy tales for some genuine, organic reactions. Abbie reads the terrifying tale of Lu-bo-bo, a hungry beast out...
Listen29: Children are Always Scary from 2021-10-26T04:00
In this special Halloween episode, Kelsey covers two terrifying Grimm fairy tales: How Children Played At Slaughtering and The Juniper Tree, which has it all – murder, possession, cannibalism, REVE...
Listen28: Charlie, You Were Drunk from 2021-10-12T05:10:30
It’s spooky season! Abbie starts us off with an Irish account of The Headless Horseman from A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, and Kelsey (completely coincidentally) follows it up with yet a...
Listen27: Nice Save: Sleeping Beauty from 2021-09-28T04:00
It's our Podversary! To celebrate one year of Fairy Tale Fix, Abbie and Kelsey cover one of the big ones: Sleeping Beauty.
Listen26: It’s Dragon Day from 2021-09-14T04:00
It’s Dragon Day! Abbie tells the story of the infamous and fearless Hidesato, whose heroic demeanor catches even the eye of a dragon king, in My Lord Bag of Rice. Kelsey tells a very different drag...
Listen25: Fear and More Fear from 2021-08-31T03:50
Kelsey tells the story of The Kindly Magician (but was he?) from one of our favorite books, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends. Abbie reads a story about a father who (as usual) promises way too much...
Listen24: The Three Mermaids from 2021-08-17T03:45
Abbie tells an uplifting story that is the fairy tale equivalent of meeting drunk girls in a bar bathroom, The Three Mermaids, as told by our favorite fairy tale goddess Ruth Manning-Sanders. Kelse...
Listen23: Baba Yaga’s Super Busy from 2021-08-03T03:45
FINALLY, more Baba Yaga! Kelsey retells the popular Russian fairy tale Vasilisa The Beautiful, a dark tale of a poor maiden who is forced into the woods, and what deadly mysteries live within those...
Listen22: Dress For The Job You Want from 2021-07-20T04:00
Abbie tells us the story of a cat that’s dressing for the job he wants, Puss In Boots, while Kelsey tells the story of the Old Woman In The Wood, where a spunky maiden trespasses and rummages throu...
Listen21: And They Lived Horribly Ever After from 2021-07-06T03:58
Kelsey and Abbie discuss one of the greatest modern fairy tales of all time: Shrek! by William Steig.
Listen20: Snake-Smiting Gender-Switching (ft. Heidi from Fantastic Worlds) from 2021-06-15T03:45
Abbie tells one of the potentially best fairy tales of all time if only everyone hadn’t behaved so badly, East O’ The Sun and West O’ The Moon. Kelsey retells an existentially traumatic yet beautif...
Listen19: Everyone’s Behaving Badly from 2021-06-08T04:00
Abbie tells one of the potentially best fairy tales of all time if only everyone hadn’t behaved so badly, East O’ The Sun and West O’ The Moon. Kelsey retells an existentially traumatic yet beautif...
Listen18: Don’t Go Chasing Butterflies from 2021-05-25T04:00
This week Kelsey tells the story that inspired one of her favorite video games, Kunuuksaayuka, an Iñupiat story by Robert Nasruk Cleveland and collected in the Stories of the Black River People. Ab...
Listen17: The Boss Ass Dragon from 2021-05-11T04:00
Abbie reads the best fairy tale of ALL TIME, hands down, The Wonderful Shirt from A Choice of Magic. This is really the tale that started the idea for this podcast and we are so excited for you to ...
Listen16: The OG Lumbersexual (ft. Dustin from Fantastic Worlds) from 2021-04-26T16:00
We are taking a sharp turn this week on Fairy Tale Fix with our first guest star, Dustin Alexander! Dustin tells us about the OG Lumbersexual and popular American folktale legend Paul Bunyan, while...
Listen15: Quick, Somebody Stop That Head! from 2021-04-13T04:00
This week we celebrate the Dai Water Splashing Festival with one of Abbie’s childhood favorites, The Demon King, and Kelsey covers two short Chinese fairy tales; The Dragon After His Winter Sleep a...
ListenListener Tales 03 from 2021-04-06T04:00
Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This third Listener Tales episode includes some fun, ultra-modern fairy tale fixes, Hawaiian stories from Grandma, and a few translated Franz Xavier Schönwerth t...
Listen14: Justice for Horses from 2021-03-30T04:00
Kelsey retells The White Snake from the Brothers Grimm, reminding us that demanding justice for horses is going to be a recurring theme in this podcast, while Abbie tells two beautiful creationism ...
Listen13: For Screech She Will from 2021-03-16T04:00
Abbie tells a beautiful yet tragic Korean folktale The Deer and the Woodcutter, while Kelsey gets in the mood for St. Paddy’s Day with the legend of Bottle Hill, plus a few not-so-fun facts about h...
Listen12: Transportation Goldilocks from 2021-03-02T05:00
Finally, dragons AND fairies in one episode! Kelsey tells the wonderful tale of The Bird With Nine Heads from her newest book, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends, while Abbie reaches for a couple of c...
Listen11: Rumpelstiltskin I Blame The Least from 2021-02-16T05:00
Get ready because we are switching it up this week! Kelsey tells two classic tales; The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin, while Abbie tells us about their Politically Correct counterpart...
ListenListener Tales 02 from 2021-02-10T17:14
Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This second Listener Tales episode includes stories of sibling pranks, fairy tale hoaxes, book recommendations, and turtles named David.
Listen10: Just Say Chicken! from 2021-02-02T05:00
Kelsey dives into the beautiful tale of The Frog from A Choice of Magic, which has it all–Witches, curses, giants, princesses, and princes who need to ask waaay more questions. Abbie retells the my...
Listen9: The Devil Episode from 2021-01-19T05:00
This week’s episode is filled with Devils and Bad Siblings...coincidence? Kelsey retells the daring tale of the Devil in the Green Coat, also known as Bearskin or Bärenhäuter from the Brothers Grim...
Listen8: The Episode of Men Who Suck from 2021-01-05T05:00
Abbie tells the lesser known but very exciting Brothers Grimm tale The Iron Stove, while Kelsey is super excited to debut The Lost Sister from her newest folktale book, Tales of East Africa. We’re ...
Listen7: This 1800s Tea Is STRONG from 2020-12-22T04:55:03
Bringing some true holiday nightmare fuel to your ears, Kelsey tells the world’s most depressing Christmas story ever, The Fir Tree, while Abbie tells the world’s weirdest fairy tale ever, The Snow...
Listen6: She’s Just A Better Person Than We Are from 2020-12-08T05:00
In this very special episode of Fairy Tale Fix, Abbie covers the Ballad of Mulan and then Abbie and Kelsey discuss the 1998 Disney film versus the 2020 Disney film.
Listen5: Silly Bear, That’s On You from 2020-11-24T05:00
Kelsey tells the strangely unsatisfying tale of Buttercup / Butterball / Butterbuck (or better still, Smørbukk) by the Norwegian fairy tale collectors Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, whil...
ListenListener Tales 01 from 2020-11-17T07:00
Abbie and Kelsey read your stories! This first Listener Tales episode includes stories of hilarious things parents tell their kids to get them to behave and how they unexpectedly backfire on them, ...
Listen4: Falada Deserved A Fair Trial from 2020-11-10T05:00:46
Kelsey covers The Goose Girl from the Brothers Grimm (story told to them by Dorothea Viehmann), and Abby covers one of the many Russian folk tales of Baba Yaga (who is NOT John Wick but an old witch).
Listen3: Times is REAL Hard from 2020-10-27T04:00
Just in time for Halloween, Abbie covers the classic Brother’s Grimm Hansel&Gretel, while Kelsey retells the lesser-known but equally thrilling Golden Hair. They also discuss their best Halloween c...
Listen2: Fix the Fairy Tale Education System from 2020-10-13T04:00
Kelsey covers the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale The Wild Swans, and how some kingdoms really need to focus on their education systems and vampire infestations rather than kidnapping poor mut...
Listen1: Should Have Been A Pirate from 2020-09-29T04:00:40
Welcome to Fairy Tale Fix, a WTF fairy tale podcast. Abbie starts off spooky season with the fearsome tale of Bluebeard by Charles Perrault from the Blue Fairy Book, while Kelsey covers The Magic L...
ListenFairy Tale Fix Trailer from 2020-09-14T18:57:03
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young maiden with a face so fair and voice so eloquent no one could help but adore her. And, oh ho! Did she have a friend! But unbeknownst to the maiden, ...
ListenFairy Tale Fix Trailer from 2020-09-14T18:57:03
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young maiden with a face so fair and voice so eloquent no one could help but adore her. And, oh ho! Did she have a friend! But unbeknownst to the maiden, her...
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