"American Fairy Tales" is a collection of stories (sometimes racist and offensive) from the renowned author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", L Frank Baum.
All in L Frank Baum
Ep. 1023 - American Fairy Tales - The Mandarin and the Butterfly
TW: Racism. AAPI hate in America has a long history. This tale from L Frank Baum is a prime example of that history.
Ep. 1022 - American Fairy Tales - The King of the Polar Bears
TW: Animal violence. 'The King of the Polar Bears' is a prime example of Baum going a bit overboard in the course of the tale, but landing on a great moral when all is said and done.
Ep. 1021 - American Fairy Tales - The Dummy That Lived
'The Dummy That Lived' shows us a bored Ryl can be a terrible thing. Especially if he happens to spy a wax dummy in a department store.
Ep. 1020 - American Fairy Tales - The Wonderful Pump
'The Wonderful Pump' is an American fairytale by L. Frank Baum that warns us all to be careful with newly found riches.
Ep. 1019 - American Fairy Tales - The Capture of Father Time
'The Capture of Father Time' is a fun tale that lets us know exactly what kind of mischief a young boy would do if he was able to stop time.
Ep. 1018 - American Fairy Tales - The Magic Bon Bons
'The Magic Bon Bons' should teach us the folly of condemning others for actions that we do not understand, for we never know what may happen to ourselves.
Ep. 1017 - American Fairy Tales - The Laughing Hippopotamus
TW: Racism 'The Laughing Hippopotamus' is a story that I struggled with bringing to the podcast because of the casual racism in the description of the Congolese tribesmen. But in the end I think it's important to see how this racism embedded itself in our culture through stories like it.
Ep. 1016 - American Fairy Tales - The Enchanted Types
In the story of 'The Enchanted Types' we meet Popopo, a knook who just cannot seem to get anything right.
Ep. 1015 - American Fairy Tales - The Girl Who Owned a Bear
In today's tale of revenge, a quick thinking little girl saves herself from a fictional bear. This is 'The Girl Who Owned a Bear'