A fairy tale and true crime podcast hosted by lifelong friends Sarah & Megan. We take a look at just how similar our favorite fairy tales and true crime stories can be.
Latest episodes
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12 min
Creature Feature: Squonk
Pennsylvania, AKA the Keystone State, is known for many wonderful things, like the birthplace of independence and Mr. Fred Rogers. But did you know PA is also home to the homeliest…
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1 h 31
30 - Dirty Deeds
We bury our secrets...and sometimes our dead bodies, as well. This week, we cover two stories where the dirtiest deeds really do involve dirt. For our fairy tale, Hans Christian An…
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6 min
Creature Feature: Banshee
Many of us fear death, both for ourselves and for our loved ones. But what if there was something to signal when a family member was going to die? Would that be better or worse? In…
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1 h 16
29 - Til Death Do Us Part
We are gathered here today to talk about marriage...but it's not exactly the "happily ever after" kind. This week, we take a look at what happens when the marital bliss ends. For o…
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11 min
Creature Feature: Ittan-Momen
Cotton is a staple in the textile industry. This prehistoric fiber is soft, breathable, and a great option if you're looking to avoid synthetics. Absolutely nothing dangerous about…
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1 h 20
28 - Swan Song
We are of the mindset where if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. However, we all know life doesn't work that way, not even in a fairy tale. This week,…
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11 min
Creature Feature: Basilisk
What is hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent and is reputed as the king of serpents? It's not a riddle...it's a Basilisk! This week, Megan tells us about this myth…
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48 min
27 - New Year, Same Pod
Happy 2020! To celebrate our first full-length episode of the year, we decided to shake things up a bit. Rather than just telling you one fairy tale and one true crime story, we br…
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9 min
Creature Feature: Drop Bears
There are many creatures in Australia that could kill, maim, or simply terrorize you, but none may be quite as cute as the Drop Bear. This creature of folklore is said to be relate…
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38 min
26 - A Christmas Story (or Two)
'Tis the season to be jolly! Fa-la-la-la-la... To celebrate Yuletide, we're each whipping out our favorite Christmas story. Megan celebrates her Norweigan heritage with The Cat on…
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9 min
Creature: Gef the Talking Mongoose
Do you ever wish your best furry friend would talk back to you? Too bad we all know animals can't talk...right? Well, for one family on the Isle of Man, they discovered "an extra e…
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48 min
25 - Just Drink It
Things are not always what they seem to be. Sometimes this applies to your Tinder date, and other times it applies to your food and beverages. This week, Sarah & Megan take a l…
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9 min
Creature Feature: Yule Cat
We hope you've been good enough this year to get some new threads for Christmas! Otherwise, you might come face to face with the Jólakötturinn, a giant man-eating cat who lurks abo…
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1 h 15
24 - Fee-fi-fo-fum
Our stories tend to have a clear hero and an obvious villain--but what happens when these roles are not so cut and dry? More importantly, what happens when everybody sucks in a sto…
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10 min
Creature Feature: Hobbits
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to…
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1 h 05
23 - Creature Comforts of Home
Home is where the heart is...it's also where home invaders are. This week, we take a look at some unsettling stories where the creature comforts of home are taken advantage of by s…
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13 min
Creature Feature: Goblins
'Tis the season for turkeys to gobble, gobble, so it's only fitting that Sarah's creature feature this week is Goblin, too. We don't know exactly where they came from, but we do kn…
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45 min
22 - This is Halloween 2019
Happy Happy Happy Haloween! And Happy anniversary to us! To celebrate Fairy Tall Tales turning ONE, as well as our favorite holiday, HALLOWEEN, we've got a special one for you, fol…
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36 min
The Pit and the Pendulum
Is there anything worse than being a tortured prisoner? This week, Megan continues our celebration of spooky season by reading one of Poe's most chilling stories: The Pit and the P…
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1 h 25
21 - Green-Eyed Monsters
Do you suffer from uncontrollable bouts of jealousy when you look at younger people? Do you hate geometric love triangles so much that you'd contemplate murder to even the playing…