The podcast where we explore how old tales are made new! Whether it's the fairytales we heard as children, the classic literature we read in high school, or the most ancient of mythologies, it seems creators can't help but keep putting their own spin on old stories, and we're going to tackle every flavor we can get our nerdy hands on.
Latest episodes
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1 h 24
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
Send us Fan MailOur penultimate episode of Season of Monsters brings us werewolves, mad scientists and...chipmunks? Join Jas, Ellie, Gillian, and Sophie on a trip down memory lane…
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58 min
The Invisible Man (1933)
Send us Fan MailOur dive into the original Universal Monster movies continues with yet another entry by gay horror icon James Whale, and as the disembodied lips in Rocky Horror onc…
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1 h 22
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Send us Fan MailOur Season of Monsters continues with yet another long overdue classic, this time with the one original monster who is still steeped in a tale as old as time, the C…
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1 h 21
In Our Retellings: The Ambiguous Alternations of Carmilla
Send us Fan MailOur darling Ellie (known to some as Carmilla Karnstein's humansona) has appeared on this podcast more than 25 times, and that means she gets to celebrate everyone's…
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1 h 14
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Send us Fan MailWe're, alas, about a week late for the 21st day of the month of September, but we still continue our Season of Monsters with a celebration of one of the greatest mu…
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1 h 10
Retellings Radio: "Every Country Has a Monster" from S11, E1 of Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Send us Fan MailFor our inaugural episode of Retellings Radio, Jas, Sam, Conor, and Katie are telling you all about the worldwide daikaiju, courtesy of one nerdy Gizmodic employee…
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56 min
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Send us Fan MailOur Frankenstein double feature continues with Krissy's first wish for us to cover one of the original superior sequels that finally allowed the Bride that Mary She…
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1 h 05
Frankenstein (1931)
Send us Fan MailToday is Frankenstein Day, and it's past time this podcast finally ventured to the original Universal Monster movies, and we are here to celebrate the face that lau…
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7 min
Behind the Curtain: An Open Letter to the Grim Reaper/Preview of Coming Events
Send us Fan MailDearly beloved listeners, we are gathered here today because it has been a REALLY bad summer, and not only do we want to air some grievances, but we decided in prot…
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38 min
Retelling the News: Interview with Maire Roche (Author of Little Monsters)
Send us Fan MailOn August 18th 2026, Maire Roche, author of this year's Bromantasy, will be releasing her first middle grade novel, Little Monsters, which reimagines the March sist…
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37 min
In Each Retake: Long Lost Muppets, Vamps, and Ladies on Fire
Send us Fan MailWell, since last week was an Odyssey of tangents, it makes sense that some long lost outtakes would resurface. These are from over a year ago, including our Dracula…
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33 min
In Each Retake: An Odyssey of Tangents
Send us Fan MailAfter multiple oceanic journeys, this podcast could use a break, so here! Have some silly outtakes from, among others, the recent Moana, Spongebob, Earnest, and The…
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1 h 30
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Send us Fan MailMuch like Odysseus’ journey, this episode is a little late for both the release of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, as well as Spongebob Day, but that’s no reason t…
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1 h 16
Moana (2016)
Send us Fan MailHey dear listeners! Wanna remember how good the original Moana was while its live action remake underperforms at the box office? Then join us as we are once again s…
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36 min
Retelling the News: Interview With Amanda Connolly (The Lure of Wolves and Whispers)
Send us Fan MailOn July 7th, award winning journalist Amanda Connolly is set to debut her first foray into authordom with The Lure of Wolves and Whispers, a romantic fantasy novel…
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53 min
The Importance of Being Earnest (2024)
Send us Fan MailPride Month 4: We're Coming Out of the Vault ends with a bang (in more ways than one if the staging is anything to go on) with the racially diverse and extremely ga…
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1 h 09
Cannon Movie Tales' Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
Send us Fan MailWell, happy birthday IER, sorry your party's so late. But better late than never to continue our journey as to why our dear hostess' brain is broken this way with a…
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1 h 44
Hazbin Hotel (Seasons 1 & 2)
Send us Fan MailTechnically it's still been less than a month since Nick's birthday, and this episode's topic is very gay, so this episode is now the start of our belated Pride Mon…
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37 min
In Each Retake: Verily, Some New Outtakes (PLUS PREVIEW OF NEXT EPISODE!)
Send us Fan MailIn the fair Verily a New Hope episode where we lay some scenes that didn't make the final cut, as well as bits of discussion between Sam, River, and I, two new mono…
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1 h 29
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope
Send us Fan MailIt is once again time to celebrate May the 4th, and it's also high time we talked about one of the most perfect intersections of nerdy interests out there, the work…