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 inspired it. Abbie follows up with the PC version from Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James […]
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 Halloween with the Russian tale The Dead Mother and takes a sharp turn into a happily ever after with […]
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 childhood fairy tale, and surprises Abbie with the sequel she never knew […]
Someone needs to call the exterminators! Or maybe some de-colonizers? The metaphors are becoming mixed, just like how mixed-up Team Torta’s emotions are roiling and boiling. The group needs to squash this foe before moving deeper into the new world that Baba Yaga’s hut has delivered them to!
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 young sisters fleeing from their Salem home–a New England classic not for the faint-hearted. Kelsey shares two dark and twisted […]
Though the passage of time erodes all, perhaps there may exist something stronger that connects us all. Mountains become sand, sand becomes glass, glass allows sight and reflections. What happens when confronted with one you loved so far removed? How does Team Torta move on after an occurrence such as […]
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 kill (that she gave herself). Next, Kelsey recounts the German story of the Maiden With No […]
Though the passage of time erodes all, perhaps there may exist something stronger that connects us all. Mountains become sand, sand becomes glass, glass allows sight and reflections. What happens when confronted with one you loved so far removed? How does Team Torta move on after an occurrence such as […]
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 kill (that she gave herself). Next, Kelsey recounts the German story of the Maiden With No […]
