Prince Lindworm & The Daydreamer and Rolling Head 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 very not. Kelsey follows up with a cautionary tale about believing too much in your dreams, The Daydreamer, and then the pièce de résistance of our episode: the Wintu story of the Rolling Head. You will be uncomfortable. And that’s by design....

The Mermaid of Warsaw, Mami Wata and the Fisherman, & The Nixie in the Pond 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 Mermaid era, as Kelsey follows that story up with a tale about Nigerian water goddess/benevolent fish giver Mami Wata. Finally, Abbie gives us all a Greedy Girl Mermaid with The Nixie in the Pond, but we never learn...

The Litao & Serena, The American & The Sirena and Long John and the Mermaid 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 Universe (ICU) is expanded with the true origin story of the mermaid from Episode One’s The Magic Lake when Kelsey tells the tale of Long John and the Mermaid. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher,...

The Cock With The Golden Feathers & Black Bartelmy’s Ghost 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 by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Then, prepare for Abbie to shiver your timbers with a haunting listener-recommended tale of Black Bartelmy’s Ghost. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send...

The Troll Ride & The Fairy Princess of Ledang Mountain 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 at work by reading the Malaysian fairy tale: The Fairy Princess of Ledang Mountain. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on...

The Talking Cat, The Giant’s Stairs & Hanlon’s Mill 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 Giant’s Stairs. Kelsey gets spooky and reads a tale from the banshee section called Hanlon’s Mill. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow...

You ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go quite right? Every time you try to finish a task, something comes up. Then you find out all your friends are in a bad way and you’re the only one who can help them? Yeah, it’s a little like that. If you enjoy the show, help us out by joining our Patreon at fantasticworlds.cash for bonus episodes, behind the scene content, and more.  All caught up on Far Beyond the Stars? We’re part of the Fantastic Worlds Productions podcasting...

Ethna The Bride & The Brewery of Eggshells 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 Abbie reads The Brewery of Eggshells, which is somehow creepy AND light-hearted at the same time. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on...

The Disobedient Daughter Who Married A Skull & Friends For A Time & The Leopard Woman 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 called Friends For a Time we discover why humans and lions aren’t friends anymore, followed up by the Liberian story The Leopard, which we don’t want to spoil but will just say that every woman in the world...

Textual Tension Crossover! The Twa Sisters (Bonnie Swans) & The Bamboo Hewer 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), and the Japanese fairy tale that was the inspiration for an InuYasha villain (The Bamboo Hewer). The sexual tension is nil, and the romance is unrequited (at best) in this hilarious episode.  Make sure to subscribe on...

The Three Golden Hairs of the King of the Cave Giants & The Hungry Peasant, God, and Death 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 up with the tale of a highly relatable man who just wants to eat dinner in peace: The Hungry Peasant, God, and Death. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to...

The Straw Horse & The Witches On The Lake 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. Kelsey follows up with The Witches on the Lake, from Scotland, and while the end of the story itself is trash we think you’ll find we fixed it pretty perfectly. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send...

Special Guest Sequoia Simone! Thumbelina & Li Chi Slays the Serpent 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 going with the very cute story of Thumbelina, which surprises us by how NOT sad it is, and Abbie tells the Chinese story of Li Chi Slays The Serpent. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to...

The Little Mermaid t’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. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @fairytalefixpod. If you enjoy the show, help us out by joining our Patreon at fairytalefix.cash and visit us at...

Dough and Master Billy 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 story, Dough, which is a very random tale about a witch’s obsession with an eternal dough-based object, probably. Abbie reads from A Book of Magic Horses and rolls dice for a tale called Master Billy, which leaves us very disappointed and wondering… where is the magic...

La Llorona (The Weeping Woman) & Don’t Get Mad – Featuring Angel from Fantastic Worlds Productions 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 joins us to tell us the ghostly tale of La Llorona, and Abbie tells the worst story we’ve ever heard on the pod–Don’t Get Mad. Spoiler alert, you’re gonna get mad. Make sure to subscribe on Apple,...

The Skull and The Vampire Skeleton 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 twist! And Abbie reads a Seneca folk tale, The Vampire Skeleton, that needs to become the latest indigenous horror hit following Prey (are you listening, Hollywood?). Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send...

The Leg of Gold, The Strange Feast, and The Goblin at the Bath House 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, followed by an…interesting (gross) story called The Strange Feast by the Brothers Grimm. Abbie reads the chilling yet charming story of The Goblins at the Bath House, also from A Book of Ghosts and Goblins. Make sure to...

Aloreing Crossover!! Smolicheck: The Story of a Little Boy Who Opened the Door & Water Horses 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 and folk tales (when we can find them). Will their prior knowledge of Jezinkas and Kelpies help them better predict the endings of these classic folk tales? Kelsey reads a story featuring...

The Vampire Cat of Nabeshima & The Small, Small Cat 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, Kelsey brings you the adorable palate cleanser The Small, Small Cat. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Twitter...

The Stars in the Sky & The Wounded Swan 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 Stars in the Sky, and Abbie reads a much darker but super cathartic tale The Wounded Swan. Moral of this episode? Don’t eff with swans. Ever. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to...

Johnny And The Witch Maidens & Herr Fix It Up 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 White Snake, with even more horse murder than before. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @fairytalefixpod. If...

Scheherazade & Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 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 story of Scheherazade (which we have a brilliant fix for), and Kelsey reads the incredibly long but oh-so-classic Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your...

Dapplegrim & Fitcher’s Bird 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) Fitcher’s Bird. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @fairytalefixpod. If you enjoy the show, help us out by joining our Patreon...

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 ever read, John and His Brothers, while Kelsey accidentally picks one of the worst tales we’ve ever read, Roland. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to [email protected] and follow us on Instagram and Twitter...