Ep 32 - Proposing Opposites Beware

From River Reads by River Wilde

February 22, 2025 · 60 min · Season 4 · Episode 32

About this episode

Episode 32 explores themes of greed, love, and karma through four tales from Grimm’s Fairy tales.

Back from a long break River Reads returns with Episode 32 - Proposing Opposites Beware, with themes of greed, love and karma. Of warnings of wanting too much of others and other things. This episode features, in no particular order, four tales from the collection Grimm’s Fairy tales: 1) The Fisherman and His Wife, 2) The Robber Bridegroom, 3) Jorinda and Joringel and 4) The Clever Gretel. Be sure to listen ‘til the end for the reveal of the episode's Gender Blender tale. Please n...

People in this episode

Host: River Wilde

Topics covered

greed
love
karma
fairy tales
warnings

Keywords

greed
love
karma
fairy tales
warnings
Grimm's Fairy tales
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Robber Bridegroom
Jorinda and Joringel
The Clever Gretel

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Grimm’s Fairy tales, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Robber Bridegroom, Jorinda and Joringel, The Clever Gretel