Hans and Franz meet Fritzi-Willi, or it’s Party Time, Biatches!

In Ep.40 the Grimms try making literary magic and pull everything but the kitchen sink out of their, um, hats. Consider it an act of Bogus Pocus.

Part 1 [02:38] - In which we complain about the Grimms’ complaining, but then we cut to the chase, and name the guy who got their peppers hot in the first place... we also introduce his wife — who was known to be pretty hot stuff herself

Part 2 [13:35] - In which we visit a famous gym, a famous palace, a famous promise, and some famous last words

Part 3 [37:46] - In which we get the inside scoop on a blockbuster real estate deal, make a gratuitous connection between Hell’s Kitchen and Dragnet, and an equally gratuitous reference to German fraternity hijinks

Part 4 [53:03] - In which J. Edgar Hoover, Henry Kissinger, Steve Bannon, Richard J. Daley, and George Wallace walk into a bar, and order hardboiled eggs. 500 students try walking in the opposite direction.

Part 5 [1:02:35] - In which we prove that Wilhelm Grimm tried to write the German version of War and Peace, and cram it all into one single word

Part 6 [1:13:23] - In which we follow the Grimms to Charley’s Bath House for a little schvitz, a lotta fake news, and a major switch to channel 13, er I mean Article 13, and our next 2 episodes

*transcripts and links for each episode are available at: betweenthelines.xyz

*Chapter Titles, 1819 version, and Grimms’ Preface material read by Anna Jacobsen*

*Original German Fairytale text read by Jürgen Lexow*

*English translation of the 1819 snippet read by Nicole Warner*

*Librivox recording of Hänsel and Gretel (auf Deutsch) (1840 version) read by Stephan Gambke*