The Hansel and Gretel Code

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The Revenge of the Grimms, or: An Episode That’s Best Served Cold

The Revenge of the Grimms, or: An Episode That’s Best Served Cold2 Jun 202559 min

In this episode we dish on the Grimm’s secret obsession with revenge, and solve the mystery of the stepmother switcheroo once and for all

PART 1 [04:32] - In which we learn that the Grimms are running a blue light special on sexual reassignment surgery

PART 2 [11:54] - In which we read a troubling bible story, repeat a cliché that’s anything but woke, and come across more famous last words that aren’t last words

PART 3 [21:16] - In which we peek into someone’s diary and find plenty of insults, grudges, hearsay, vulgarity, and petty peevish gossip

PART 4 [32:28] - In which we find the Grimms in Latin class, congratulating themselves on being the class clowns

PART 5 [41:29] - In which we find a bag full of jelly donuts, visit a gigantic, romantic library, and finally put a bow on these last 4 episodes of politics as usual

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

*Chapter Titles, and extra material (auf Deutsch) read by Anna Jacobsen*

*Original German Fairytale text (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow *

*Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel (auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke*

*Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (in English) read by Bob Neufeld*

*Music and Sound credits for this episode (42) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz