Episodes

Sermerssuaq, Bone, The Old Woman Who Ran Away & The Grumbling Old Woman & Roan Fairy Tale Fix has really hit the big time hosting our very first published fairy tale author: Tish Black! Tish reads the Fixtresses two of her fairy tale retellings that hit all the right catharsis notes for your feminine rage: Bone and Roan (hey that rhymes). Kelsey rounds out the episode with two tales of how old Russian ladies cope with their terrible husbands, and wow – they both need fixing real bad. Make sure ...

The Green Bird & Baga Yaga and The Brave Youth Spoiler alert: the fix is Free Palestine for the Palestinian folk tale of Speak Bird, Speak Again told by Abbie in this episode. Kelsey takes things to a lighter (right?) place with the Slavic tale of Baba Yaga and the Brave Youth. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our Discord channel! Join our Patreon at patreon.com/fairytalefixpod and visit us at fairytalefixpod.com. Fairy...

The Cloak of Rainbow Feathers & The Old Beggar Woman & The Three Lazy Sons MAKE WAY FOR OUR FAERIE OVERLORD! That’s right, this week the Fixtresses are joined by their dark mistress, their patron saint, their mysterious benefactor – the one and only Gisselle M. Ingan (cue air horns). Gisselle tells her very own original fairy tale – The Cloak of Rainbow Feathers (it’s beautiful, fun, and quite the Fairy Tale Fix itself). Abbie follows up with two shorts from the Original Folk and Fairy Tales of ...

Hacon Grizzlebeard & The Magic Eagle Now usually we stan a wicked hussy, but for once we’re with the prince during Kelsey’s retelling of Hacon Grizzlebeard, a 1930’s screwball comedy masquerading as a Scandinavian fairy tale! Abbie follows up with The Magic Eagle, a Timotean (Venezuela) myth that honestly could use more shenanigans, as it features only competent protagonists who heed the call to action, make a plan, and follow all the rules. What. The. Fu*k. Make sure to rate, review, and subsc...

Ride a Cockhorse to Banbury Cross, The Giantess’ Burden & How An Old Man Lost His Wen Fairy Tale Fix is back! This week we thank our listeners for your patience as we navigate the loss of our good friend and podcast editor & producer, Dustin. We miss you dearly, buddy. Abbie reads a story that would have tickled him pink–Ride A Cockhorse to Banbury Cross, and follows it up with a tale about putting yourself first and taking that well-deserved nap, The Giantess’ Burden. Kelsey reads a Japanese fo...

Billy Duff and the Devil & The Leprechaun’s Trick It’s the end of Irish fairy tale month, and we’ve got two exciting tales to send it off in style! Abbie starts us off with Billy Duff and the Devil, a story about a lovable drunkard who gets up to all sorts of devilish mischief. Then, Kelsey sends us off with The Leprechaun’s Trick, a proper Irish classic. Grab a pint and settle in! Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and sometimes TikTok @fairytalefixpod, and ...

Sheela-Na-Skean, The Dream House & Fintan MacBochra, The Story of Shannon Finally, it’s our favorite time of the year – Irish fairy tale month! FOUR for the price of two!!! Turn down the lights and pretend it’s raining because Kelsey tells two ghostly tales perfect for a dark and stormy night; Sheela Na Skean and The Dreamhouse. Then, Abbie follows it up with two very cool Irish creation/mythology stories Fintan MacBochra and The River Shannon. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can ...

The Demon’s Daughter & The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab We are back this week with more shenanigans and WTF fairy tales for you! After a quick chat about our favorite mascots (AKA Crazy Crab who delights and horrifies), Abbie reads The Demon’s Daughter, a tale that honestly could use a little more demon stuff in it. Kelsey then reads from her new book Japanese Folktales, The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab which shall be known hence forth as The Crabfather. Make sure to rate, review, a...

The Ruby Prince & A Dragon’s Favor Can we offer you some WTF Fairy Tales in these trying and completely precedented times? Abbie and Kelsey are in an altered state of multiple kinds after the winter break, as is the title character of the Punjabi fairy tale The Ruby Prince! The title character of China’s A Dragon’s Favor is chill as hell though – maybe too chill. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and sometimes TikTok @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our...

Cinderella Come celebrate with us as we bring you our 100th episode of Fairy Tale Fix! We mark this momentous occasion with the tale that’s been told 100 million times and counting–the transformation queen, the midnight majesty, the bippity-boppiest of them all, Cinderella. Abbie reads the Brother’s Grimm version for a fun twist on the tale, and Kelsey gives our former friend James Finn Garner a chance at redemption with his politically correct version. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe....

The Nine Doves & The Lad Who Went to the North Wind December is the time of year we all collectively reach the end of our mental ropes and get to stop thinking – but Kelsey clearly didn’t get the memo! Fairy tale architecture and the decisions of kings are questioned when Abbie reads the Greek tale of The Nine Doves, followed by Kelsey’s reading of the Norse tale The Lad Who Went to The North Wind (a super chill dude actually). Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instag...

The Selfish Giant & The Ogre, The Sun, and the Raven Today’s episode brought to you by existential dread! Kelsey regales the overly sappy fairy tale The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde—but don’t worry, she’s got a delightfully unhinged fix for our collective mood. Meanwhile, Abbie shares the indigenous (most likely Haida) folk tale The Ogre, the Sun, and the Raven, retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. (That’s sun, not son.) Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and some...

Mire Mischief & Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: The Thing, The Guests, and A New Horse It’s still spooky season in our hearts (and IRL apparently but let’s not focus on that)! Abbie regales three cautionary tales about traveling through bogs (which are always scary), and Kelsey recounts more millennial folklore with Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and sometimes TikTok @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our Discord c...

Little Snow White It’s Halloween–time for spooky forests, creepy disguises, and taking sweets from strangers. What better fairy tale than the classic Brothers Grimm Snow White & The Seven Dwarves?? In this episode, Kelsey retells the classic SW tale, and Abbie reads the somehow even more chilling politically correct version. Strap in because this episode gets REAL spooky. Seriously…wtf??? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and sometimes TikTok @fairytalefixpo...

The Twins and the Snarling Witch & Esben and the Witch & Triple-Trapple Well, we’ve finally wandered through the forest enough to run into the same witch twice. After Abbie starts to read the same story Kelsey read last episode, she turns to a cold reading of Esben and the Witch by our favorite fairy tale queen Ruth Manning-Sanders. Then, Kelsey follows it up with a short story called Tripple-Trapple from one of the newest RMS releases, A Book of Devils and Demons. Make sure to rate, review, an...

Nya-Nya Bulembu or The Moss Green Princess & The Ugly Princess New episode, same fairy tale nonsense about physical, traditional beauty being the most important thing about a femme presenting person. NOT ON ABBIE AND KELSEY’S WATCH! Hear how they fix the Eswatini legend of Nya-Nya Bulembu and the Portuguese tale of The Ugly Princess in this episode, and remember: your looks are the least interesting thing about you. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and some...

Nya-Nya Bulembu or The Moss Green Princess & The Ugly Princess New episode, same fairy tale nonsense about physical, traditional beauty being the most important thing about a femme presenting person. NOT ON ABBIE AND KELSEY’S WATCH! Hear how they fix the Eswatini legend of Nya-Nya Bulembu and the Portuguese tale of The Ugly Princess in this episode, and remember: your looks are the least interesting thing about you. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and some...

Snow White and Rose Red & The Turnip Before the folktale readings even begin, Kelsey and Abbie share stories from their misbegotten youths that are the opposite of fairy tale perfection. After the drama, Kelsey follows up with the classic Brothers Grimm tale of Snow White……..and Rose Red! Gotcha. Abbie finishes us off with a story (also from the BG’s) that reads like two pages accidentally got stuck together: The Turnip. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and...

The Man Whale & The Maiden Suvarna This week on Fairy Tale Fix: Abbie reads the monstrous tale of The Man Whale, a story that tells us who exactly are the most terrifying and treacherous of sea creatures (spoiler: it’s dead beat dads). Kelsey tells the Siberian tale of The Maiden Suvarna from the now-available Ruth Manning-Sanders A Book of Ghosts and Goblins, where things aren’t quite what they seem. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on Instagram and sometimes TikTok @f...

The Rose Elf & The Contest of Riddles ROSES HAVE THORNS! Kelsey reads The Rose Elf from our favorite bisexual disaster, Hans Christian Andersen, which starts off like a true fairy tale and then takes a sharp turn toward horror story. Abbie gets argumentative and reads African folk tale The Contest of Riddles, giving listeners the opportunity to argue amongst themselves whether or not Kelsey got any points or not for her predictions. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on I...

A Farting Dragon Burlesque & The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese In this special Patreon preview, Abbie recites for Kelsey the 1680’s satirical poem The Dragon of Wantley, also known as A Farting Dragon Burlesque. Kelsey then regales her co-host with the tale of The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese. Both of these stories are exactly what they say on the tin, and it’s glorious. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to info@fairytalefixpod....

The Brave Little Tailor, Children of Famine, & The Ungrateful Son In this special Patreon preview, Abbie & Kelsey pick a couple of random fairy tales to read, and boy do these stories deliver! Kelsey discovers an incredible tale about an unreasonably confident man who has ALL the audacity in The Brave Little Tailor. Abbie brings the mood way down with Children of Famine, then way, WAY back up again when she reads The Ungrateful Son. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or whereve...

The Mermaid’s Vengeance It’s the end of MerMay, and wow, do we have one helluva story to end it with! Abbie cold reads a Cornish folk tale, The Mermaid’s Vengeance, and it’s a slow burn – you’ll just have to trust the process. We’re leaving on summer vacation for our #GretaGremlinSummer, but we’ll be back in August. See you soon, Fairy Tale Fixers! Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to info@fairytalefixpod.com and follow us ...

The Lady of Gollerus & About A Puri Enchantment Mermaids Ahoy! Kelsey kicks off MerMay 2024 with the Irish tale of Fish Fitzgerald…err…the Lady of Gollerus – about an unlucky merrow whose story was definitely written by a weird old man. Abbie follows up with the true Bangladeshi story of a Puri Enchantment, and we hope everyone’s doing ok. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send your stories to info@fairytalefixpod.com and follow us on Instag...