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Episode 463
A dying queen demands that her husband remarry only someone as beautiful as she. After the mourning period, his advisors scramble around to find a n…
13 hours ago
Banishing the Lion from Modern Thought (Clip)
Episode 462
Why do we like folktales and myths? I think one reason is that they help us learn to pay attention to instinct. It’s not that I don’t think rationa…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Save the Suffering Animals! Grimm's "The Hut in the Forest" Summary and Discussion
Episode 461
The Virtue of Beauty, the Beauty of Virtue: A king is cursed to live as an old man with his servant– now animal attendants–until they are saved by on…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Emptiness Eating Itself (Clip)
Episode 460
In “Fight Club,” the protagonist tries to find meaning in life through filling his life with purchases. But that doesn’t give him fullness–he feels …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Why are Zombies Everywhere?
Episode 459
Zombies are everywhere in our culture, in movies and shows, and even in real life, on zombie walks. They’ve gone from being an object of horror to o…
1 month, 1 week ago
God is Turned Down (Clip)
Episode 458
At the beginning of the story, the man has had his 13th child, and in a panic he runs out into the street looking for a godfather, and God shows up. …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Power of Foresight in Grimm's "Godfather Death"
Episode 457
A man works very hard but there is no one left to ask to be the godfather as his 13th child is on the way. He rushes out into the street and is appr…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Corruption in the Garden (Clip)
Episode 456
The queen bathes in the stream in the garden with her angelic babe, a scene of pure life and innocence. Into this scene slinks the power-hungry cook…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
"The Pink (Carnation)," by the Brothers Grimm
Episode 455
A queen was without child, and an angel came to her and told her she would have a child who would have the power of wishing. After she had the child…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Death Reveals the True Bride
Episode 454
When the false bride finally arrives, the true bride again almost dies. Ian sees this as a kind of initiation, a test to see if he will finally know…
2 months ago