29. M'Titsman (Make. Birds. Immortal.)

Send us Fan MailHello and welcome to this episode, featuring stories that Max might describe as a "single massive Yike!" This week, Max will tell you all about "The Bloody Ricotta" and finally explain why so many people were obsessed with being milk-white and blood red. Janey will tell us the CERTAINLY not-depressing story of "The Happy Prince," and then we'll wrap it up with some thoughts on why these authors were hellbent on making us all sad.  YIKE!Janey’s Sources - The Happy Prince“Folk and Fairy Tales - Fifth Edition” edited by Martin Hallett and Barbara Karasek Free text of “The Happy Prince” by Oscar WildeMax’s Sources - The Song of the Bloodied Ricotta“The Pomegranates: and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales” translated by Cristina Mazzoni, from the Oddly Modern Fairy Tales collection edited by Jack Zipes "Red as Blood, White as Snow, Black as Crow: Chromatic Symbolism of Womanhood in Fairy Tales" by Francisco Vas da Silva Support the showCheck out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account!Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!)Want more??Visit our website!Join our Patreon!Shop the merch at TeePublic!If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials!InstagramTiktokGoodreadsAnd email us at [email protected]