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EPISODE · Jun 6, 2026 · 58 MIN

Ep 43 - What's a Wise Age?

from River Reads · host River Wilde

This week on River Reads Episode 43 - What’s a Wise Age? Features three tales. Two tales from Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called,  The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch and The Red Shoes. Plus, one tale from the collection Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, called, What the Old Man Does is Always Right.River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s those stories whose premises have perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon free material available to you through creative commons. River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised.River Reads has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award. All music is composed and produced by Wilde.This episode's fairy tales are: The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.The Red Shoes. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.What the Old Man Does is Always Right. Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen. Weathervane Books. Crown Publishers. New York. 1977 Printing.Remember to Tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode. Support the showRiver Reads: Fairytales and StoriesHost, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River WildeCover Art: River Wilde The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST  and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.comAccess additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-readsContact the host - [email protected]

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This week on River Reads Episode 43 - What’s a Wise Age? Features three tales. Two tales from Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called, The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy Kills the Witch and The Red Shoes. Plus, one tale from the collection Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, called, What the Old Man Does is Always Right. River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even per...

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