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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 1H 36M

The Bust Up Between the Emperor and the Pope, or: it’s déjà vu all over the news, again

from The Hansel and Gretel Code

The emperor and the pope walk into a barber shop and make the current news cycle spin yet another fancy tale of déjà vuPart 1 [03:18]In which the Grimms use a simple case of fairytale déjà vu to revisit an old, personal grudgePart 2 [17:51]In which we get a depressing surge of will power, followed by a Grimm little bible verse — one that has nothing at all to do with Pulp Fiction, or any other Hollywood film. I swear to god!Part 3 [29:08]In which we catch a replay of some famous super bowl moments, star in a one-word history re-enactment, and find the news déjà vu-streaming all over, againPart 4 [1:12:01]In which we read a brief editorial from the 14th century, write a little op-ed of our own, and finally decide to call a Grimmism a Grimmism*Music and Sound credits for this episode (45) are — as usual — SUPER-extensive and can be found on the website @ betweenthelines.xyz*special thanks to freesound.org for nearly all of kristo's awesome peanut gallery voices...*Chapter Titles, and extra material (auf Deutsch) read by Anna Jacobsen**Original German Fairytale text (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow * *English translation of the original manuscript version read by Nicole Warner***Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel (final version auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke***Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (final version in English) read by Deborah Knight**got a question… or just wanna say hi…? Talk to me…Wanna support the show, support your own Intuition, and eventually help speed up the production process...? Buy me a coffee or a beer @ ko-fi.com Thanks!

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The emperor and the pope walk into a barber shop and make the current news cycle spin yet another fancy tale of déjà vuPart 1 [03:18]In which the Grimms use a simple case of fairytale déjà vu to revisit an old, personal grudgePart 2 [17:51]In which...

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