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The Hansel and Gretel Code

by Curtis Cates, MD

forget any "moral of the story," the real meaning of Hansel and Gretel lies hidden between the lines... like a real-life Da Vinci Code — Hansel and Gretel is a literary treasure map filled with secret clues meant only for people like us to suss out and follow...clues that lead to a meaningful, real-life treasure that's been lost for over 200 years...a deep dive into the dark forest of Western European History and Culture, the story explains who the real villains are, how they're still with us, and how they're not only people we've heard of or read about — some of them are people we actually know...in the Hansel and Gretel Code, we'll be reading from the 1810 manuscript version of the story and we'll be examining the many, multi-faceted clues that are packed into each of its 42 sentences...clues that will not only entertain the hell out of you, they'll change the way you see the world and everyone in it...this is the podcast for anyone who loves fairytales, and who'd love to figu