Once Upon A Weirdo

Janine tells the final chapter in Irena’s story - an overlooked princess from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.If you missed Part One, you can find it here.If you missed Part Two, you can find it here.Janine used the version found at andersenstories.com - you can read it for yourself here: https://www.andersenstories.com/en/andersen_fairy-tales/the_princess_and_the_pea#google_vignetteThe Season One Ebook is now available! Purchase your copy here.Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine returns with part two of Irena’s story - an overlooked princess from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Princess and the Pea.If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Janine used the version found at andersenstories.com - you can read it for yourself here: https://www.andersenstories.com/en/andersen_fairy-tales/the_princess_and_the_pea#google_vignetteThe Season One Ebook is now available! Purchase your copy here.Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine defends one of the mistreated princesses in the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, The Princess and the PeaJanine used the version found at andersenstories.com - you can read it for yourself here: https://www.andersenstories.com/en/andersen_fairy-tales/the_princess_and_the_pea#google_vignette The Season One Ebook is now available! You can purchase it here.Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine returns to our English Fairytales with a look at the well-known (or, at least, she thought it was well known) The Three Little PigsJanine used the version found in the Wadsworth Classics English Fairy Tales. You can read the original story here: https://www.storynory.com/the-three-little-pigs-2/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine is back with another look at the Aesop Fable, The Miser and His GoldJanine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Miser and His Gold, please go here: http://www.makefunoflife.net/stories-with-morals/the-miser-and-his-gold Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

It’s time to finish this weirdo’s story! Janine shares part 3 of her twist on the classic English fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk.Missed part 1? You can find it here.Missed part 2? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in the Wadsworth Classics English Fairy Tales. You can read the original story here: https://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/jack-and-the-beanstalk#google_vignetteNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine shares part 2 of her twist on the classic English fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk.Missed part 1? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in the Wadsworth Classics English Fairy Tales. You can read the original story here: https://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/jack-and-the-beanstalk#google_vignetteNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine returns for Season 2 of Once Upon a Weirdo with a new take on the classic English Fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk.Janine used the version found in the Wadsworth Classics English Fairy Tales. You can read the original story here: https://americanliterature.com/childrens-stories/jack-and-the-beanstalk#google_vignette As promised, here’s the picture of my book with its 99p price tag!Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine is thrilled to be back for Season 2 of Once Upon a Weirdo! First episode will kick off on August 2nd - hope to see you there!Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

It’s finally time to here the end of Helena’s story! (pulled from The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen).Missed part one? You can find it here.Missed part two? You can find it here.Missed part three? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Swineherd, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSwineherd_e.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine has a surprise this week as she returns to The Swineherd by Hans Christian Andersen to explore more of Helena’s story.Missed part one? You can find it here.Missed part two? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Swineherd, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSwineherd_e.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

It’s time for part two of Janine’s twist on Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The Swineherd. Missed part one? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Swineherd, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSwineherd_e.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine is back with another look at the Hans Christian Andersen tale, The SwineherdJanine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Swineherd, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSwineherd_e.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Can a wolf change her ways? This is the question Janine explores with her take on the Aesop Fable, The Wolf and the Lamb.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Wolf and the Lamb, please go here: https://read.gov/aesop/063.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoYou can follow Janine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janinesobeckknighton/ For Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Are you ready to finish this weirdo’s story? Janine is back to tell part two of her take on Briar Rose as told by the Brothers Grimm.Missed part 1? You can find it here.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original Briar Rose, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm050.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Janine gets a surprise this week when she looks at a story she thought she knew (Briar Rose as told by the Brothers Grimm), only to discover it’s not quite what she thought.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original Briar Rose, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm050.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

This week Janine explores the Aesop Fable, The Peacock and Juno.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Peacock and Juno, please go here: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/35/aesops-fables/655/the-peacock-and-juno/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

It’s time for part 2! To celebrate the tenth episode of Once Upon a Weirdo, Janine finishes her exploration of Hans Christian Andersen’s, The Elfin Mound.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Elfin Mound, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheElfMound_e.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

This week’s tale takes us back to Hans Christian Andersen and his fairly unknown tale, The Elfin Mound.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Elfin Mound, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheElfMound_e.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

This week’s tale - inspired from Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling - has Janine asking some hard parenting questions.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Ugly Duckling, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheUglyDuckling_e.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

This week’s tale - inspired from the Aesop Fable The Wolf and the Crane - sent Janine back to one of her favorite places: Italy. Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Wolf and the Crane, please go here: https://aesopsfables.org/F108_The-Wolf-and-the-Crane.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSound This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

This week’s fairy tale takes us to the largely unknown (at least to Janine) Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The Daisy.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Dasiy, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheDaisy_e.html Episodes mentioned: The Rooster and the PearlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Welcome back to part two! This week, Janine finishes the story of Commona and her dealings with The Frog Prince. (If you missed part one, you can find it here.)Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Frog Prince, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm001.htmlNever miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comHave your own retelling you want to share? Tag it on your Instagram or Threads with #onceuponaweirdoMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

In this week’s story, Janine takes explores a character barely even mentioned - and yet extremely important - in The Frog Prince.This week’s episode is only part one of the story, so make sure you come back next week to hear the end.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Frog Prince, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm001.html Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

In today’s episode of Once Upon a Weirdo, Janine gives life to a character who is barely even mentioned in the Aesop Fable, The Rooster and the Pearl.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Rooster and the Pearl, please go here: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/35/aesops-fables/658/the-rooster-and-the-pearl/ Never miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

In today’s episode of Once Upon a Weirdo Janine explores the character of Gothel from the Brothers Grimm classic fairytale, Rapunzel.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original Rapunzel, please go here: https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm012.htmlSign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Welcome to the first episode of Once Upon a Weirdo, hosted by Janine Sobeck Knighton. Today’s story, entitled The Magical Weaver, focuses on a different perspective of The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen.Janine used the version found in The Harvard Classics. To read the original The Emperor’s New Clothes, please go here: https://andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheEmperorsNewClothes_e.html Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comMusic:Inspiring Romantic Story by Aleksey Chistilin from PixabayHarp Arepeggio - Medieval Tune by gertraut_hecher from FreeSoundFor Business Inquiries, please contact: [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com

Learn more about Once Upon a Weirdo - the new storytelling podcast, hosted by Janine Sobeck Knighton. First episode drops Friday, Mar 1, 2024 - with new episodes every Friday!Don’t miss an episode! Sign up for the Once Upon a Weirdo newsletter here: onceuponaweirdo.substack.comMusic by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onceuponaweirdo.substack.com