Best Cassie Greenlee Podcasts (2024)

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In Loving Memory 5:27

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Drew Rothhaar February 16, 1990 - February 21, 2023 "To die will be an awfully big adventure." Thank you all so much for being part of our lives the past two years.By Drew Rothhaar, Cassie Greenlee

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Ep. 107: The Finale 15:46

2y ago15:46

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Sadly, we are here to wrap up our final thoughts on Of Slippers and Spindles. Drew and Cassie return for one last episode to explain the sudden hiatus that began in December and has now led to the decision to end the show. In true Of Slippers and Spindles style, we each give three final book recommendations: three retelling novels we wanted to cove…

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Ep. 106: The Wild Swans (1977 Film) 48:43

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Drew and Cassie begin our journey into The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen with a look at the 1977 anime film from Toei Animation. The anime is a pretty straightforward retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's tale, although it takes several cues from Six Swans by the Brothers Grimm as well. We discuss our experiences with anime, Avatar: The La…

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Ep. 105: Rumpelstiltskin Wrap Up & Intro to The Wild Swans 55:06

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It's time to tie up one fairy tale and fly into the next one! Drew and Cassie begin by giving their final thoughts on the tale of Rumpelstiltskin, including our ideas on how we would interpret the story ourselves. Then we begin our discussion of The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, which starts with the story of Six Swans by the Brothers Grim…

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Ep. 104: Gilded & Cursed by Marissa Meyer 2:18:27

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For our final week of Rumpelstiltskin Month, Drew and Cassie are delighted to be joined by Bethanie from Prince Kai Fan Pod to discuss Gilded and Cursed, the recently-completed YA duology by Marissa Meyer. This duology centers around Serilda, the daughter of a miller who was blessed by the god of fate and fortune and who is known for the fantastica…

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Ep. 103: Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: Rumpelstiltskin (1982) 1:17:20

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Drew and Cassie are thrilled to be joined by Kimmy and Ryan from the Aloreing podcast for our third week of Rumpelstiltskin Month! We return once again to Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre to discuss the second episode of the series, Rumpelstiltskin, starring Shelley Duvall herself as the Miller's Daughter. This episode of the show is a relative…

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Ep. 102: Spinners by Donna Jo Napoli & Richard Tchen 56:55

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It's week 2 of Rumpelstiltskin Month, and Drew and Cassie are back to dive into Spinners by Donna Jo Napoli and Richard Tchen. This is the story of two spinners. The first, a man who renames nameless throughout the book, hones his craft at a stolen wheel, crippling his leg, turning a room full of straw into a golden dress for his beloved - and losi…

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Ep. 101: A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce 1:00:53

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For our first week of Rumpelstiltskin Month, Drew and Cassie are discussing A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce. This 2008 YA novel follows Charlotte Miller, a young woman who inherits her father's mill upon his death. Although there are rumors that the mill is cursed, Charlotte has never believed them - but it's hard to deny the bad luck th…

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Ep. 100: Ask Us Anything! 2:04:17

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It's our 100th episode! Drew and Cassie celebrate by answering questions sent in by our amazing listeners, patrons, and supporters. We tell the origin story of the podcast and then we dive into the amazingly thoughtful questions you all sent in. We discuss our favorite episodes of the podcast, fairy tales we'll cover in the future, favorite tales f…

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Ep. 99: The Princess and the Pea Wrap Up & Intro to Rumpelstiltskin 43:11

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It's time to climb down from the pile of mattresses and start spinning a new tale! Drew and Cassie begin this episode with our final thoughts on The Princess and the Pea, including our disappointment in the presence of the concept of the divine right to rule. As always, we discuss our ideas for how we would like to retold the story ourselves. Then …

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Ep. 98: Once Upon A Mattress (1959 Musical) 1:08:31

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"It wasn't the pea, it wasn't the pea, it wasn't the pea at all!" For our final week of The Princess and the Pea Month, we are discussing the ultimate retelling of The Princess and the Pea: Once Upon A Mattress, the 1959 Broadway musical with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer.…

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Ep. 97: Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguié 48:41

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It's week 3 of The Princess and the Pea Month! Drew and Cassie return to the Once Upon A Time series of YA books from the 2000s to discuss Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguié. This book centers around Violet, the daughter of a farmer who encounters her kingdom's prince when he is found unconscious in their fields after a storm. The two quickly fall in lov…

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Ep. 96: The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine 43:20

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In our second week discussing The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen, Drew and Cassie are taking a look at The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine, the third in her middle grade series called The Princess Tales. This quick little book centers on Lorelei, a blacksmith's daughter who is born with extreme sensitivity, who falls in love wi…

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Ep. 95: The Princess and the Pea (2002) 40:55

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"Never underestimate the power of a vegetable." Drew and Cassie open The Princess and the Pea Month with the 2002 American-Hungarian animated film The Princess and the Pea from Feature Films For Families. We had a bit of a hard time when it came to enjoying this particular film, so we work our way through the story in an attempt to understand a ver…

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Ep. 94: Cinderella Wrap Up & Intro to The Princess and the Pea 27:20

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Are you ready to leave the ball and climb some mattresses? Because it's time for a new tale! Drew and Cassie wrap up their final thoughts on Cinderella, including some themes that we've noticed that have been arising now that we have covered 10 different retellings of Cinderella. Then we begin our new story, The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christi…

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Ep. 93: A Cinderella Story (2004) 2:05:54

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"Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." It's the final week of our second Cinderella Month! We are joined by Bethanie Finger from Prince Kai Fan Pod, the Marissa Meyer Bookclub Podcast, to discuss the 2004 film A Cinderella Story starring Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Regina King, and more. This t…

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Ep. 92: Bound by Donna Jo Napoli 47:42

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"'My feet are not bound.' 'I noticed,' said the prince." For our fourth retelling in our second Cinderella Month, Drew and Cassie are taking a look at Bound by Donna Jo Napoli. This 2004 book specifically retells the ancient Chinese legend of Ye Xian, reimagining the main character as Xing Xing, a young woman whose circumstances have left her orpha…

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Ep. 91: Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron 1:13:55

2y ago1:13:55

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"I'm not happy pretending everything is fine when I know it's not." Drew and Cassie return after a hiatus to continue our Cinderella Month with our next book, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron. This 2020 YA novel imagines a harshly patriarchal world set 200 years after Cinderella's death, in which her story is used to enforce the rules of the wor…

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Ep. 90: Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison 1:25:00

2+ y ago1:25:00

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"His father wanted him to choose Lavaliere for Prince’s Preference, but he had to talk to Ella." Drew and Cassie are so excited to talk about Megan Morrison's Tyme series but also sad that this is the final Morrison book that has been published! For our second week in Cinderella Month, we are discussing Morrison's Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinder…

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Ep. 89: Amazon's Cinderella (2021) 1:14:44

2+ y ago1:14:44

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"I don't want a life stuck waving from a royal box any more than a life confined to a basement." Drew and Cassie begin our return to the fairy tale of Cinderella by discussing the Amazon Prime movie from 2021 starring Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, and more. This jukebox movie musical incorporates songs like "Rhythm Nation," "Somebody …

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Ep. 88: Aladdin Wrap Up & Intro to Cinderella 44:50

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It's time to wish our way out of one fairy tale and into another! Drew and Cassie wrap up their final thoughts on Aladdin, including, and then rather than discussing how we would retell the tale ourselves like we usually do, we suggest ideas of how we would like to see someone else retell Aladdin. Then we take a journey to the past by explaining wh…

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Ep. 87: Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier 1:20:45

2+ y ago1:20:45

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"This is all your fault, Jafar." In our final week of Aladdin Month, Drew and Cassie are joined by Cassie's younger brother, Jeffrey, to discuss the 2013 musical Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier from StarKid Productions. This parody of Disney's Aladdin is inspired by Wicked and retells the tale from Jafar's point of view, reimagining him…

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Ep. 86: Disney's Aladdin 2:15:07

2+ y ago2:15:07

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"You ain't never had a friend like me!" Disney week came early this month! For our third week of Aladdin Month, Drew and Cassie discuss Disney's 1992 animated film, the 2019 live action movie, the 2011 Broadway musical, and much more! We talk about our personal memories and connections to Disney's version of Aladdin before delving into the plot spe…

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Ep. 85: The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury 52:46

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"Oh, my naive thief. Love is rarely a choice.” For our second week of Aladdin Month, Drew and Cassie are discussing The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury. This 2016 YA novel casts Zahra as the protagonist, a jinn who has been trapped for five hundred years until her lamp is found by a young man named Aladdin. As Aladdin makes his three wishes and Za…

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Ep. 84: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child: Aladdin (1997) 31:03

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Drew and Cassie begin Aladdin Month with the Aladdin episode from HBO's Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child featuring the voices of B.D. Wong, George Takei, Joan Chen, and more. This series from the 90s reset classic fairy tales into alternate cultural settings, although for Aladdin they kept the Chinese setting from the original story.…

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Ep. 83: The 12 Dancing Princesses Wrap Up & Intro to Aladdin 1:01:17

2+ y ago1:01:17

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It's time to dance our way out of June's story and make a wish to start July's story: Aladdin! Drew and Cassie wrap up our final thoughts on The 12 Dancing Princesses, and Drew shares some thoughts on the reasons he doesn't care for the original story while Cassie helps sort through these ideas. As we discuss our own ideas for how we would retell t…

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Ep. 82: Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006) 56:41

2+ y ago56:41

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"I could dance forever and ever and ever." In our final week of The 12 Dancing Princesses Month, Drew and Cassie are joined by Drew's sister, Daurie, to discuss perhaps the world's most popular retelling of the story, the 2006 film Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses. Barbie plays the role of Genevieve, the 7th of 12 sisters whose father decides th…

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Ep. 81: House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig 48:22

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“Nights like this were meant to be shared, remembered, and talked about for years." The 12 Dancing Princesses Month continues as Drew and Cassie take a look at the popular 2019 YA novel House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig. This book follows Annaleigh Thaumas, the sixth of twelve sisters, who lives a sheltered life at her family's stronghold …

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Ep. 80: The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine 49:06

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“Dancing was a dangerous game, but it meant that at night, at least, they knew what to do with themselves.” We continue our month of exploring The 12 Dancing Princesses with The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine. This YA retelling removes all magic from the story and recontextualizes it by dropping the twelve young women into the …

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Ep. 79: Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George 1:05:32

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“She was, surprisingly, an exquisite dancer." We journey into Week 2 of The 12 Dancing Princesses Month with one of Cassie's favorite fairy tale retellings of all time, Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George. Cassie loves this book and was pretty anxious to hear what Drew's opinion would be after reading it for the first time! Set in t…

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Ep. 78: Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Dancing Princesses (1987) 44:13

2+ y ago44:13

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"I have no patience for hearts and flowers and young men who brag about this victory and that. There's more to life than romance." We begin our month discussing The 12 Dancing Princesses by returning once again to Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre! This time we are looking at the series' final episode, season 6, episode 3, The Dancing Princesses…

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Ep. 77: The Frog Prince Wrap Up & Intro to The 12 Dancing Princesses 49:03

2+ y ago49:03

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It's time to let one story croak and dance into a new tale: The 12 Dancing Princesses! But first, Drew and Cassie wrap up their final thoughts on The Frog Prince. We acknowledge some of the similarities between this month's books and movies, we read a listener email about Iron Henry, and we discuss our thoughts on how we would adapt the story. Then…

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Ep. 76: Disney's The Princess and the Frog (2009) 57:52

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"There is no way I am kissing a frog and eating a bug on the same day!" It's the final week of The Frog Prince Month, which means it's Disney week! We are taking a look at Disney's version of this story, 2009's The Princess and the Frog, starring Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Jennifer Cody, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, and more! This …

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Ep. 75: Water Song by Suzanne Weyn 43:38

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In our third week discussing The Frog Prince, Drew and Cassie are looking at Water Song by Suzanne Weyn, the 10th book in the Once Upon A Time YA series from the early 2000s. This book sets the story during World War I and follows Emma, a British socialite who has found herself isolated in her family's mansion along the warfront in Belgium. A soldi…

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Ep. 74: Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince by Megan Morrison 1:04:07

2+ y ago1:04:07

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"Lose yourself to be found. Transform to be transformed." Drew and Cassie are revisiting their favorite fairy tale series, the Tyme novels by Megan Morrison! The third book, Transformed: The Perils of the Frog Prince, follows Prince Syrah of the Olive Isles, an arrogant young man who makes a wish that backfires and turns him into a frog! A sudden, …

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Ep. 73: Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982) 41:46

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"Pardon me, could you not make so much noise? You're scaring away all the flies." For our first week of The Frog Prince Month, we watched the premiere episode of Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre from 1982, The Tale of the Frog Prince, starring Robin Williams, Teri Garr, and Eric Idle. This relatively faithful adaptation of the Grimms' fairy tal…

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Ep. 72: The Wizard of Oz Wrap Up & Intro to The Frog Prince 51:56

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It's time to tap our heels together three times to leave Oz behind and splash our way into a new fairy tale: The Frog Prince! Drew and Cassie wrap up their final thoughts on The Wizard of Oz, including discussing why adapting Oz seems to elude authors and reading an email from a listener explaining a gap in our knowledge about The Wiz. Before we le…

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Ep. 71: Wicked by Gregory Maguire, Winnie Holzman, and Stephen Schwartz 2:19:02

2+ y ago2:19:02

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"Are people born wicked? Or is wickedness thrust upon them?" We're nearing the end of the Yellow Brick Road! For our final week in The Wizard of Oz Month, Drew and Cassie discuss Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire as well as the 2003 Broadway musical adaptation with a book by Winnie Holzman and music and l…

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Ep. 70: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) 44:24

2+ y ago44:24

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"There's only room for one diva in Oz, and that is MOI!" Drew and Cassie are here to discussing the third Oz adaptation of the month, the 2005 TV film The Muppets' Wizard of Oz starring Ashanti, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Pepe the King Prawn, and many more Muppets and humans alike! This particular adaptation begins in a modern…

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Ep. 69: The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical by Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown 1:18:41

2+ y ago1:18:41

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"Come on and ease on down, ease on down the road..." For our second week in The Wizard of Oz Month, we're discussing the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. In addition to reading the show's script, we watched the 1979 film …

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Ep. 68: The Wizard of Oz (1939) 1:22:55

2+ y ago1:22:55

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"Are you a good witch or a bad witch?" We are starting The Wizard of Oz Month with the classic 1939 film starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Frank Morgan, and Margaret Hamilton. Drew and Cassie start by revisiting their personal connections to this nostalgic musical film before talking through the plot that has b…

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Ep. 67: Peter Pan Wrap Up & Intro to The Wizard of Oz 1:14:49

2+ y ago1:14:49

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It's time to fly away from Neverland and get caught up in a tornado that will whisk us off to Oz! But first we have some exciting announcements: we now have MERCHANDISE available, and we are launching our PATREON! Pledging just $1 a month gets you all kinds of fun perks that we outline for you. Then we dive into some final thoughts on Peter Pan, an…

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Ep. 66: Disney's Peter Pan (1954) 1:26:25

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“When there's a smile in your heart, there's no better time to start…” It's Disney week! We're talking about Disney's 1953 animated classic version of Peter Pan, featuring the voices of Bobby Driscoll, Hans Conried, and Kathryn Beaumont. Drew grew up on this movie and, unsurprisingly, it holds a special place in his heart. Cassie, on the other hand…

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Ep. 65: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, and Rick Elice 1:15:13

2+ y ago1:15:13

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"To have faith is to have wings." In our third week of Peter Pan Month, we are looking at the novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson as well as the stage adaptation written by Rick Elice and starring Christian Borle, Adam Chanler-Berat, and Celia Keenan-Bolger. This Peter Pan prequel/reboot follows the adventures of Peter…

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Ep. 64: Peter Pan (2003) 1:44:30

2+ y ago1:44:30

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"I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!" Drew and Cassie are here to gush over the 2003 film adaptation of Peter Pan starring Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, and Rachel Hurd-Wood! This film knows that Wendy is the protagonist and focuses on the underlying romantic tensions between Peter and Wendy in some beautiful and unique ways. We talk about the mov…

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Ep. 63: Peter Pan (1954, 2000) 1:48:02

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"Just think of lovely things, and your heart will fly on wings..." Drew and Cassie are joined by Leah from YA Book Chat to discuss the 1954 musical version of Peter Pan! With music and lyrics by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Carolyn Leigh, the original Broadway production starred Mary Martin as Peter Pan and Cyril Ritcha…

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Ep. 62: Alice in Wonderland Wrap Up & Intro to Peter Pan 1:38:03

2+ y ago1:38:03

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It's time to leave the rabbit hole behind and fly off to Neverland! Drew and Cassie give their final thoughts on Alice in Wonderland and its place in history before moving on to our next story, Peter Pan by Sir J. M. Barrie. This is by far the longest and most complex story we've looked at so far, so we work our way through the story's plot, along …

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Ep. 61: Disney and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (1951, 2010) 1:34:35

2+ y ago1:34:35

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"I give myself very good advice... but I very seldom follow it." Drew and Cassie are joined by Drew's sister-in-law, Emily, for our final week talking about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland! First, we talk through the 1951 animated film, then we take a look at the 2010 live action reboot directed by Tim Burton, starring Mia Wasikowsa, Johnny Depp, …

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Ep. 60: Heartless by Marissa Meyer 1:42:18

2+ y ago1:42:18

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"Off with their heads!" For this week's special Valentine's episode, we are looking at Heartless by Marissa Meyer! Drew and Cassie are joined by Bethanie A. Finger from Prince Kai Fan Pod, the Marissa Meyer Book Club Podcast to discuss this 2016 YA prequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Heartless follows Catherine, a young woman who wants to …

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Ep. 59: Alice in Wonderland (1999) 39:40

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"When I used to read about fairy tales, I never thought I would end up in the middle of one." For our second week of Alice in Wonderland Month, Drew and Cassie are taking a look at the 1999 TV film starring Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Ben Kingsley, Gene Wilder, and many, many more. This adaptation of the Alice …

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