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What happens to the stories of our childhood when we're lying in bed alone at night waiting for sleep? When the people and places start to roll around in our minds. Getting stretched... distorted... and suddenly, the shadows in the darkest corners have a face... In each episode of Where Does the Light Go?, we will retell a story from childhood: sharpening the edges, filling in the blanks, and sometimes reimagining it completely, chasing it to the place where it lives in your mind when the li ...
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We're breaking from our regular format because this is a special, spooky time of year and we wanted to give you a bit of a treat. Instead of retelling, we are pleased to present as written (with only a little editing) the classic Halloween tale: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was edited, and read by R…
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So what’s a girl to do when the kitchen is trashed, the mice don’t talk and her fairy godmother can’t be found? This is Episode 5: Cinderella, Part 2. Cinderella was written, edited, and read by Rebekkah Ross featuring Carla Brandberg, Ann Carr, Abbi Crutchfield, Christopher Lee, and Tom Meade and based on the original story by the Brothers Grimm. …
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A girl, a shoe, a pumpkin, some bibbidi-bobbidi-boo, and a whirlwind romance. No darkness here. No scheming, no plotting, and certainly nothing gory. Not here. Just... watch your back. Cinderella was written, edited, and read by Rebekkah Ross featuring Carla Brandberg, Ann Carr, Abbi Crutchfield, and Tom Meade and based on the original story by the…
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Happy Labor Day! We’re excited to introduce a new segment on the podcast today: Sweet Dreams. And speaking of laborers, for our first episode, we bring you a classic tale of tiny characters leaving big shoes to fill: The Elves & The Shoemaker The Elves and the Shoemaker was written, edited, and read by Rebekkah Ross featuring Christopher Lee and ba…
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Alone in the deep, dark forest with only each other to turn to for comfort, what will become of our two lost children? Find out in today's episode... Hansel and Gretel was written, edited, and read by Rebekkah Ross with Christopher Lee, Tom Meade, and Christopher Rozzi and based on the original story by the Brothers Grimm. Our theme music is by Chr…
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Every child is afraid of things that go bump in the night but they're at least somewhat comforted by the knowledge that their parents are nearby to protect them from any monsters. But what if those same trusted guardians turn on them? This is the original "stay out of the forest" cautionary tale: Hansel and Gretel. Hansel and Gretel was written, ed…
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What happens to the stories of our childhood when we're lying in bed alone at night waiting for sleep? When the people and places start to roll around in our minds. Getting stretched... distorted... and suddenly, the shadows in the darkest corners have a face... In each episode of Where Does the Light Go?, we will retell a story from childhood: sha…
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