Best Gender Blender Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 29 - Love To Death 58:00

24d ago58:00

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This week on River Reads, Episode 29 - Love To Death, will be featuring the stories, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and Elder-Tree Mother, from the collection FairyTales by Hans Anderson. As well as the tale, How Six Traveled Through the World, by the Brothers Grimm’s. Stick around til the end, for this episode's Gender Blender tale reveal! The suspense…

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3rd Annual Pride Special 58:00

1M ago58:00

58:00

This week we’re excited to be hosting River Reads’ 3rd Annual Pride Special! It has been quite the year for host River Wilde, following their DragStory Time Performance in 2023. Join them, as they share their words of hope and tales of goblins, porridge and pots of pink. This episode features the fairy tales, Fundevogal, by Brothers Grimms, The Gob…

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Ep 27 - Tales of Curiosity 57:57

2M ago57:57

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Get ready for Episode 27 - Tales of Curiosity! Curiosity drives us to thrive by uncovering the unknown and seeking understanding. Stay curious and watch as your life transforms, heals and fosters love for others. This week will feature a longer story, ‘Soup from a Sausage-peg,’ from the collection, Fairy Tales, by Hans Andersen. As well as the shor…

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Ep 26 - Smoke and Mirrors Deceive Thee 57:47

2M ago57:47

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This week on River Reads, Episode 26 - Smoke and Mirrors Deceive Thee, will be featuring a longer tale, The White Cat, from collection, "the Blue fairy book”, by Andrew Lang. As well as a shorter tale, The Turnip, by the Brothers Grimm’s. What was our Gender Blender tale this week? Stay tuned to the end, for reveal! River Reads is not a kids show b…

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Ep 25 - Creatures of Small 57:38

3M ago57:38

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This week, Episode 25, Creatures of Small, and as a small creature themselves, host, River Wilde, can attest to the fabulousness of such a small size. Today's tales involve a bunch of small things, from beetles to little men, though all have some pretty big personalities, or one might say, egos. Nothing wrong with that, confidence. It’s when confid…

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Ep 24 - Transformations 58:00

3M ago58:00

58:00

River Reads, Episode 24 - Transformations, is all about, you guessed it, transformations. Specifically, of self, of character, of circumstance, and of fate. Showcasing a selection of stories from the collection, ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales,' by Brother’s Grimms. The lineup includes beloved classics like, 'The Raven’, ‘The Gallant Tailor’, and ‘The Elves a…

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Ep 23 - Tales of 23 58:00

4M ago58:00

58:00

River Reads, Episode 23 - Tales of 23, is all about the number twenty-three! With our 23rd episode falling on March 23 we thought this called for a celebration of this numerical cosmic alignment! Showcasing a selection of stories from the renowned collection "Fairy Tales and Stories" by Hans Christian Andersen. The lineup includes beloved classics …

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Ep 22 - Things From a Trunk 58:00

4M ago58:00

58:00

In this weeks, Episode 22 - Things From a Trunk, fairy tales involve things one might find in, you guessed it, a trunk! Featuring stories from collection, Fairy Tales and Stories, by Hans Christian Andersen, including, 'The Shirt Collar', 'The Red Shoes', 'The Flying Trunk', and 'The Puppet Showman'. Remember to tune till the end of the show for Ep…

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Ep 21 - Fatal Flowers 58:00

5M ago58:00

58:00

This week on River Reads, Episode 21 - Fatal Flowers, (airing on Smither Community Radio, CICK 93.9FM, February 24th, 2024 at 10AM PST) we delve into more melancholy tales around flowers. In River Rambles, the host reflects on their initial hesitation to engage with these narratives, fearing they may evoke feelings of sadness and distress in our li…

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Ep 20 - Into the Dark Woods 58:00

5M ago58:00

58:00

This week marks the start of Season 3 for River Reads. Kicking off the season is Episode 20 - Into the Dark Woods, which explores some darker and melancholy themes. With this in mind, we would like to advise listeners that the content of this episode may be unsettling, as we delve into narratives that recount unfortunate events and intriguing encou…

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A Special River Reads - One Year Anniversary! 58:00

6M ago58:00

58:00

This week, we have a special episode of River Reads to celebrate our one-year anniversary! This episode will have a unique format that includes more originally written tales, along with a replay of one of our audience's favorite past tales called, "The Tiny Giant" by Wilde. In addition, one from the vault (1991) original work by Wilde titled, “The …

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Ep 19 - Masters of Life 58:00

6M ago58:00

58:00

This week on River Reads, Episode 19 - Masters of Life, we will be featuring readings from "The Blue Fairy Book," including "The Master Cat; or; Puss In Boots," as well as selections from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, such as "Water of Life" and "Frederick and Catherine and a new author to River Reads, Anderson Sherwood’s, “The Dumb Man’. Episode originally…

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Ep 18 - 70 And Counting 57:42

6M ago57:42

57:42

We’ve read over 70 fairytales together on River Reads, since debuting in spring 2023! This week (Originally airing on Smithers Community Radio, January 10th, 2024 at 10AM) on River Reads, Episode 18 - 70 and Counting, we are excited to share this milestone with our audience. In this special episode, we delve into thought-provoking topics such as mi…

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Ep 17 - And The Award Goes To 56:25

6M ago56:25

56:25

River Reads has been recognized as the recipient of a national award, the 2023 Broadcast Dialogue’s Canadian Radio Awards: Winning- Best Podcast in the Small Market category. This award is granted to the producer, on-air personality, or team who demonstrate creativity, originality and excellence in podcasting! We would like to extend our heartfelt …

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Ep16 - Tales of Judgement 59:55

7M ago59:55

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This week on River Reads, Episode 16 -Tales of Judgement. Host narrator, River Wilde, is reading the Grimm’s Fairy Tales: SweetHeart Roland; The Bremen Town Musicians AND; The Lady and The Lion Also this week, some GBT Ai and River Wilde adaptation originals of the Brothers Grimm’s, Frog Prince, and Hans Christain Anderson’s, the Princes and the Pe…

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Ep 15 - A Sweetheart, Tiny Giants & A White Snake 56:21

8M ago56:21

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River Reads is BACK with advengence, gore and stories with Episode 15 - A Sweetheart, Tiny Giants & A White Snake. River Reads Fairytales & Stories is back with a bang! After a long break over the summer, Wilde is back with charm and more stories and music and of course a good River Rambles. This episode, enjoy the special treat as we debut "The Ti…

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Ep 14 - A Member'ishTale 58:11

8M ago58:11

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Ep 14 - A Member'ishTale Host: River WIlde This week (June 24th, 2023 @ 10am) on River Reads, Episode 14 - A Membership Tale, a CICK Membership Drive Special Broadcast LIVE in Studio. This week Wilde's out from under their stairs and is LIVE in studio with guest host Meghan Brady (aka sibling). Reading 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon' by Asbj…

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Ep 13 - A Nordic Tale or Two 47:06

8M ago47:06

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This week we start Season 2 of River Reads with a shorter show, Episode 13- A Nordic Tale or Two. Reading from the Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark, in no particular order: The Magician’s Pupil. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chroni…

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A Special - Drag StoryTime 58:00

1y ago58:00

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A Special: River Reads Does Drag StoryTime Arrrgh Matey, this is your host narrator River Wilde, coming to live from under my stairs and out of the closet. Happy Smithers Pride everyone! In celebration of Smithers Prides’ 6th Annual pride celebrations-United in Pride, this week's a special River Reads show, River Reads Does Drag StoryTime (original…

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Ep 12- Numbers 2 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week on River Reads’ (originally airing, May 13th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), Episode 12 - Numbers 2. Host narrator River Wilde reads even more fairy tales with numbers in their titles. Pretty straight forward. Reading once again from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, most of this week’s tales have received a rating of GGD (aka …

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Ep 11- Let’s Do It Again 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week on River Reads’ (originally aired, May 6th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), Episode 11 - Let’s Do It Again. Host narrator River Wilde revisits different versions of stories previously read on other River Reads episodes. Reading predominantly from, Nordic Tales, which comprises a collection of 16 traditional tales fr…

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Ep 10 - Gender Blender 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week on River Reads’ Episode 10 - Gender Blender (Originally aired, April 29th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com) host narrator River Wilde reads two tales. One, a longer fairy tale, titled ‘The Blue Belt’ from the Norwegian folklore collection by Asbjørnsen and Moe’s, East of the Sun and West of the Moon and Other Tales. A…

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Ep 9 - Trolls, Goat, and a Moon 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week from under Wilde’s stairs, River Reads' Episode 9 - Trolls, Goats, and a Moon (Original aired, April 22nd, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com). Reading from the collection of Norwegian folklore, East of the Sun and West of the Moon and Other Tales' by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. Wilde introduces…

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Ep 8 - The Pink & Part 2 of The Little Mermaid 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week on River Reads, Episode 8 - The Pink & Part 2 of The Little Mermaid (originally aired, April 15th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com. Last week, we tried something a little different, reading part 1 of 2 of The Little Mermaid. This week, Wilde narrates ‘The Pink’ by Brothers Grimm and reads the conclusion, and part 2, o…

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Ep 7 - Mermaids, Magic, & Matches: The Macabre 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week on River Reads, Episode 7 - Mermaids, Magic, & Matches: The Macabre (Original aired, April 8th, 2023, on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com ), more classics from 'The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen': 1) 'The Tinder Box'; 2) 'The Little Match Girl'; and 3) part 1 of 2 of 'The Little Mermaid'. While happy to announce that t…

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Ep 6 - Cocks, Peas & Princesses 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week is Episode 6 - Cocks, Peas & Princesses (Original aired (April 1st, 2023) on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com) of River Reads, where host narrator River Wilde reads classics from the story collection, The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This week River Rambles about misogyny and sexuality and narrates, in no particular …

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Ep 5- What's Your Point? 58:00

1y ago58:00

58:00

This week on River Reads, Episode 5 - What's Your Point, we focus on the short story collection, “A Gallery of Children," by A. A. Milne, first published in 1925. In a new segment, River Rambles, Wilde ponders what is the point? And where are we going? regarding this weeks collection of stories. A collection that often seems to leave the reader wan…

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Ep 4 - Numbers 58:00

1y ago58:00

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This week is Episode 4 - Numbers (Original aired on Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com (March 18th, 2023)) of River Reads, where we focus on numbers in Fairy tales. That is, any stories that have a number in their title. In no particular order, stories from the Grimm's Fairy Tales: 1)'The Three Children of Fortune'; 2) 'The Twelve Brothers…

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Ep 2 - FairyTales & River Reads' Rating System 58:00

1y ago58:00

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In Episode 2 - FairyTales & River Reads' Rating System (originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com), host narrator River Wilde discusses the history of Fairytales and what is and isn't a Fairytale. Wilde dives into the collection the Grimms' Fairy Tales, narrating five stories: 1) The Twelve Dancing Princesses; 2) The Thr…

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Ep 3 - Darker Tales 58:00

1y ago58:00

58:00

This week, on River Reads Episode 3 - Darker Tales (originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smitherradio.com), LISTENERS BEWARE, as we cover some darker tales and play around with narration. Not kids show but not not a kids show. Listener discretion advised. Reading the longer macabre fairy tales, 'The Bronze Ring' and 'The Tale of a Yo…

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Ep 1 - River Reads Debut 58:00

1y ago58:00

58:00

Host River Wilde debuts their series, "River Reads", originally aired on CICK Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com. A story hour for all ages to escape into bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words…

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Episode 8: Ignacio 49:36

7y ago49:36

49:36

Tai talks to Ignacio Rivera about sex, kink, intimacy, polyamory, and their project HEAL (Hidden Encounters Altered Lives) which aims to end child sexual abuse. Ignacio Rivera is a queer, trans, two-spirit, Black Boricua Taíno who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they.” Ignacio is an activist, writer, educator, filmmaker, performance artist and …

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Episode 7: Pidgeon ft. Dr. Cary Costello 54:54

7y ago54:54

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cw: nonconsensual medically unnecessary surgeries, suicide, medical traumaTai talks to Pidgeon Pagonis about the interactions of intersex people with the medical industrial complex, their new film “The Son I Never Had,” the place of intersex people in the LGBTQI umbrella, and the need for support systems for intersex folks. Dr. Cary Costello from t…

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Episode 6: Trans Liberation Collective (TLC) 50:29

7y ago50:29

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Tai talks to LaSaia Wade, Stephanie Skora, and Glitter Millhouse Record of Chicago’s Trans Liberation Collective (TLC) about how they started organizing together and what work they’re doing in Chicago to create the conditions in which all trans people can be liberated. The Trans Liberation Collective, or TLC for short, is a radical Chicago-based co…

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