River Reads

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 Goblin and the Provisions-Dealer by Hans  Anderson,...

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 Tale s,  by Hans Andersen. As well as the shorter tale,  ‘Karl Katz ’, by the Brothers Gr...

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 but not not a kids show. Listener discret...

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 confidence bleeds onto others, and separates you...

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 and the Shoemaker.’ As well as,  fea...

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 such as ' Tin-Soldier,' loc...

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 Episode 21...

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 listeners.  However, a well crafted storytellin...

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 encounters  involving enchanting and mysterious dark w...

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 Land of My Dead” . We are also ex...

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 air January 2...

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 misogyny, patriarchy, and the constraints of trad...

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 congratulations to everyone at River Reads for thi...

T his 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  A lso 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 Pea, titled: The Princesses and a Piece of R...

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 Tiny Giant,"  an original fairy...

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 Asbjørnsen and Moe and a replay of...

T his 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. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California,...

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 (originally aired, May 27th, 2023, on Smithers Commu...

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 may contain gross gore and or death), so listene...

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 from the enchanting world of Nordic folklore. R...

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 .  And a second titled, ‘King Thrushbeard’, from...

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 a new segment, 'Gender blender...

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, of Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Merma...

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 th...

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 order: 1) The Princess and the Pea; 2) The F...