The Brothers Dimm

Another BIG ONE, another poor woodcutter abandoning his children in the woods. Or selling them. Or trading them for spinach. Or whatever. And what do space zombies have to do with this venerable tale? Find out next!

We have a short and sweet one this week; all about the rewards of laziness, the power of deformities, and, yes, more spinning. Do you know the difference between linen and cotton? Turns out we don't either.

Defenestration! UNO reverse cards! These three little men only make a cameo of an appearance but there's plenty of weird and wicked. If you're tired of the evil stepmother trope, fear not: radical capital punishment is back to save the day.

We arrive at our first REALLY BIG ONE and celebrate the milestone with special guest host Nate, who, it turns out, would probably not trade his unborn child for spinach. But nobody's perfect.

Sometimes wicked stepmothers can even be terrible to their own ugly, one-eyed conspirator offspring. In a world of brutal but hilarious corporal punishment, is it possible this poor girl could be the hero of her own story? Probably not, but let's find out.

Cocks, nuts, and pleasure, oh my! And that's just the first paragraph. What the hell is a ragamuffin, anyway? Listen and find out in this short, bonkers, acid trip of a story. Buckle up!

Infanticide by the dozen! Yet another King who immediately marries a mute teen girl he found in the forest! We have another short one this week; this one's pretty random but also pretty direct. Remember: always stand with your siblings.

What do you do with a sociopathic, xenophobic young fellow? Why, buy him a fiddle and turn him loose in the forest, of course. Behold our ability to talk about almost anything BUT this very short, very succinct story.

On a Very Special Episode, we explore antisemitism in 19th century Germany (well, to be honest, it didn't start there), talk Guster, and fit in a couple other topics with our very special guest Sasha.

"My liege, I have an idea..." We have kidnapping, infanticide, and more this week in a ridiculous adventure sure to be adapted by The Big Mouse any day now.

STRANGER DANGER: beware chalk eaters and baby hogs! This week we imagine the horrors that would beset us all if wolves actually took the time to chew their food, plus ask the age-old question of if there's a way to drown that isn't miserable.

Indiscriminate killing of animals, bowling zombies, and elder abuse are only the beginning. In what's arguably our wackiest tale yet, discover the most horrifying thing of all: a bucket of fish. Or marriage, depending on which version you read. Special shout-out and thanks to MC Frontalot's "Shudders" !

Can you go to Heaven without actually dying? How many babies can you eat without arousing suspicion? Join Mary, Judas, and the rest of the gang for a rousing tale of lying through your teeth to save your skin, plus as much loosely-informed Biblical theory as we can manage. Ed. note: Philippe's poor audio quality in episodes 2 & 3 was a mistake and has been corrected moving forward.

How trustworthy are cats? How about the French? At least it's a universal truth that college-aged neighbors are terrible. Join us to talk odd roommates, larceny, and murder. Ed. note: Philippe's poor audio quality in episodes 2 & 3 was a mistake and has been corrected moving forward.

Can cruel fury and violence change a man? Let's find out, and along the way discover broken promises, very young love, and the prevalence of citrus trees in early 19th century Germany. Plus! A modicum of bonus background info on the Brothers Grimm and their lives & times.