Fairytale Forensics: True Crime for Make Believe

By: The Dejargonizer
  • Summary

  • Buckle up because this podcast is all about reframing those childhood favorites through a forensics approach. We're going full on detective mode, treating these well known tales as crime scenes. Voice generated by Google's NotebookLM.

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Episodes
  • Rapunzel: Stockholm Syndrome in the Tower
    Oct 21 2024

    Theft, abduction, illegal imprisonment, assault, larceny. There is so much crime in Rapunzel that a modern courtroom would be shocked if this happened in today’s world.


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    17 mins
  • Poor Jack, Climbs a Beanstalk, Comes Down a Murdering Thief
    Oct 11 2024
    Get ready for a Fairytale Forensics deep dive into Jack and the Beanstalk, but, not the version you heard as a kid. Jack, although traditionally portrayed as a naive and unfortunate child, demonstrates a surprising level of cunning and even ruthlessness in his interactions with the Giant and his wife. Jack as the Anti-Hero.
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    23 mins
  • Cindrella's Stepmother: A Victim of Impossible Beauty?
    Oct 11 2024

    Was Cinderella's stepmother a villain or a victim of her time? How did the Fairy Godmother pull off the ultimate genetic hack, turning a pumpkin into a carriage? Is the glass slipper a clue, or a red herring? Join us as we dust for fingerprints on this classic story, unraveling its dark twists and alternate endings. Warning: This Fairytale Forensics treatment of Cinderella may shatter your childhood memories.

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    16 mins

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