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Nov 2019
34m 54s

163-Hansel and Gretel: Crumble

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
About this episode
There's a surprising amount to the story of Hansel and Gretel. There's your average fairy tale weirdness, like load-bearing cake and aquatic duck Uber, but there's an unexpected humanity in the story that I think is overlooked. I hope you like it. 

The creature is punyaiama, from India, and she's the reason you can't get drunk in your own home. 
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