Apologies for the EXTREME delay in this episode: Meghan's audio was definitely a mess. Hopefully you enjoyed this book as much as we did, and hopefully you forgive us for this massive delay!  Please go vote for our next season as well!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Fableulous Retellings

Persephone 4: The Star Crossed Queen

With the holidays, we definitely got delayed! But we hope you had a good one, as we did. We are continuing with Persephone by discussing the 2009 animated Wonder Woman movie! It's a bit of a...loose adaptation, but we have a good bit of fun discussing it and our favorite things about Wonder Woman.  Join us next week for a dive into the 2016 novel, The Star-Touched Queen!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Persephone 3: Wonder Woman?

This episode is a first in a lot of ways: our first Persephone retelling, our first Greek mythology retelling, and our first time doing a sequel of a series! We dive into Sarah J Maas's A Court of Mist and Fury to discover that we maybe do love our Hades character, sometimes like our Persephone character, but overall, eat a bit of crow in what we thought this book would be like!    Join us next week for a dive into the 2009 animated Wonder Woman movie!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Persephone 2: A Court of Mist and Fury

Happy Thanksgiving! If you need a break from family, come dive into SEASON 8! We talk a few Greek underworld mythos, particularly Persephone and Hades and Orpheus and Eurydice! We are incredibly excited to branch out!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Persephone and Greek Mythology

Mari and Meg headed to NYCC, so everything is late ahhh!  But that's okay: due to peer pressure, we switched movies to John Wick! Which leads to a long discussion of how this has nothing to do with Baba Yaga. But we wrap up our thoughts on our favorite witch before getting ready for our next series!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

BabaYaga 6: John Wick

Mari and Meg are back with a slightly disappointing Baba Yaga story this week. Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble is pitched as an Anastasia Romanov and Baba Yaga story....which it does have both of these things.  This book is as close to a "nice" Baba Yaga as we get, and that's a bit hard to stomach. Whiny teens, hundred-year-old suiters, it's definitely a book from 2009. Don't forget to go vote for our next season! Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Dreaming Anastasia

Mari and Meg are back and talking about Vassilissa the Beautiful retellings! We have two for you in one episode, so get ready. We discuss "Fair Vasyl," a genderbending retelling by Steve Harper Piziks with a steampunk bonus, and Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter — a magical realism retelling set in Brooklyn and is dark and scary as Babs Yag should be.  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Thursday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Fair Vasyl and Vassa in the Night

This week Mari and Meg watch the 1973 Italian film Baba Yaga! Unfortunately, we caught it on Amazon Prime right before it left.  Based on a comic series, this movie follows Valentina, a photographer, as she falls under the sensual spell of Baba Yaga. We discuss the use of dolls in films and the racism of 1970s Italian films as well!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Baba Yaga - 1973 Italian Film

Season 7 continues (a day late because holidays confuse Meghan) with a look at Orson Scott Card's 1999 novel Enchantment! There is a lot to dislike about this book, but the one thing Meg and Mari definitely loved? Baba. Yaga.  Go give us a listen to help celebrate Mari going back to school today! Be the Baba Yaga to those 5th graders!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Baba Yaga in Enchantment by Orson Scott Card

Mari and Meg are back to talk about one of the most badass witches of all time! Without an origin story though, it's a bit hard to talk about how she came to be. But we are incredibly excited to talk about Baba Yaga, and NOT have any "redemption" stories this season!    Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Season 7: Baba Yaga

Mari and Meg discuss 4 other fairy tales that we would love to see turned into modern retellings! These stories come from different cultures - Chinese, Italian, Romanian, and Russian. We also start tying into our next season's topic.... We also discuss The Thousandth Floor and Pretty Little Liars and other modern things....that don't quite pertain to fairy tales but are still fun.  Let us know if you know any other stories with step sisters! We would love to hear from you about them.  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Step Sister Fairy Tales!

This week Marilag and Meghan take a break from Cinderella retellings to discuss Toads and Diamonds! They discuss the differences they see in books that are written to explore someone's own culture versus a culture you admire, the idea of too many plot lines, and how wonderful Indian food is!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson

Meghan and Mari are back for their anniversary episode! (We don't actually address that in the episode, but Fableulous has officially been going strong for a year!)  To celebrate, we read a fairy tale book suggested by its author: The Step-Spinsters! Given the title and description, it definitely seemed like a fit for this season!  Disclosure: The author did reach out and asked us if we would like a copy to review, which we kindly accepted! We also discuss spoilers, so we highly recommend that you go buy the book first!  Author's links: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

The Step-Spinsters by Madina Papadopoulos

Marilag and Meghan couldn't get their hands on a book (library hold a little longer than expected!) So instead they watched Ever After after a bit of arm twisting. Just kidding — how could we not love to talk about this movie? We discuss the original step-sister who is now a stepmother, Vida makes a guest appearance, how the Prince becomes a villain permanently after this movie, and overall just talk about how great this movie is.  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to VidaLovesCake for our artwork!

Ever After

Continuing with our Step-Sisters theme, Mari and Meg talk about Ella Enchanted, both the book and the movie. We discuss how this is a great feminist book and a ridiculously fun and silly movie, why the differences exist, and also our love for Princess Bride and Cary Elwes!  Follow us on social media, and don't forget to rate and review us! Facebook Group | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Website | Email: fableulous@gmail.com Join us every Wednesday for a new episode!   Thank you to BenSound for our theme music and VidaLovesCake for our artwork!  

Ella Enchanted

Marilag Angway and Meghan Griffin discuss the original fairy tales, fables, and mythologies and then five modern retellings in each season of this podcast.

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Fableulous Retellings

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