This week Episode 54 - The Goloshes of Fortune - Part 1, on River Reads (November 7, 2026, Airing), part one(1) of two(2), featurs chapters one(1) through five(5) of the longer tale, from the collection Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen, titled, "The Goloshes of Fortune." Tune in next week for conculsion and Part 2.

River Reads is a program where those of all ages can escape into fairy tales and strange stories; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s those stories whose premises have perhaps not aged as well over the years. Let’s face it you can’t be too picky when you’re dependent upon free material available to you through creative commons. 

River Reads is not a kids show but not not a kids show and may contain content suitable for a mature audience. Listener discretion is advised.

River Reads has won Best Podcast in the Small Market category at 2023 Broadcast Dialogue's Canadian Radio Award. All music is composed and produced by Wilde.

This episode's fairy tales are: 

1. The Goloshes of Fortune. Fairy Tales By Hans Andersen. Weathervane Books. Crown Publishers. New York. 1977 Printing

Remember to tune in weekly for our Gender Blender segment, where we flip and play with traditional gender roles, reimagining classic fairy tales. Only revealing which tale is our Gender Blender tale at the end of each episode.