Ep 38 - Magic & Pancakes

This week on River Reads, Episode 38- Magic & Pancakes, features five tales from the collection Fairy Tales as retold by Bridget Hadaway, called, The Three Little Pigs, Aladdin & His Lamp, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Aniello & His Little Speckled Hen, and The Thick, Fat Pancake. (March 28th, 2026, Airing)

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

This episode's fairy tales are: 

1. The Three Little Pigs. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.

2. Aladdin & His Lamp. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.

3. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.

4. Aniello & His Little Speckled Hen. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.

5. The Thick, Fat Pancake. Fairy Tales. Hadaway, B. London: Octopus Books, 1974.

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.