We are sure you know the story of Cinderella. Beautiful servant girl, fairy godmother, handsome prince, and tiny dainty feet - obviously. But you haven’t heard Coco read you the Brother’s Grimm version, and you don’t want to miss it.

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We start with a brief history of the Cinderella story, and we bet you can’t guess where the first recorded version comes from! Then we dive right into a very different telling than we’re used to. Disney really should have done more with those birds!

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Follow us to the festival where Cinderella meets the handsome prince and dances beautifully until she… gets bored and wants to leave? Listen as the prince chases her through the city streets and she find every opportunity to get away, causing him to go into full Neanderthal mode and AXE. Yes, axe is verb here. Stay with us through the bird-filled, bloody conclusion and decide for yourself if there is ANY hope for the future of this kingdom. Look, these two aren’t rocket-scientists, ok?

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Let us start off by saying: that Spill the Mead CoHost and Armored Combat World Champion Taylor Jones retracts EVERY STATEMENT ever made about him being on this boat… a claim he has made MANY MANY TIMES.

But after hearing this story, we totally understand not wanting to be affiliated with this bunch because good-Greek-gods these boys are exhausting

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This story should be called Hercules and the Golden Fleece since he’s the only person who seems to have any sense of urgency about retrieving it.. which is the ENTIRE MISSION here. But Jason Gronkowski eventually makes it there, and Madi is top-notch unimpressed with him the entire time.

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Join us for a FreshCup afterwards! Where we decide if anyone honestly did anything wrong here… How do you know if you don’t ask? Maybe it’s not so much the “WHAT” as it is the “WHO” in this case?? Tell us what you think.

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Folktales Worldwide: Tales from Vikings & Portugal

14 PRINCES TOTAL IN THIS EPISODE!

It’s a lot. A LOT. But hear us out!

Story 1 from our Viking book:

The Giant With No Heart In His Body

The good news is the main characters name is Boots! The bad news is that Boots is pretty rude. But nonetheless he’s on quest and we’re rooting for him. This story has so many twists and turns that you really just have to listen to it to understand. The Wolf has trauma in his backstory. That’s all we’re saying.

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Story 2 from Portugal:

The Seven Enchanted Princes

What starts off as a bad day of door to door sales turns into Portuguese Snow White we think??? It’s either that or a whole bunch of nice people finding each other in the woods until a king comes along and fks it up, because folktales. Anaya’s, you tell us: was this Portuguese Snow White??

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What does it take to make the (arguably) greatest archaeological discovery of all time? Grit. Tenacity. Patience. Money money money, skill with a paintbrush, and the ghost of the past calling your name… so not even that much, really.

Listen as Coco spills the hot Egyptian tea on beige-boy Howard Carter, his rich bro benefactor Lord Carnarvon, some dude named Winlock, and the nameless (true heroes) Egyptian laborers responsible for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Then dive right into the myth of the mummy’s curse and decide for yourself if the deaths associated with the discovery of Tut’s tomb were the result of an ancient curse, or just coincidences. As usual, Madi and Coco can’t make up their damn minds.

Follow that up with a fresh hot cup of brotherly revenge, brought to you by Betsy - who kicks the whole thing off with a super catchy impromptu theme song.

Ready for a story of love and devotion between a king and his queen? In this episode Chris Riley gives us a huge helping of romance in the telling of Plantagenet King Edward I and his lovely Queen, Eleanor of Castile.

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Courtly love is one thing, true love is quite another - and this couple was definitely in love. Listen as Chris tells Madi all the sweet (and sometimes sensual) details. No, sucking the poison from Edward’s wound is NOT a euphemism!

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Chris also spills the tea on Simon de Montfort, giving us the juicy details on why a Medeival English geezer has a bust in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Follow the sweet romantic story up with a Fresh Cup, wherein Betsy calls out Chris for his opinion on the hypothetical relationship between Charlemagne and Sabrina Carpenter.

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THIS WEEKS FOLKTALES ARE SO GOOD!

We promise you that. So put that in your nail and nail it. Or however the saying goes.

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Story 1: The Origin of Magellan Clouds

Here’s the story of the most passive aggressive village chief ever, and the journey to his snapping point. Spoiler alert, it’s lizard people. So.

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Story 2: The Clever Weaver

The classic tale of you almost had an easy day at work. But then a cryptic ambassador comes in and you have to summon your war chicken. Annoying.

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Story 3: The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean

the three best friends that anyone could have ….until they f-ing weren’t.

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How does a shepherd, slinger, son of a Jesse, and a harpist, dropped in the middle of a battle with Goliath on the battlefield armed with rocks and valor, grow up to be a hero and a ruler?. Okay, read that again but this time in Hamilton. (That’s enough Broadway Coco)

In this episode, Coco spills all the hot biblical tea on David and Saul, David and Michal, David and Bathsheba, David and Uriah, David and Absalom, David and Abishag…. And more more more.

We take a deep dive into what the Bible tells us about David, King of Israel. We discuss his triumphs and his failures and try to determine the motives behind some of his more questionable actions. The Bible is full of juicy, salacious details about David’s very interesting life, and we served it up HOT for you. The tea is HOT

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Slinging information straight into your face today at speeds of up to 100mph (IF you're expert ancient slinger, that is).

Today's episode is in honor of the release of House of David on Amazon Prime, where slinging is going to be featured in a cinematic fashion and Madi's little happy slinging heart is SO FULL.

We will talk about the vastly underdiscussed topic of ancient slinging, and how it impacted (pun intended? Maybe? It's a loose pun, but if you dig it's there, you've gotta want it...) ancient battlefields.

We will talk about who the slingers were, the ammo they used, and end of the story of the most famous slinger in history: David.

The story of David & Goliath & Goliath's shield guy begins 1 hour in, and you KNOW Madi packed it with as much detail as possible.

CHECK OUT @hilltophurler on Instagram and his page at hilltophurler.com for BEAUTIFUL SLINGS (he is the one who made not only Madi's sling, but also the slings for the House of David series on Prime) and for epic slinging content.

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