299: Little Red Riding Hood

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The woods might be dark and full of wolves (which yes, they’re a metaphor), but together we can follow the path of the history of Little Red Riding Hood; from the oral traditions of the French peasantry, to the Brothers Grimm, and on to modern retellings. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of violence, death, lewd sexual and scatalogical humor, animal attacks, cannibalism, sexual assault, slut shaming, beheading, child abuse, birth, animal death, drowning, ageism, sexualizing minors, misogyny, and bestiality. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Julia recommends</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/822/9781250236234"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A Prayer for the Crown-Shy</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Becky Chambers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Books</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests’ books, and more at</span> <a href= "http://spiritspodcast.com/books"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">spiritspodcast.com/books</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Call to Action</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Have you heard about the</span> <a href= "https://multitude.productions/multicrew"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">MultiCrew</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">?! This is our membership program that lets you help us invest in Multitude as we try weird new stuff. Plus, you get a members-only weekly podcast: Head Heart Gut, our weekly friendly debate show. Join for as little as $5 a month at</span> <a href="https://multitude.productions/multicrew"><span style= "font-weight: 4