Sweet Porridge
Apr 19, 2026•48 min•Season 8Ep. 13
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Episode description
How much porridge is too much porridge? Find out as we read the Brothers Grimm's tale 'Sweet Porridge'.
From Tom Cruise to giant Vikings, Great Flood myths to perpetual motion machines - this one is truly a wild ride.
We discuss Goethe, Disney, Bob Hoskins, Asbjørnsen and Moe, and much besides as we look at the many influences and obscure connections to this piece of narrative, folkloric fiction.
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Theme music: Bicycle Waltz by Goodbye Kumiko
Other Music: Chopin's Grande Valse Brillante, Opus 18 // Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66.1 // Dvořák's String Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 97
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