Fairy Tale Fix
Episodes
116: An End To Nonsense
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Come gather around the yule log and listen to some holiday tales: one with a big dose of colonialism (boo) b...
115: Old Jerkin’ It Johnson
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is anyone else having an existential crisis? No? Just us? Well strap in because it's real clear on Fairy Tale Fix this week! Kelsey tells a Swedish fa...
114: The Gaslighting Girl Boss of Yore
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We love an unplanned theme! This week on Fairy Tale Fix, we're keeping busy with Abbie reading an Italian folk tale called The Man Who Only Came Out A...
113: WRONG! feat. Chadwick Heiberg
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our favorite nomadic gnome and spellbound storyteller is back for the third installment of his Baba Yaga series, we welcome Chadwick Heiberg back to F...
112: Slay… Literally
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Halloween season! Abbie kicks things off by telling us all about our childhood favorites; the Ouija Board Demon and Bloody Mary, followed by the ...
111: Rapunzel: Am I Pregante?
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey takes inspiration from her trip into the woods and reads Rapunzel from the Brothers Grimm. Abbie follows it up with another tale about an old w...
110: Hot Mermaid Shit
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back at it again with some hot mermaid sh*! Kelsey tells a very mysterious tale we need all the details on about a Lorelai-esque baddie named An...
109: A Light Stabbing feat. Tish Black
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Tale Fix has really hit the big time hosting our very first published fairy tale author: Tish Black! Tish reads the Fixtresses two of her fairy ...
108: Pew Pew
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spoiler alert: the fix is Free Palestine for the Palestinian folk tale of Speak Bird, Speak Again told by Abbie in this episode. Kelsey takes things t...
107: Bird Logic feat. Gisselle M. Ingan
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MAKE WAY FOR OUR FAERIE OVERLORD! That’s right, this week the Fixtresses are joined by their dark mistress, their patron saint, their mysterious ben...
106: Wrap It Before You Tap It
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now usually we stan a wicked hussy, but for once we’re with the prince during Kelsey’s retelling of Hacon Grizzlebeard, a 1930’s screwball comed...
105: Back On Our Bullsh*t
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fairy Tale Fix is back! This week we thank our listeners for your patience as we navigate the loss of our good friend and podcast editor & producer, D...
104: Billy The Don, Billy The Dean, Billy Supreme, Wisp King
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the end of Irish fairy tale month, and we've got two exciting tales to send it off in style! Abbie starts us off with Billy Duff and the Devil,...
103: You’re Sucking All The Fun Out
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, it's our favorite time of the year – Irish fairy tale month! FOUR for the price of two!!! Turn down the lights and pretend it's raining bec...
102: The Crabfather
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are back this week with more shenanigans and WTF fairy tales for you! After a quick chat about our favorite mascots (AKA Crazy Crab who delights an...
101: Comment Neptune
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can we offer you some WTF Fairy Tales in these trying and completely precedented times? Abbie and Kelsey are in an altered state of multiple kinds aft...
100: Cinderella: Let Her Die
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come celebrate with us as we bring you our 100th episode of Fairy Tale Fix! We mark this momentous occasion with the tale that's been told 100 million...
99: Stop Using Your Brain
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
December is the time of year we all collectively reach the end of our mental ropes and get to stop thinking - but Kelsey clearly didn’t get the memo...
98: What Would Skeletor Do?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode brought to you by existential dread! Kelsey regales the overly sappy fairy tale The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde—but don’t worry...
97: What A Team
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s still spooky season in our hearts (and IRL apparently but let’s not focus on that)! Abbie regales three cautionary tales about traveling thro...
96: Snow White: The Scream You Scrumpt
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Halloween–time for spooky forests, creepy disguises, and taking sweets from strangers. What better fairy tale than the classic Brothers Grimm S...
95: They Weren’t NOT Hot
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we've finally wandered through the forest enough to run into the same witch twice. After Abbie starts to read the same story Kelsey read last ep...
94: Baba Yaga Goes New York (ft. Chadwick Heiberg)
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A very spooky forest witch welcome to returning guest Chadwick Heiberg! Our time zone hopscotch playing woodland bard returns with the incredibly sati...
93: Pretty = Good
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New episode, same fairy tale nonsense about physical, traditional beauty being the most important thing about a femme presenting person. NOT ON ABBIE ...
92: Sounds Like Dwarf Slander
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before the folktale readings even begin, Kelsey and Abbie share stories from their misbegotten youths that are the opposite of fairy tale perfection. ...
91: Pedantic Dolphin Girl
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Fairy Tale Fix: Abbie reads the monstrous tale of The Man Whale, a story that tells us who exactly are the most terrifying and treacherou...
90: Doing Your Okayist
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ROSES HAVE THORNS! Kelsey reads The Rose Elf from our favorite bisexual disaster, Hans Christian Andersen, which starts off like a true fairy tale and...
PATREON PREVIEW Bonus Episode 21: Relatable King
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Patreon preview, Abbie recites for Kelsey the 1680’s satirical poem The Dragon of Wantley, also known as A Farting Dragon Burlesque....
PATREON PREVIEW Bonus Episode 12: Good For Him
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Patreon preview, Abbie & Kelsey pick a couple of random fairy tales to read, and boy do these stories deliver! Kelsey discovers an inc...
89: A Slow Burn
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of MerMay, and wow, do we have one helluva story to end it with! Abbie cold reads a Cornish folk tale, The Mermaid's Vengeance, and it's ...
88: Fish Fitzgerald
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mermaids Ahoy! Kelsey kicks off MerMay 2024 with the Irish tale of Fish Fitzgerald…err…the Lady of Gollerus - about an unlucky merrow whose story ...
87: Bats!
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this week as Abbie cold reads a couple of obscure Brothers Grimm fairy tales, including The Castle of Murder and The Carpenter & The Turner. K...
86: She Kidnapped Me…Oh No
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we finally learn the term “cold reading” thanks to our amazing Faerie Overlord and good friend, Giselle! Kelsey reads from a book discov...
85: Awwww ft. Caroline Donham
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by our longtime friend Caroline Donham! Caroline tells us her Red Riding Hood fix that she rewrote when she was little, and it'...
84: Our Ghasts Are Flabbered
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re into some 100% real faerie stuff for Irish Fairy Tale Month with Abbie tackling the Harp of Dagda and attempting to coherently describe the Tu...
83: Classic Cross-Species Mpreg Situation ft. The Fairy Tellers
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of Irish fairy tale month, we’re joined by some incredibly special guests… Katrina and Geoff from The Fairy Tellers podcast!...
82: Show Me Them Piggies
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This one is for the #VillainSympathizers out there so…us basically! Kelsey retells the African American folktale Lonna And Cat Woman (we’ll let yo...
81: #NotMyIvan: The Darkest Timeline
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another of Abbie & Kelsey’s favorites – it's random reading time! Abbie continues our journey into the Ivanverse with the worst Iv...
80: The Snow Queen Pt. 2: Needs More Snow Queen
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey and Abbie finish part two of The Snow Queen, Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless tale of friendship, childhood innocence, the darkness of the ...
79: The Snow Queen Pt. 1: Right In The Gut
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We just can’t get enough of Hans Christian Andersen on this show and it’s freaking COLD out there anyway, so bundle up in your finest faux fur bla...
78: That’s The Moral, There Is None
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Sad Victorian Bisexual Boy Christmas! Kelsey and Abbie regale each other with the traditional Hans Christi...
77: You Just Have To Be Rich
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all about who you know and how much money you have (just like real life) in today’s episode! Abbie tells the Russian folk tale of The Smith a...
76: She’s Screaming About The Correct Things
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We examine the Pied Piper of Hamelin from every possible angle! Kelsey reads us the original Brother’s Grimm tale, a more recent poem based on it, a...
75: Insignificant Slippers
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie continues our dive into Little Red Riding Hood by reading the Algerian version called Rova. You won't find this tale in English anywhere else (p...
74: Little Red Riding Hood: Inside You Are Two Werewolves
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you gave Red Riding Hood a nickel every time a wolf tried to eat her, she’d have two nickels. Not a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice ...
73: You In Danger, Girl ft. Chadwick Heiberg
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a chilling episode as we're joined by visual storyteller and brilliant artist Chadwick Heiberg for spooky season! Chadwick unveils his ori...
72: Millennial Folklore
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Damsels are slightly distressed in this episode, but they freaking HANDLE it. First Abbie tells the Punjabi tale of Bopoluchi, a fierce and proud youn...
71: Murderous Meet Cute
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Damsels are slightly distressed in this episode, but they freaking HANDLE it. First Abbie tells the Punjabi tale of Bopoluchi, a fierce and proud youn...
70: Smoosh Machine ft. Not My Fantasy
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Fixtresses are joined this episode by Cullen and Hannah from Not My Fantasy Podcast! Settle in for two Irish Fairy Tales about - you guessed it - ...
69: Just Say Cat!
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your chances of being killed by a pony are small, but never 0, as the protagonists of the French story The Goblin Pony discover in Abbie’s tale this...
68: Be Little, Do Crime
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
#SwampWitchSummer is officially over and we’re back to give you some extremely WTF fairy tales! Kelsey fulfills her promise of making everyone uncom...
PATREON PREVIEW: A Delicious Buttery Demise
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Patreon preview, Abbie covers a very mysterious yet exciting Russian tale you’ll find out the name of when you listen! No spoilers h...
PATREON PREVIEW: Making it Chill for the Working People
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this patreon preview, Kelsey reads some pure Danish nightmare fuel that somehow turns wholesome in Merman Rosmer by Ruth Manning-Sanders, and Abbie...
67: Are You Mad At Me??
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To close out Pride Month 2023, Abbie tells the story of The Princess Who Would Be A Prince, a story with a serious case of gender. Come for the magici...
66: Yes, Even You
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We decided to treat ourselves, and you, to some truly WTF stories to kick this Pride Month off! Abbie tells the Swedish tale of Prince Lindworm, a guy...
65: Mad Girl Mermaid
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Move over Sad Girl Mermaid, you’ve gotten enough attention. We’re in our Mad Girl Mermaid era now, with Kelsey telling the origin story of the Mer...
64: Don’t Call Me Ishmael
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We explore the three types of mermaid in the first #MerMay episode of 2023, with two Filipino folktales from Abbie: The Litao and Serena, and The Amer...
63: Queer! Pirate Behavior
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy, matey! Prepare yourself for rough winds ahead on our pirate-themed episode! Steering us into merMay Kelsey hoists her hope sails high for pirate...
62: Respect His Dibs!
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Fairy Tale Fix we believe in the Ancient and Sacred Right of Dibs, and so does everyone in the Swedish story Kelsey reads: The Troll Ride. Next, Ab...
61: You Know Your 7-Year-Olds
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of Irish fairy tale month, and we've got some good ones! Abbie reads a short story just for Kelsey called The Talking Cat, then follows i...
60: Right Place, Right Time, Every Time
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s March and that means Irish fairy tales ALL MONTH LONG! Kelsey kicks us off with Ethna The Bride, a tale about a man who will hire other people ...
59: Gone Catfishin’
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A skull from the spirit world catfishes the hottest, vainest girl in Cobham Town, Nigeria in Abbie’s story this week: The Disobedient Daughter Who M...
58: Murder Ballad ft. Textual Tension
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Valentine's Day - do you need a break from the gooey romantic vibes? Rachel and Margie from Textual Tension come on the pod to share a 1700s mu...
57: No Chicken For You!
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Foxy Prince Peterlin makes the most of his pretty privilege with the help of a thirsty granny giant in Kelsey’s story this week: The Three Golden Ha...
56: God Dammit Susan
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re here for satisfaction ONLY on this episode of Fairy Tale Fix. In pursuit of a magical horse story that actually contains a magical horse Abbie...
55: Thumbelina: Not Like Other Girls (ft. Sequoia Simone)
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are joined by a very special guest, Sequoia Simone of podcasts But Make It Scary and Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them! Sequoia keeps our “wi...
54: The Little Mermaid: Hot Legs
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s sad bisexual boy Christmastime and Kelsey & Abbie deliver an ocean-sized episode with one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most popular tales, Th...
53: I Don’t Speak Poor
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie & Kelsey record an episode of Fairy Tale Fix IN PERSON! Together! In the same room!! We have a ton of fun recording under a big blanket fort in ...
52: U Mad Bro?
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
STRAP IN FOR THIS ONE. These might be the worst tales we’ve ever told on the podcast, so please heed the trigger warnings. Very special guest and lo...
51: The Final Girls Episode
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Halloween, Abbie & Kelsey find some folk tales featuring two brave and cunning final girls. Kelsey reads The Skull, a spooky tale abo...
50: Sausage On Sausage Violence
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spooky season begins on Fairy Tale Fix! Kelsey reads a haunting tale called The Leg of Gold from Ruth Manning-Sanders’ A Book of Ghosts & Goblins, g...
49: Sweet Selkie Nips (ft. Aloreing)
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is very ~aloreing~ and features some very special guests! Kimmy and Ryan from the comedy folklore & cryptid podcast Aloreing joi...
48: Cats Are Always Magic
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At last, an episode all about talking cats (sort of)! Abbie cracks open a new book to tell the Japanese tale of the Vampire Cat of Nabeshima, which is...
47: Swan Justice
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We got a new book, River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland by Lisa Schneidau and it is FILLED with some fantastic stories. Kelsey reads some poetic no...
46: A Creepy Heap of Eyeballs
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s random reading time and Abbie reads Johnny and The Witch Maidens which sounds sexy and is but in an unexpected way, and Kelsey reads Herr Fix I...
45: Aladdin: Never Stop, Never Stopping
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back, baby! Join us for a super-sized episode of Fairy Tale Fix with Abbie reading the framework tale for 1,001 Nights (also known as The Arab...
PATREON PREVIEW: How To Train Your Demon Horse
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this previously Patreon exclusive bonus episode, Kelsey reads Dapplegrim, which really blurs the line between fairy tale and horror, while Abbie re...
PATREON PREVIEW: I Am John: The F*cking Best Ever
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this previously Patreon exclusive bonus episode, Abbie & Kelsey do a randomized reading of two fairy tales for some genuine, organic reactions. Abb...
44: The Story Is Not Yet Finished
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode, Kelsey reads Prince Loaf as written by Ruth Manning-Sanders and Abbie reads a fairy tale written by one of our very own ...
43: Trolls Don’t Like To Be Thanked
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie reads a seriously traumatizing (yet super relatable) tale about a teenager who falls hard for the wrong person (sound familiar?) from Peru calle...
42: It’s God’s Work, I Guess
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey brings us back to Ireland for one more story, called Satan’s Cloven Hoof. Abbie reads a tale with an important marriage lesson from Iraq call...
41: Just Follow Instructions
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Robbie from the Could've Been Heroes podcast! Robbie actually brings us to tears (well, at least Abbie) when he reads...
40: Billy’s Too Much Fun
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re finishing up our Irish celebrations with a few leprechaun stories for you! Abbie reads Master And Man, a delightful tale about two party bros ...
39: Slutty, Mischievous Phantoms
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish celebration continues! Kelsey reads an Irish tale that takes a violent turn in The Demon Cat, then reads another fairy tale called The Dark ...
38: Thems The Rules
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie and Kelsey kick off a month of Irish fairy tales! Abbie tells two stories about the importance of following fairy rules: A Donegal Fairy and Tak...
37: Abrupt Endings
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kelsey gets romantic for Valentine’s Day with a tale from Hungary called The Lover’s Ghost, and Abbie tells a much less romantic but wil...
36: Go Off, Queen
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie reads us the Ruth Manning Sanders version of Tatterhood, the story of a badass heroine who is absolutely perfect just the way she is and we woul...
35: Strong Chaos Baby (ft. Ghosts in the Attic, Bodies in the Basement)
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time for an epic crossover episode! Anna and Lindsey from the true crime and paranormal podcast Ghosts in the Attic Bodies in the Basement join us for...
34: The Fishy Godmother
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie & Kelsey talk *The Witcher season 2! Oh, and I guess they also read some stories. Abbie randomly chooses a story from the Russian Fairy Tale Pan...
33: Cheery Holiday Feels
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey and Abbie get into the holiday spirit the only way they know how – with some sad, existentially dreadful tales written by a couple of sad Vic...
32: Sometimes You Have To Set Boundaries
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie tells us the wholesome tale of Bull’s Winter House while both Abbie & Kelsey cast Parks and Rec characters for the story. Kelsey tells a tale ...
31: Apple Tree Man Knows All
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey enjoys a cup of hot apple cider (possibly with vanilla whiskey) while telling the story of The Apple Tree Man and explains some background abou...
30: Hells Yes Girl’s Night
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time for a blind reading! Abbie & Kelsey let the fates decide two randomly chosen fairy tales for some genuine, organic reactions. Abbie reads ...
29: Children are Always Scary
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Halloween episode, Kelsey covers two terrifying Grimm fairy tales: How Children Played At Slaughtering and The Juniper Tree, which has...
28: Charlie, You Were Drunk
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s spooky season! Abbie starts us off with an Irish account of The Headless Horseman from A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, and Kelsey (co...
27: Nice Save: Sleeping Beauty
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our Podversary! To celebrate one year of Fairy Tale Fix, Abbie and Kelsey cover one of the big ones: Sleeping Beauty.
26: It’s Dragon Day
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Dragon Day! Abbie tells the story of the infamous and fearless Hidesato, whose heroic demeanor catches even the eye of a dragon king, in My Lor...
25: Fear and More Fear
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey tells the story of The Kindly Magician (but was he?) from one of our favorite books, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends. Abbie reads a story about...
24: The Three Mermaids
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abbie tells an uplifting story that is the fairy tale equivalent of meeting drunk girls in a bar bathroom, The Three Mermaids, as told by our favorite...
23: Baba Yaga’s Super Busy
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
FINALLY, more Baba Yaga! Kelsey retells the popular Russian fairy tale Vasilisa The Beautiful, a dark tale of a poor maiden who is forced into the woo...