Brothers Dimm Podcast
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In the early 1800s, the Brothers Grimm collected & recorded German folk tales, launching what's now known as the modern fairy tale. Join Philippe, Mike, and guests as they explore one story at a time with humor, history, and digressions at every turn.
Episode 75 with (brief) special guest Shannon! Thus brings a close to Season 5 with the thrilling conclusion to The Fox Cycle, a top-tier shorty based on an ancient expression. We get into cat tattoos, speaking Greek, and a revenge pitch.
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#75: The Fox and the Cat
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June 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Episode 75 with (brief) special guest Shannon! Thus brings a close to Season 5 with the thrilling conclusion to The Fox Cycle, a top-tier shorty based on an ancient expression. We get into cat tattoos, speaking Greek, and a revenge pitch.
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Continuing "the fox saga" wherein we have a nice wolf and a downright awful fox. We think? Despite diving into German and Olde English we may still have translation and tone troubles.
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#74: The Fox and His Cousin
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June 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Continuing "the fox saga" wherein we have a nice wolf and a downright awful fox. We think? Despite diving into German and Olde English we may still have translation and tone troubles.
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Back to our series of short one-offs about quick brown foxes and lazy...wolves. This week the wolf's not so much a braggart as a bully. Will he get what's coming to him? Knowing the Grimms, probably!
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#73: The Wolf and the Fox
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June 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Back to our series of short one-offs about quick brown foxes and lazy...wolves. This week the wolf's not so much a braggart as a bully. Will he get what's coming to him? Knowing the Grimms, probably!
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This week we kick off a series of shorties centering around a clever lil' fox and, usually, his big, dumb wolf friend. Here, the wolf talks a big game but how far will he throw his hatchet?
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#72: The Wolf and the Man
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May 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This week we kick off a series of shorties centering around a clever lil' fox and, usually, his big, dumb wolf friend. Here, the wolf talks a big game but how far will he throw his hatchet?
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This week's entry is a zany tale full of wannabe X-Men and sounds remarkably similar to 1988's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and for good reason.
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#71: How Six Men Got On in the World
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May 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This week's entry is a zany tale full of wannabe X-Men and sounds remarkably similar to 1988's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and for good reason.
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Teaching ham-fisted capitalist tyrants through the power of animation. Now with more cocks and asses! Uh, and kitten euthanasia.
#70: The Three Sons of Fortune
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May 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Teaching ham-fisted capitalist tyrants through the power of animation. Now with more cocks and asses! Uh, and kitten euthanasia.
Co-ed curfews, makin' out in the woods, and too many birds this week -- and Phil gives Mike a present!
CW: abortion
CW: abortion
#69: Jorinda and Joringel
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April 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Co-ed curfews, makin' out in the woods, and too many birds this week -- and Phil gives Mike a present!
CW: abortion
CW: abortion
In this tale -- unsurprisingly full of theft and fraud -- we learn an important lesson: never turn into a chicken. Possibly more important, Phil finally produces the long-awaited finish to Asimov's legendary Foundation series.
#68: The Thief and His Master
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April 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In this tale -- unsurprisingly full of theft and fraud -- we learn an important lesson: never turn into a chicken. Possibly more important, Phil finally produces the long-awaited finish to Asimov's legendary Foundation series.
In a land of arguably too many kings, there once were two princesses. Although sometimes one is a handsome dude. Who even knows? We were split on a grade but averaged out to a solid B+.
#67: The Twelve Huntsmen
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March 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In a land of arguably too many kings, there once were two princesses. Although sometimes one is a handsome dude. Who even knows? We were split on a grade but averaged out to a solid B+.
Who doesn't love a surprise wedding? We have cabbages, 311, and one of the weirder forms of public transit this side of Kessel. Solid B+.
Don't miss this weird and wonderful artistic interpretation by Ellen Cornett: www.ellencornett.com/images/the-h...
Don't miss this weird and wonderful artistic interpretation by Ellen Cornett: www.ellencornett.com/images/the-h...
#66: The Hare's Bride
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March 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Who doesn't love a surprise wedding? We have cabbages, 311, and one of the weirder forms of public transit this side of Kessel. Solid B+.
Don't miss this weird and wonderful artistic interpretation by Ellen Cornett: www.ellencornett.com/images/the-h...
Don't miss this weird and wonderful artistic interpretation by Ellen Cornett: www.ellencornett.com/images/the-h...
#65: Thousandfurs - We manage to pull this famous but B-tier tale that begins with incest into Jeffrey Dahmer and Feudal Japan revenge horror territory.
CW: incest, rape
CW: incest, rape
Brothers Dimm Podcast
The Brothers Grimm collected and recorded folk tales for posterity. Philippe & Mike explore them one at a time with more digressions than you can shake a stick at.
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February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#65: Thousandfurs - We manage to pull this famous but B-tier tale that begins with incest into Jeffrey Dahmer and Feudal Japan revenge horror territory.
CW: incest, rape
CW: incest, rape
Did the Grimm Brothers have an idiot younger brother? With another return of Simpleton, we can't help but wonder. This story only netted out to B-tier but may have inspired Katamari Damacy.
CW: miscarriage/abortion
CW: miscarriage/abortion
Brothers Dimm Podcast
The Brothers Grimm collected and recorded folk tales for posterity. Philippe & Mike explore them one at a time with more digressions than you can shake a stick at.
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February 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Did the Grimm Brothers have an idiot younger brother? With another return of Simpleton, we can't help but wonder. This story only netted out to B-tier but may have inspired Katamari Damacy.
CW: miscarriage/abortion
CW: miscarriage/abortion
AAAAAND announcing our brand new website! All the episodes, plus eventually extras like our pitches.
Brothers Dimm Podcast
The Brothers Grimm collected and recorded folk tales for posterity. Philippe & Mike explore them one at a time with more digressions than you can shake a stick at.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
AAAAAND announcing our brand new website! All the episodes, plus eventually extras like our pitches.
Here's a funky little story of helpful frogs and absolutely insufferable older brothers. We were split on grading, but let's call it an A-?
Brothers Dimm Podcast
The Brothers Grimm collected and recorded folk tales for posterity. Philippe & Mike explore them one at a time with more digressions than you can shake a stick at.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Here's a funky little story of helpful frogs and absolutely insufferable older brothers. We were split on grading, but let's call it an A-?
This week we have a delightful little story about helping animals that we, unsurprisingly, managed to spin into conversation of gay erotica and beheading the French aristocracy.
#62: The Queen Bee
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January 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This week we have a delightful little story about helping animals that we, unsurprisingly, managed to spin into conversation of gay erotica and beheading the French aristocracy.
Welcome to season 5! We're kicking off a slew of short -- but mighty -- stories with this tale about the smartest idiot in town paired with a dash of adultery for flavor. Enjoy!
#61: The Little Peasant
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January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Welcome to season 5! We're kicking off a slew of short -- but mighty -- stories with this tale about the smartest idiot in town paired with a dash of adultery for flavor. Enjoy!
Our thrilling conclusion to season 4 is what has got to be the longest Grimm tale ever, a solid B+ full of animals, treachery, and our first slapstick beheading.
#60: The Two Brothers
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December 11, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Our thrilling conclusion to season 4 is what has got to be the longest Grimm tale ever, a solid B+ full of animals, treachery, and our first slapstick beheading.
In what Phil calls "Amelia Bedelia Goes to Germany," we have another A-tier based solely on its comedic value. If anything, it's the greatest cheese retrieval story ever told.
#59: Frederick and Catherine
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November 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM
In what Phil calls "Amelia Bedelia Goes to Germany," we have another A-tier based solely on its comedic value. If anything, it's the greatest cheese retrieval story ever told.
This week we have a wonderful tale of friendship and kindness. Oh, and vengeance -- brutal, absolute vengeance. It's sweet and to the point and we quickly slotted it straight into the A tier.
#58: The Dog and the Sparrow
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November 11, 2024 at 2:22 PM
This week we have a wonderful tale of friendship and kindness. Oh, and vengeance -- brutal, absolute vengeance. It's sweet and to the point and we quickly slotted it straight into the A tier.
We seem to be on a roll with this theme of making poor decisions, though now it's just willful ignorance and stupidity. A real FAFO situation. It's still entertaining, though, so we gave it a solid B.
#57: The Golden Bird
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November 4, 2024 at 10:35 PM
We seem to be on a roll with this theme of making poor decisions, though now it's just willful ignorance and stupidity. A real FAFO situation. It's still entertaining, though, so we gave it a solid B.
From the depths of your darkest imagination...just in time for Halloween...we return. It's been a long time! Here's a rollicking tale of idiot decisions and unlikeable characters that we averaged out to a C. Mike even wrote a pitch for once!
#56: Sweetheart Roland
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October 29, 2024 at 1:43 PM
From the depths of your darkest imagination...just in time for Halloween...we return. It's been a long time! Here's a rollicking tale of idiot decisions and unlikeable characters that we averaged out to a C. Mike even wrote a pitch for once!
We're on a tear with the big names lately, even if they end up a little flatter than others and this one is no exception at a B. We find ties to lots of other themes, though, and even uncover what the modern day Rumpelstiltskin may be.
#55: Rumpelstiltskin
Episode · The Brothers Dimm · We're on a tear with the big names lately, even if they end up a little flatter than others and this one is no exception at a B. We find ties to lots of other themes, tho...
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August 19, 2024 at 9:50 AM
We're on a tear with the big names lately, even if they end up a little flatter than others and this one is no exception at a B. We find ties to lots of other themes, though, and even uncover what the modern day Rumpelstiltskin may be.
This is a weird one, it gets a B. There are similar themes from other stories but muddier here. We spice it up with a little Game of Thrones, a dash of Magic: the Gathering, and a heaping tablespoon of Guns N' Roses.
#54: The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn
Episode · The Brothers Dimm · This is a weird one, it gets a B. There are similar themes from other stories but muddier here. We spice it up with a little Game of Thrones, a dash of Magic: the Gatheri...
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August 12, 2024 at 9:18 PM
This is a weird one, it gets a B. There are similar themes from other stories but muddier here. We spice it up with a little Game of Thrones, a dash of Magic: the Gathering, and a heaping tablespoon of Guns N' Roses.
It's a big one! Phil ranks this one S-tier but Mike's not convinced. Join our gullible AF heroine in a surprisingly poetic tale with callbacks to The Juniper Tree and learn about its darker twists in earlier editions.
CW: miscarriage
CW: miscarriage
#53: Little Snow White
Episode · The Brothers Dimm · It's a big one! Phil ranks this one S-tier but Mike's not convinced. Join our gullible AF heroine in a surprisingly poetic tale with callbacks to The Juniper Tree and lea...
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August 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM
It's a big one! Phil ranks this one S-tier but Mike's not convinced. Join our gullible AF heroine in a surprisingly poetic tale with callbacks to The Juniper Tree and learn about its darker twists in earlier editions.
CW: miscarriage
CW: miscarriage
Behold a real villain of a prince in this C-rank tale full of gaslighting and humiliation. The moral is trash but we manage to spin some raunchy metaphors and a superior 90s revenge fantasy pitch movie out of it!
#52: Thrushbeard
Episode · The Brothers Dimm · Behold a real villain of a prince in this C-rank tale full of gaslighting and humiliation. The moral is trash but we manage to spin some raunchy metaphors and a superior ...
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July 29, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Behold a real villain of a prince in this C-rank tale full of gaslighting and humiliation. The moral is trash but we manage to spin some raunchy metaphors and a superior 90s revenge fantasy pitch movie out of it!