River Reads
Canadian Radio Awards 2023 Winner Best Podcast-Small Market. River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons fairy tales and stories, as narrated by host River Wilde. Enjoy tales, both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words; or those classic stories that have aged poorly. Featuring ‘River Rambles’, ‘Gender Blender’, and ‘River Reads’ Rating System’. The River Reads show is "not a kids show but not not a kids show." Listener discretion advised. Originally airs on CICK 93.9 FM Smithers Community Radio @ smithersradio.com.
River Reads Rating System:
- MON: Maybe Offensive but the Narrator can not quite put their finger on why, it just feels weird.
- QM: Questionable Message; for those easily offended, or who do not want to engage in a possible involved discussion with your child.
- AHD: Animal May be Harmed or Die.
- PGD: Possible Gore and/or Death (“gore” is subjective)
- GGD: Gross Gore and/or Death (Wilde's favorite kind of stories)
River Reads
Ep 13 - A Nordic Tale or Two
This week we start Season 2 of River Reads with a shorter show, Episode 13- A Nordic Tale or Two. Reading from the Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark, in no particular order:
- The Magician’s Pupil. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.
- Death & the Doctor. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.
- The Way of the World. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.
- Old Nick & the Girl. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark. Illustrations by Ulla Thynell. Chronicle Books LLC. San Francisco, California, 2019.
The River Reads show is “not a kids show but not not a kids show." Listener discretion is advised.
River Reads is a program for all ages to escape into creative commons bedtime stories and fairy tales; both new and old, but mostly old and at times macabre, or silly, or even perhaps a little confusing as written in old english and the host fumbles words, and then there’s stories who have not aged well.
River Reads: Fairytales and Stories
Host, Producer, Composer, Narrator: River Wilde
Cover Art: River Wilde
The River Reads Show - "Not a kids show but not not a kids show"
Catch River Reads on air, Saturdays at 10am -11am PST and Sundays at 9am - 11am PST on smithersradio.com
Access additional River Reads episodes directly at smithersradio.com/program/river-reads
Contact the host - TheRiverReadsShow@gmail.com
