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Podcast: Myth in the Mojave
Episode: Transformed by Love: The Frog Prince (a Musical)
Description: We know that love transforms us. But is it always through a kiss? That’s the popular version of this story but it’s not the original. This week’s program is a fairy tale called “The Frog Prince,” a story that is frequently doctored to match our love illusions. Here is my musical version of the original, taken from the Brothers Grimm, the result of collaboration with songwriter Phillip Rosenberg. This is a story that Joseph Campbell often told and his work spurred my interest in it “It is also good to love: because love is diffic...