Food for Thought Thoughts with Dark Cancer

Season 2, Episode 57: The Dark Truth of Pinocchio: Murder, Lies, and a Hanging

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence and dark themes from the original 19th-century fairy tale. Listener discretion is advised.

You know the Disney story: a wooden puppet who wants to be a real boy, a friendly cricket conscience, and a nose that grows with every lie. But what if the original story was a grim cautionary tale where the hero was an unrepentant brat who gets what he deserves? In this episode of the "Dark Truth" series, Dark Cancer uncovers the shocking original version of Pinocchio.

This is a deep dive into Carlo Collodi's 1881 serial, "The Adventures of Pinocchio." The host reveals a story where the main charact ...