Aug 20, 2026 · 31 min · 15 segments
Adam Gidwitz shares an early version of a brand-new, Grimm-inspired tale and invites listeners to help shape it. Adam Gidwitz is joined by Sana Alimohamed to tell this fairy tale based on Ali Baba…
Adam GidwitzHost
Sana AlimohamedGuest
[upbeat music] In a town in Persia, there was a wealthy old merchant who was about to die.
One of you will get all my gold, while the other will get the largest pearl in the whole world.
Which would you want, all of his gold or the largest pearl in the world? Sana, what about you? Would you choose the gold or the one big pearl?
But unlike slavery in the United States, uh, in Persia it wasn't based on skin color.
[upbeat music] In a town in Persia, there was a wealthy old merchant who was about to die.
One of you will get all my gold, while the other will get the largest pearl in the whole world.
Which would you want, all of his gold or the largest pearl in the world? Sana, what about you? Would you choose the gold or the one big pearl?
But unlike slavery in the United States, uh, in Persia it wasn't based on skin color.
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