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There&#039;s only three kinds of mermaids, you know. \" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_125.mp3\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Ffairytalefix%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Ffairytalefix%2FFTF_125.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Ffantasticworldspod.com%2F125-i-am-never-going-to-see-a-merman%2F#mode-Light&#038;border-000000&#038;progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast (ftf): <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/?powerpress_pinw=9156-ftf');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/content.blubrry.com\/fairytalefix\/FTF_125.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"FTF_125.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/feed\/ftf\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616ae9f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616ae9f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Yael &amp; Mulwarra and The Weeping Mermaid of Loch Assynt &amp; The Scottish Mermaid of Galloway<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this MerMay episode, we&#8217;re joined by a very special guest, Madeleine Lammel, Abbie&#8217;s sibling! Madeleine tells us the most romantic fairy tale we&#8217;ve ever heard on the pod, the Australian tale Yael and Murlwarra. Kelsey follows it up with two Scottish mermaid tales, The Weeping Mermaid of Loch Assynt and The Scottish Mermaid of Galloway. The question is, are these mermaids girly-pop, tragic, or scary? There&#8217;s only three kinds of mermaids, you know. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe. You can find us on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fairytalefixpod\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> @fairytalefixpod, and chat with us on our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/546099101918560266\/783460058041679895\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discord channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Join our Patreon at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">patreon.com\/fairytalefixpod<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and visit us at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fairytalefixpod.com\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairytalefixpod.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Fairy Tale Fix Podcast is a Fantastic Worlds Production.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Fairy Tale Fix is performed and produced by:<\/h4>\n<p>Abbie Lammel (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bonanzafamine\">@bonanzafamine<\/a>)<br \/>Kelsey Horne (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monsieurcheval\/\">@monsieurcheval<\/a>)<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With tremendous thanks to our good friend, Dustin Alexander<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>In partnership with our Patreon producers:<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angel Espinoza<br \/>Gisselle M. 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