Hans Christian Andersen: Little Mermaid, Big Problems

Hans Christian Andersen: Little Mermaid, Big Problems

Author: iHeartPodcasts December 21, 2022 Duration: 54:59
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Beloved children's writer Hans Christian Andersen was a lifelong virgin and chronic masturbator. This Ugly Duckling never grew into a beautiful swan, and the men and women he obsessed over just weren't interested in him. But that's lucky for us, because in his heartbreak he wrote timeless classics like The Little Mermaid, which was surprisingly autobiographical!

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