Perhaps Ann's intro was a bit TOO much of a giveaway as to what myth the story was (loosely) based upon? I had a little book of HCA fairy tales -- the originals -- when I was a kid, and they were weird and disturbing, but I liked them. My favorite was probably The Snow Queen.
The Podcastle "sex" disclaimer is one of my favorites.
I have to admit to something of a sense of dread when I see a Cat Rambo byline. Many of her stories (and readings) don't do it for me for whatever reason, and sometimes I think "well, if she's doing so well, she must be writing right, so do I want to compromise my own personal style so I write more like Cat Rambo/Jay Lake/Tim Pratt and have a better chance at getting published?" This one was better than most Rambo stories I've read, though -- at least in the beginning. However, as it went on I got more of a feeling that she had these three characters -- Trevor, Ivory, and the Narrator -- and she was going to make them fit in no matter what. When the Narrator talked about putting a coin and some hair on the boat, I knew the answer to the riddle right away.
Still, for all that, there were a lot of interesting details.
My biggest problem was with the ending: not that we didn't see the sex, because we didn't need to see the sex, but that one night with the Narrator was enough for Minnie to leave? Or are we supposed to infer that he's still in love with Nanny Mouse-Squisher?
The whole reveal of Minnie being the Little Mermaid (in the lobby scene) felt pretty forced.
The reader had a nice air of detachment to his voice but he didn't sound young enough to be believable. I wonder how the person who read Gordon the Self-Made Cat would have handled it.
Overall... better than most Rambo stories, but still not great overall, mostly because the ending was too fast.