What The Folklore?

Episode 483: Unanimous Vote from the Bug Council (The Trial of Lovers: The Maiden of Mátsaki and the Red Feather Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

This week, we conclude at least Part 1 of The Trial of Lovers: The Maiden of Mátsaki and the Red Feather, having learned nothing about said Red Feather, but a surprising amount about bugs, their legs, and the lexicon of demons and wizards.

Suggested talking points: My Breaths Aren't Finite, Armpits of Steel, Caring is at a Minimum, Dropped Bundles From Weak-Armpited Men Running from Bug Children, The Problem of the Hot Lady, Strengthen Your Thoughts with Manliness, We're So Sick of These Horny Men, I'd Put a Bug in a Headlock

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Episode 482: Part 1 of Part 1 of ? (Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we begin an unexpectedly long journey into The Trial of Lovers: The Maiden of Mátsaki and the Red Feather, a Zuñi Folktale that we've barely scratched the surface on, if the episode title serves as any indication

Suggested talking points: Dream Tyler Redemption, What If Tom Clancy Bought a Farm, Sad-squatch, Optimus Dad-Bot, Screaming in Two Languages, Spare Not the Armpits, Yelling "BLOOD!" in a Crowded Theater

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
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Episode 481: A Cow Could be a Bird

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

We're back to regularly scheduled antics after surviving d'Aulnoy again, this time to read The Dun Cow, a story that would've fazed us a decade ago, but to which we now find ourselves unfortunately inured.

Suggested talking points: Side-Witch, I Don't Need Your Stink Bread, Grandfathered Into Being the Youngest, Clothing-based Vision

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 48O: The Benevolent Lack of Frog (The Benevolent Frog, Part 3)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

We conclude our Journey through The Benevolent Frog, and come to the unanimous consensus: to improve the story, the frog must go.

Thank you once more to Dani for joining us on this particular ride! And if you're interested in Gordie's new kickstarter, check it out HERE!!!

Suggested talking points: Just Get to the Vows Before the Frog Shows Up, We are Proven Fools, SHE HAD KICKING STRENGTH THIS WHOLE TIME?!, Sucking in Complimentary Ways, One Man's Prince is Another Man's Lake Monster, A Sword the Length of a First Down

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 479: Intorducing "Nary Frog" (The Benevolent Frog, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000

We continue our Journey through The Benevolent Frog, and, unfortunately, this section DOES include a frog. Its benevolence, however, is up for debate.

Thank you to Dani for joining us on this particular ride!

Suggested talking points: Slowly Returning to Baby, We're Doin' Shrek, The Raddest Croissant, D'Aulnoy Walked so AO3 Could Run, Counting is Not a Frog Power, Juggling With Punches, All Signs Point to Eaten, A Concentrated Frog-Punch

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 478: Prepare for War, Jeff (The Benevolent Frog, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The time has come, once more. The clock has rolled over again, another year has passed, and to usher us into Year 11 of WTFolklore is none other than our dear, dear friend, Madame d'Aulnoy.

Thank you to Dani for joining us on this particular ride!

Suggested talking points: Fae Notary, Technofecalism, The Fortnite of Cookies, Goo That Is Alive, The Unrelenting Postman, The Delivery Olympics, Meat in an Envelope

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 477: The Terrible Burden of Human Consciousness

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

This week, after celebrating our own brand of "Big Game", we dive into one of the Four Great Folktales of China, The Butterfly Lovers

Suggested talking points: The Super Toilet Bowl, Secret Treaty (to Defeat Gordie), All of the Beach Happening To You at Once, The Franz Kafka University of Turning Into Things, Good But Worse LLC, Hauntings Are Just Your Soulmate Missing You

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 476: Chekhov's Armory

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000

A slightly-less-but-still-bite-sized episode of WTFolklore as the Whimbus continues to throw its tantrums on us. This time we crack open a tome that threatens to remain with us for some time to come, The Cats' Arabian Nights, or, King Grimalkum

Suggested talking points: A Folklore Receptacle, The Return of Ichabod, I Can Has Mammothburger?, Our Annual Cat-Meme Reunion, The Ever-Present Custard Pie, Secondhand Grievances

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 475: Yet Another Win for Big Big Rock

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

It's a bite-sized episode this week on WTFolklore as we race against the sky to complete a recording. Not all of us made it...
we read Shippeitaro, a tale from Japan.

Suggested talking points: Nary a Goof, Boat% Speedrun, The Adventure Famine, Yowllicle Cats™, Stinky-Girl Pageant, The Boy Who Left His Yard to Climb a Rock and Didn't Even Punch a Robber

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 474: A Very Divorceable Man

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Bad Mother, a Romani tale so chock-a-block full of chaotic magic, it may well be our Primordial Fairy Tale.

Suggested talking points: The Price is Wrong, Speaking of Brain Diseases, Going Backwards on the Simba Log, My Other Horse is a Bus, Dentures and Draggins, When the Apple Trees Nap, A Garage of Many-Winged Horses, More Porker Than Man

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 473: Extremely, Rigorously Peer-Reviewed Hypnotist

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000

We return in 2026, kicking things off with two short tales, one from Hans Christian Andersen, the other a Grimm, with the sliveriest of slivers for connective tissue to one another: traveling occurs in both.

Suggested talking points: BYOB(omb), Self Actualized Pokémon Card, Doxxing Hans Christian Andersen, Any Tree; Giving or Otherwise, Hans Christian Andersen's PCP Shower Thoughts, The Cult of Corn

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 472: Ancient Chinese Old Spice Commercial

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

We cut it VERY CLOSE this year, but it wouldn't be a year of What The Folklore without us dipping in to another chapter of The Journey West.

Thanks to Dave, Jayson, Matt and Melissa for all joining in on this one, and Thank YOU for listening to another year of this show. See you all in 2026!

Music used was "Auld Lang Syne Instrumental Jazz", provided royalty free by E's Jammy Jams

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
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Episode 471: The Purge, but for Plumbers

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

After a quiet December of very little posting, we've returned with a gift for the holidays as we read The Wooden Shoes of Little Wolff.

Suggested talking points: Gordiesmas, Golfception, Pulp Fiction: The Grandma Cut, The Krampus is Now Literate, The Year Without a Monkey King, A Record-Breaking Tangent, The First Grilled Cheese, Have Yourself a Merry Little Radical Day

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 470: Wine, Horse, and Husband Insurance

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Content Warning: The story this week revolves around the central plot point of a dog's death.

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Dog and the Sparrow, another Grimm tale that has somehow yet alluded our eyeballs...but no longer!

Suggested talking points: The Tortoise and the Highlander, A Private Collection of Spheres, KrampusCon, Bart Simpson's God-Fearing Face, Maintaining the Crime Ecosystem, A Cactus Does Not Grow on Gossip Alone, Cornborne

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 469: The Corn is a Metaphor for Corn

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Lambikin, originally an Indian story, retold as an Irish story, that we then wrestle into the shape of a Thanksgiving story.

Suggested talking points: Gordie's House of Pain, Garfield Shrugged, Bored Halfway Through a Burger, Sillybles, Spending Corn to Make Corn, Patrick Bateman Visits Grandma, A Turkey in the Background for Legal Reasons, Tom Bombadil Disease

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
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Episode 468: The Five-Second-Rule for Poison

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Vukub-Cakix, a Mayan tale that purports to be about "Twin Hero-Wizards". We purport they are neither.

Suggested talking points: Make N' Shake, Forgive Me For the Blow Dart (and the Strangling...), Nobody Eats Plums, We Are Famous Doctors Trust Us, Licensed to Stethoscope, It Sounds Like Overkill Because It Is, Mountain Dribbling

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 467: Two Birds, One Stone, and Also One is a Cat

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0000

It's back to business-as-usual this week on WTFolklore as we re-calibrate our fairy tale senses with some good ol' fashion eastern european fare, The Glass Mountain, which stars a guy dressed as Hugh Jackman, who is dressed as Jack Black, who is dressed as a school boy.

Suggested talking points: A Farquaad Wandering Amongst the Furries, Schrödinger's Wizard, Everything is Shaped like Jack Black, Unmade by Apples, The Line Between "Wonder" and "Nightmare", Prison in the Shape of a Prize

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
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Episode 466: Thanks for the Sandwiches, My Whole Family Died

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

DISCLAIMER: Gordie lost about half of his audio recording this week, so we had to improvise. See if you can guess the parts that got re-recorded!

Spooklore 2025 draws to a close this week, and we have another WTFolklore-exclusive, custom made Cryptid tale for you! Join us as we venture to the most terrifying location in North America...New Jersey...

Suggested talking points: Bricked My Toothbrush, Bobo or Bust, Paranormal Beach Vacation, Cryptid Support Group, "Please! Our Pigs are Brainless!", A Surprising Amount of Kangaroo

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 465: Bed Bath & Unnamed Dread

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore 2025 continues this week, with a bit of a twist. Rather than continually avoiding every instance of a "This is a THING, and here are it's SCARY FEATURES" type stories, Carman has elected to assemble her own folktale about one such THING, The Santa Compaña. So enjoy this custom-made spooky story!

Suggested talking points: Spooktralizer Prime, Facebook Marketplace: Post-Apocalypse Edition, Vitamin Weird, Dr. Eepy, Megastitious, Cauldron Cooties, Ghosts Vs. Machines That Beep

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 464: The Joann Fabrics Power Vacuum

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore begins in earnest this week, as we read what may well be the earliest-recorded Found Footage ghost story, The Haunting of Athenodorus, or as we elected to call it, "Ghost Hunters: Ancient Athens Edition".

Suggested talking points: A Barbershop Quartet of Air Horns, A Gas Station for Mimes, Eldritch Horny, The Clanking of the Whimbus, Haunt Me In a Second, My Spooky Wagon of Ghost Milk, Unbarbered In Their Dying Moments.

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 463: The Legend of Pork City

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On what is TECHNICALLY the first Spooklore installment of the year...we got a little distracted. Thankfully, our spooky instincts kicked in and we accidentally turn The Vision of Mac Conglinne into a ghost story anyway.

Suggested talking points: Sorry About the Belly Ghost, Whetstone Dentistry, Applesauce IV, Creamgate, Consider the Butter, Cloudy With a Chance of Post-Apocalypse

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 462: Give us Uppies, or Give us Death!

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week we return to our good friend Carl Sandburg for a Rootabega-adjacent story, The Haystack Cricket, and How Things Are Different Up in the Moon Towns. If you like random sounds strung together with no evident rhyme or reason, buddy look no further than a Carl Sandburg story...

Suggested talking points: A Lamp Shaped Like a Scary Arm, A Leather Homunculus, Hummadummadarmanda, DJ of the Corn, Wave Goodbye to the Corntanic, Headaches with Pictures

Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
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Episode 461: So Now You're a 12-Headed Dragon: A User's Guide (with T. Kingfisher)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

We are joined this week by very special guest T. Kingfisher! We had to call in back-up to wade our way through Princess Miranda and Prince Hero, a Polish tale featuring everyone's favorite creep, Koschei the Deathless. It also features a hero (named Hero) who makes some staggeringly questionable inventory-management choices on his quest.

Suggested talking points: A Very Successful Quarry/Brothel, Friend Zoning (Not That Kind), Koschei I Choose You!, Classic Marriage Siege, The Moon Would Rather Not Know, All-Terrain Horse.

A big thank you once more to T. Kingfisher!
Check out Gordie's TTRPG, Mythomorphosis
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 460: David Blaine Eats 40 Cows

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

After talking about some crucial current events (read: Stuart Little Lore), we dive into The Little Purse with Two Half-Pennies, a Romanian tale with some stunning revelations about Project Birdfall's humble beginnings.

Suggested talking points: An Awkward Starbucks Date with Spiderman, Skateboarding up the Wrong Tree, Geriatrics Anonymous, Chief Chicken Flogger, Decorative Ladies, Discovering New Colors of Rage, Kaiju Rooster Franz Ferdinand.

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 459: Freaky Friday'd with a Corpse

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we read FOUR different explanations for where the heck all these god-dang mosquitos came from. As is our want, we take a more...buffet approach to the answer.

Suggested talking points: Label Maker x Spooktralizer Slash Fic, Panera Bread Crime Aura, Wandering Around with a Mosquito Sack and a Grude, Petty Revenge Ravens and Snacks, Never Stop Gaz-Snacking

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 458: All Cherry Men are Weird Guys, But Not Every Weird Guy is a Cherry Man

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we read two different stories, The Eye Juggler and Gobbleknoll, which inadvertently creates our most Body Horror-oreinted episode yet! It's Spooklore Summer, baby!

Suggested talking points: An Artificial World of Body Parts and Holes, Flirting for Free Cream, An Organic "Guess Who?" Board, A Spider in a Wig, Buffalo Tears, Dedicated to Being Eaten

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 457: I’m Not Constipated, I’m WISHING

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we read The Nodding Tiger, a Chinese story that introduces us to the humble beginnings of a beloved friend.

Suggested talking points: Modular Lego Road, Trained on Gas Station Roller Food, A Robust Evening Wood-Market, These are Man-Catchin' Nets, The Only Son That's Ever Mattered, The Definitive Temp-Tiger Timeline

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 456: Skateboarded Too Close to the Sun

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we read the Spanish tale The Bird of Truth, which has some serious texture pop-in issues. Either that, or the protagonist is legally blind and shy about it.

Suggested talking points: Grizelda's Bar and Grill, Back to the Chaos Mines, Like Moses, but Way More Gucci, Pigeons in Leather, Serious Boy Business, Every Lizard is a Hot Man, Great Rejoicing (Some Be-headings)

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Who Says Solutions Can't Cause More Problems?

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we're reading Ligur the Water Giant, an obscure German-language tale with a wizard that rivals even the mighty Gaznak!

Suggested talking points: A Bowl of Loose Toppings, We've Done a LOT to Vampires, Queen Oprah, Briefly At War with Whales (and Wales), A True Graduate of Princess Academy, Eagle-Surfing, WTFolklore DLC

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

454: Unstoppable Business Glacier of Success

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we head back to our old stomping ground of France for Blanche and Vermeille. You can tell it's a riveting tale, because we spend a good chunk of the episode discussing things you could wear instead of pants.

Suggested talking points: Sneaking Agenda Into the Prose, 2,370,563 Ziplines to France, Hot Egg, A True Thing About Pants, Deep in the Pleats, Pants That Need Feeding, The Peasant Ick, Not a Happy Face in Rich-People-Land

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 453: Hell Dad is Real Sad

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

I'll be honest, it's a doozy of a story this week. We are subjected to the whimsical mind of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, AKA Lord Dunsany, who delivers us to The Fortress Unvanquishable Save for Sacnoth, AKA The Fortress of Doom. Get your High-Fantasy britches on for this one, folks.

Suggested talking points: Lying Will Save Your Life, 2999 Whoopsie Boys, Ghost-Wizard-Punzel, We're Good at Letters, Customary Butter Bath, Bereft of Elephant, Wolves in the Wainscot

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 452: Goose at Heart

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It's a Tale of Two Tales, this week on WTFolklore, again! Again! This time, at least, there's some connective thematic tissue.
First up is A Man That Was Married to a Goose, followed up by Uinigumasuittuq and the Origin of Living Beings

Suggested talking points: Google-Fingers Activated, Diabolical (Citation Needed), Nary a Grass in Sight, Roolette: The Dating App That Deletes Itself, There's a Wife in the Wife-Hole, Cyrano de Bergerac Sans Rizz, Consensual Meat-Fetching, Date Night with Dog-Husband

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 451: The Department of Vibes

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It's a Tale of Two Tales, this week on WTFolklore, again!
First up is The Snake Who Became the King's Son-in-Law, followed up by God's Godson

Suggested talking points: Get Out Your Smile Calipers, The Foley Files, Idioms Better Watch Out, The Wheel of Cake, My Guns are My Sword, Buff Baby Battle

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 450: I Don't Even Like Murder

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000

It's a Tale of Two Tales, this week on WTFolklore, as we read both The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Crystal Apple and The Tale of the Silver Saucer and the Trasnparent Apple. But not before we spend much too much time discussing World Milk Day, which is apparently a thing.

Suggested talking points: #MotherEarthUdders, The Raddest Vitamin on the Internet, A Whoopso Thematic-ish Good Job, Third Listener Confirmed, You Receive Bread, I Receive Hex, An Apple TV Ad Disguised as a Folktale

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 449: A Wish Too Dumb for the Monkey's Paw

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Story of the Black Cow, and as with most things, we try to contort it into a Willy Wonka-esque shape.

Suggested talking points: Zipline Magnate, The Ratio of Ghosts to Guys, Legally a Cake, The 352-Day Calendar, Milk From the Heart, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Premium+, Somewhere In the Churro Family

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 448: All Bangers LLC

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Legend of Coatlicue & Coyolxauhqui, which are two Aztec names we can absolutely pronounce without mangling them! We learn a lot about the Moon, the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, and a surprising revelation about Dr. Seuss. Thanks, Mesoamerica!

Suggested talking points: A Whisper of Citrus, The Crime of Sustenance, Zero to Pissed Off, 401 Cooks in the Kitchen, The Universal Color for Punch, The Concentrated Power of a Colony of Whos, Daedric Suess, The Cat in the Cravat

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 447: Interrupting the Raven Orgy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 May 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Well, hey there, stranger! Been a minute, hasn't it? We're back, and already up to our old antics again as we read The Three Citrons: The Story of Prince That Climbed a Glass Hill, as you may be able to surmise from this week's episode title.

Suggested talking points: A Court-Mandated Month of Minutes, The Chosen Treeman, An Expensive Way To Feel Bad About Yourself, Not Invited to the Wedding (Or the War), The Summer Punzel Catalogue, Two Kings With One Big Big Rock

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Final Folktale 06

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Alright, gang. It's time to finally talk fantasy again, with the tragic tale of Clive Rosefield, and...oh, hold up. Did I miss a digit in the title?

Episode 446: Extraordinarily Beautiful, Extraordinarily Rude, Extraordinarily Eight Years Old

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

After the "celebration" that was reading d'Aulnoy for a month, it's time to get back to basics. And by "basics", I mean Hans Christian Andersen. This week we read The Flea and The Professor.

Suggested talking points: Surrounded By Strangers and Smelling Flamingos, Parachuting into Poverty, Magic'd WAY Too Hard, The Fun Husband-Leash™, Living That Pig Life, Bigger, Dumber Chickens, Whimsical In All The Wrong Ways, Long-Distance Ventriloquism

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Episode 445: Probably Fairies Did It (The Princess Mayblossom, Part IV)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week we finally claw our way to the end of The Princess Mayblossom, and learn much more about Lucky Charms lore than anyone could've anticipated.

Suggested talking points: I No Longer Side With The Children, Lucky Charms Creation Myth, Figuring Things Out is for Peasants, Cue Tears (Again), A Life On Emotional Cocaine, Live by the Well Die by the Well

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 444: Classic Girl-Smells-Boy Story (The Princess Mayblossom, Part III)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

This week we conclude our reading of The Princess Mayblossom! W..wait? We don't? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE DON'T??

Suggested talking points: You WILL Learn the Pain of Existence, The Copypastas of Yore, An 8-Madrid Woman At Most, 3 Hours Of Silence Well Spent, Royalty Playpen Simulator, Chapeau 2.0, Land-Pirates Never Took Off

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Episode 443: Breaking Punzel Protocol (The Princess Mayblossom, Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

We resume our reading of The Princess Mayblossom this week, down one man from the last. d'Aulnoy just takes and takes and takes from us, doesn't she?

Suggested talking points: Big Merlin and Lil' Merlin, Indoor Daughter and Outdoor Daughter, Lions: Are They Real?, The Weeping Five, Comfort Diamonds, Loin-Hunger Vs. Regular-Hunger, Elephantvator, I Punzled My Own Brain

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442: Dungeons and d'Aulnoys (The Princess Mayblossom, Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Ten Years.

Ten Years of doing this, and d'Aulnoy is STILL punking us...

Suggested talking points: Entering The Eraser-Free Zone, NURSE TOURNAMENT!, This Didn't Take Long To Get Weird, All The King's Leeches, Constantly Leaking Chastity, The Biggest Punzel Money Can Buy,

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Episode 441: Get Out Of Here, Wife, It's Karate Time!

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read two versions of The Wedding of Mrs. Fox, one of which was considered a favorite by Jacob Grimm. One features dick jokes, the other does not. Guess which one was his favorite.

Suggested talking points: LEGO Comes For Us All, That's A Lot of Bepis, Is A House a Chef (When It's On Fire)?, An Easy Giggle, A Mickey Mouse Kink, Chucking the Corpse Bouquet

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Episode 440: Abs Shaped Like a QR Code

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read the Ukrainian tale, Oh: The Tsar of the Forest, and are legitimately shocked at how resilient it's canon proves to be, despite our best efforts to deviate from it.

Suggested talking points: The Foretold Hose-Pipe, An Eternal Greasy Handprint, The World is Buffering, A Modern O, Babies Made of Things Babies Aren't Made Of, Moisturized (With Beer), Airtight Canon

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Episode 439: The Episode With Ten Minutes of Uninterrupted Silence

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

EDITORS NOTE: THERE IS A 10 MINUTE STRETCH OF INTENTIONALLY UNEDITED SILENCE FROM 9:09-19:09

This week on WTFolklore, after a very good joke that is worth everyone's valuable time, we read The Immortal Rooster, which is actually, secretly, a much funnier ending to The Hobbit.

Suggested talking points: Art World Tea, Reverse-Vampire Rooster, How is the Nut Trading?, The First Live Tweet, Ratatouille'd From the Inside, The Unshiniest Place on Earth, Five Armies Vs. Chicken

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Episode 438: Good Morning, It's Time For Crime

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Tale of Ming, a relic of significant cultural importance to China. We have perhaps...different takeaways than the original author intended.

Suggested talking points: The Year is 2136, Cursed with Good Luck, Baby-Play Polycule, All These Flesh Boys With Their Flesh Births, This Is Our Bulbasaur, Crab Shrimp Nervous System Voltron

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Episode 437: Chili-Dog Delivered Via Gun

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Snow Daughter and the Fire Son, AKA the story of the first two X-Men, Heatmiser and Snowmiser, a tale that begins, middles, and ends in tragedy for inexplicable reasons.

Suggested talking points: Motorcycles Everywhere, The Integrity of the Dog, Distant, Diegetic Battle Music, Of Mice and Mons, But Like Where's Magneto?

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Episode 436: Bedtime Stories For Sleep Paralysis Demons

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, to make up for missing you on Christmas Eve, and to kick off 2025 in style, we're in for a "Rootabaganing". In layman's terms, that means we're reading both How Five Rusty Rats Helped Find a New Village and The Potato-Faced Blind Man Who Lost the Diamond Rabbit on his Gold Accordion, two stories from the...unique mind of Carl Sandburg.

Suggested talking points: The Only Place We're Going Is The Ground, The Audiobook Version of Vegetables, The Coward's Metaphor, Existentialism Doesn't Have an Age, Dangerously Close to Kingdom Hearts, Begrudging Gratitude

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Episode 435: Graffiti Kills Wizards and Saves Lives

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Stones of Plouhinec, a "seasonal" story from "France" (but not THAT France...)

Suggested talking points: We're Not Going to MegaFrance, Put Fear Into the Egg, Tangentially Seasonal, Bee Soup, Faith-Based Graffiti, Eavesdropping on Magic, Innocent Until Proven Wizard

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Episode 434: Men Are Like Failed Potatoes

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read the Irish tale How The Wise Women Got Their Farm of Land Rent-Free from Lord Kilmaine, a title whose brevity matches the alleged wit of it's main characters.

Suggested talking points: You Got Trucker In Your Soul, A Pilgrim-Themed Corner, Women Who Want Money for Sandwiches, Potato Drunk, Joggromancy, Winking Women of Influence

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Episode 433: Ancient Chinese Among Us

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Here we go again...

Episode 432: THAT DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION AT ALL (What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part III)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we conclude the twisting, turning road that is What the Rose Did to the Cypress, with and even the story is sick of itself by the end.

Suggested talking points: No Secrets When There's Breadsticks on the Line, Final Butt Diamond, Taking Baths With Strange Deer, Marriage In Exchange For Advice, Run-Of-The-Mill Sludge Prince, Miscellaneous Man Meat...Again, This Is Why We Hate Riddles

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Episode 431: Livin' on Deer Time (What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we continue our puzzling journey into What the Rose Did to the Cypress, but we take a bit of a detour away from riddle-solving in order to gather snacks, learn nothing, and kill hundreds of thousands of men.

Suggested talking points: A Human Hand Clap, Backseat Riddlers, Men of a Indeterminate Age, An Alternate Pant-Leg of Time, This is Dark Souls Now, An Honorary Bird

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Episode 430: The Proper Channels (Which is Warfare) {What the Rose Did to the Cypress, Part 1}

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we begin our journey into What the Rose Did to the Cypress, a story featuring a riddle so enticing, even knowing it exists drives men to their (countless) deaths.

Suggested talking points: Magnet Highway, The Folklore Ice Bucket Challenge, Horticultural Beef, The Sordid Inner-Lives of Garden Folk, I'm Tired of Hunting this Town, Ctrl+F "Face", Ready to be Piked

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Episode 429: RateMyBaby.com

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore 2024 draws to a close with a reading of The Story of a Mother, which is not so much a spooky story but a terribly depressing one, from resident sad-sack, Hans Christian Andersen. Turns out, the true horror was videogames from 1993 this whole time!

Suggested talking points: The Hamburglar's Living Conditions, A Cave with Amenities, Microwave Beer, Death and Baby, Jealous of the Ocean, Follicle by Follicle, A Little Pee (As a Treat)

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

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Episode 428: Please Bloodborne My Daughter

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore 2024 continues with a reading of The Legend of the Pineapple, a story that either pushes fruit to new spooky echelons, or is a big coincidence. It's impossible to tell which.

Suggested talking points: Spooky By Implication, Painfully Competent, Cooking is a Myth, Waiting to Magically Become Not Terrible, Porridge Was an Ask Too Far, The Spooktralizer Needs a Doctor.

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Episode 427: The Wolf-to-Corgi Pipeline

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore 2024 continues with a reading of Men-Wolves, a three-act story about a Witch who just can't get her one spell to work right.

Suggested talking points: Ol' Gloomy NotJohn, Got the Wolf Quivers, Magic Pants Feelings, Tobias Fünke's Furry OC, Like Sailor Moon if Sailor Moon Sucked, You've Got Wolf Starring Tom Hanks

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Episode 426: Behaving to Death

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Spooklore 2024 begins with readings of both The Book of Magic and The Willful Child, two tales selected for their strong connective tissue to one another, and certainly not for their brevity!

Suggested talking points: Bonesblood City Magicbook, Pandering to the Spooktralizer, Dracula and Buddies, A Greater Concentration of Diabolicalness, Fill Your Home with Demon-Summoning Books, The Bro-Whisperer

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Episode 425: Raised on a Diet of Vengeance

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Death of the Sun Hero. Did you know there's an ancient pact that spurs all newborns to begin crawling towards the same point on earth, all in an effort to murder a single man? Apparently only the Sun knew that.

Suggested talking points: Kebob a Rhino, Naked 'n Stuff, Sex Dolls for Cats, A Horse on Cocaine, An Infant with a Shiv, Sacrifice Your Pants Heroically, The Giant Flaming Crab in the Sky

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Episode 424: Another Win for Big Big Rock

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Origin of Stories, which I guess is a pretty big deal, considering the premise of this show.

Suggested talking points: Envision Yourself Mong-ing, The Deep Etsy, Firstname Inanimateobject, CTRL+F "Goose", Stones Crave Birds, An Orphan Named Orphan

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

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Episode 423: A Hunger for Evil and Cash

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Wicked Prince, a deep dive into the possibility-space of whatever the hell Hans Christian Andersen's personality is.

Suggested talking points: Purple Prose Kiss Orgy, The Worst Coin, Hundreds of Strong Eagles, Big Bad Bullet Button, The Gnat Medal of Honor, A Possibility of a Personality

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Episode 422: The Emperor's New Ding-Dong

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

It's time for our First-Annual Daughter-Off! This week we're reading The Great Bell, in order to compare and contrast the daughters of this and last week's tales. We also learn a LOT about jugglers on the way, for some reason.

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: Secret Pidgeon App, Tuckered Out From the Head-Hitting, The Bell of Your Mind, Poetically On Edge, Trust Me I'm a Juggler, A Backlog of Cannons Weekly Catalogues, What if Jell-O was Metal?

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Episode 421: The 5th Best Medicine

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

First off, big congratulations to Gordie for achieving the fastest fully funded project on Kickstarter in the site's history. Don't believe me? Well just click the link below and see for yourself! Anyway, we also read The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog, whom we almost immediately eminent-domain for our own purposes.

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: Pause for Relevant Reaction, Done With Princes, A Man Who Was Jealous of Puppets, Let the Dog Cook, The Memory of a Cherry, Paid Dog Actor

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Episode 420: Corn, Lies, Hijinks, Bird Terror, Bones and Blood (Aztec Creation Myths Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Aug 2024 08:20:00 +0000

After a brief-but-crucial PSA, and a short check in on the modern AI hellscape we all call the internet, we return our attention to finishing last week's Aztec Creation Myths.

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: The Chuck E. Cheese of Gas Stations, Deceiving Faster Than We Can Think, An Animal That Can Throw a Punch, White-Collar Corn Crime, You Cannot Declare the Bones, The Billie Eilish Creation Myth, Crimes of the D.A.R.E. Lion

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Episode 419: Jaguars Solve All Problems (Aztec Creation Myths Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we spend much too much time complaining about the Disney corporation before turning our attention to some Aztec Creation Myths. Turns out this isn't even the first Sun our planet had back in the space-goop days! Neat!

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: A Cupcake for Every Occasion, Terminally Tumblr, Floating in the Goop of Space, Blood Will Spill at the White Elephant, Creation Myth Simulator

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Episode 418: Pneumatic Baby Bullet

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Due to recording this week on World Chocolate Day, we of course had to check in on how Willy Wonka's retirement is going. After that brief aside, we read The King of Love, who in a shocking twist, is none of those words.

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: A Circle of Bread, Willy Wonka's Retirement, A Surprising Dearth of Bodily Fluids, 65% Dead, Ye Olde Wii, Loambender

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417: You Can't Dox Immortal Bony

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000

"It was never corn you feared, my child. It was destiny that frightened you."

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: Interpretive Threats, A Benadryl Situation, A Cruel and Dangerous World of Endless Picnics, Princesses Priced to Move, Animal Sopranos, Baba Does as Yaga Wants

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Episode 416: My Mother IS Pagliacci

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read My Mother is a Cat. Who knew there was such a plethora of moms out there ripe for the picking, if you just had the courage to ask them to be your mom instead of your current mom, who is a cat.

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Suggested talking points: Technically Functioning, Toilet Is Forever, The Segue Klaxon, Mom Rescue Shelter, A Little Sun that Walks Around Eating Fish, The Husband Box, This is Not ChuChu Rocket

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

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Episode 415: A Deleted Scene from The Brave Little Toaster

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

We tackle another Chromatic Dwarf story this week, The Little Gray Man, from Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. It takes some unexpected twists, landing us squarely in the realms of DOUBLE FICTION.

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Suggested talking points: Happy World Sea Turtle Day, House+, Plotmosphere, Lotto Tickets in the Leaves, Extra-Dimensional Wizard Castle Full of Princesses, Monthly Nun Calendar, Really Good at Burning Villages Down

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Episode 414: The Horse Who Only Chooses Violence

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we cover the tale of Dapplegrim, the only named character in his story. And rightly so, as he's the most terrifying horse to ever live.

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Suggested talking points: Accidental Estate Sale, Schrödinger's Vacuum, Investing in a Future Brag, The Money Laundromat, Addicted to Milk, Rad By Association, Echoes of Paul Revere, History's First Pokémon Battle

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Episode 413: Very Almost Smart

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

After her daring escape from what is almost certainly a fae-managed Kroger, Carman regales us with the story of The Serpent Prince, which claims to come from Italy, but...well you be the judge.

Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter!

Suggested talking points: Entreprenordie, The Insatiable Desire to Punk Everything, Fairy Ring Grocery Store, Foxpower Engine, Unflation, The Extended Shoeniverse, Monarchsexual, Definitely Based on Shrek

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Episode 412: The Best at Getting Robbed

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we, and by extension you, are treated to The Epic Farts of General Pumpkin. I dunno what else you want from me on this one, it's all on the tin.

Suggested talking points: The Rabbit-to-Bear Pipeline, Sit Down and Enjoy the Gas-Humor, Pumpkin Popeye, The Last Fartbender, Flatulent Forest Gump, Fartial Arts, General Pumpkin's Pumpkin Cookbook

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Episode 411: Animal A-hole Team

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 22 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

We return to the welcoming, warm blanket of Fairytalez With a Z Dot Com to read about The Half-Chick, an Origin Story that really didn't need to be.

Suggested talking points: Load-Bearing Cereal, Chicken Broth Nightcap, Just a Hint of Feather, Soliciting Help From the Ground, Victor Hugo's Dark Souls

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Strangeknife Diaries 2

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Well, this seems familiar...

Episode 410: The Meat Ghost

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we turn our attention to The Toad Woman, a Native American tale of unrecorded origin. With a name like that you'd figure she'd be pretty interesting, but, uh, there are a number of other intriguing entities this week as well.

Suggested talking points: The Original Team Rocket, Too Hot for Poe, Old Lady Moccasin Pit Crew, Healthsome Crime-Juice, Night Meat is the Bad Meat, A Living Door-Bear

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Episode 409: The Backpack of Dorian Gray

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Goose Girl at the Well, A Grimm Brothers' tale that has absolutely nothing to do with any previously mentioned Goose-Women on our program.

Apologies for any audio hiccups, we had some very strange glitches this week that I've cleaned up the best I can.

Suggested talking points: An Hour of Consciousness, Dragon Ball Z Chipmunk Disease, A Woman At Home with her Milks, This Book Better Be Magic, Possum Queen, The Bread and Circuses Model of Slum-Lording, Old Lady Ghillie Suit

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Strangeknife Diaries

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Looks like them anime boys are at it again!

Episode 408: A Mysterious Fellow with a Slight Cherry Scent

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Nani Daughter of Nani, A Palestinian story who's title omits a FASCINATING detail about said character. You'll have to listen in to find out for yourself.

Suggested talking points: Decorative Digital Monkey, The Algorithm Used to be a Guy, Rock-Pocket Memory Palace, An Ill-Fated Cereal Promotion, Prehensile Rapunzel, Natural-Born Forgetter, A Mattress for Every Emotion

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Episode 407: The Think-About-What-You've-Dungeon

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Enchanted Ring. No, not that one, the other one, from Russia. This obviously means we had to infuse it with some timely, seasonal holiday flair of our own.

Suggested talking points: Blarney Day, Peasant is a Mindset, An Island in a Sea of Reasoning, Ruble-to-Dog Exchange Rate, Master Ninja Carpenters, There Are No Mysteries in this Land, The Perfect Ding-Dong

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Episode 406: Middle-Manager-Slash-King Tiger

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Tiger King's Gift. No, not that one, the other one, from India. We actually meet a trinity of animal kings, so we encourage you to tag yourself among them.

Suggested talking points: Time Crime, Enter the Month Zone, A More Wholesome Rage, A Well for Men, Living the Death Stranding Life, Terms of Genie Services, Inflation on the Value of Human Souls

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Episode 405: A Blackbelt in Royalty

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Bird Catcher, from Serbia. It features either the very best or the very worst agent of Project Birdfall. We'll let you decide which.

CONTENT WARNING: Infrequent, but repeated mentions of domestic violence.

Suggested talking points: BYONut, Bird Concerts are Canceled, Ruining Lives For Fun, The Senile-o-Meter, Redefining Mischief, Soaked in Protein-Rich Horse Sweat

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Episode 404: Waiting Room Simulator 2024

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, another banger from Hans Christian Andersen. It doesn't do much to disrupt it's own status quo by the end, but boy are there some twists along the way.

Suggested talking points: A Proud Line of Highly Skilled Dishwashers, Big Hoof: Sasquatch of the South, Peppers That Learn English, Invest In Squirrel, Hans Christian Anderson's Toy Story, Rich in Syllables, Terribly Proximate

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Episode 403: Knitting...Sinisterly

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower, a Japanese story that demonstrates the perils of being TOO nice to someone, and the perils of being TOO stupid for niceness to be done unto you.

Suggested talking points: The Baby-to-Grandparent Pipeline, The Job of Dog is Win Food, Cool Prank, Planet Earth, The Infinite Good Boy, Trickle-Up Namenomics, Leonardo da Vinci's TV Blueprints

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Episode 402: My Horse is Dead and the Toilet's Clogged

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Flower Queen's Daughter, which transitions naturally from a PSA about egg consumption protocols to a Ye Olde retelling of Scott Pilgrim.

Suggested talking points: Redemption Arc University, The AI-niverse, An Exercise in Broken Promises, Karate Fighting a Ditch, Midnight Egg Demands, Prince Grindset, Cordially Captured, Even More Egg Nonsense, Tom and Jerry Cave Paintings

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Episode 401: THE MEGASUS

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads two tales of similar structure, The Apples of Pregnancy and The Three Princesses and the Unclean Spirit. Turns out when you get your boys from apples, they ain't normal boys no more. But they ARE very capable infants.

Suggested talking points: I Miss Boat, A Non-Stop Flood of Tom and Jerry Content, One Punch Jr., A Very Mysterious Way to Kill a Man, Fish Kinks, A Buzzsaw of Wings, Get Yourself a Kumquat Boy

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Episode 400: WTFolklore, Now on LaserDisc!

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

We have arrived at what is definitely our 400th episode (excluding a bunch of additional recordings that simply don't count). Such a momentous occasion requires a momentous surprise.

Thanks to (lil') Geri for joining us!

Suggested talking points: Fallen Carpet Paladin, Corn Wearing a Bib, The Bedtime Onion Threshold, The Blobfish of Phrases, Uncle Conference, You're Just Having a Stroke, Dear, Need to Make Room for Scorpions, Has Anyone Ever Been Angry at a Watering Can?

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Episode 399: Fresh Ghost Meat

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Plague Omen, a Polish tale that, on one hand, is about 4 years too late, but on the other, probably wouldn't have changed much if we're honest.

Suggested talking points: Flex the Germs Off, Tummy Dentist, A Secret Auction With Yourself, Stank-Free Tales, Requiescat in Fauci, Can't Go Back to the Rat Shack

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Episode 398: Piss Soup is Not the Way to Repay a Favor

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Jan 2024 17:00:00 +0000

WTFolklore kicks off 2024 by reading Tsuru no Ongaeshi and several of it's variants, giving you a veritable zodiac wheel of animal wives to choose from!

Suggested talking points: The Gradual Descent Towards Something, The Most Secret Best Known Folktale Award, A Grab-Bag of Human Parts, Posture Correcting Underpants, Furry Waifu Starter Kit, Eyes Full of Milk

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Episode 397: Tips on How to Defeat a Child

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Rounding out the year 2023, we read the two wintery tales, The Little Girl and the Winter Whirlwinds and The Yule Buck and the Girl, to jam-pack as much WTFolklore in as we can before the holidays. You'll also learn an awful lot about Kellogg's cereal.

Suggested talking points: Not an Ideal Wolverine, Pac-Man Fitness Tape, Smash Glass if Bugs and Duck, Grind 4 Grind, Kellogg is the Yule Gandhi, The World's Longest Pun

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Episode 396: Cream of Water Soup

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read the Brazillian tale, Why the Sea Moans, which is obviously a well-known phenomenon and not just a made up excuse to tell another bizarre Cinderella-like.

Suggested talking points: December Ants, Zynnergy with a Z, Tim Slurry, Return of the Math Corner, The Ocean Learns to Annunciate, Politely Ghosting a Princess, Handsome Has Expired

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Episode 395: Hallmark Movie Event Horizon

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore after some brief forays into the worlds of toilets and Hallmark movies, which ARE different, we read The Cat that Walked by Himself, certainly for the first time ever. We learn some uncomfortable truths about the sitcoms that are our lives, and the marketing acumen of our feline friends.

Suggested talking points: Pork and Apples, Hummingbird Lore from the Toilet Kings, Tribute to the Toilet Trolls, The Dreadfulizor, Notary Milk Pot, Bat Religion

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Episode 394: The Constellation of Meats

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Fairies of the Waterfall, which inadvertently helps to clue us in on the diabolical modern-day machinations of the Fae.

Suggested talking points: Vivid Nighttime Idea Hallucinations, A Big "We", Practical Laundry Math, Infrared Flags, Mandala Death Messenger, A Ham-Themed Year, Lorem Ipsum Lagoon,

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Episode 393: New and Unforeseen Miseries

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

We've made it to the spookiest day of the year! Enjoy our retelling of The Blacksmith's Stool: The Story of a Man Who Found That Death was Necessary

Suggested talking points: GPS as a Statement Necklace, Freaky 2:30 to 4:30, Give the Stool a Chance, Forever Staycation, Spa Day in Space, Quarterly Ani-Devil Training, Diet-Death, Tinnitus of the Tongue

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Episode 392: A Vibrant Picture of a Life in Shambles

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week for Spooklore, we learn about Herne the Hunter, a man so baller in life that it was inevitable he'd be just as baller in death.

Suggested talking points: Build-A-Backstory, Some of Us Have Brigands to Fight, The Most Recent Ghost, Just Lads Being Mates, Best at Woods, Best at Ghost

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Episode 391: Innocent Until Proven Vampire

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week for Spooklore, we tell the tale of The Loss of Jacob Hurd, though in reality the tale is less about Jacob, and more about his own son's ghost-vengeance on his hassle of a father.

Thanks to Dave for joining us again!

Suggested talking points: Industrialized Curse Complex, Some Of These Words Are Just Vibes, The Girl-Child Iceberg, Dante's Inferno: Really Long Arms Edition, Bad Math and Broomsticks, The Sphincter of Dawn

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Episode 390: Whale Jail

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week for Spooklore, we eventually get around to telling a Polish folktale, The Demon's Dance, but first we ask that you Descend into a societal horror with us.

Thanks to Theo for joining us again!

Suggested talking points: Plato's Cave of Corporatocracy, Knife: Mint in Box, High Mischief Tolerance, The Pope Store on Pope Island, Cutcotaku, An EpiPen Full of Sulfur, Eternal Chaperone of Demon Homecoming

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Episode 389: Ancient Chinese Sharknado

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Kicking off Spooklore once more is the return of the Journey West. Certainly not as body-horror-y as last years entry, but still enough Halloween flavor to whet the appetite.

Suggested talking points: Herald of Mischief, The Ultimate Trick-Or-Treater, One Measly Murder, Pickled Horse, Dunkin' Infestation, Nature's Most Camaflouge Animal, Beanie Baby Martial Skills

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Episode 388: Filthy John's Big Thinkers Vol. 2

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Riddle. That's something of a misnomer, as no riddles appear whatsoever. But there are plenty of personal anecdotes to be had.

Suggested talking points: A Satisfying Scrunch, An Anecdote-Proof Life, Giant Dog Emporium, BYOBubble, Code Scheherazade, The Great Squander Games, The Sphynx Detox

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Episode 387: Ms. Fieldmouse's Wiki Battleground

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads Forest Bride: The Story of a Little Mouse Who Was a Princess, which very succinctly sums up what you should expect to hear about. In addition to more single-panel Facebook Comic Strip Audiobooks, of course.

Suggested talking points: Maybe We're the Poops, Rank the Boys, Go Away My Sons, High-Stakes Parking Garage, Cheesecake Adjacent, Opinions on Barley, Lice For Rich-People

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Episode 386: That Bird is My Dad

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore is the follow-up story to last week, titled How Ball Carrier Finished His Task, and, listen, we MAY have been a little overzealous in our endorsement of a certain witch last week...

Suggested talking points: Museum Of Things You Walk On, The Age of Windbreakers, Pigeon Beats Wolf, The Speed of Couch, Bonked to Death, Cried an Egg, The Truckerverse

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Episode 385: The Empty Void of Human Creativity

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read the Unattributed Native American tale, The Ball Carrier and the Bad One, which features a confusing training montage, distressingly terrible plans, and a shocking sequel hook

Suggested talking points: Escape from the Chaos Zone, A Pokeball for Children, Booster Pack of Wolves, Simply Shriek Until Things Get Better, A Number 6 Combo and a Plan

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Episode 384: There’s Witch in my Soul

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads the Icelandic tale, The Witch in the Stone Boat, after a brief return from a beloved segment.

Suggested talking points: The Pungent Void, Celebrate by Suffering, Hot to Breathe, Boats are Binary, The Air is Thick with Scolding, Whisper and Bake Your Secrets, Troll-Shaped Bib, Full of Porridge and Dreams

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Episode 383: Everything You Say Confuses Me (Prince Tity, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore concludes reading Prince Tity, and end up attending the most rancid-vibes party we've ever heard of.

Suggested talking points: A Quick Jasper Fforde Endorsement, Two Birds with One War, Sadness-Horny Sickness, Eloquent Warmaking, Plot-Thread Picnic

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Episode 382: A Series of Fake Dads (Prince Tity, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore begins reading Prince Tity, a French tale (not "that" France though), and meet a character we've been dreaming of our whole lives.

Suggested talking points: Phrase of Woman, Merely and Oopsie, The Head-Lop-Off Pendulum, The Gucci Fairy, A Sentient Mist, King Divorced

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Episode 381: A Fun Way to Dunk on Rats

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads How the Brazilian Beetles Got their Gorgeous Coats. That may seem like a very straightforward title to you at first glance, but as our episode title suggests, something deeper lurks below the surface of this tale.

Suggested talking points: There Might Be Content, Outfluencers, Turds with Legs, Doomed to Never Be Aesthetic, Tigers All the Way Down, One Hell of a EULA, The Lying Meta

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Episode 380: Frogs are a Gateway to Frankenstein

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week WTFolklore reads The Magic Swan-Geese, or as it's more commonly known these days, Jim Henson's Labyrinth starring David Bowie.

Suggested talking points: Venti Daughter, Murder is Naughty, A Wild Oven in the Tall Grass, The Cult of the Sob, The Inanimal Z Team, What WOULDN'T You Do for a Subaru?

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Episode 379: Johnny Hotdogseed

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we celebrate Independence Day the only way we know how...by reading a story from Japan instead. Join us for The Cats' Elopement.

Suggested talking points: Soothsaying MLM, More Smoke Than Casino, A Patriotic Eye-full, Web 3.0: Voices Screeching in the Wind, Cute and with Fewer Teeth than Normal, Cat Saloon

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Episode 378: Ibuprofen for the Soul (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Concluding Pride Month 2023, we finish reading The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, from Charles Perrault.

Suggested talking points: Folktales are Optional, Subterranean Podcast Jail, A Duel Here and There is Nice, Tom Clancy's Bepis Problem, Shovelin' Arms Ain't Tired Yet, Gift of the Magi After Hours

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Episode 377: Go To Your Scream Shack (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Continuing Pride Month 2023, we begin reading The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, from Charles Perrault.

Suggested talking points: The Big One About the Red Lady, Where Tangents Come to Drink and Unwind, Nobility Population Control, Desperate To Do Some Fraud, Gambling>Hot Lady>Lawsuit, A 15-Minute Intermission to Crowd Surf

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Episode 376: More Witches 2024

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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To commemorate the beginning of Pride Month 2023, we read The Nobleman's Daughter Who Became a Soldier, a Lithuanian tale provided to us through the great efforts of our discord community.

Suggested talking points: No Bits, All Bangers, A High-Stakes Episode, Helpful at Army, No Time For Singing, ABR: Always Be Recruiting, Ground-Can Don't Lie,

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Episode 375: 1-800-FISH (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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This week on WTFolklore we miraculously continue reading The Tree That Reached the Sky. The scope of this tree expands exponentially, like a Big Bang.

Suggested talking points: The Do-Over Wizard, How Do I Humpty This Dumpty?, The Vague Shape of a Dude, Til Bits Do Us Part, Stabs Monthly, The Regal Echidna, The Promised Apples

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Episode 374: The Most Gatsby Dragon (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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This week on WTFolklore we begin reading The Tree That Reached the Sky. Though, in a way, we also conclude reading The Tree That Reached the Sky, even though next week, we're going to continue reading The Tree That Reached the Sky. It'll make sense when you get there

Suggested talking points: Paid in Hugs and Reassurances, KFC At the End of the World, Three Pie Tree, The Tension Broom

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Episode 373: God Help You If You Skipped Part 1 (The Punishment of Gangana Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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After an almost definitely unhelpful recap of Part 1, we conclude our trek into The Punishment of Gangana. Hopefully this time you walk away with useful knowledge, like the difference between a dragon and a flying lizard, what is and is not a prank (kidnapping), and that if you just wait around long enough, eventually something will happen.

Suggested talking points: The Good Podcasting Spice, Goatmeal, Look With Your Wallet, The Hat is VERY Cool, More of a Threat Than a Moral

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Episode 372: Now This is Podcasting (The Punishment of Gangana Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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After discussing our various franchising options (again), We begin reading The Punishment of Gangana this week. We do our best to follow along, but it proves to be deceptively simple, and entirely interested in the minutiae of a number of characters it decides to name at random intervals. Good luck with Part 2, everyone.

Suggested talking points: A Very Unfortunate Metric, Deep France, The Kingdom of Twitter, What a Charming and Delightful Dingdong, Imaginary Carman vs. Reality Carman, This Mouse is Gorgeous, Make Words Happen

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Episode 371: Sounds are Not Always for You

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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This week on WTFolklore, after a brief update on the state of mini-golf and pizza in this country, we read Yallery Brown, which is less of a cautionary tale and more of a general PSA to be on the lookout for this prick.

Suggested talking points: A Good Place To Hide From a Baby, Phantom Pizza From a Mouse, The Age of Un-Time, Evolution of the Hair-Diaper, Ye Olde Smokebomb, Fish And Fish Accessories

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Episode 370: The Stickiest Husband

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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This week on WTFolklore we read Herr Lazarus and the Draken, which sounds SUSPICIOUSLY familiar to another tale we read many, many years ago...

Suggested talking points: Sweeping: A Thing You Don't HAVE To Do On Carpets, About 40% Cooler, Paperwork Makes Friendship Stronger, A Beef With Foxes, Fairy Shark Tank

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Episode 369: The Patron Saint of Food Network

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read Lutung Kasarung, the tale of a woman so committed to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory that she does it like, four or five times in a row. Also, there's a very humble, magical monkey.

Suggested talking points: Carpetalism, Grocery Store Final Boss, Carpet Cannon (Celebratory), Carman Stanklation, Humble Monkey Dynamite

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 368: Bring Me Your Hungriest, Thirstiest Boy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Flaming Horse: The Story of a Country Where The Sun Never Shines, which is ACTUALLY the story of a man who loves two things most in life: Books and Murder.

Suggested talking points: Lost the Rights to Sunshine, Regicide: Round 2, Good Ol' Fashioned Imagination Fight, Backup Plans are for Chumps, Sun Love Horse, Horse Love Sun, Murder Is Usually It's Own Reward

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Episode 367: The Franz Ferdinand of Birds (Princess Nobody Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we conclude reading Princess Nobody, Andrew Lang's fanfic about some of Richard Doyle's paintings AND A Midsummer Night's Dream, apparently. We also stumble on the potential catalyst for all the strife between birds and fairies we've documented since the podcast began...

Suggested talking points: The Tenants of Carpetpunk, Laughter FAQ, Hair Pasketti, Royally Dusted, Big Bad Beetle-Bat Bar, Is it a Crime to do One Crime?

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Episode 366: Something as Trivial as a Ghost-Giant War (Princess Nobody Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we begin reading Princess Nobody, Andrew Lang's fanfic about some of Richard Doyle's paintings. It also has some serious Kingdom Hearts energy.

Suggested talking points: A Two-Year Degree in "Sun", Speaking of Goblin Messes…, Fairy Heist of the Century, Constant Gallivanting, Pondering Princess Strats

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Episode 365: Dutch Goku

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Wow! 365 Episodes! You've got one for every day of the year now!

This week on WTFolklore we read The Boy Who Wanted More Cheese, which is frankly a reasonable position to have.

Suggested talking points: This Episode Brought To You By Carpets, Non-Tenured Adjunct Professor Laminate, The Raunchiness of Cheese, You Have To Earn Pockets, Paws at the Threshold, THE CHEESE HOUSE WAS A METAPHOR

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Episode 364: So Much For Nuance

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, after a little bit of education on the storied profession of Butling, we read The Disobedient Son, which continues OUR storied tradition of misnomers.

Suggested talking points: Dr. Carpets, Practical Butling, Little Devil Dormitory, We Don't Know Anything, Nudged Toward "Acceptable"

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Episode 363: The Time is Sweden, the Space is Sweden

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Barrel Bung, A Swedish tale about jump scares and glory holes, and we peppered in a light dusting of Satanic Panic at the end, for flavor.

Suggested talking points: The Timescale of Omens, Jumpscare Jenny, The One Thing a Bat Cannot Tolerate, BURN THE BUNG, Son of Pikachu, Down the Satanic Panic Hole

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Episode 362: Don't Look a Kiss-Horse in the Mouth

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Hans Christian Andersen's The Swineherd, which may or may not even feature a swine herd in it...

Suggested talking points: Crime-Awareness Fighter, The Minimum Square Footage for Wedding, Free Bird! (Imperative), A Stack of Pigs to the Sky, Efficient Ways to Rot the Brain, Instinctual Curtsy

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Episode 361: Chekhov's Hidden Spatula

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Legend of Leech, which is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it titular detail.

Suggested talking points: Posthumous Donut Title, When Your Blood Goes Away, Woke Up Married, Coconut Lard, Turn Off the World 'til Tomorrow

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Episode 360: A Glass Shovel and a 6PM Deadline

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Two Kings' Children, Another Grimm tale. Gotta be honest, the boys REALLY phoned it in on this one. We'd have been better off if the prophecy in the beginning actually came true...

Suggested talking points: Now That's What I Call Folklore!, Begging to be Final Destination'd, Stag Is Man, Man is Drag, Drag is Food, A Bobble Head to Split the Earth, Kid ROI, The King of Questions

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Episode 359: Princess Quests Really Change a Man (Fair Goldilocks Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

We'll be honest, we got a little smug this week. We felt confidant in our abilities to predict where a story featuring an Animal A-

Team would go. We forgot who we were dealing with...

Thanks to Mars for joining us this week! You can also catch him streaming "Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms"

Suggested talking points: See and Omen, Say an Omen, A Very Big Monday, Holding onto Whimsy Like a Wolf Holds a Rabbit, Judy Bloom's Childrens Bust-Em-Up Book Awards, An Implied Somersault, Special Secret Execution Water

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Episode 358: Just Magic Fish Stuff (Fair Goldilocks Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Well, Here we are, right on time, in the first week of 2023. Time to rev up the ol' Folklore machine again, after it's winter slumber. For some reason, we've decided the best way to shake off the cobwebs is the read another Madame d'Aulnoy tale, Fair Goldilocks...but we're gonna need some help.

Thanks to Mars for joining us this week! You can also catch him streaming "Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms"

Suggested talking points: Madame d'Aulnoy's Best-Fit Cesspit, Before We Invented Babies, Birthname Fastpass, Handsomeguypunzle, Smorgasbord of Violence, No Part Of What I Said Is True

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Episode 357: The Fine Line Between Horror and Whimsy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Don't let the title fool you, this is DEFINITELY a Christmas themed episode, and it is chock-full, jam-packed with 3 different tales of holiday cheer, just for you dear listeners. Just don't think to hard about the mysteries of Santa Claus...

Suggested talking points: Advent Calendar of Robbery, Festive From a Turkey's Point of View, Off to Kid Mountain, Toy Slough, Stew is Chew, Soup is Goop

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Episode 356: Salt Isn't Weather

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read Why the Sea is Salt, courtesy of Asbjornsen and Moe. The answer is much, much closer to "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" than anyone could've possibly anticipated.

Suggested talking points: Cheerleader Zamboni, The Sandwich Wars Accord, Brothers on Brothers on Brothers, Bacon Hot Takes, The Piss-cific Ocean

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Episode 355: If You Give a Goat a Gatling Gun

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week we read The Goat of Mr. Seguin, and in the process accidently dredge up a centuries-old subtweet from an extremely bitter windmill adressed to a semi-fictional character. Oh yeah, and Gordie is back.

Suggested talking points: H.P. Amorcraft's "Le Cthuleaux", Not a Windmill in the Classical Sense, The Mastertruck Chronicles, Number One In Raising Children Wrong, Goat Nirvana, The Shape of What Letters Could Be

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Episode 354: Pastry Treason (Dwarf Long Nose, Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week we continue reading Dwarf Long Nose, by Wilhelm Hauff, AKA Satan's Ghostwriter. Based on how things went last week, if you weren't expecting a Fairytale Bake-off, a magic goose, and a war over pastries, you need to turn in your damn folktale gun and badge.

Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: Atrocity Tourist, Fresh Kitchen Fishin', This Soup is a Steak, Goose Sounds Like a Lady

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Episode 353: Squirrel Math Comes For Us All (Dwarf Long Nose, Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week we begin reading Dwarf Long Nose, by Wilhelm Hauff, AKA Satan's Ghostwriter. In it, our precious good-boy hero is rudely accosted by a strange woman with very particular herb sensibilities. War looms on the horizon...

Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: A New Fun Boy, The AI Art Equivalent of a Human, Insider Cabbage Trading, Guinea Pig Whistle, A Barber's Decoy, Vegetables are What Keep This House Together

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Episode 352: Extremely Strong, Extremely Handsome, Extremely Ten Years Old

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading Sangkuriang or Legend of Tangkuban Perahu, a tale rife with...complicated and troubling genealogies.

Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: Were-Husband, The Piss Baby's Son So Easily Forgotten, It's a Nanowrimo Miracle!, Throwing a Tantrum So Hard it Creates Geography, Narratively Necessary Incest

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Episode 351: The Tony Hawk of Buddhism

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week, while reading The Tale(s) of the White Elephant with Six Tusks, we get some conflicting information on the relative coolness of this elephant. You be the judge, dear listener!

Thanks to Melissa for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points:

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Episode 350: A Burgeoning Interest in Crime

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Zalutations listeners!
On this week's episode of What The Folklore, we're reading Three Boys With Jugs of Molasses and Secret Ambitions
Marvel as we descend further into Rootabaga-Tale-Madness
Before all that, though, Tyler has some spooky-times movies he wants to bring to your attention
I'm truly sorry
Even though it eats up the runtime, we hope you enjoy
So long, and Happy Spooklore!

...Also, thanks to our special guest, Theo!

Suggested talking points:

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Episode 349: Mysterious Hee-Haw Fetishist

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we hear two different Tales of the Boo Hag, a skinless Sailor Moon who loves to drink breath and hates poker players. Man, Myth-Times had some wild explanations for sleep apnea!

Thanks to Dave/Psythe for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Boo Spectrum, Subsistence Breath Farmers, Knitting is Sweaty Work, Flayed by Mystical Anime Light, Winner Takes Wife, Lesser-Known "Give a Mouse a Cookie" Sequels

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Episode 348: Hot Gourds in Your Area

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're joined again by the magical sweet potato as we read Struwwelpeter, a confusing collection of cautionary tales about some of the worst kids you've ever heard of. Also, a rabbit gets a gun at one point, unrelatedly.

Thanks to Jayson for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Mythos Manspreading Hour, Shotgun Blast of Baubles, The Fingerkinder, A Colony of Tapeworms, Go to the Whip Closet, The Divine Comedy, For Brats

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Episode 347: Ancient Chinese Gremlins

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Oct 2022 16:00:00 +0000

To kick off Spooklore this year, Sun Wukong has us covered by encountering a tree with the creepiest fruit we've ever heard of!

Thanks to DEFINEPROG (AKA Matt) for Joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: FRUIT IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS, Height-to-Demon Ratio, Cup O' Immortality, Bad Cop Worse Cop, Trauma-Bonded to a Monkey

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Episode 346: You Also Hear the Bush Yelling About UTIs, Right?

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're joined by a talking sweet potato to help us read through Godmother Death, but we do take some side roads to talk about Google's "feeling lucky" button, and how to best christen a new sketchbook. Oh, and lube. Lots and lots of lube.

Thanks to Jayson for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Robin Hood of Antibodies, WAP (Wealth And Prosperity), Wrong As Rain, An Embarrassment of Vaults, The Non-est Profit, The Scent Of Your Soul

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What The Heartslore III: The World Ends with Union Rex Versus Melody Road

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Breath? You should take a deep

Faith? this is quite the leap

Taste? You KNOW it's bittersweet

This week on WTFolklore, we face our fears, and recap a tale that, as one Grimoire Highwind puts it, is "Not Meant for Human Consumption". We're also joined by special guest, Nate!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Face My Fears by Hikaru Utada

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Episode 345: The Shadows on this Cave Wall are in 4K

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Blue Light, a sort of remix of two other tales we've read rather recently, see if you can guess which! In it, we learn of the terrifying capabilities of color-coded dwarves, and the frightening lengths they will go to in order to alleviate their own boredom.

Suggested talking points: Beyond the Pavlov Barrier, Smash That Castle Button, Handfuls of Sherbet, Invisible Smoke Break, King Vs. Lung Cancer Vs. Cudgel, Just Hanging (Out) at the Gallows

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Episode 344: INFINITE HORSES (Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we continue our trudge through Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, this time in China, which is not a sudden change of scenery at all. Turns out life is just nothing but problems, especially if you continually, almost deliberately forget you have a magical genie living on your finger.

Suggested talking points: Hungry Hungry Himbo, Disney Movie Crisis Actors, Pitchforks and Palanquins, Rembrandt's State Faire Caricatures, Dwayne "The Bird" Johnson

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Episode 343: Sorry Mom, I'm Way Into Devils (Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we learn possibly THE most efficient way to squander two genies, chock full of wish-juice, as we begin (but do not conclude) reading Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

Suggested talking points: AMAB, Amp-to-Amp Genie Wishes, The Round Boy and Jafar, PLEASE Nort the Vizier, A Cause to Lube Up, Hit-Genies

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Episode 342: That There's Clown Weather

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read pull the ripcord on an Emergency Rutabaga Bomb, and dip back into Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Tales, to read through How They Broke Away to go to the Rootabaga Country. Yes, "rutabaga" is spelled wrong on purpose. Prepare to learn a lot more than you ever cared to know about the gestation of Clowns.

Suggested talking points: Turn the Doorknob so the Whimbus May Touch Your Eyes, Weird Creepy Parrots With Grass Hair, Icky Ticket, A Train Kiss, Thriving Balloon Economy, Santa Claus Skin Cells

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Episode 341: There Are Men to be Punched

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Twelve Dancing Princesses, the classic Grimm Bros. tale about a rat king made out of daughters who dance their lives away every night down in Space Jam World.

Suggested talking points: Busted Podcasting Rig Covered in Spikes, A Ratking of Girls, Just a Tame Inside Fire, High Top Emu Boots, A Monarch's Dozen, Twelve Baby Anakins, Three "Honk Shoos" and One "Mimimimi"

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Episode 340: R-E-S-P-E-C-P-C-P

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read two vastly different versions of The Legend of the Hero, Menesk, which both purport to be true accounts. Shockingly, Astoundingly, and with great effort, we DO manage to make both accounts true simultaneously. All we had to do was tear open a TIME HOLE.

Suggested talking points: The "English" to "Why-is-this-happening" Translation, The Story Equivalent of Peripheral Vision, Caked Too Hard, George Washington's Buff Boy Ethos, Justify Our Timehole

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Episode 339: Wild Forest Dog, For Which We Have No Word (The Tinder Box Part II)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we finish reading the Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Tinder Box, which is shockingly revealed to be a collaboration with Mary Shelley (the inventor of Mars), and a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of infinite dog money.

Suggested talking points: Digital Space Knapsack, Largely a Work of Spite, Old-Timey Zippo, One Million Money to Live, Mars Needs Monarchy, Way Too Close to Bedtime

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Episode 338: The True Face of Updog (The Tinder Box Part I)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we check in with the Hans Christian Anderson catalogue, reading The Tinder Box, which is a story that definitely, totally, 100% takes place on Mars, and you can't change our minds.

Suggested talking points: Backwards Engineering Excuses, Punzel Chassis, Giger's Big Red Kaiju, Whips and Sugar Sticks, No Sentiment on Mars, Too Many Stairs for Friendship

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Episode 337: The Two Languages, Gold and Murder

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read the Grimm tale, The Iron Stove, wherein we finally decide to test our mettle as Folklorists, and employ the new GTC Classification System to better inform YOU about what kinda story you're in for. Mileage may vary.

Suggested talking points: Return to the Cotton Eye Joe Void, The Tyler Hate Zone, Nut Dress, Magic Paycheck Splurge, Winky Drinky Coinkydinky, Yoink-a-Lady

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Episode 336: Man Vs. Shoe

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Shoes of Abu Kassim, which as far as we're concerned is a film franchise with Rowan Atkinson's name plastered all over it. We also discover just why Elon Musk is SO obsessed with tunnels. Truth bombs abound on this episode.

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Episode 335: A Living, Breathing Chore

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we read The Snow, The Crow, and The Blood, a story largely about none of those things! Surprise!
It IS a cautionary tale about letting your horny be your guide in life, and falling under the charming spell of a little red man who needs some extra dps for his sidequests. But at the end of the day, he'll help you lobotomize a lady of your choosing, so you decide if it's a good deal or not.

Suggested talking points: Jiminy Dicket, See a Woman Take a Woman, The Usual Folktale "Amp-Em-Ups", Lil' Redman's Trick-or-Treat Adventure, Devil Husbando, Emotional Support Beard

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Episode 334: Loose Soups

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore after a short...Divergence...from our normal banter, we read an anthology of King Midas tales from around the world, all focused on a, uh, lesser known aspect from the original tale.

Suggested talking points: A World Where Parkour is Important, One Hundred Percent None Percent Normal, Bloated with Secrets, The Sweeney Todd Paradox, No Rules Just Write

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Episode 333: More Insect Than Not

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we check in on Carman's time at FWA, Tyler's ongoing Robin Hobb Problem, and then read the Grimm's tale, Bearskin. Somewhat appropriately, as this is only half the Devil's number, he only appears for half the episode

Suggested talking points: Hotboxing All the Buzzy Boys, Cybergrams, A One-Man Island of Misfit Toys, Army Teaches You the Hard Tickles, The Stinkiest Bezos

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Episode 332: The Last AND First Straw

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we revolutionize book-buying, before then convincing you to never buy a book again by reading The Story of Jason Squiff and Why He had a Popcorn Hat, Popcorn Mittens, Popcorn Shoes, a distinctly American tale. Either that, or this recording is just a long stretch of static, you tell me.

Suggested talking points: Chadow, Shrek Fathomed a Dragon, D'Aulnoy's Second Life, Headmaster Portlchortl, Believe In Raymond, Quopquorn

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Episode 331: Words That Taste Bad in your Ears (The Bird 'Grip', Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, after a brief update to our resumes and tax forms (keepin' it strictly business this week), we finish reading The Bird 'Grip', from Sweden.

Suggested talking points: Men of Indeterminate Age, Kickflipping Burgers, Jiminy Cricket's Kettlebells, Now That's What I Call Gurdy, Wikihoofs, The Valley That's Bad to Look At

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Episode 330: Twerking to the Hurdy-Gurdy Dirge (The Bird 'Grip', Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, after redoubling our efforts to bring you the greenest podcast on the net, we begin reading The Bird 'Grip', from Sweden. We also encounter the saddest possible party we've ever seen.

Suggested talking points: USB Sunflower, Earth Shanties, Old Lady Zubjöks, Two Sons for the Price of None, Door-to-door War Salesman, Clown Eggs

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WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 6

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week, it's a new entry in the Anthology edition, with classic clips from the following episodes:

126: The Whitest of Privileges

127: A certain Grimminess

129: Jessica Fidgetspinner

132: Flowers for Goofy

137: The New Ghost-Based Economy

Ramblecast 139

139: Pokemon: Gun

141: Were-Bud

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Episode 329: Caught in Pinocchio's Gravity Well

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we meant to just read The Magic Cap, but you accidentally get a double feature, cause Tyler also really, really, REALLY needed to talk about Pinocchio: A True Story.

Suggested talking points: Budgeting Pinocchio Time, Pay Me In Smiles, The Hero's Meander, The Red-Nose Thirst, Great-Great-Grandwitch, The Dexter of Pranks

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Episode 328: Questions Already Answered By My "Digging a Grave at Midnight" T-Shirt

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Johnny Reed's Cat.
Rather than write a bunch of words here, instead we ask you simply picture a cat in your mind's eye...woah! where's it going! Ah it stopped suddenly! Now it's sleeping...

Yeah, now you're gettin' it...

Suggested talking points: The Lazy Man's Train Tracks, Door Real-estate, Are You Foppish or Bwappish?, You've Crossed the Wrong Cat Mafia, Impressencism

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Episode 327: A Bovine Wonderball

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Iron Wolf, a Ukrainian tale about a (probably) mechanical beast who's WAY into that grindset-mindset, and is mysteriously linked to the beef dimension

Here are some links if you'd like to make donations in support of Ukrainian civilians currently displaced due to the occupation of their country:
https://donate.coreresponse.org/give/393950/#!/donation/checkout
https://pck.pl/wspieraj-nas/
https://donate.redcrossredcrescent.org/ua/donate/~my-donation?_cv=1

Suggested talking points: A Delicious Chair, Hat-trickery, A Neutron Star of Beef, The Leaders In Energy-Wasting Technologies, Fools' Wheat

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Episode 326: The Unconquerable Baby

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we tell the exceptionally short Glooscap and the Baby, which only takes us roughly 12 minutes to get through.

"How can this be?" You ask yourself, looking at the runtime. We simply ask that you trust us on this one...

Suggested talking points: Celebrity Treasure Maps, Tangent Sandwich, Daily Cannibal Raid, Peaked as an Infant, The Slow and The Curious, The Jimmy Fallon Escape Room

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Episode 325: The Fastest Way to De-Blood a Dove

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Singing, Springing Lark, a Grimm tale with...a number of familiar elements.

Suggested talking points: There's No Hole in Volleyball, Frasier Crane Lego Set, Maybe Sometimes a Lion, Here's a Nut Go It, Timon and Pumba's Excellent Bedroom Encounter (But there's a Bird at the Start)

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Episode 324: The Toilet Comes For Us All, In the End

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we return to that old classic Pentamerone to read The Young Slave, a story so engaging that we spend a good chunk of the episode enumerating which ghosts are and are not useful, as well as a number of points of history we could irreparably damage with a time machine and a Bop-It.

Suggested talking points: Art Is Ruined Forever, The Nasty Book, Marble Breeding, You Did a Pregnant Time For Jail, Special Baron Treats, Primo Ghosts

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Episode 323: Somewhere Between "Incentive" and "Lubricant"

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Jaguar and the Little Skunk, the heartwarming, inspiring, and encouraging tale of a little dude who really shoulda just stayed in his damn lane.

Suggested talking points: Crave The Pod, Eat the Meat that We didn't Eat, An Eensy Weensy Bit Dead, Orbital Dunks

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Episode 322: Hot, Young and Goat-Wealthy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're headed to France to read The Legend of the Arrode Cavern, where we learn what does and does not constitute a "Dragon", all about changing tires on a car, and what kind of horse memorabilia you can get at Cracker Barrel...wait, what were we talking about?

Suggested talking points: Snowfish, The Protagonist's Glow, The Pastoral Province of Sexy, Welcome Back to the Dragon Club, Sucking Up Wheat Like Plankton, Accidentally Filled with Cake

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Episode 321: Living Beancheck to Beancheck

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Hey! It's Tyler's Birthday! Or, at least it was! When we recorded this!
For such an auspicious occasion, Carman elected to read Lazy Jack, a tale that was allegedly tailor-made to upset Tyler.

Suggested talking points: See a Sooth Say a Sooth, Pokemon Butthole Catalog, Personal Finance Folklore, Soft Cheese on a Hot Day, Temp Tiger's Promotion

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Episode 320: A Banana in Stasis

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're reading the Cu Chulainn tale The Death of Derbforgaill, from Ireland in addition to weighing in on only the hottest topics of the day!

Suggested talking points: Another Omen for the Year, The Raunchy Death of Deborah, Beefus Geesus, Red-Faced White American Shout Boys, The Piss-Wizard from Ireland, The Natural Knife

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Episode 319: Here in the Wake of a Butterless Land

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000

We're back to ring in the new year! 3 weeks in! That's just our STYLE, baby. Join us, won't you, as we return to the comfort of Fairy Tales.

This week we're reading The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, A Grimm tale that finally answers for us, one of the oldest questions on our show...

Suggested talking points: Little Bundles of Rage and Disease, The Hover-Bird Omen, Apopquizalypse, Crisco Roasting on an Open Fire, A To-Go Cup of Baptismal Wine, Aliens, Take the Wheel

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Episode 318: Hitherto Undiscovered Numbers (Princess Rosette, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Torture, Torment, and Fairytales. It's all here in out last episode for 2021. Enjoy!

Suggested talking points: An Air-Tight Reason to Dance, A Stupid Amount of Dresses, If It's Worth Doing, It's Worth Overdoing, Nude Derek, The End of the Good Times

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Episode 317: The Addled Fantasy of a Former Punzel (Princess Rosette, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

To wrap out 2021, here's our gift to you all:

Another spelunking into the d'Aulnoy Mines. This week (and next) we read Princess Rosette

Suggested talking points: Madame d'Aulnoy's Mad Mad World, A Promise of Future Violence, Folklore EULA, The 2021 Punzel Catalogue, Big Prince Wants DANCE, Girl Pretty+Girl Mine=Girl Good

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Episode 316: Christmas Violence Boner (Egil and Asmund, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we conclude the tale of Egil and Asmund...and then we conclude it again...and then we conclude it again...and would you believe we conclude it again?

Suggested talking points: No Longer Impressed by the Feats of Children, An Incomplete Goat Onesie, Prayers from Straight Hotties, A Breath of Fresh Dumb-Sea, Some of These Epilogues Have Epilogues

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Episode 315: Die Hard: The Anime: The Christmas Special (Egil and Asmund, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000

It's time to spread some holiday cheer! This week, we do exactly the opposite, by reading Egil and Asmund, a badass viking tale that's basically the best christmas anime you could ever dream of.

Suggested talking points: Dr. Other, Digging Holes Up to Space, PokéBezos, An Ominous "Part 1", My Hild to Die On, Achilles Ear

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Episode 314: Ancient Chinese NaNoWriMo

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Whoops! Damn-near went a whole year with no Monkey King in it! What a tragedy that would've been! Thankfully, Grimoire Highwind has returned to us, to remind us all of the reason for the season

Suggested talking points: Those Pesky Flying Kings, Squelch Into Some Pants, Doing Bad Things to Fake Horses, Deathjail: Jail From Life, Raging Battle Boner

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Episode 313: Our Own Special Club Called "Dignity"

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

We are awash in life-lessons this week on WTFolklore, as we read The Special Platypus, an Australian tale that provides us with further intel into the interpersonal lives of the humble Platypod. We also learn about healthy boundaries, who does and doesn't need the approval of a titmouse, and just how much Weather.com thinks it's worth

Suggested talking points:

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Episode 312: Artisinal Small-Batch Crimes

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Charcoal Maker Who Became King, a Filipino tale. It's quite helpful in elucidating for us the qualities that birds and fairies each look for in a king. Either way, murder is usually involved.

Suggested talking points: The Chilliest Open, Maslow's Hierarchy of Blankies, The Decrepit Age of 17, Frying Pan Induced Sleep, Hornfluencers

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Episode 311: Spooky is the Color of Our Energy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

For the finale of What the Spooklore 2021, we head over to Korea to learn about hobgoblins, goblins, and additional haunted houses. We also attend a pretty rad Demon open house, with parkour and dogs and even brooms! (They're just brooms, though)

Suggested talking points: Gossip Goblin, A Touch of Grime, The Prairie Community, Scooby-Dooby-Crooners, Myth-times Hatsune Miku, License to Smash a Boy

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Episode 310: My Three Dogs: It Knows, It Knows and It Knows

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

What the Spooklore 2021 continues this week with two tales from Appalachia. We're reading about Tailypo and The Bell Witch, though we did give a decidedly meatier spin to that second one.

Suggested talking points: Moss Planet, Monthly Finger Pruning, Autonomous O'Malley, Deep Bud, Beef Vs Machine, Ratsgiving, Beef Tokens

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Episode 309: Spookweather Friends

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

What the Spooklore 2021 begins! We're not reading a singular story this week, but three tales about various haunted locations around New Orleans! Is there a surprise visit from our friend and yours the Spooktralizer? listen and find out!

Suggested talking points: The Witchy Spectrum, Devil Seminars, Famously Sticky, The Scariest Ghost Story Dogs Tell, Haunted by Smash Mouth, Ghost Tesla Toilet Engine

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Episode 308: It's Hip to be Crab

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading Dr. Know-All, which is Grimm Tale #98. Or it could've been the Griww brothers, accounts vary. We hypothesize it may have been the origin of the farce, as well as the evolutionary junction for humans towards crabs.

Suggested talking points: Agents of the Nothing, Doct Rs Us, A Fatal Amount of Food, A Doctorate in General Awareness

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Episode 307: Glistening Ab Hologram of Your Dad's Approval

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Devil and the Guachinango from the Philippines, and given that title, you'd probably never guess which of those characters we find more sympathetic. Who are we kidding, if you've listened to the previous 306 episodes you've probably got a good idea

Suggested talking points: An Hit Wonder, The Urge, Devil-Sized Jars, Digging Holes for Exposure, Stuck Marrying a Devil in a 21 ft. Hole, Many Much More Money

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Episode 306: Of Mermaids and Murderers

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Fisherman, which, i'm sure you surmised, given the title of the episode. I mean, what else could an episode title like that imply??

Suggested talking points: A Definite Bean Through-line, Critters of an Unpleasant and Potentially Poisonous Variety, Mermaid Law, Lift Down Things Up for Eat?, Aphorisms for Venture Capitalists

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Episode 305: Living in an Unsustainable Paradigm While a Rabbit Teaches You Math and Evil

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading The Candy Cottage, which is some flagrant Fairy propaganda, if we've ever seen any (and we have)

But first, did you know about the strange connection between Holes and Donnie Darko? You will, after the first twenty minutes of this week's show...

Suggested talking points: Dance skills directly inverse to exuberance, Liminal Home and Gardens, the cracker of passion, 4chan made manifest, The Wonka Gauntlet

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Episode 304: Dox'd by the Sun

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading Five Times Beautiful, a Grecian variant of Snow White, with a bit of Goldilocks and Cinderella peppered in for flavor. Also, please, we're begging everyone, just leave the Sun alone...

Suggested talking points: Trapped Forever in the Pants Circle, Stan February, Who Would Think to Poison a Hat?, Ye Best Start Believing in the Tomb of Ftub, The Bread-to-Cake Spectrum

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Episode 303: This Episode Is Literally Haunted

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Just read the title. Oh, and we're reading The Buried Moon (courtesy of Joseph Jacobs)

Suggested talking points: Ol' Jenkins, Welcome to Show, Crapterion Collection, Moons are Haute Couture, Neptune is Meowth, One Tiddyssippi

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Episode 302: Sherlock Horse

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we learn why the Mullberry Worm (more commonly Silkworm) kinda sorta looks like it has an ugly horse's head if you squint at it long enough, courtesy of the Chinese tale The Horse-Headed Daughter.

Suggested talking points: Space Jam III- Time Jam, Extended Tylore, The Fatalism-to-Podcaster Pipeline, Show Me the Horsefax!, The Origin of Email-Kidnapped Grandpas

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Episode 301: Quite Vincible

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Back to our regularly scheduled business this week on WTFolklore: spending the first 15-20 minutes talking about pop-culture zeitgeists instead of what we should be doing. Then we move on to ACTUALLY telling the story of Ilya and Nightingale the Robber, from Russia

Suggested talking points: The Slamjam Weaver, Trees Can And Should Kill People, Birdsonas, Award-Winning Bag of Hotdogs,

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Episode 300: You, Me, and d'Aulnoy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week, on an unremarkable episode of WTFolklore, we read The Ram by French baroness, Madame d'Aulnoy. Wait...this sounds awfully familiar...

Suggested talking points: Six Point Ish Years, Brain TV, Sexy Sad-Off, Crown Town or Treasure (Nobody Rides for Free), The Chip of the Century, Two Days From Sheep Retirement

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Music used:
My Heart Will Go On - Recorder By Candlelight by Matt Mulholland

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah (Recorder cover by Patrick Synnah)

Final Fantasy Victory Fanfare (FFVI Recorder Version)

Episode 299: A Horse-Curse Waiting to Happen

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Have you ever just...started talking and minutes to hours later realized you've gone completely off the goddamn rails and everyone is looking at you with a horrified expression? No? Well, We think this may be what happened the first time The Children of the Vultures was told in India. Thankfully, WTFolklore is here to apply a, shall we say, modern-day ripcord.

Suggested talking points: The Suggestion of Sound, Cult Juggling, The Day the Melons Bloom, Vitamin D (For Dance), The Handy Disney Pit, Put Your Faith in Phil Collins

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Episode 298: Miscellaneous Man Meat

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week, WTFolklore reads the Nigerian tale, The Woman, Her Husband, Their Children, and the Dodo. This story features what may well be the single dumbest "protagonist" we've yet encountered, and we're like 300 stories deep into this endeavor, so that's saying something.

Suggested talking points: Secret Snacks, A Grim Spectrum of Entertainment, Pop-up Bird Barbershop, The Sensitivity of Elephants, The Neighbor Without a Face

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Episode 297: The Pros and Cons of Misplacing Fire

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week, WTFolklore reads the Mexican tale Lord Oppossum Brings Fire to Humanity. Took us 297 episodes, but we've finally met a king who gives a damn about his subjects. Obviously it's not human.

Suggested talking points: Obligated to Perform, Fairytale Estate Sale, Take it to Icky Times, The Piss-end of an Opossum, The Original Tyler, The Big Three: Water, Fire, and Booze

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Episode 296: Tell Me a Story Only a Lemon Would Know

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week, after a little opening Cruella de Scourse, WTFolklore reads The Three Lemons, from Italy. On the happy-ending scale, is it an Immortal Moon Wife or a Breakfast of Stones? You'll have to tune in to find out!

Suggested talking points: Mouth Mutiny, A Thousand-Year Campaign to Ruin Dogs, Horniness Begets Hope, Blood Sausage Poptart, Wife Tree

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Episode 295: Courtship, King Quest, Sad Beanie Baby (The 3 Fairy Tale Genders)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're reading the Chinese tale, The Waiting Maid's Parrot, and we make a startling number of bird-based revelations in record time. Oh yeah, we've still got it, baby.

Suggested talking points: Snaxedo, The Power of Small Appetizer Shrimps and a Friendly Smile, Old-Timey for "Horny", Shaking Your Leg to an Unnamed Dread, Lynyrd Feathyrd

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Episode 294: Used Whale Dealership

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, after checking in on the Great Gas Shortage of 2021, we read Kae's Theft of the Whale, a Polynesian tale where everyone just ends up having a ton of fun by the end. Everyone who doesn't die, anyway.

Suggested talking points: The Third Entity, The Genealogical Difference Between Monsters and Muppets, Living BBQ, Bestowing Stronk to Babies, Wizard RAM

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Episode 293: Et Tu, Wall? (The Day Boy and the Night Girl, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we conclude our reading of The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald, while also learning a lot about privilege, fallons ids, and the games you can play with nighttime predator beasts

Suggested talking points: Fought, Kissed, or Ignored Each Other, Heading Mothwards, Pony Ollies, Everyone is Witch, The Death Lamp in the Sky, Playing Stink-Tag with Night Panthers

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Episode 292: Wi(mbus) Fi(mbus) (The Day Boy and the Night Girl, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

We begin another multi-part episode this week, reading The Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonald, and get to relive experiencing the moon for the first time in extraordinary detail.

Suggested talking points: Folklore Island, Wolf-Shaped Cranium, Real Embassy Wives of Country, Haunted with Smiles, Deepfake Fairytales, The Majesty of Stairs

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Episode 291: NOT TODAY, CUPID!

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

On WTFolklore this week, we read the French tale The Satin Surgeon, and take it upon ourselves to rescue the villain from the unfortunate tropes thrust upon her.

Suggested talking points: Adrift in the Sea of Familyless-ness, A Quick Pants Feeling, No Maps to the Moon, Sometimes Time is Time, 3/4's Dupable

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Episode 290: And So, They Vengefully Kissed the Dwarf

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This Week on WTFolklore, We have a (kinda) double feature, briefly reading A Riddling Tale, followed up by The Grimm Brothers' Snow White and Rose Red, a somewhat plodding story we give a much-needed face lift to

Suggested talking points: Animals Doing Things, Dry as a Wife Should Be, Kids Who Look Like Trees, Bear Scout Cookies, Beauty and the Beast Synldrome

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Episode 289: The Authority on Bird Fear

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

On WTFolklore this week, we read The Battle of the Birds, a title that promises us juicy lore, and instead delivers a mishmash of plot points we're all too familiar with already.

Suggested talking points: A Singular Dook, Married to Science, The Whole "Bone Ladder" Business, Ears of Holding, The Key to the Moon

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Episode 288: Infinite Jam that Drowns the World

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read "The Raspberry Worm", and encounter a whole new breed of fruit authority. We do get bored and start talking about chicken sandwiches, but you really should've seen that coming by now.

Suggested talking points: an NFT on Hopes and Dreams, Worm Census of Finland, Kid Cocaine, The Lesserberries, Richard Horrifying

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Episode 287: The Patron Saint of F*%k

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On this episode of What the Folklore, after the traditional Kingdom Hearts Cold Open, we read King Bean, a story of dubious Italian royalty, but that is mostly meant to scare witches.

Suggested talking points: Southern-Fried Backhanded Niceness, Noble Bean, The Fetish Checklist, Ableist Witch Bookclub, Expressing Hatitude

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Episode 286: Cult of the Moon Ogre (The Fairy of Dawn, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore? we conclude The Fairy of Dawn, and shocking no one, find ourselves much more enamored by the cadre of horses than literally any other character. Oh, and a new cult dropped.

Suggested talking points: The Justice Binary, The Goddess of Wednesday, Land Sirens, How Windy Are These Dogs?, When the Dayball Sleeps, Yelling at the Lying Box

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Episode 285: Neighs to Neighs, Horse to Horse (The Fairy of Dawn, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This week, the three intrepid heroes of What The Folklore achieve their destiny, which for some reason was to hear the Romanian tale The Fairy of Dawn. Beggars can't be choosers, I suppose.

Suggested talking points: Live Weather Requests, A One Alarm Lifestyle, Dragon Fingers, Quantifiable Horse Beauty, The Bottom of God's Lego Box, There's a Horse in You All!

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Episode 284: The Metaphorical Pants of Society

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This week on What the Folklore, we head on over to Lapland to hear the story of The Elf Maiden, which is not so much a story as it is a series of refusals to the call of adventure. It really makes you think about society, don't it?

Suggested talking points: The Arkansas Community College Fightin' Balanced Breakfasts, Cinnamon Toast Slurp, Grand Theft Barno, Punch Tree Make Pants, Beef From Another World, Guided Fairytale Tour

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Episode 283: Who is That and Why is Hat?

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This week on Wtfolklore, we take another trip to Japan to hear about The Girl with the Wooden Helmet. There's also a very loud, pesky cat that keeps interrupting the audio, it's so weird. Anyway, hope you enjoy

Suggested talking points: For the Love of the Crime, Glue Helmet vs. Pig Helmet, Wet Ass Sea Shanties, Pull the Sick out of my Wife, The Annual Buckethead Google, A Loosey-Goosey Approach to "Evidence"

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Episode 282: The Pie is Also a Doctor (The Blue Bird, Finale)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

The time has come for the thrilling conclusion to d'Aulnoy's epic tale The Blue Bird. Will something inanimate come to life? Will there be a volcano? You may be surprised, dear listeners.

Suggested talking points: We're Not Done with Ooze Yet, Reinstate the Bird, A Jim Butcher Novel Waiting to Happen, It's Egg Time.

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Episode 281: You Too Shall Ooze (The Blue Bird, Part 2)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This Week on WTFolklre, we continue to read The Blue Bird by Madame d'Aulnoy, where things take a turn for the even goopier and oozier, and now demons may be involved? It's hard to say. Oh, remember that wizard? He's back.

Suggested talking points: These Frogs are Too Powerful, A Timeshare on Daughters, Oozy Sleep, Daytime Crying, The Air Freshener of Traitors, Round 9 of King Hunt

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Episode 280: Enter the d'Aulnoycalypse (The Blue Bird, Part 1)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

This Week on WTFolklre, we once again subject ourselves, and you our dear listeners, to a tale from one Madame d'Aulnoy, titled The Blue Bird. If you think we finish the story in this one sitting, buddy you must be new around here.

Suggested talking points: Airport for Meanies, Directly from Brain to Wall, Myth Times Twitter, The Oozy one and the Eighth Wonder, Optimus Bunny, The Sloppiest Dragon

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Epsidode 279: Trustworth E. Coyote

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000

This Week on WTFolklre, we read The One About Coyote Going West, a Cherokeean tale about the time two lesbian coyotes dressed as Santa save Christmas with Raven Symoné by farting on Cherry Man atop a pile of toaster ovens...no really. For reals!

Suggested talking points: Concurrent Reincarnation, Baby Dumdum Stories, Nothing Begets Ducks Begets People, Frozen III: Ovens, Elsa Butt Lesbian Santa Capitalism Mistakes

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Episode 278: Tom Bergeron's Collection of Drowning Videos

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000

This week the WTFolklore Gang reads The Ass, The Table, and The Stick from merry ol' England, as was requested by @kerfuffle on our Discord server, who's fault this all is. Over the course of the journey, we learn the true meaning of wealth, and meet the Demigod of Slapstick

Suggested talking points: A Country of Go-Getters and Morons, Stick Rich, Donkey Bank, A Dumb Ride on Gravity, A Weird One-Sided Speed Date, Personalityectomy

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Episode 277: Half-Turkey-Half-Rat-Half-Duck-Half-Turtle, All Action

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000

On a very scientific WTFolklore, we learn the origin point of platypuses, courtesy of the Australian tale, How Platypuses Came to Australia. We also learn a surprising amount about ladders and the various despotic figures of the animal kingdom.

Suggested talking points: A Lit House, If Ears Could See, Ladder Detour, Turkey Brothel, Keeping a Duck Wife, Duck Hitler v. Turtle Hitler, Oversold the Science

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Episode 276: Prefasa and Nufasa

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Wise Dog, a story from the Yoruba Tribe of Africa. Have you ever wondered why there is so much trouble and strife in your life? Apparently Africa thinks it's your mom's fault, and they have some compelling evidence to back up the claim.

Suggested talking points: "Smartest Book Ever" by E.R. Udite, Brevity is the Soul of Smart, Jane Whimbus, Jefferson Choo Choo, Disney's "The Guy and Where He Lives", The Great Grandog in the Sky

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 275: A Manageable Amount of Future

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Cricket , a story from China that introduces us to the exciting new world of championship cricket fighting, a sport so beloved that it devolved into a full-on police state!

Suggested talking points: The Cat is About the Bug, A True Beef Honk, The Annual Cricket Reckoning, Wet Ass Grandma, The Clicks and Clacks of Battle

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Ramble's Revenge

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000

In this return to the Ramble format, we get back to basics as we really appreciate the craft of crime, measure our heights against various dictatorial figures, and take a more carceral approach to child rearing

Episode 274: A Hole For Crimes and Sin

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, to celebrate the fresh, cerulean sheen cast over the state of Georgia, we've got three bite-sized tales from GA: Wooden Nutmegs, The Cross-Eyed Mule, and A Rough Night on the Farm. They explain...a lot.

Suggested talking points: Dogs as Doctors, Non-Euclidean Parking Lot, Blue State Comedy Tour, Typewriter Monkey Vacation, Donkey Pop, The Throat Dimension

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 273: Raunchy Cereal Elves

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000

On this, the spookiest week of the year, we read two stories from the spookiest place on earth: South Carolina. Don't believe us? You will when these terrifying tales are through!

Suggested talking points: Bristling with Fiber Optics, Cereal for Adults, The Dickhead Gambit, Pancake Gun, Choo Choo Tank, Baby's First Spooky Story, The Prize Man

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 272: Purely Polygonal Witches

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we have a bite-sized Spooklore for you all, as we read The Sleeping Prince from Suriname. We'll be back next week with a double-stuf explosion of Spooklore!

Suggested talking points: Big Ol' Horse Brawl, Mystery Spook Flavors, Spiders ready for War, The Whimbus did Speak, The Bone Age

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 271: Ancient Chinese Ghostbusters

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:00:00 +0000

The Good China train continues this week as we hear the thrilling conclusion to Sun Wukong's ordeal with Zhu Bajie!

Suggested talking points: Magnificent Midnight Battle at the Mountainside, Prose or GTFO, Garden Variety Ghost Guide, M'Monkey, Need for Deed, Eyeball Daddy, We All Return to Pig

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 270: Ancient Chinese Mrs. Doubtfire

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:00:21 +0000

Who's ready for some Good China?

Suggested talking points: Punching for Fruit and Pants, Wrapped up in Monkey, A Very Urkel Vibe, Schrodinger's Daughter, Drowning in Good China

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 269: Ghost in a Crop Top

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:00:09 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Not a Pin to Choose Between Them, a Norwegian tale featuring many different currencies, none of which are particularly local to Norway. Mostly we spend our time trying to quantify "silliness", though.

Suggested talking points: Long Cows, Cows4CornCash.com, Boneless Hen, Bottom of the Woman Barrel, The Gibblebup Quotient, The Silliest Number

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 268: Ipso Facto, Bird is Dipshit

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:00:16 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we finally learn the answer to a question that has plagued mankind for centuries, which is Why the Parrot Repeats Man's Words, a tale from Thailand. Perhaps our title features a clue.

Suggested talking points: Sanitary Taffy Excretions, Brain Armor, Furby WiFi, Bird Court, A Dear Friend with Magic Powers, Beyond the Whimbus

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Final Folktale XV

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Sep 2020 16:00:15 +0000

It's the end of the road. The Final "Final Folktale" until Square Enix deigns to gift the world with another one. The time we had together...I cherish. Walk tall, my friends

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Apocalypsis Noctis by Yoko Shimomura
Stand By Me by Florence + The Machine

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 267: Frmr-Where Farmers Go Get Freaky™

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:00:04 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're treated to The Farmer and his Hired Help, a story from Afghanistan with an exceptionally dry title. Fear not, dear listeners, because we spruce it up in the ways that only we know how to!

Suggested talking points: MMA for cats, The Hair Corner, Paid in Butter, FarmConLaw, Moment of Silence for many goats, Farm Wars

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 266: Do a Tourism in your Heart

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:00:06 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we're reading The Iron Shoes, one of the lost manuscripts collected in "The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales". How does this forgotten fairy tale stack up to the nonsense we regularly spew on the spot? Listen and find out!

Suggested talking points: The Life and Times of Alexander Downpipe, Reverse-Loopered, Victorian Ghostbusters II, The Original Heavy Metal, Occam's Pervert

Episode 265: Femme Fataling 101

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:00:03 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we're reading How an Old Man Lost his Wen, a heartwarming, feel-good tale from Japan about how if you're not just so very dope at dancing, demons will wreck your whole face up. It's basically the opposite of Footloose.

Suggested talking points: A Wizened Curse, Good Doctor Times, The Face Bank™, Wet and Wild vs. Fried and Smokey, Ancient Squirrel Man, The Cake Boss of Dancing

Episode 1A (264): Happiness is a Sword that Kills Anyone

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:00:09 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, your three favorite hosts who are unchanged from last week, read The Snake Princess, from Russia. Shoulders are briefly brushed with old friend Koschei, but things take a philosophical turn when we discover, once and for all, what True Happiness is.

Suggested talking points: Lore Reset, The Fall of Wobbles, Threatened to Bravery, Fire Go UP, Snake Go DOWN, The Great Punch Incident, Negcessary

Episode 263: The Creator's Shame Box

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:00:18 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read several, related Rabbit tales from The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables, collected by Victor Montejo. These stories, when paired together, paint the picture of a tragic downfall for the Trickster Rabbit, who undergoes a mental break not dissimilar to what's happening currently to at least one of the co-hosts.

Suggested talking points: Sunk Cost Fallacy in Motion, Headknife, Tired and Full of Nightmares, Relitigating Trees, The Antler-Shaped Hole in our Hearts, Bedsnax

What The Heartslore 0.2: A Fragmentary Final Chapter/1 Day RE:Memory By Sleep

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Jul 2020 16:00:34 +0000

This week's episode is like a scattered dream, or perhaps a far-off memory. We try to line the pieces up.

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Deep Dive by Yoko Shimomura

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Episode 262: King Doctor Rebel Princess

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:00:22 +0000

This week on WTFolkore, we read The Rebel Princess, a Ukrainian tale. What begins as your average Boy Meets Girl, Boy and Girl pour over ancient manuscripts, Girl becomes feral tree person story rapidly escalates to a high seas adventure for a bookclub of drunk lady pirates. It's pretty rad.

Suggested talking points: Agen-C, Smash Glass in case of Life, True Stank, Very Fancy Babies, Fantasy King FOMO, Flute Fingers, King SATs, Water Harvard, Ancient Crime Manuscripts

Episode 261: A Face That Could Bring Pepper to Life

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 16:00:03 +0000

This week on WTFolkore, we read Salt, Sauce, and Spice, Onion Leaves, Pepper, and Drippings, a Hausa tale from Northern Nigeria. We spend a considerable amount of the episode reflecting on soup and it's metaphorical capabilities, going so far as to radically change the one presented in a story. Ironically, we forgot a core component of any soup: Evil Spirits.

Suggested talking points: Download Integrity, Drinkable Whimsy, Condolences to Drippings Spice, the Scoville Level of Abs, What if the World was Soup?, Spice as a Metaphor for War

As mentioned at the end of the episode, we'll be donating our June patreon contributions (and making personal donations as well) evenly between Color of Change and The National Center for Transgender Equality. Please follow these links if you'd like to learn more and make donations of your own!

Episode 260: Premium Countertop Baby Dishwasher

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Jun 2020 16:00:04 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we read Tunjur, Tunjur, a Palestinian Arabic tale that presents the world with some exciting new challenges in parenting. It also allows us to reexamine the lasting trauma of being born as an inanimate object.

Suggested talking points: Husband Juice, Classic Verbal Memes, The Storkitron, Human Kilns, Crave Paintings, Inanimate Object Support Group

Final Folktale XIII

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 May 2020 16:00:01 +0000

Tyler continues his Focus to explain the plot of every Final Fantasy to his captive co-hosts this week, lest a vengeful Pulse Fal'Cie come along and make a motorcycle jetplane dragon lady burst out of his tattoo to turn him a Cieth. Tuesdays, amirite?

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Blinded by Light by Masashi Hamauzu

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Episode 259: Mid-Lion Crisis

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 May 2020 16:00:21 +0000

This week on WTFolklore, we're covering Achol and Her Wild Mother, a Sudanese tale that we think is an absolutely perfect fit for the brand new and not at all desperate new streaming platform, Quibi!

Suggested talking points: Accidental EGOT, Entry-Level Lion, Bits of Important Limbs, Well-Rassled Steaks, For Quibi's Consideration

Episode 258: The Merchant of Venison

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 May 2020 16:00:07 +0000

This week on WTFolklore we're reading The Enchanter and The Enchantress, a story so poorly titled it'll make your head spin. It does, however, sport some very compelling characters and some sexy, sexy magic.

Suggested talking points: Gendertoad, Scrambled Dog Eggs (with Ketchup), Internally-screamed Magic Spells, Myth-times Walmart, Crimebelina

Episode 257: Permanently Embarrassed Millionaires

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 May 2020 16:00:32 +0000

This week we're reading the Haitian tale, The Gizzard, which may sound at first like well-worn territory for us, but in fact comes with many advancements in Gizzard Tech, as well as cautionary information about Yard Devils

Suggested talking points: Fart Margins, Oompa Boompas, The Bacon Flap, GizzPizz, Non-Consensual Blood Brotherhood, Boynana Sundaes, Brain Swag

Episode 256: Lil' Lickey Flame Boys

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 16:00:11 +0000

Spoilers: You will hear 12 loud, unpleasant sounds played in succession from 43:13-43:52, if you would like to skip it.

This week on WTFolklore we're covering Final Fanta..mphg ghppphf splrf (sound of being gagged), (sound of being tied up with ropes)

This week on WTFolklore we're covering The Story of Mo-e Mo-e: Also a Story About Po-o and About Kau-hu-hu the Shark-God, and About Mo-e Moe's Son, The Man Who Was Bold in His Wish, A delightful tale within a tale within a tale within a tale from Hawaii. It's about a spear that can feel love, we think.

Suggested talking points: boat rope, "normal fast" AKA "slow", godsharks, a cascade of belongings, gendered wishes, babies vs. genies, Chekov's callout post

Final Folktale XII

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:00:17 +0000

Have you ever wished that Star Wars was about magic rocks, took place entirely on land, and had names like Zargabaath and Bhujerba? Wish no more!

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Final Fantasy XII Boss Theme by Hitoshi Sakimoto

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

What The Heartslore I.5 Final Mix

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Apr 2020 16:00:21 +0000

This week, Tyler tells the gang a story he's INTIMATELY familiar with.

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Vana'diel March by Naoshi Mizuta

Hikari (PlantiB Remix) by Utada Hikaru

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Final Folktale X

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:00:17 +0000

We're keeping it overall very simple this week, light and fluffy, just your average run-of-the-mill story about zombies, sports, big cats, time travel, whales, racism and religion!

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

A Fleeting Dream and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Final Folktale IX

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:00:28 +0000

You know what they say: ninth time's the charm. Nothing exemplifies that more than Final Fantasy IX, a story about virtue, existentialism, frogs, bugs, rat people, airships, canaries, wizard build-a-bears, two planets eating eachother, multiple dimensions, The Darkness of Eternity, and a crystal that manifested life as we know it. It don't get more Final than that.

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Something To Protect and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Folktale VIII

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:00:02 +0000

It's the season of the witch this week, but also, it's always the season of the witch, cause time travel or something. Kids trade in their traumatic memories for ghosts that shoot lightning and a teenager falls in love with the comatose girl he carries like a backpack for 1/4 of the story. You know, just Final Fantasy things.

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Liberi Fatali and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Folktale VII

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 16:00:06 +0000

The story so nice, they made it seven times. This week, Tyler regales his captives (and by extension, You!) with the tale of Final Fantasy VII, a story that is in no way convoluted or terrifying, which is why it's the most popular one! Get ready for big swords, bigger dreams, and two different flavors of talking cat.

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Bombing Mission and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Folktale III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Mar 2020 17:00:06 +0000

Well, I've got egg on my face, don't I? There's a...there's another Final Fantasy...but this one has to be the last, for sure! It's got like a bazillion characters, an angry clown, a ghost train, an opera, and...well...the ending seems pretty definitive. I can't see this coming back to bite me again...

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Terra's Theme and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Folktale II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:00:05 +0000

Join us again friends, for two more of the last stories ever told: one about a moon-man's war crimes, and the other about an angry, inter-dimensional tree.

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Final Fantasy IV Overworld Theme, Clash on the Big Bridge and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Final Folktale

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:00:13 +0000

Tyler is fed up with this podcast, so he vows to finally end it by telling the last story ever. Then he tells the sequel to that story...and then also the sequel to THAT one.

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us on this one!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Final Fantasy Opening Theme, Final Fantasy 2 Main Theme, Eternal Wind, and Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 5

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:00:14 +0000

Gordie is still being waylaid by the responsibilities of life, so in the interim we'll be taking some time to mess around with this feed like the Cat in the Hat.

For now though, it's just time for a clipshow. Please enjoy this foray back to 2017!

contains clips from: The Hula Hoop of Destiny, Multipass Fasion Pack, A Half-Empty Horse Receptacle, Gordie's Awkward Party Corner, Cake Boss Makes You a Summer Home, Wormaid, and Wonder Woman Lays an Egg

A Brief Announcement

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 01:23:22 +0000

A quick announcement.

Ramblecast 256

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:00:10 +0000

Carman saw Cats. The whole movie.

Episode 255: Potent Child Rage

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:00:12 +0000

"The Serpent Slayer" has one big issue with it, and it is the big yucky snake. Lucky there are some people with plans to get rid of it.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Nacyl E., Aarne-Thompson type 1317, "The Blind Men and the Elephant"

Suggested talking points: a suspicious vibe, aardvark sorcerer, a big friend, dream detectives, snake business, the dystopian win scenario, potent child rage

Ramblecast 255

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:00:32 +0000

Tyler's audio does a very weird thing at the end of this one, but before it does we cover some podcast new year's resolutions.

Episode 254: Michael Keaton's Dinosaur-Killing fists

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:00:09 +0000

Which of three celebrities do you picture when you think of "Jack Frost?" And did one of them kill the dinosaurs?

Suggested talking points: Keaton dad, Goop thoughts, Tyler's writing class, cheese butter girl, a dancy gift shark, funeral pancakes

Episode 253: A Bishop-Level Threat

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 17:00:08 +0000

"A Legend of Saint Nicholas" is our second covering of a country's holiday story. At the rate of one a year, we'll be doing this show for over two more centuries.

Suggested talking points: the wherewithal to spend money, Santa for the lonely, the whimbus gun, bishop-level threat, a friendly marvel at a neighbor, the Neo of improv, mall boys,

Episode 252: The Sudowoodo Explanation

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:00:08 +0000

"The Lad Who Went to the North Wind" is the first of our winter holiday stories this year, featuring some good conflict resolution and various infinity pranks.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Ella Stanborough, Aarne-Thompson type 463, "The Witch In the Stone Boat"

Suggested talking points: blipdaddy, diarrheice, a dining safe, infinite picnic blanket, infinity grandpa, a summer home for wind, the sudowoodo explanation

Ramblecast 252

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 17:00:08 +0000

Heading down to the media corner to get a couple of pitches, and also trying to figure out our new TV show "Game Moms."

Episode 251: The Pants Dictionary

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:00:02 +0000

"Little Tiny" ends up being a familiar story with a Don Bluth adaptation, but brings up a lot of important questions along the way, like "would you marry a toad just for the company?"

This episode brought to you by executive producer Jax,Aarne-Thompson type 442, "The Woman In the Wood"

Suggested talking points: puce thumb, stamen command, smolley, grandma scratcher, toad marriage, imaginary friend kisses, cop kisses, plunkers.biz, 9-shilling baby

Ramblecast 251

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Dec 2019 17:00:06 +0000

Some sleepy letter association that leads to a lot of talk about dinosaurs and a new Adam Sandler movie.

Episode 250: Plato's Cave for Pigs

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Dec 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Google already made a lot of the edits to "Otesanek" for us, through a wonderful and bizarre translation that makes us wish Google could write a book of fairy tales just for us.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Nick Patchett, Aarne-Thompson type 161, "Betrayed by a Pointer Finger"

Suggested talking points: a new erudite lifestyle, the human billboard, babies and their tank tops, axe shake, momslur, Dora's smoking backpack

Ramblecast 250

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 1 Dec 2019 17:58:41 +0000

An in-depth critique of a new robotics product, that for some reason exists.

Episode 249: Live Bird Hat

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:00:10 +0000

"The Princess and the Magical Hat" has a lot of solid bird stuff going on, as well as some solid mouse stuff happening. And a little bit of rumpology magic.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Spaghetto Depressi, Aarne-Thompson type 163, "The Singing Wolf"

Suggested talking points: triple entendre, rumpology.edu, Sam Anus, a hodgepodge of stats, mouse woman and the mischief makers, smoking a didgeridoo, a sick canoe combo,

Ramblecast 249

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 17:00:23 +0000

A pair of book reports: on Death Stranding, and Cats the Musical.

Episode 248: Destroyed By Elephants: The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 04:24:40 +0000

We're wrapping up "The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess" and you'll finally get to know why the flat horse mattered! And why all of the things from part I mattered. Because they definitely, definitely do.

Suggested talking points: garbage princess, Dark Fortnite, retro UI design, Internet Classic, jealousy murders, dead uncle rice, Dadwise Gamgee, horse blood types, old lady punch code, book DLC

Episode 247: Flat Horser: The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:00:11 +0000

"The Ivory City and Its Fairy Princess" does a thing that fairy tales like to do, which is just stop the story for awhile for no reason. Which is really our job.

Suggested talking points: dog truthers, the multiplicity of dogs, a sexy scar for later, arrow guns, piss and taxes, Gullbasaur, a pit called rock and roll

Ramblecast 247

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 18:39:02 +0000

This is our Death Stranding anticipation episode, a thing none of us really understand yet.

Episode 246: Mario Kart's Divorce Double-Down

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 17:00:09 +0000

We've got a Russian double-header coming to you this week in the form of "Marichka" and "The Heron and the Crane." Can we make them connect to each other though?

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kobiskat, Aarne-Thompson type 313, "The Magic Flight"

Suggested talking points: big weird chickens, the flavor profile of stories, blood thrifting, from Russia with owl, pecked to death by owls, a Seuss-free zone, star-bellied sneetches get steetches, Icarus but with penguins

Ramblecast 246

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:00:01 +0000

Are you tired of creepypastas? Why not try some Givemspastas or Kringlepastas instead?

Episode 245: An Elaborate Excuse For Syphilis

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:00:10 +0000

A double spooky, double story episode (weeble wobble weeble wobble), we're reading: "The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull" and "Bisclavret."

This episode brought to you by executive producer Rachel, Aarne-Thompson type 151, "Music Lessons for Wild Animals"

Suggested talking points: a spooky intro, jinglevania, a spirit world computer, great Kazoo speeds, Rockbin Williams, quantum swords, S.K.U.L.L., a very open mind, weird wolf kisses, iron cheat code maiden

Ramblecast 245

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:05:17 +0000

Some additional billboard thoughts this week, as well as plumbing the services that Dale Trusts.

Episode 244: Ectoplasnocchio

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:00:04 +0000

"the Ghost Son" gave us parts of like four different spooky movies, but the story itself needs a bit of a tune-up to achieve True Spooky.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Angela McKlusky, Aarne-Thompson type 1291, "Sending One Cheese After Another"

Suggested talking points: Dewey Decimal for ghosts, robo hobo oiled goo shoes, winterknit, Victorian ghostbusters, ghost nets, corpse party in the dirt, alive eye for the ghost guy, please punch my bones

Ramblecast 244

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 16:00:10 +0000

Since there are no new billboard thoughts, we might just have to put up our own billboards! Also: the politics of Mario characters.

Episode 243: Magical Coward Horses

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 16:00:17 +0000

"Raw Head and Bloody Bones" might sound weird, but it's actually about a pretty cool pig that gets buried in facts about the hit film Nightmare Before Christmas, and Tyler's favorite character, the Mayor.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kaitlyn Rogers, Aarne-Thompson type 569, "The Knapsack the Hat and the Horn"

Suggested talking points: Nightmare Before Christmas facts, Danny Elfman phone-in, clown sneakup, a waking nap, kid curling, chicken bars, the family hog

Ramblecast 243

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 6 Oct 2019 16:00:20 +0000

Another installment in our series of billboard thoughts leads to a lot of speculation about Geico-specific holidays, and a Brands-only version of "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

Episode 242: Chicken Riptides

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Oct 2019 16:00:02 +0000

"La Llorona" kicks off Spooklore 2019! It's a classic monster story, but how scary is it? If only we had the help of a friendly AI in this matter.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Yahweh Yaoi, Aarne-Thompson type 981, "The Killing of Old Men"

Suggested talking points: labor day pumpkin, frozen diet coke brain, thought stalagmite, the flow of causality, fancy thwippin' tchotchkes, ghost DNA, competitive spookum portfolio, Davy Jones kid locker

Ramblecast 242

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:00:02 +0000

Up this week: a video game pitch, and a law billboard that tries to gaslight you into service.

Episode 241: Pinocchio Boy Island

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 16:00:02 +0000

"Wungala" has us arguing over a new cryptid: is he a good sweet boi that just needs someone to be nice to him, or is he just a bad monster who can't get anything done?

This episode brought to you by executive producer Frank J. Erdman, Aarne-Thompson type 204, "The Duck In Peril At Sea"

Suggested talking points: crytpid check, low self esteem monsters, juicies, sticky as defeat, technical definition of spookum, mom-tree

Ramblecast 241

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:00:02 +0000

What would you call your HVAC company to make it exciting? We're also looking for investors for our new TV remote scheme for apartments and motels.

Episode 240: Call Me Fishmeal

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:00:11 +0000

"Rola and the Two Sisters" really, really wants to be a musical, so we've spent a considerable amount of this episode trying to translate this story to the stage.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Riley, Glutton of All the Foods, Aarne-Thompson type 1335, "The Eaten Moon"

Suggested talking points: corpse voltron, bone decorations, Cracker Barrel spirits, a balanced diet for monsters, the brown note for memory, C.A.N.O.E., a monster musical, failing a folklore test, folklore pirate radio, Timmysticks and Pibbles

Ramblecast 240

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 16:00:04 +0000

Have you ever had a sense memory? Is it one that's inexplicably tied to the 1998 Godzilla movie?

Episode 239: Figure Out Your Pants

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:00:02 +0000

"The Changing of Mikcheech" is closely related to another story we've read involving turtle transformation, but more importantly: WOW turtles are really horny huh?

This episode brought to you by executive producer Major Major Major Major, Aarne-Thompson type 952, "The King and the Soldier"

Suggested talking points: Surgerygiri, badburger, that's folklore baby!, 82-year-old diaper, a fine looking burger face, time for a Scott Pilgrim, stab games, tantric murder, the sex life of turtles

Ramblecast 239

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Sep 2019 16:00:12 +0000

The Merp Report: Cricket's Worst Day Ever.

Episode 238: The Tyrant King Cake Boss

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Sep 2019 16:00:26 +0000

Content warning: incest

"Donkey Skin" made us really break out our toolbox to try and give this story a tune-up, because everyone's relationships in this one are just a mess.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Danielle, Aarne-Thompson type 107, "Dog Leader Fears Defeat, Because Their Forces Are of Different Breeds"

Suggested talking points: who wants to be a boatinaire, Twitch plays cumulus, HGTV presents King Wishes, visceral donk, the only cure is donkey woman, boat ennui

Ramblecast 238

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 1 Sep 2019 16:00:14 +0000

Get ready for our new lines of lifestyle merchandise, coming soon!

Episode 237: Somebody DOX This Horse!

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:12:33 +0000

"The Dwarf With the Long Beard" is a Slavic story which leaves us much to enjoy, and a few bits to fix up at the end. There is indeed a dwarf with a VERY long beard, and what more can you ask for?

This episode brought to you by executive producer DJMollyC, Aarne-Thompson type 72, "Teaching Young Animals to Observe"

Suggested talking points: Augustween, what that beard do, the cheesecake baron, dragon crinkles, increased production value, Dobro-Tek, horse secrets, a horse's real butthole, neutron hump star, all's fair in a prince-off, musclejuice, boypunzel

Ramblecast 237

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 16:00:29 +0000

We have a collection of food anecdotes, including a few from a very bizarre sub restaurant.

Episode 236: The Most Sensual Part of a Worm

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:00:01 +0000

"The Rolling Head" is a story that has us returning to that perennial question: "why?" There's also a lot of snake play (??) in this one.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Wyatt, Aarne-Thompson type 1204, "Fool Keeps Repeating His Instructions So As To Remember Them"

Suggested talking points: a trip down memory flank, wwwwtm, snake culture appropriation, an old-fashioned SWATing, snakey playmates, eyebrow stuff, snake husbando voltron, your ass is stars kid!

Ramblecast 236

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 16:00:07 +0000

Gordie really needs to get a piece into the local Museum of Bad Art, and we're trying to figure out the best plan.

Episode 235: Slug Princess Solves Y2K

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:50:30 +0000

"Maid Maleen" by the Grimm Brothers makes a lot more sense when you start thinking about it in the context of a princess trying to solve the Y2K scare. Just trust us on this one.

Suggested talking points: dark tower as bedtime, mightydad, go to your room for seven years, war thoughts, head chopping noise ordinance, a slug princess's width, the most metal ending, standard royalty temper tantrum, lame king vengeance, nettle3

Ramblecast 235

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 16:00:23 +0000

What does two weeks of life changes hold? Puppy training? Remembering bad standup acts? Obscure music trivia? All of the above?

Episode 234: A Very Good Bonemancer

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:00:04 +0000

We didn't make it far into "The Selkie Bride" before we had to start tinkering with it, adding in the singer Seal and a whale-shaped nuclear-powered fishing submarine.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kelty, Aarne-Thompson type 569, "The Knapsack The Hat and The Horn"

Suggested talking points: bass skin, a hail mary for endorphins, Willy Gear, a very good bonemancer, a jellical selkie ball, Seinfeld babies, Gundams with Gordie, the real meaning of Kiss From a Rose, Ocean's Sealeven

Ramblecast 234

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 16:00:03 +0000

The new trailer for Cats the Musical has hit us all in strong ways, and we gotta talk about it.

Episode 233: Double Good Happy Snail

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:00:01 +0000

Hans Christian Andersen's "the Happy Family" seems to be the result of a strange trip he had out in the garden. It's about racist snails, has no events in it, and is low key a dystopia.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Olwen, Aarne-Thompson type 1927, "The Cold May Night"

Suggested talking points: dingle dash, fairy tale google, where's the snail beef?, Immortan Joe snail, Hans Christian downtown, San Fransnailsco

Ramblecast 233

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 Jul 2019 16:00:25 +0000

We've seen so many low-budget kids movies, we thought it was about time to write our own.

Episode 232: The World-Ending Bagel

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:00:07 +0000

The author of "Cowlick Ricky" spent a lot of effort trying to write a story where nothing actually happens, which seems hard to actually do.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Allykazam, Aarne-Thompson type1567g, "Good Food Changes the Song"

Suggested talking points: reservoir water dogs, le Goofy de Disney, world-ending bagel, picnic chef, Guy Fieri's fox tips, playing 5D Yugioh

Ramblecast 232

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 16:00:10 +0000

We got a question about our animorph forms, which kicks off a whole conversation about that franchise.

Episode 231: Grandma's Cryptid Fursona

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Jul 2019 16:00:04 +0000

We're reading "The Princess and the Mountain Dweller" this week, but DO NOT be fooled by the grandma: she knows what she's doing.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Eabhlin, Aarne-Thompson type 707a, "the Bird of Truth"

Suggested talking points: a breezy summer look, crimeception, the last crimebender, the secret science grant, grandma crimes, the Neon, summer grinch, itty bitty grandma form, church of the fish, knife agnostic, fleshy jigsaw puzzle, kelptopus

Ramblecast 231

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 7 Jul 2019 16:00:01 +0000

Connect 4 is really just there to expose your personal failings. We also have to talk about sandwich wine, y'all.

Episode 230: Oops All Salmon: The Monkey Prince and Princess Kalabati Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Jul 2019 16:00:09 +0000

We're reading the second part of "The Monkey Prince and Princess Kalabati," and there's a lot going on in this one that needs that special flavor to spice it right up.

Suggested talking points: the milkshake situation, a hijacked boatwatch, the Crimeweaver's creed, witch belly conversations, oops all salmon, vow of seclusion, magic drum con, square princess, moon dicks, extinction zoo

Episode 229: Baby Mag Monthly: The Monkey Prince and Princess Kalabati Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:00:01 +0000

We're reading the first part of "The Monkey Price and Princess Kalabati," and just HAD to stop to talk about how we could improve the magazine experience.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Mel Hayes, Aarne-Thompson type 366, "The Golden Arm"

Suggested talking points: Exboatia, fishing pole that causes werewolves, animorph car, the many kinds of monkey, king-kong son, baby mag monthly, collectible magazine cards, cool witch activities

Ramblecast 229

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:00:08 +0000

Our brain comedians served us up "driveway leggings" because it's been that kind of a week.

Episode 228: the Cinderella Gauntlet

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 16:00:08 +0000

We've got a pair of short Cinderella stories for you, which has lead us to the conclusion that there are two many of these, and we're going to have the One True Cinderella story.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Allison (Awalk) , Aarne-Thompson type 881a, "the Abandoned Bride Disguised as a Man"

Suggested talking points: John Waterbubbler, wooden dresses, plankmail, citrus vagrants, Bobby Flaymingo, pearl jammies, ear cheese, The Christmas Slipper: a Netflix Special, a father figure to boats, d'Aulnoy quick rips

Ramblecast 228

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:00:01 +0000

This is our first recording with our new long-distance setup! Gordie's off in Boston, but that isn't going to stop us from researching dangerous bus competitors.

Episode 227: Ghost Moms

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 20:49:00 +0000

Content warning: cannibalism and matricide We finally have to read "Little Saddleslut" and there's just a whole lot of WHY in this story. This episode brought to you by executive producer McGregor Boyle, Aarne-Thompson type 700 "Tom Thumb" Suggested talking points: Butter wolverine, butter Halloween, assassin's creed tactics, bitcoin tithing, running at the speed of bird shit, cool wishes, desert robots, Thundercats undertones If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

Ramblecast 227

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 9 Jun 2019 18:53:05 +0000

We're breaking the taboo and telling you all about our dreams! Tyler also has a specific pig-wish.

Episode 226: Shy Little Dirt Babies

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 May 2019 16:00:02 +0000

"The Mina and the Merchant" takes us to India, where a house full of people just want to be able to work and enjoy the hit TV show "Cheers" in peace.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Candy-Coated Cactus, Aarne-Thompson type 55 "The Animals Build a Road"

Suggested talking points: our ivory tower atop the whimbus, Gollum stroking his big TV, Nick Jr for farmers, dark PBS, zero to Frollo, bird Prometheus

Ramblecast 226

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 May 2019 18:23:01 +0000

We're taking a survey back through games in other games (mostly Final Fantasy), and we have yet more improvements to the game of Football.

Episode 225: Public Sauntering

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 May 2019 16:00:16 +0000

"The Sea Maiden" doesn't really feature a Sea Maiden much, but it does feature a lot of mechanics from the hit (controversial) video game Final Fantasy VIII.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Arcnes, Aarne-Thompson type 774D "Acting as God for a Day"

Suggested talking points: the mood spoon, swimfriend, boatwatch bop, wild fish hedonism, Rumplestiltskin license, press R1 for extra damage, minor FFVIII character lookups, guardian friends, public sauntering, just trying to level, 18 years into fish, fish kid and his exploding swords

Ramblecast 225

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 May 2019 16:00:06 +0000

What makes a good book cover? Would you pay someone to follow you around, narrating a good book for you?

Episode 224: A Pez Dispenser for Bones

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 May 2019 16:00:32 +0000

"Perez the Mouse" is the worst story. That is all.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Linct , Aarne-Thompson type 622, "The Talking Bed Legs"

Suggested talking points: cyberpunk a mouse, peREZ the mouse, Stuart Little's AIM account, the elder gut, commishee, the origin of fetishes, Mother Booby Galactic Overseer, the horror of teeth, rat magic

Episode 223: Dr. No Bones and Dr. Some Bones

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 May 2019 16:00:00 +0000

"The Raven With the Broken Beak" returns us to our favorite dirty bird, myth times Raven. He's up to some of his old tricks, but also has a potent arsenal of new tricks ready for us, and for some unsuspecting characters.

Donutshoes soundcloud: soundcloud.com/donutshoes

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kasey (Sitting Atop Punk Rock Candy Mountain) , Aarne-Thompson type 461, "Three Hairs of the Devil's Beard"

Suggested talking points: healthy chip, what stomach spa, Disney please buy our podcast, beak-keeping, marinate in think, Death Strand a whale, Reservoir Raven, Buschemi's Law

Bonus: The Quiet Year Teaser

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 6 May 2019 23:40:00 +0000

This is the introduction and world-building for a tabletop game called The Quiet Year! We're trying this out as a monthly bonus episode for patrons at the $10 level, but wanted to put out a teaser to see how interested people are in this type of content.

The Quiet Year a great game about building and guiding a community through a year of its life, drawing the map and developing the culture as we go.

Ramblecast 223

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 5 May 2019 17:13:00 +0000

We've got some differing opinions on the Sonic movie trailer and Sonic's design, and Tyler performs a Kingdom Hearts Miracle.

Episode 222: A Tenured Barber

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We're debating over whether "The Brahman and the Jackal," our story this week, is more or less interesting than the story of real big rock art. The jury is out, unlike in this story, where the jury is just incompetent.

This episode brought to you by executive producer There's a Wicket In My Thicket, Aarne-Thompson type 676, "Open Sesame"

Suggested talking points: mom 2.0, Clarence Thomas the jackal, a tenured barber, sloppy grease pie, crime diversion, big rock art, jackaltown, the Primer of podcasts

Ramblecast 222

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We have one more addition to the Piss Kid property, as well as some thoughts about how we're going to screen the movies. Actually, we've got some ideas for improvements to movie theaters in general.

Episode 221: Ancient Chinese Seabiscuit

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We're back to "The Journey West," where our hero Sun Wukong learns an important lesson about meeting new people. We're also learning a lot about the legality of horse meat, and exactly where in airspace US jurisdiction ends.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Comrade Crag Hag, Aarne-Thompson type 1004, "Hogs in the Mud, Sheep in the Air"

Suggested talking points: half past monkey, teen power, toilet time, divine power vogue, fun muscle dances, bathroom the horse, dragon bus, thought horse 9000, horse meat legality, orbital horse kite

Ramblecast 221

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

A patron requested a formal Bathroom Review, and we're happy to analyze layout, hardware, and object placement. Also stay tuned for your next RambleQuest(TM) clue!

Episode 220: Boat Ingredients

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:56:00 +0000

Note: episode numbers have changed as we've updated formatting. You haven't missed any episodes!

We saved "The Twelve Tortoises" for the last of this group of three, and... well... we did technically get twelve tortoises. They're more swan (boat) than tortoise though.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Vespadesu, Aarne-Thompson type 2250 "Endless Tales: the Golden Key."

Suggested talking points: xxXehanortXxx, child card game master, blue eyes white mythic, git got (devil), the devil chute, egg boats, animal oars, label maker games, swan haka, mom squared, caught devil-handed

Ramblecast 220

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We're expanding our hot new property the Piss Kids so we can directly compete with Marvel and DC. We've basically already got our "Avengers" equivalent lined up.

Episode 219: Jello Enlightenment

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We decided to save the turtle story for next week, hoping to have a good one for next time, and leaned into "The Dragon Princess" this week, which is a story with very few action words in it. Hope you like learning about pearl stat blocks though.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Chrissi, Aarne-Thompson type 1916, "The Breathing Tree"

Suggested talking points: a Boatwatch jingle, dolphin skiing, swiping dragons, Trojan swallow, dragon experience, dragon wishing pearl classes, pearl TCG, Dr. Quackfrog, pisskid superheroes

Ramblecast 219

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 7 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We have a lot to cover this week, including the Mary Berry pirate story, a Smash Mouth concert, the true names of bears, and our new ARG.

Episode 218: Egg Poems

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Apr 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Content warning: child deaths.
Apologies for a patch of rough sound in the middle, it's about ten minutes: a piece of hardware came loose mid-recording.
We're reading "The Woman With 366 Children," a story that really misses its mark on trying to land a morale, but what's new?

This episode brought to you by executive producer VersusMe101, Aarne-Thompson type 316, "The Mermaid In the Pond"

Suggested talking points: egg poems, big hedge, Gregorian III, Sesame Street war powers, the Muppet wars, couple of Simbas, curse poops, mouse births, known coward Rob Minkoff, holy super soaker

Ramblecast 218

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 16:55:00 +0000

Folks, we need to talk about Dora the Explorer's use of a knife in the new movie trailer. Questions have been raised.

Episode 217: Beethoven's Smooth Criminal

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading "Prince Slugobyl," a prince we're actually kinda into, which is rare. It's too bad that he's overshadowed by the much better Megahorse.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Sarah D, Aarne-Thompson type 929, "Clever Defenses"

Suggested talking points: the Slugobyl generation, a forced lady voice, summoning Michael Keaton, Userpent, infinite genies, megahorse, Knight of the Whimbus, Beethoven's Smooth Criminal

Ramblecast 217

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Tyler is determined to sustain himself entirely on "Into the Spiderverse," and we're trying to fix out how to fix the toxic gaming community. Spoiler: it's really easy to do and we're surprised it hasn't happened yet.

Episode 216: My Kingdom for a Jamslammer: Gracieuse and Percinet part III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

The finale of "Gracieuse and Percinet" is here, and boy howdy is it a ride. So many characters to disappoint us!

Content warning for emotionally abusive/manipulative relationships. Percinet is... bad.

Suggested talking points: Grogoui, that's a Treebeard, the Book of Kells for poops, irritable jam syndrome, multiverse leaderboard, 50 Shades of Psyche, apex princess species, jam piracy, borrower terrarium, bounce o'clock, going to Space Jam, trained in fairy lore

Ramblecast 216

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

What genre isn't Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? We've already talked about how it's steampunk, and now it's cyberpunk too!

Episode 215: Cyber-Grognon: Gracieuse and Percinet part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We're very taken with Grognon, and very much NOT taken with Percinet, for reasons that will become very clear soon. Grognon continues to be an interesting villain, and Percinet continues to be JUST THE WORST.

Suggested talking points: Buscemi's fatherly wet gaze, the Imaginarium of Dr. Percocet, horse socialism, Jack Bauer as Psyche, Grace the Unflayable, the first macguffin, 1719 summer Grognon hotness games, Grognonaroo, Grogmommy's alrights

Ramblecast 215

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Mar 2019 23:06:00 +0000

There's never been a Pokemon game that takes place in REAL America, so we're pitching Gen 9: Pokemon Stars & Pokemon Stripes.

Note: we're touching on some serious issues here, and just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that although we are making jokes, this is all satire and we take these issues with gravity they deserve.

Episode 214: Caught Between a Jam and a War Place: Gracieuse and Percinet part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000

It's that time of year again, everyone. The d'Aulnoy train has been speeding toward us for a year, and it has finally arrived. We're reading "Gracieuse and Percinet" this year, which involves a surprising number of twists and turns for a chunk of story in which nothing really happens.

Suggested talking points: Waffle House Valentine's Day, public podcasting, jam consumption, royal anatomy, Grognon.0, camel drinking mechanisms, John Woo bird metrics, Scooby Doo hot take, Harry Potter spell slots

Ramblecast 214

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000

What is the first space force even going to do up there without anyone to play with or fight? We're also continuing what is apparently a whole series about art, and our relationship to it.

Episode 213: Stepmom EULA

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

A content warning: this story kinda involves sex trafficking. We have agreed that we have to talk about the daughter in question as an adult, and the trafficker is a magic bear prince, but it's still a little uncomfortable at moments.

We're finally reading "East of the Sun West of the Moon." For a foundational fairy tale, it's got a lot of problems. This story makes a lot more sense when you think of it as a reality show run by a troll in the background. Just trust us, you'll see it by the end.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Ashton, Aarne-Thompson type 1558, "Clothes Make the Man"

Suggested talking points: Team Rocket acting class, Larry David clicks, barky jorts, child hyper beam, momtech, daybear, crag hags, curse regulations, knuckle nose

Ramblecast 213

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

The best animated feature Oscar is a rough scene, but you know what was great? The original Steel Battalion.

Episode 212: James and the Giant Metal Gear

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:00:00 +0000

"Momotaro the Peach Boy" is truly Japan's Number One Momotaro, in that he's absolutely unstoppable. We might need to slow this sweet peach boy's roll a bit.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Dave, Aarne-Thompson type 1540, "the Man From Paradise"

Suggested talking points: objective comedy, fruit-based gentlemen, Cherry Man Catan, the butt families, Oni ecological breakdown, Papa Folklore, the Galapagos demons, science fience

Ramblecast 212

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:16:00 +0000

How do we wrest control of society from morning people, and equalize the playing field? Is the answer a cyberpunk future?

Episode 211: Bufthulhu the Beaverthulhu

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Apologies for the audio on this one gang, we had a microphone cord fray over the course of recording and it sounds like we've got an open lightsaber on the table between us. This story, though, has a lot going on. We're reading "the Barber's Clever Wife," and she gets into some wild stuff.

Suggested talking points: the scientific method, a Sweeney Clod, Kingdom Hearts additions, as thicket as thieves, crimewatch, cherry corn rice, conga line of thieves, fire: the catchall pesticide, 8 servings of gold, GMOut the ass, the thicket women, spaghetti mustache trick, vegetable genders

Ramblecast 211

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Like, what is art even? We're sharing some of the things that draw us to particular movie, shows, music, whatever.

Episode 210: The Cloaca Rangers

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

We're re-visiting our favorite shitbird with two different versions of "How Raven Stole the Sun." He's the same Raven that we know and love, and not just because he's given rise to the Cloaca Rangers.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Mairzy Marzipan, Aarne-Thompson type 751a, "Peasant Woman Is Changed Into a Woodpecker"

Suggested talking points: straight to shoebox, ham scaffolding, Kingdom Hearts lore, fetish count, the Donne Darko timeline, science points, decorative beaks, Schrodinger's hottie, cloeyecha, your house is dragons, the Cloaca Rangers, the Fern Gully cinematic universe

Ramblecast 210

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 4 Feb 2019 00:20:00 +0000

We're talking about the Big Game. You know the one. The BIG game. We also reinvent a sport.

Episode 209: Gorby Gorbo the Irish Mime

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

We're back from hiatus with an Irish story called "Jamie Freel and the Young Lady." Lady only describes one of her forms though, which also include a sack of wool, and a dog maybe, we dunno it gets weird.

Suggested talking points: strong arms rowin', scooping mad water, crocheting steel cables, off-brand Popeye, the worst Arby's slogan, yin and yang of the dank herb, poop freedom, horse flying methods, nut classification, moonwine, sentient 'tatoes, dead stick daughter, digging for buried lady, boat justifications, rush hour dunks

Ramblecast 209

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Maybe all Robin Hood needs is a fresh new genre to get that blockbuster success he deserves.

Episode 208: WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 4

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

Due to varying levels of wellness (and maybe a robot-related incident), we were unable to record an episode for you all this week.

Thankfully, our past selves recorded like a whole bunch of episodes, so it's time for another clipshow!

contains clips from: Mermaidsploitation, Blitz My Son, A Brief Downstairs Kiss, Mother of a Saltless Race, Pumpkin Mice Latte, and Brought To You By the Letter D

Episode 207: Mother Whimbus

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:06:00 +0000

Eastern Europe always treats us so right, and "Youth Without Age and Life Without Death" is no exception. We're into beta-testing of Big Rock, and early results are looking good.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Pyris, Aarne-Thompson type 330B, "The Devil In the Sack"

Suggested talking points: boatwatch opportunity, old man baby magnet, cotton-eyed baby, anime pratfall into death, sores horse, yonder-forest, a little bit woodpecker, scorpion witch, a kibble situation, Monster Hunter: Katamari, weird time, big rock implementation

Ramblecast 207

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

We're a little late to the party on this, but gang, we have to talk about wizards pooping themselves.

Episode 206: Wife (With Rice)

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Jan 2019 17:15:00 +0000

We've got a short, sweet nugget of a story this week in "The Slaying of the Tanuki," but there's juice in this nugget. And some of that juice is a solution that could fix many, many plotholes for many fairy tales.

This episode brought to you by executive producer The Day Dude, Aarne-Thompson type 898, "Daughter of the Sun"

This episode sponsored by "The Legend of Griff" by Richard Sparrow, available now

Suggested talking points: new year's resolution, hare wife, tanuki schacks, what animal friends are, the folklore restaurant, culinary vore, ointment purposes, hatchet walks, the OG sick burn, common law hare marriage, get you a bunny who does both, woods murder jazz, big rock solutions, big big rock

Ramblecast 206

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 6 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

It's a brand new year! Our holidays were filled with Spidermen, new TV adventures, and gun almost-whoopsies. Our post holidays are filled with the candy and treats that were sent to our P.O. Box.

Episode 205: Grumpynut: The Story of the Hard Nut Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Jan 2019 17:00:00 +0000

We're finishing off "The Story of the Hard Nut" this week. If you were hoping for answers, maybe stop holding your breath now.

Suggested talking points: breakfast stats, mouse joker, famous nuts, Shere Khan Tony Jay Aladdin, Tony Jay's song rider, seven crowns mice king

Episode 204: Pig to Metal Ratio: The Story of the Hard Nut Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

"The Story of the Hard Nut" is rightfully cut from many Nutcracker adaptations. It's a story within a story (within another story) about some sausages and mice or whatever and it's only kinda related to the Nutcracker.

Suggested talking points: returning babies, universal sausage making, a mountain of pigs, how the sausage is made, spicy dreams ballet

Ramblecast 204

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:14:00 +0000

Our first official Knifemas. We're doing our traditional gift exchange!

Episode 203: Double-Barreled Shovel

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We're going to Iceland this week to explore a winter holiday tradition: "The Yule Lads" are some rowdy boys who come and try and wreck your scene. There are a lot of them, and their needs are VERY particular.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Leo (a Sexy Dragonborn Dad), Aarne-Thompson type 465D, "Quests for the Impossible"

Suggested talking points: Brendan Frasier ski difficulty, shit kids, milk ogres, cloverbaitin', scraping-fest, Saint Thorax, Joe Pesci ringtone gigs, Icelandic pokemon, foot herd immunity, dark santa, milk divorce

Ramblecast 203

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

You got questions about Smash Ultimate? We have answers. We also have thoughts on fairy tale-adjacent erotic novels.

Episode 202: Stinkbox 360

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

"Sima Who Wore the Big Hat" has an ending that assures you that it's ok to not challenge any of your preconceived notions. It's also one with an immensely solvable problem at the heart of the plot.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Cole, Aarne-Thompson type 780, "The Singing Bone"

Suggested talking points: Sam R. I., warsad, the true origin of basketball, secret stink crypt, space jam disease, stinkweapon, hat ordeal, punk rock prodigy, @AndrewtheBrobdingnagianbardwhodoesthethemesongtoourpodcast.com, buttsword master, four-sword style, pup shred

Ramblecast 202

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 9 Dec 2018 18:25:00 +0000

Welcome to our new website for crimes, extortmedaddy.com. We're also talking about folklore adaptations, and uh... Smash Ultimate did release this week. So there's that.

Episode 201: P.E.E.B.i.S.

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

"The Three Spinners" is a Grimm fairy tale that was told before it's time: it's really a cyberpunk story about slinging data and jacking into FlaxXnet.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Talie, Aarne-Thompson type 570, "The Rabbit Herd"

Suggested talking points: spin resistance, house acquisitions, fairy tale Pokemon starter, low fi spinning beats, Queensmr, cratchit your legs, Christmas Carol remakes, Harold Peebis, bionic spinners, FlaxXnet, future spreadsheets, Monark Bitcoins, cyber Vuvalini, P.E.E.B.i.S.

Ramblecast 201

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 2 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Pokemon Let's Go has some issues that we're happy to enumerate. We'd also like to introduce Pokemon to some literary classics.

Episode 200: Tiny Crime Men

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We've got a double story (weeble wobble) this week: "Zuchatina/Little Gourd," and "Mona Catarina." They're both Cinderella variants, and they have fewer details than usual, so strap in while we fill in some gaps.

Suggested talking points: Weird Album Reykjavik, wicked gourd womern, wolves take care of backsass, dog currency, exit through the gourd shop, drool interview, Squashimoto, kidnapped by wizards: part II, illicit nuts

Ramblecast 200

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

None of us have seen Fantastic Beats: Crimes of Grindelwald, but that's not going to stop us from talking about it.

Episode 199: The Other One About a Bus

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:53:00 +0000

As the title suggests, another bus idea has surfaced. Call it a stepping stone to greater things. There is also a story in this episode though, don't worry! It's called "The Three Brothers," and it fulfills a wish we made a long time ago.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Tentacle Duck, Aarne-Thompson type 1086, "Jumping Into the Ground"

Suggested talking points: a very comfortable goblin, word takeover, South by South Dennis, the Dirtanic, the sexiest part of the bus, things you can get for free, carpe time and space, Ice Ice Frizzle, the robber's code, Andy Went to the Pizza, Pirates of the BusBus

Ramblecast 199

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory steampunk? Is Harry Potter really that good of a seeker? What's up with the new Tide containers? Lots of important questions to sort through this week.

Episode 198: Bird Kinks

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

"The Raven and the Big Fisherman" is a rare story that just leaves us confounded with details from the first paragraph, and then just goes downhill from there. So many questions remaining after the end of this one.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Amy, Aarne-Thompson type 322 "Magnet Mountain Attracts Everything"

Suggested talking points: Crimekite and Kronkite presents, Normal Raven from Metal Gear, myth time, throwing up in a thousand voices, kissing on the heart, rubbernecking a fluid situation, stomach treasures, knees: the potty zone, toilet miracle, a rowdy turd kid, vomitfish, the full DeVito, the Hunt for Red Yucktober, spicy drugs experience

Ramblecast 198

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Is a robot butler a good use of funds? Looks like a good idea from where we're sitting. We're also talking about the Shrek reboot.

Episode 197: The Trunchbull Situation

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Poland never disappoints us, and this week is no exception! We're reading "A Present for the King's Godson," about a kid who does not appreciate the magic gifts he was given, and also everyone is bad at taking advantage of it.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Phillip, Aarne-Thompson type 440, "Iron Henry"

Suggested talking points: chastising ancient lies, pour one out for the weebles and wobbles, iron fist-ruled Caillou world, scary angels, king dance themes, monkey's paw deterrent, Noble Jimmy, pie kingdom, inside diapers, Cook's secret Willy Wishes

Ramblecast 197

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 5 Nov 2018 00:48:00 +0000

Taking a deep dive into the very specific school of acting found in bumbling villains in kids' movies, after watching Air Bud: Spikes Back, and we stumble upon the perfect role for Joe Pesci.

Episode 196: Van Helsing: Ye Olde Megaman

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Another double story episode for this (almost) Halloween! We've got "The Three Army Surgeons," followed by "How Some Children Played at Slaughtering." Everyone be safe for Halloween, and if you see a lonesome machine hitchhiking its way across the land, be kind: it may just be the Spooktrolyzer.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Emma, Aarne-Thompson type 531, "Ferdinand the Hero's Horse"

Suggested talking points: crime juices, brain licks, rat-foot, live snake eyes, carsword anime, cat eye spell for sleep, the once and future bits, truffle snuffle, PacMan's Lose Yourself, future crime barometer, Vince Vaughn's pig urges

Ramblecast 196

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Are we losing out on the deal by giving kids free Halloween candy? What should we be asking for in return? We've got some ideas to improve Halloween.

Episode 195: A Horse With High Beams

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We've got a spooky double header this week: "The Ghost and the Cash Box," and "The Deacon of Myrka." They're like yin and yang: one featuring hybrid bean-men who tend the Earth, the other a very strong muscle wizard for hire.

This episode brought to you by executive producer David, Aarne-Thompson type 1430 "Air Castles"

Suggested talking points: the Family Circus line, bean-men to save the Earth, the Bean Meridian, unobeanium, heartburps, cash ghosts, dirtbirds, money games, predator ghosts, Unknown the wandering samurai, goot froop, detcon skelliman, an Icelandic poetry grin, lichgate, wizard department, alfalfasoft

Ramblecast 195

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Our unique services have been called upon yet again. We've got another dying industry to fix up. On the agenda this week: bars. How do we make them good?

Episode 194: Piss Ghost Coast to Coast

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Our spooky main course this evening is "The Fox Sister," with a short story titled "The Maiden's Grave" for desert. The desert is necessary to wash the taste of the first one out of your mouth. Because of the ending.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Maia, Aarne-Thompson type 1334 "the Local Moon"

Suggested talking points: boy generals, trial by mail, folklore-O's: featuring stuff, cult traps, arcade ticket quest, a daughter made of 18 new cows, ducking is its own reward, clown mouth sister, the barren ballpit, pinball wizard school, the famous Mario livers

Ramblecast 194

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What comic would you create if you were trying to get rich quick? We know what ours is, after performing a careful analysis of other comics.

Episode 193: Hey Now, You're An Intern

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Gold Teeth" is our second entry in Spooklore 2018, featuring a soundtrack by everyone's favorite late 90s/early 2000s band Mouthsmash! What's the deal with those gold teeth anyway? Are they normal, parasitic, or do they got ghosts?

This episode brought to you by executive producer Samwise, Aarne-Thompson type 466, "A Journey to the Other World "

Suggested talking points: drink embezzlement, a tragic gardening backstory, butt teeth, united by piss, good times ranch, farm to laser to table, a Cotton-Eye Joe of paint, cow-drifting, talking to Tupac's hologram, Mouthsmash, industrial grungy nothing, a prescription for "leave me alone," time travel teeth, grandma times, It Fluoride, Kerhs the blue gnome

Ramblecast 193

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 7 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're talking survival this week. Which one of us would survive the longest in the woods? Anyone else remember their machete days as a youth?

Episode 192: Seven Minutes In Samurai

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're kicking off What the Spooklore with "the Peony Lantern" from Japan. How spooky is it? Our old friend the Spooktrolyzer is back to help us figure that out, but we'll say this: there are probably more ghosts than there really NEED to be.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Grace, Aarne-Thompson type 305, "Dragon's Blood as Cure "

Suggested talking points: a Gump year, the mayor-sword, cocoon resolution, double wife weeblewobble weeblewobble, Family Feudal Japan, the sometimes nun, catphishing a ghost, Peter Quirrell: Ron's Sexpet, life-saving parkour, a Scooby job, deep scoobs, ghost day jobs, skelliman

Ramblecast 192

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The phrase "crime tokens" in the new Spiderman game is a little misleading. What should it mean? Obviously they're something that criminals give to other criminals to show appreciate for their crime skills.

Episode 191: Bog's Burgers

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"Jack and His Master" is an old-fashioned fairy tale about some dum-dums who get into a mess they could have avoided. If any of them had just done the game theory (pushes glasses up nose) they would have known better.

Editor's note: there's about a minute of audio that sounds a bit different, this was recorded later because we needed to make sure we had some facts straight.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Liz Wilde, Aarne-Thompson type A1241, "Made From Clay "

Suggested talking points: Jack Coolteen, pro four square moves, skin inches, game theory calculations, the many kinds of servants, upskirts of the Burgermeister, duck duck goose: survival, dark Ronald McDonald, a spot of boy torture, bog smokin', swamped with cow-bogs, Carman's punk rock playlist, folklore Amelia Bedelia

Ramblecast 191

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Carman's stuck at home without a car, and we have a TV show pitch to keep her company. We're also renaming our fridge, which is... sort of related.

Episode 190: Clifford the Big Red Deadly Scorpion

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Story of a Scorpion Who Was the Son of Adam" is what we're reading this week, with periodic interruptions of Very Good Ideas that the right people on Twitter needed to know about immediately. The story itself is the result of someone really crunching to make a deadline.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Mcatnip, Aarne-Thompson type 2033, "Henny Penny Thinks the Sky Is Falling"

Suggested talking points: Mister Minister Minster, medieval gun, gunchucks from Monster Hunter, advanced haggling, tupperware goblet, ye olde thermos, dad wine kisses, scorpion swears, piggy bits, a botched rule of threes, keep it in your fig

Ramblecast 190

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Freaky Friday might have missed the possibility that one side of that agreement would not care about the social pressures of their new role, which brings us to this question: would you Freaky Friday with a cat?

Episode 189: Unprecedented Access to Fruit: The Goddess of Mercy Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're finishing up "The Goddess of Mercy: a Biography of the Bodhisattva" this week, though honestly, we probably could have just called it last week and it would have been fine. Tiger makes a comeback, which gives us something to hang on to throughout the many twists and turns of this story.

Suggested talking points: the tiger temp, the sweet science of perfection, the Who album recommendations, mountain pirates, Ghost Buddies by Steven King, tricked out Buddha, priest shell, the stewmancer

Episode 188: Live Like the First Two Are Mulligans: The Goddess of Mercy Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're reading part one of "The Goddess of Mercy: a Biography of the Bodhisattva," a long and complicated Chinese story about nuns and transforming hell, and a Tiger who just can't catch a break, and... there's a lot of it.

Suggested talking points: portmanteau mushrooms, a birthday month PSA, trickle down justice, cool prison sentences, Dr. Compromise, Home Depot Tiger, bird cackles, the HyperBuddha, stock in eggs

Episode 187: Bony Begins

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Hans Christian Andersen's "Garden of Paradise" is another one of those stories that fundamentally changes our overly tangled web of fairy tale interconnectedness. Hans with the heat again: lots of Immortal Bony/Project Birdfall meat for everyone!

This episode brought to you by executive producer Ida, Aarne-Thompson type 670a, "the Woman Who Understood Animal Languages"

Suggested talking points: overshadowed by crime, Donkey Moon-Moon, sniff some math, d'Aulnoy Giuliani, the physics twinkie, pig head worm body, sitrep from birdtown, stealing from fairy tools, suckered by Cotton-Eye Joe, death trick shot, proto-fairies, Windmom

Ramblecast 187

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Did they ever ban dogs from playing basketball after Air Bud? Apparently that rule patch never went through, because that franchise ends up with dogs with full personhood.

Episode 186: Original Bird Sin

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Three Languages" is a Grimm story that needs a lot of fixing up. Sure there's a super weird Pope ceremony at the end, but what happened to the dogs and frogs? It's a story that demands some grasping at straws to fill in the gaps.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Jake, Aarne-Thompson type 766, "the Magic Sleep"

Suggested talking points: them Magic Beauty sleeping curses, curse me up man, twilight zone monkey paw wish, the Count's feeding habits, Big Bird vampire, dog language, bird knowing jobs, it's ribbit jackass!, filled by peanut butter, Three Is Company dog treasure, the dog codex, unkillable animal whisperer, lord Daddy, the bird bounty on David Blaine, Final Fuddruckers

Ramblecast 186

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We were sent a theory about Immortal Bony that we might have missed, and get into casting our own biopic and figuring out which fairy tale we'd actually want to live in.

Episode 185: Double Married Baby Husband

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"A Tale of Two Brothers" just has too much going on, and not enough of it is focused on the children's card game at the center of the conflict. There's a lot that needs to be cut away from this story, and that leaves a lot of room for other, better stuff to fill it back up.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Roast Rabbit, Aarne-Thompson type 471, "The Bridge to Another World"

Suggested talking points: OzzyBourniest, Yugi Muto's Da Vinci Code, shadow game with Tom Hanks, cows drug habits, five bushel boy, nicklebag, consenting to shame, Highlander baby, music video swaparoo, a line of dilbos, a sword with no name

Ramblecast 185

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What's your proudest moment? We've got a whole range of things we're proud of, from reading stunts pulled as children to mysterious crimes pulled as adults. One of us might be a phantom.

Episode 184: Prison Yelp

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Legend of Tokoyo" is not originally about toilets, but by Golly it will be by the time we're done with it. If you're curious about how bathroom technology ranks, this is your episode.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Bee B., Aarne-Thompson type 812, "The Devil's Riddle"

Suggested talking points: the Breakfast Club, lady's banishment island, optimal bathroom design, girl-tossing, piss trough village, clam women, toilet diving bell, cowardly evil snake, Pissy Tim, the church of the toilet, Lifeguard kissing techniques, Toilet Samurai, cursed toilet museum

Ramblecast 184

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 5 Aug 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Why do we still sleep on feathers? Seems like there are better options. Would a semi-sentient living bag of organs be better? You decide!

Episode 183: Mean Gregs By Tina Fey

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"People Getting Rich" might be sending the wrong message, but it's subject matter is certainly relevant to us today. In the midst of all this, there's a very good idea for a restaurant that we hope to be opening by 2020.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kerrima, Aarne-Thompson type 2031, "Strong, Stronger, Strongest"

Suggested talking points: whisper biscuit takeover, the new dream bread religion, the Ur-McRib, Owen Wilson crashing, St. Peter's life hacks, brain collateral, Ye Olde McDonald's, foraging restaurant, chilly zone for penguin meat, that funky Wonkaland, got a golden saddle in my pocket, the Poverty Greg special for kids, village crime, Mean Gregs by Tina Fey, What's the Deal, Poverty Greg?

Ramblecast 183

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We've got our first listener suggestion, and as requested last week, it is primo sleepover game material: a good old-fashioned "boff marry kill."

Episode 182: Mmbop Funeral Dirge

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're dipping into a series of Anansi stories this week, which naturally leads to the creation of a new Yonder Toad villain, and a sitcom about neighbors doing sex to each other.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Carl with a C, Aarne-Thompson type 1628, "The Learned Son and the Forgotten Language"

Suggested taking points: Welsh challenge, fish propulsion, Victorian sensory deprivation tank for cleaning and bathing, a very Garfield thing to do, a very cordial mugging, human hairtepede, my favorite Speed Racer trenchcoats, orthopedic cowboy boots, Time Allen

Ramblecast 182

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What dumb or weird games did you play as a kid? We're full of them, ranging from a prey-like version of tag, to a game called mopball that you can play for $8 in a Dollar General.

Episode 181: A Place Ducks Want You to Be

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Three Snake-Leaves" is your classic tale: boy meets girl, girl dies, girl had a clause in that pre-nup demanding he be buried alive with her if she dies, boy goes into the grave with her, snakes happen. Pretty basic stuff.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Haley S., Aarne-Thompson type 1881, "Carried Through the Air by Game Birds"

Suggested talking points: Grimm the engines, the revolution will be periscoped, next of K, anti-hangman, my brotherdad, the wine-addled almost-king, snake attorney, by AC/DC, the speedrun king, non-murder separation, the underbog

Ramblecast 181

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Hope you're ready to learn about the next great anime, because we have conceived, here on this very program. There's crime, fast cars, and rules for buffet lines involved: only the best.

Episode 180: A Major Holiday Kind of Knifing

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This story "Crystal the Wise" absolutely does NOT end how it should, but there's a lot of potential there. That means it's time to get into the folklore playground, and mix it up a bit!

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kaitlyn B., Aarne-Thompson type 236, "Imitating Bird Sounds"

Suggested talking points: beer horse, geography secrets, a gift for data analysts, air buttress & buttress, princess fire style, a weird place for a trapdoor, downstairs is helltime, Merry Knifemas

Ramblecast 180

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

There's a ten year old out there with better jokes than us, and here are several of them. We're also on the lookout for some particular collectible coins, so send in your hot tips please.

Episode 179 :Extreme Breadsports

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Girl Who Trod On a Loaf" is a Lovecraftian nightmare disguised as a morality tale: though the morals are also questionable. Maybe Hans Christian Andersen was working through some stuff when he wrote this one.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Jen, Aarne-Thompson type 1387, "A Woman Draws Beer In the Cellar"

Suggested talking points: FBI escape, cereal frog nuptials, the Underseller, the dark side of Cooties: the game, panic room full of food, bread boogeyboard, marsh-booze, brewery gas huffing, hardened bread foot, load-bearing joke inspector, Inger In Bogeyland, the Hithertoad, poetic tag-ins, corrosive cry-tear, stinkdrink

Ramblecast 179

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 1 Jul 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Shrek thoughts are always relevant, right? We hope so, because a child drew a picture of anime Shrek and it turns out there are a LOT of relevant images online.

Episode 178: Ancient Chinese Cruella De Vil

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're reading "The Journey West" again! It's been over a year: both for us and for the Monkey King, who has been in jail for a loooong time. With good reason too.

This episode brought to you by executive producer JP, Aarne-Thompson type 154, "A Sack Full of Dogs"

Suggested talking points: enhance on audio crime, self-fruit cannibalism, dry use pool noodle, cubhub clothing delivery, ear storage, everything is clothes, big little backwards water, body based sorrow, psychic in your mouth, the pancake spectrum

Ramblecast 178

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Accidental crime is on our minds this week: have we committed any? How big of a crime is it to forget a taxes? What if you totally meant to do something, and it just... got away from you, is that a crime? Where do you check these things? Also included: a tale of deportation.

Episode 177: Welcome to Pidge-Fil-A

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Our story this week, "Life's Secret," makes a big claim. It's right there in the title. But does it deliver? Of COURSE not.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Whisper Biscuit, Aarne-Thompson type 1626, "Dream Bread"

Suggested talking points: ADIDAB, the vertebrate limit, shrimp slumlord, King's First Disappointment, fixer-upper racehorse, pomegranate hot, dating site metrics, my favorite sport pigeons, bread + time = dead, ESPigeoN, dreams of bread, Fifty First Deads, dead teen marriage

Ramblecast 177

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're checking in on how the World Cup-sometimes known as the Big Kick-is going so far, review Carman's first day devoted to podcast duties, and lil Jerry has some thoughts on faces.

Episode 176: The Toddler Hierarchy of Needs

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"The Four Feathers" is a bizarre narrative featuring some (probably unintentional) surrealist horror. But that's what you get when you put a four-year-old in charge of things.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Christopher, Aarne-Thompson type 106, "Talking Like an Animal "

Suggested talking points: a chance for German, German name fluency, a cool kind of begot, baby laundering, hot bod god dad, the good word of basic hygiene, the true story of Yankee Doodle, the toddler hierarchy of needs, a horse's destiny, a silent yler, Macy's day bug-out bag, a bony pony

Ramblecast 176

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're trying to assess Cricket's job performance, and... there's no way around it, she's just not meeting performance goals. There's also a section on our favorite billboards, and some fun new ways to go about getting a massage.

Episode 175: My Glowing Daughter Xanax

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This week's story, "The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child," was the inspiration for the movie Princess Kaguya. What we ended up with is not exactly that movie, which is great.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Kyle, Aarne-Thompson type 207C, "The Bell of Justice "

Suggested talking points: bamboo bling, Zoloft Jr., Call of Duty: Again, the most dedicated peeping toms, the solar flare self-defense, Stare-ano Bamboogerac, OkBuddha.com, please appraise my hopping teen, doing a driveby on some islands, peekabo signals, rejections by poem

Ramblecast 175

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Jun 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What's wrong with the old barter system? Why do we need money? There are some sweet trades available if you keep your eye out. This week we're talking about some of the good barters we've done recently.

Episode 174: Downstairs Magic In Clam Water Town

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Come for the weird asbestos water, stay for the hero who fights off witches with a spoon: we're reading "Tatterhood" this week. It's a story with a whole bunch of interesting stuff waiting at the periphery.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Timothy, Aarne-Thompson type 675, "The fool whose wishes always came true"

Suggested talking points: David Bowie's best album, bicycle-licking days, the star child of folklore, 30 minute child delivery, Tatter McClain, beggar trash friend, practice kids

Ramblecast 174

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 27 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're discussing what it would be like if we turned the government over to mice, and about a plan to convince the people that fish traveled over land to achieve manifest destiny.

Episode 173: A Dose of Vitamin Toad

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're back in Grimmland this week with "The Crows." It's a story with a much better story going on in the margins about one woman's total control over a town, and a possible nemesis. How much of that did we add? Folklore changes, it's an oral tradition. Which means it's all canon.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Dom, Aarne-Thompson type 1313, "The Man Who Thought Himself Dead"

Music from: My Heart Will Go On - Recorder By Candlelight by Matt Mulholland

Suggested talking points: merc with a mouth, Old News the stripper, the stripper hegemony, Ghengis Khan Realties, supermugging, crucified lite, Yonder-Toad, a Chuck-E Cheese crucifixion, Old News' secret police, Chekhov's loaded blind dew

Ramblecast 173

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 20 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Little Jerry has more suggestions for us this week: what human experiences could you replace with a drink? Brainstorming? Calling grandma? Where does it end?

Episode 172: Lefty's Mystic Booty Calls

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The riddle in this story "The Prince Who Married His Own Left Half" will haunt us for the rest of our days. We'll never know a moment's peace until we know the answer, so someone please help us out. And while you're here, stay for the wizard romance.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Justin, Aarne-Thompson type 500, "Guessing the Helper's Name"

Suggested talking points: the elephant's butthole, prince-cleaving expert, a sexy wizard, princess lefty, message slaps, peasant colors, the travesty of capitalism, psychically linked intercourse, a head full of wizard dreams, snaked by an old wizard, serial killer residency, husband-brother-dad, Gollum's Henry Winkler riddle

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Ramblecast 172

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 13 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're showing you what's behind the curtain this week, revealing Tyler's process for coming up with stuff to talk about on mic. We end up in all sorts of places, including at Disney World: buried in the goats.

Episode 171: Dress Like How You Want to Be Punished

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What animal crime deserves what animal punishment? We're going to see an example in "The Painted Turtle" this week, a Sauk legend from Wisconsin that also features Jesus, and his grandma General Grievous. Which part of that did we make up? Listen to find out!

This episode brought to you by executive producer Sara, Aarne-Thompson type 470A, "A Skeleton Is Invited to a Wedding"

Suggested talking points: a Duke Boys' jump to meaning, a human skelepede, organizing the dirt, grandma grievous, turtle home for humans, Wisconsin Jesus, Euchre-Oh, pizza into pearls, beefy armed Machop, a slow-acting fushigi spell, life by ant rule, animal crimes, turtle diamonds, a geriatric blur, design your juggalo grandchild

Ramblecast 171

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 6 May 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We're giving away allllll the Avengers: Infinity Wars spoilers on this special spoilercast (don't worry, none of us have seen the movie). All the stunts, special effects, and twists revealed! (Again, safe to listen, no real spoilers).

Episode 170: The Stinkwitch Gambit: Part III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 May 2018 15:55:00 +0000

We're finally going to finish this Stinkwitch story "The Subtle Princess," and boy does it get rough. Just put it all away, we're done. Also yes, there's a new intro and outro but don't worry, it'll all be ok.

Suggested talking points: Star Wars Cracker Barrel, the Pagemaster sequel, puritanical Azula, the bean age of technology, Janus and Jinkus, Tyler's Harry Potter edition, a handful of lettuce, the shame mural, fame dames, Clean Bean Eileen

Episode 169: The Stinkwitch Gambit: Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This week is part two of "The Subtle Princess." We thought we could marathon this one right to the end, but we were WRONG. So the story will cut off a little abruptly, and we'll finish it off next week. There are... horrors to come.

Suggested talking points: the duality of the stinkwitch, alternate story suggestions, Toy Story 5: RC RC, the church of the axe, gaping sewer hole, porridge full of jewels, official dad-hobby list, Razor Barrel Cookin', VR jicama

Ramblecast 169

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Everyone get your taxes done? So did we, though we have some skepticism about how this whole "economy" thing works. We think we have some ideas to improve it.

Episode 168: The Stinkwitch Gambit: Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

You might expect more subtlety from a story called "The Subtle Princess," but you would be wrong. This is the first part of a multi-part story, so strap in!

This episode brought to you by executive producer April, Aarne-Thompson type 1345, "stories depended on puns."

Suggested talking points: a title lobby, pretend friend trafficking, birkenstock analysis, manic pixie dream general, king dad, the rules of Peekaboo Tower, subsisting on basket food, pay to win magic, treaty beef, a metaphor for fuck, but her newspapers

Ramblecast 168

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

How would everyone feel about an audio-only video game stream? Sounds pretty good, right? We're going to try to flesh it out, as well as propose an alternate way to approach phone technology.

Episode 167: Bobby Flay's Iron Chef Escape Attempts

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Important little details concerning fairies in this week's story, called "Childe Roland." But, they're buried under a lot of nonsense about some very weird brothers, and Bobby Flay's attempt to end the Iron Chef competition once and for all.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Jerimiah, Aarne-Thompson type 440: The Frog King.

Suggested talking points: house persons, the little engine that thought about it, Merlin's final words, the elf-strats, secret bird control, bread cereal, good southern recipes

Ramblecast 167

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

The right way to prep your voice for audio recording is to jam a big handful of jelly beans in your mouth right before hitting the go button. Also, we're going to take stock of where A.I. is and where it should be going.

Episode 166: A Dramatic Role for Ray Romano

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Apr 2018 18:30:00 +0000

Hey Ray Romano, we've got a juicy part for you to play in "Belphegor Marrying a Woman," almost GUARANTEED to win you an Oscar. It's got all the key bits: crying in garbage, being hunted for sport, the works. Hit us up.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Lily, Aarne-Thompson type 545: the cat as helper.

Suggested talking points: Van Helsing Media, the Machiavellian Bible, holy man Ray Romano, SJDevils, a mustache sort of voice, noble peeing races, manhunting for sport, sitcom dad noise, solving the devil puzzle, the origin of the remote control

Ramblecast 166

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 1 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Remember that flat earther who was going to launch himself in a rocket? Well, we have news. And if you're interested in a robot that yells sex commands at you, we've got you covered there too.

Episode 165: The Girl Who Blamed Wolf

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

"One Eyes Two Eyes Three Eyes" tried to be a story about eye prejudice and dumb sisters, but by the end of this episode, it's... still in a rough place. Best pitch so far is changes involving a mechanical wolf.

Music from: My Heart Will Go On - Recorder By Candlelight by Matt Mulholland

Suggested talking points: mandatory child knowledge, unsolicited financial advice, clicks to Jesus for Dragonball, little goat pimp my ride, a honkin' peebo, menne fatale, only true love can keep a fake wolf together

Ramblecast 165

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

What's the deal with cats, anyway? They'd be good at 90's style observational comedy for one.

Episode 164: The Punzel 5000

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Do you have the latest Punzel model? Your witch neighbor does. If you're not feeling self-conscious about your out-of-date Punzel, this week's story "Beautiful Angiola" will make you so.

Suggested talking points: the wasps who are afraid of Prom, funky tree radish, Nostradonkmus, Ocean's Pregnant Seven, the donkey trick litmus test, the Last of Bus, Cyberpunzel, the punzel rig, traitor furniture, corpse face curse, circle-breathing for dogs, tupperware sorceries

Ramblecast 164

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow has escalated things, and it may be a direct challenge to us. We demand reciprocity.

Episode 163: The Truetrue About Sandywiggles

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

We went on a whole journey with this week's story, "The Incombustible Tulip." Was a lot of that journey about pizza? It sure was. Did it need to be? Definitely not.

Suggested talking points: Moon SEO, ponyscents, a biCzar coincidence, horseback MMA, body scraps, Noid origins, of horses for horses, king of forevertown, 48-hour malaria, terror fever, the great pizza wars, pizza butthole flames, a buttmad king

Ramblecast 163

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 11 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000

Goop came up again, sorry everyone. But mostly, we're spending some time this week getting in touch with the alternate reality versions of ourselves: the Bearenstains to our Bearensteins. Or is it the other way around?

Episode 162: The Ballad of Wrong Amy and Prince Instant Messenger: Part III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We are done with Madame d'Aulnoy for another year: "The Bee and the Orange Tree" has come to a close. Was there ever a bee, or an orange tree? You'll have to wait for it, just as we did.

Suggested talking points: SCOTUS application process, the d'Aulnoy flu, the new stages of grief, Grand Theft Camel, chatting with the bean, unloaded Chekov's gun, the orange tree revealed, a bad giving tree, fairy law offices, Linda's bean-tremors

Ramblecast 162

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Do you want a global cat Olympics? Us too. We're going to find out how, and the role doping might play.

Episode 161: The Ballad of Wrong Amy and Prince Instant Messenger: Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Another episode down, still waiting on either the titular Bee or Orange Tree (because we're still reading "The Bee and the Orange Tree"). It's a doozy folks.

Suggested talking points: the deep cave, roadkill directions, Big Lots fire, very complex sign language, fifty shades of ogre, a whim of boning, Greg: Origins, BDSM intro class, BDSM true name, stinky arithmetic, Ogrekidz, Peekaboo Olympics

Ramblecast 161

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We got another box, with a very nice gift in it! And also, we'll give you a quick recap of the movie Seven.

Episode 160: The Ballad of Wrong Amy and Prince Instant Messenger: Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We're kicking it off a little late this year, but it's our anniversary! Which means it's time for our Nemesis-Madame d'Aulnoy-to come out of her hidey hole to inflict another long, nonsensical story upon us. This year's is no different: "The Bee and the Orange Tree" is starting off with a kick. Joining us is special guest Keith Brooks.

Listen to Keith's podcast "The Eye:" http://theeyemnypd.libsyn.com/the-eye-in-big-trouble-in-little-chinatown-episode-1-yi

Suggested talking points: a radical storyteller, the king of the Kroger happy aisle, the best Ogre names, fairy sexual habits, weird baby science, ogre freak show, Royal Fairy Trucio, tuberculosis chic, Shades of Goku, Ogre Ogre Ogre!

Episode 159: Lieutenant Dan's Fists of Fury

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000

This week's story "The Princess in the Chest" has some elements that would make for a good movie, we just wish fairy tales would account for all of their characters. WHY do these people show up? Help us understand.

Suggested talking points: a Discord ad, Gump elder lore, Hobbit adoption, the swollest sperm, the tired curse, reverse albino, forehead goatee, sir scuffles the Pigeon, the Pigeon King, a failed boat alarm

Ramblecast 159

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 4 Feb 2018 17:00:00 +0000

We're talking about high school reunion strategies, and the secret of true names and how they can be used to stop high school fights.

Episode 158: Cat Fractals

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

"The Boy Who Drew Cats" is one of the only kind of whimsical stories we've done? At least it sounds whimsical at the start, but some of the goblin stuff kind of takes the wind out of those sales.

This episode produced by Izzy Crimson

Suggested talking points: boat alarm, muscle clerics, the origin of Banksy, a cat-based font, goblin trigger, cat drawing stamina, goblin fighting cat teams, Smurf afficionado

Ramblecast 158

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:40:00 +0000

We've each been cursed by the New Year's Witch! Find out what burdens we have to bear (we know it's almost February). We also get deep into which cartoons should be adapted into musicals, and there's a review of the Phantom of the Opera sequel.

Episode 157: Chip's December Memories: Beauty and the Beast Part IV

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

It's finally over, this terrible version of "Beauty and the Beast." And what did we learn? Monkey butlers sound pretty cool, and those mirrors were all right. Fairies are pretty messed up.

Suggested talking points: genie sheep, Ferengi Fairies, mutual genie wishes, proving the marriage, asphyxiation matroishka, an incest inquiry, a forced director's commentary, an adopted monkey king, tada-bam!

Ramble 157

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Birds are mobilizing, weaponizing, and in possession of some strange and worrying abilities. Keep an eye out.

Episode 156: King Kokomo: Beauty and the Beast Part III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Fairy law gets wild, you guys. Also a lot of this part of the "Beauty and the Beast" story is just people in a foyer talking? Disney made some judicial edits, we can tell you that.

Suggested talking points: the giant iron, Mrs. Beauty N. Brains, curse words of 2018, noble tentacle ink, the pity virtue, the baby general, airtight curses, crowdsurfing on monkeys, genie sheep, a new standard for consent

Episode 155: The First Miracle of Saint Netflix: Beauty and the Beast Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Jan 2018 17:33:00 +0000

This horrible version of "Beauty and the Beast" is back, and it ain't gettin' any better folks. If it sounds like the story might be wrapping up soon: you're wrong. You're very wrong.

Suggested talking points: Ouroboros Snake Pretzel, the Monkey Gauchos, the miracle of mirrors, Pooh-Heffalump hybrid, the good dance lady, how monster babies are made, the monopuss: lollipop of the sea

Ramblecast 155

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 7 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

It's the What the Folklore holiday presents exchange! We got each other some dumb stuff, and a listener sent us some much better stuff.

Episode 154: Dream Liquid Inception: Beauty and the Beast Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

While we usually try to stay away from Disney's domain, sometimes there are... exceptions. With good reason. This week, we're reading a version of "Beauty and the Beast."

Suggested talking points: Tyler 3.0, the French condition, hoof dog dowries, movie pirates, summer home shacks, Maurice's romance, pure virility, a human erection, muscle noodles, hulkaphants, Beauty the greedy bitch, prophecy trunk, consensual beasts

Ramblecast 154

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:25:00 +0000

What are you changing up for 2018? We've all got ideas.

Episode 153: Steve vs. Taco Bell

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 17:22:00 +0000

Meg (Tyler 2.0) returns for this week's story "The Smith They Dared Not Let Into Hell." It's a difficult one to parse, especially with all the nicknames we added by the end.

Suggested talking points: Tyler 2.0, deal details, popping a horse, smith the maiden, tragic horse murder, hover-horse, Mr. Denny's Smith, fastest ironer in the West, sanctified pinochle

Ramblecast 153

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We have a special guest this week: Tyler's partner Meg is filling in for him while he's traveling for the holidays. We're breaking down the vanity plate industry, and how to get the best cat wine.

Episode 152: 3 Sisters 3 Furious: Sister Drift

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This week we're going to read the version of "The Three Sisters" that was actually suggested to us, and is actually a Grimm story. We're not sure which one is more absurd.

Suggested talking points: self-krampus, experimenting with potatoes, unreliable bearnator, bear propaganda, chest full of piss, chapter potato bankruptcy, cloaca efficiency, royalty vision, the dumbest Cinderella, Charlie Tuna the serial killer, 1000% fuckboi, scareprince, Gordie's trend list

Ramblecast 152

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Food Network's hottest new show: Secret Ops Grocery! We're going to need a lot of money to get started, as well as cooperation from law enforcement and global banks.

Episode 151: Pod Con Special

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:22:00 +0000

This is a brief departure from our normal thing, because we attended Pod Con this weekend! This episode is a wrap-up of our trip and what we learned, and a few things we want to do in the future. We recorded using our Mobile Podcasting Rig (TM) so audio is a liiiitle rough. We'll be back to the regularly scheduled programming soon.

Ramblecast 151

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Are you trying to do some holiday shopping, and you're coming up blank? Don't worry, we-and Gwyneth Paltrow-have you covered.

Episode 150: Bread Percent Run

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Free advice to all fairy tale authors, including the author of "The Two Travelers:" when you hit on a good theme, just stop there. Quit while you're ahead. You don't need to stretch the story another 400% to see if another one comes around.

Suggested talking points: a live Krampus, next level flat-earthing, fake Grimm's tales, nutritious kisses, bread math, a ghost joke, bee favors, horse wax, science for butt, horse poltergeisting, well babies, batteries for birds

Ramblecast 150

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Dec 2017 18:15:00 +0000

This week we're digging into a whole new area of crime, and regulatory boards: ghost crimes.

Episode 149: Unlucky In Math

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Our story this week, called "The Three Sisters," is continuing a very humanizing trend for ogres which has thrown us for a bit of a loop. And to make matters worse, we have to consider an atypical heroine paradigm. It's a head-scratcher, folks.

Suggested talking points: unlucky in math, a mattress of chaff, secret married, night prince business, doctor huddle, couple's jaywalking, Gregsign, fish sound, soylent fu, ogre portrayals in the media, bird speed man body, the momhole

Ramblecast 149

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Tyler has an issue with light, and the things that can be seen in it: so we're going to try to solve that little issue. And if you've ever wanted a sport that's played planet-wide, stay tuned.

Episode 148: Get Bear

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This story, "The Daughter of Buk Ettemsuch," is a roller coaster. But it was one character who's just really... good. And sometimes that's enough to hang on to as you plummet and twist down the Fairy Tale Cyclone.

Suggested talking points: the Mac and Cheese fairy book, illegal dinner, Metal Gear: Witch, giant copyrights, Prince casting, what does the Ox say?, the Ox room, pez dispenser barn, the wife-purge, how scurvy, the most reasonable ogre, harsh cows, Greg the ogre

Ramblecast 148

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

The world of Pokemon invites a lot of questions, and a theory about aliens and AI can provide some of the answers to these burning queries.

Episode 147: Cannibal Pizza

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Please please PLEASE help us resolve this week's story, "Asmond and Signy," or it's going to kill us. It can't be like that. There must be meaning somewhere.

Suggested talking points: fairy space visitors, the worst pickup line, the Yorick defense, the scale of bonko, mondo pantaloons, muscle witches, the origins of words, a desperate search for answers, the undiscovered Saga, a hooping patronage, cannibal pizza, the CiCi's question

Ramblecast 147

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Have you ever gotten a recommendation based on a false premise that still turned out good? Tyler has.

Episode 146: 1-800-BITS-FACTORY

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We're done with spooky stories for another year, but our story this week "Biancabella and the Snake" is a pretty wild ride. Snakes are into some super weird stuff. But we do get some new fun side characters to sustain us.

Suggested talking points: garbage Netflix, the page fondlers, subtle windings, a milk sting, sultry spice, Narcing G-Ma, the king of tennis, ugly daughter penalties, the bits men, jewel lice, a public blast

Ramblecast 146

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 5 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Should podcasts have laugh tracks? They shouldn't, but you can learn about where they do belong (nowhere). We're also trying to lock down our creative projects for November.

Episode 145: Wishbone the Time-Traveling Spy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We have a pair of spooky stories to round out our month of What the Spooklore, so strap in! We're going to hear more about werewolves (though that's not even the spookiest part) and hear the OG ghost story, according to some guy.

Suggested talking points: waiting for the spook to drop, the werewolf pool, the thrilling spookclusion, the cryptid slurry, gene silos, children combo bonus, used daughter salesman, real gladiators, were-dads, the new Smoky the Bear, a nude no-scope, a dumb hay dress, a baker's werewolf, the origin of the tonal shift, the Wishbone wonder chest

Ramblecast 145

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:09:00 +0000

What kind of crimes can you do with stolen paper? And what all is available from those 4am infomercials? We have some ideas.

Episode 144: Tim Burton's Corpse Wang

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We have a good spooky story in "The Painted Skin," a story featuring an incompetent priest, some characters that almost have understandable motives, and a little tie-in to one of our favorite reoccurring characters.

Suggested talking points: listener leaderboards, the Spooktrolyzer's fate, the Arrested Development Narrator's career, normal motives, exorcism money, giant dumb witches, alternate Roald Dahl drafts, Wang advice, Van HelBean, little devil infestation, secret library concubine, home defense ideas, Cherry Man: the College Years, the grossest possible magic, Nega-Wonka

Ramblecast 144

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

There's a pretty abrupt shift in conversation halfway through, which has been preserved because it's exactly how it happened naturally. We're not sure how many of you have considered the "Bring It On" universe recently, but you should.

Episode 143: The Next Impromptu Wife-Off

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:53:00 +0000

Our train of spooky stories continues, so climb aboard for this week's offering "The Fiend" from Russia, and enjoy the rich cast of side characters that crop up in this one, as well as some pretty strained theories about what's happening.

Suggested talking points: fiend meat, Scrooge's innoculation, all these Marys with their problems, an Uberlad, the spider puppetmaster, a deep analysis of Hans Zimmer scores, the plot of Flatliners, yucky kid, a Bony theory, the yarn-mom, a Hamilton amendment, money winners

Ramblecast 143

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wanted a Mother Goose MOBA? Well it's here, and it's amazing.

Episode 142: The Ghostal Service

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Halloween month continues with "The Lover's Ghost," a story that's about 80% rocky parts, and about 20% cool witch godmother outfoxing the police who want to take her human skulls.

Suggested talking points: titanium pantaloons, dadsbund, the hot dad cutoff, the two Santa rule, the Santa dropoff, a parkour stunts wedding, seeking with skulls, magic cops, the origin of the graveyard, godmas, a new way to eat breakfast, the story of the first Halloween

Ramblecast 142

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

There's a card game for everyone, somewhere out there. Even for computers. We're trying to figure out which games computers might WANT to learn, and Tyler and Gordie try to sell Carman on a new kind of card game.

Episode 141: Were-Bud

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

It's the first week of October, which means we're back to What The Spooklore(TM)! We're kicking things off with a set of short tales about were-wolves, covering all the iterations of "guess who's the werewolf" you could want.

Suggested talking points: werewolf spookitude, a werewolf infomercial, how to safely experiment with werewolfism, equal employment and monsterfication, ease of crimes by species, leveling by eating, counter-crimes, a new degree of murder, whoopsie murder, Tiny Tim and Scrooge's Demon Adventures, 12 days of wolf murder

Ramblecast 141

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 1 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're responding to an email with a request for skateboarding lessons, and have thrown together a skateboarding academy to accommodate.

Episode 140: Napoleon and His Snake Bone of Destiny

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We have a double header coming to you this week, suggested by Carl with a C: "The Sea Serpent" and "The Legend of the Lost Talisman" go together to inform on the real Illuminati trying to take over the world with giant snake bones.

Suggested talking points: Meet the Waterbottles, a spooky hat cavern, the Vancouververse, the white man's gift, my gun cleanliness, the pun cowboy, the First Napoleon, murder magic is men's work, the real Illuminati

Ramblecast 140

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:03:00 +0000

This week we're discussing some ways to get away from hurricanes, what "It" the movie part 2 might look like, and how Gordie could find his way onto the the US Men's National Team at the next World Cup.

Episode 139: Pokemon: Gun

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week's listener-suggested story "The Cauldron-Headed Axe-Toothed Sister" has given us a couple of crazy theories to chew over. Some are probably more right than others.

Suggested talking points: math nerd street artist, the 26-month calendar, peanut butter daughter, a one-person slaughterhouse, The Neon, adaptive horse mobility, Old Roadrunner: Fastest Horse Alive, loaded date pits

Ramblecast 139

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:27:00 +0000

This week we're trying to figure out why people take a canary own a mine, and we discover a powerful new force: The Neon.

Episode 138: WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 3

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week, the gang decided to take another look back at some favorite moments and characters from past episodes

contains clips from: Four Square Hustle, 'Cha Boi and Savior, The Bony Connection, The Shaun White Mystery Machine, Robber Girl's Nightly Knife-Tickles, Reverse Matilda, The Church of the Knife, The Woke Folk, The Ariel Parallel, and Kanky Spanks.

Sometimes you get a pretty good story, and "The Moon Fairy" is one of them. Even if there is a weird crow-based subplot to start with. We learned a lot about villains' motives in the process.

Suggested talking points: crazy cat lady sun, butt fairies, the farmer king, good numbers, cute meat, the Moon Dad, birds getting swole, feathered gorillas, busy sun-slayer, the sniper king, how stacked is your ghost room?, the art of squandering human lives, Tinder bio advice, dating advice for serial killing magicians, a nether-beard, the trolley problem revisited, upcycling Disney characters

Episode 137: The New Ghost-Based Economy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Sometimes you get a pretty good story, and "The Moon Fairy" is one of them. Even if there is a weird crow-based subplot to start with. We learned a lot about villains' motives in the process.

Ramblecast 137

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're talking about affectations, specifically hats. Who needs them, and who deserves them?

Episode 136: Toad Moon Rising

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

There are some exciting new develops for this week's story "The Three Little Men In the Wood;" Gordie has a listener-suggested title, and Tyler was shown (for some reason) an online encyclopedia of bad puns. The story follows in much the same fashion. Also Carman will be at Dragon Con this weekend at the art show, so look for her there!

Suggested talking points: the Bureaucromancer, a seasoned mancer, pizza puns, a complicated start, sticky milk baths, pizza-adjacent, a queen getting alleyoop'd, 24 hour toad flu, dead duck ghost, tangential titles, the Jawa Adventures, Lily Potter & Her Cool Son's Adventures, Stan Lee Eats Lunch

Episode 135: Lord of Swamp and Storm

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We did a last-minute swaparooni to avoid dying by 10,000 lightning strikes to make sure that this week's story "the Wishes"would get out to the people. We're doing a new thing where you can suggest Gordie's title each week with the hashtag #whatamGordie so make sure you do that to spare him the existential crisis every week.

Suggested talking points: thank you John Waterbottle, #whatamGordie, the goof stick, Vietnam Moon, succexyful, the corn crazies, a sausage nose, the origin point of genie, fairy social media intern, thievescant baseball coach, a story in code

Episode 134: The Never-Ending Gordie

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading "The Lass Who Went Out at the Cry of Dawn." This is a good one if you like magical hijinks and the rare competent protagonist. You may not like it if you're a wizard with a pretty weird operation up on a hill somewhere.

Suggested talking points: Don't the Dew, fairy tale spy kit, mindfreak sorcerer, wizard takedown, knife miracles, ding dong deaded a wizard

Ramblecast 134

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

What's the next big streaming service going to be? We know what it is, and how to implement it. Don't even worry about it, but someone get Jeff Bezos on the horn.

Episode 133: Two Thirds Trample Wine

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week's story "Cinder Jack" is another one we've been putting off for a long time for no real reason. Was that justified? We're about to find out: and force some connections to some other fairy tales that were almost certainly not intended.

Suggested talking points: a fair bit of mancying, Little Debbie cake economy, ding-dong loving frog, crop conspiracy, a new tower defense game, pig disappearances, two-thirds trample wine, cinder king, something going on Bony-side, Bony's menagerie, sometimes a church

Ramblecast 133

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 6 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're recapping the news for the past 10 days or so, discussing what you legally can and can't yell in a crowded theater, and playing a game involving Tom Clancy book titles.

Episode 132: Flowers for Goofy

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 1 Aug 2017 16:00:00 +0000

The title of this week's story remains a mystery: possessing of a murky quality only matched by the characters and plot of story. Our executive producer for this episode is Heather Sinke, so thank you Heather!

Suggested talking points: the meaning of grout, title remembrance, the Bremen Sound Experiment, "Hey There Old Shaver" by Bob Dylan, animal acapella, the robber life, Pitch Perfect 4: Animal Edition, heist musicals, the Disney glove theory

Ramblecast 132

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:07:00 +0000

This week we're codifying the laws of fortune cookies, and exploring some better delivery mechanisms; which leads to a new business idea.

Episode 131: The Aesopalypse Volume II: Aesop's Sk8ter Boi

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're back with another round of Aesop's fables. We get through more than three this time too. But not too many more than three. About as few as you can get more than three. We did four.

Suggested talking points: river baths, ass decisions, startup ass rental, Lyft perks, butterfly wizards, transforming gnats, D&D Antz: the Movie, Spartacus pizza, the adventures of liar guy and truth guy

Ramblecast 131

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This ramblecast is a little longer because we're completing a very important task: finishing our complete taxonomy of the animal kingdom, and mapping it to the alphabet. One animal group per letter.

Episode 130: The Aesopalypse Volume I: The Pavlovian Egg Rush

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're switching it up on you this week, and breaking one of our cardinal rules: we're bringing you a choice platter of Aesop's Fables, and we're determined to mine all of the wisdom they have in them. And some wisdom that isn't in them.

Suggested talking points: an existential crisis, egg lessons, beach dogs, underground birds , bird lecture series, clapfish, fish reclassification, ocean turf battle, whale propaganda, Spongebob brass knuckles, hyper-specific morales, the body assembly line

Ramblecast 130

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:41:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast, we dig into why praying mantis' are eating bird brains, try to create some movie fusions, and design a better version of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"

Episode 129: Jessica Fidgetspinner

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading "Intelligence and Luck," and it plays out much as we expected, because fairy tales generally don't like characters who can just handle their own business.

Suggested talking points: war mayors, were-mayors, hotty hotcakes, what the teens are into, extracting the memes, blue-billed hoggleswogs, a true story about a fake bird, a map of DeviantArt, placebo peasant, all I know to do is plow

Ramblecast 129

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 9 Jul 2017 19:36:00 +0000

This week we're talking about one of our favorite things: card games, and how to design a new one that replaces all human communication.

Episode 128: The Shoulder Accountant

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's story "How the Devil Married Three Sisters," we're finally getting some answers. And some more questions, mostly about how the devil can be so un-devil-like during the course of these events.

Suggested talking points: title-finding, the old basement bit, a true-woo, a debate on flowers, Tyler tricks, Margarita!, jr. Devils

Ramblecast 128

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:31:00 +0000

This week brings you the true story of Vanna White's origins, as well as Intern Cricket's contribution to a design project we have in mind.

Episode 127: A Certain Grimminess

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we're reading "The Seven Ravens," despite the objections of a two-thirds majority. This story turned out to be... not quite what we expected. There are some good nuggets buried in there.

Suggested talking points: the bird threshold, a dry bird well, Exhibit A: the tie, concurrent fairy tales, podcast constitution, gossip gag order, a very strong application, a new wave of feminism

Ramblecast 127

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 16:16:00 +0000

This week, we've invented a totally new type of art. We're also checking in on band names, and what the Tweens are up to these days.

Episode 126: The Whitest of Privileges

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Quick editor's note: there's going to be some rough audio at the beginning of this one, but it gets fixed partway in. So when the sound changes, don't freak out. Other than technical issues, it's smooth sailing in fairy tale land with "The Bairn and the Sidhe," and all of the Bop-It secrets therein.

Suggested talking points: 5 feet a man, Scottish boats, human IRAs, the full talk, Bop-It fetish, harvest the butt with Pet Fur Co, the supplest regions, fattening up for the devils, Bob-it identities

Ramblecast 126

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 16:51:00 +0000

This week we're trying to piece together a screamed conversation that occurred in the bushes after midnight, as well as developing some new product and marketing strategies.

Episode 125: Wonder Woman Lays An Egg

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're giving France another shot at giving us a palatable story, after all of the d'Aulnoy that we've read over the years. Their effort "The Maiden In the Tower" is... an interesting strategy. It's a Rapunzel knockoff, but with some added twists, and a lengthy discussion about how babies are really born. If you're interested in seeing us at PodCon in December, check them out, and fill out the linked form:

Suggested talking points: folklore spectrum, personal pilgrimages, how babies are born, vision quest for names, Casserole Nancy, godmother looking for scraps of dudes, spider fairy births

Ramblecast 125

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We have a long ramblecast for you this week to make up for last week. We're starting off with a discussion on improving travel conditions, and we move on to a subject that's going to become very close to our hearts: the flat earth theory.

Episode 124: Ancient Chinese Pitch Perfect

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're diving into "The Journey West" again, because it's been awhile since we found out what the rascally Monkey King was up to. And we won't find out this week, because the book just decides to have a side trip into a filler chapter.

Suggested talking points: Time Traveler Ben Carson, Gordie's Awkward Party Corner: Playlists, the body-slamming congressional candidate, mandarin shrimp ministers, the holes aces go in, chess fatigue, musical news, Yoricking your own head, ghost flu

Ramblecast 124

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 28 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we discuss the different kinds of reapers out there, pitch some patches for Overwatch, and think about what a sequel to Pagemaster would be like.

Episode 123: Wormaid

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're visiting a seldom-traveled part of the world for us with this week's story "The Seven Weavers." We're off to Vietnam, to check up on more of the same set of sisters from previous Vietnamese stories we've ready. Turns out: Jeff Bridges is innate to all of them.

Suggested talking points: folklore victims, the Kanye we were looking for, hotboxing a baby, putting Alice In Wonderland to bed, evil math

Ramblecast 123

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Teeth are a mystery, and Gordie's been pondering them since having his wisdom teeth removed last week. Do birds have them? What's up with what cows do to their food? Why do we have to go through two sets of them as humans? Completely scientifically sound answers incoming.

Episode 122: Cake Boss Makes You a Summer House

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Despite the talking points, this one does not have any Bony in it. We just want to get out ahead of this one: the #BonyAlert is set to 0. But these are some fun hashtags you can use to confuse your friends. This week we're finally getting to the much-awaited "Cottage In the Sky."

Suggested talking points: new titles, #BonyAlert, #BonyWatch, #BonyWarning, fake weather/sports, reverse pest situation, goat tribunal, pancake tolerance, dark pancake times

Ramblecast 122

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 14 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Carman and Tyler have cultural whiplash, inflicted when switching between British and American baking shows.

Episode 121: Gordie's Awkward Party Corner

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week's story "The Boy With the Very Long Hair" has a reasonable foundation, but just needs a little bit of spice at the end to get things really popping. Which is where we come in. Sometimes it just takes a few dedicated people who are fixated on a couple of non-related topics to get a story right.

Suggested talking points: Google Spy, baby Schwarzenegger, hunting a place to belong, Winnie the Pool Psychic Puzzle Master, a quick diatribe on Remus Lupin, Harry Potter conspiracies, judging judges, personal year systems, spirit favors, spirit high school

Ramblecast 121

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 7 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week we pause to consider the creators of things that are memed, parodied, and otherwise remade. Including the writers of folklore, and the creator of Clippy. Warning: there are some graphic pictures of that paperclip out there.

Episode 120: A Half-Empty Horse Receptacle

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 May 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This story "The Princess Bellaflor" makes more sense when you start to consider the drug habits of horses, and do a little measuring as to the soul capacity of a horse's body. We didn't get a movie out of this story, but we did out of a pretty sweet related project.

Suggested talking points: the Mouse's sticky paws, the dairy bifurcation, hot-boxing ants, animal A-Team, crackhead horse soul, butt brains, Jimbo the Spanish Story Prodigy, the saloon door of drugs

Ramblecast 120

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 16:02:00 +0000

We found a treasure trove of knockoff animated movies made by a Brazilian studio, and discuss why Netflix changed its rating system. The short answer is that Tyler abused the old one.

Episode 119: Multipass Fashion Pack

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000

What we initially hoped was a dinosaur-centric story turned out to be... not quite that. "Clever Lass" refers to a human woman, not a dinosaur. But we still think it was a worthy gamble.

Suggested talking points: Mr. Science Fiction/Witcher Author Michael Crichton, dinosaur priorities, proto-knife girl, blogging instincts, stored riddles

Ramblecast 119

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're exploring all of the ways Disney has missed opportunities with their fairy tales, and updating their plots to involve modern conflicts.

Episode 118: The Hula Hoop of Destiny

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000

This week's story, "Molly Whuppie," is one of those that just needs a little bit of massaging for it to really take shape, which is where we come in. But at least it features a competent main character, and those are hard to come by.

Suggested talking points: a triple cannibal murder, an extreme ding dong dash, Tyler's pizza adventure, reverse peeing, enemy grinds, gateway party drugs, a better lumberjack calendar

Episode 117: Brought to You By the Letter D

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000

What happens when the book of fate is very non-specific, and/or wrong? Is the error fated, or do you just chalk it down to some kind of clerical goof-em-up and move on? We're going to found out in "The Prince and the Three Fates." Also if you're into mixing animals together, stay tuned.

Suggested talking points: A William Faulkner fairy tale, how we want to die, animals that start with D, peepin' the D, centaur breeding, more species classifications, snake milk trap

Ramblecast 117

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 9 Apr 2017 21:17:00 +0000

After the collapse of I-85 in Atlanta, we're recounting our best infrastructure related stories, as well as going over the rules for survival in Atlanta traffic.

Episode 116: Pumpkin Mice Latte

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Apr 2017 16:00:00 +0000

A bad attitude does not pay off, as we learn in reading "The Two Caskets" this week. But you do get to see how a GOOD attitude pays off. Also there's some time travel, and we typecast some folks.

Suggested talking points: Bus absolutes, cow pranks, where cows pee, the super good law center for law, the real location of Malaysia Flight 370, H.P. Teencraft, the Ourobororat, KFC logo evolution, Ronald McDonald: the First Avenger,

Ramblecast 116

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:07:00 +0000

Tyler brings us a fresh new scheme that will change advertising forever. We discuss horror movie, and what to do when you figure out that you're in one, as well as the possibility of a digital Plato's Cave.

Episode 115: Mother of a Saltless Race

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000

"Cap O' Rushes" is finally here, despite our best attempts to avoid it. Because of those attempts, we found out we have a pretty good lock on what's going down in the animal kingdom, but we still managed to come up with a plausible conspiracy theory about the story.

Suggested talking points: the rest of Steamboat Willy, a quick film lesson, putting off the story, skateboard sponsorships, wet-dancing, the Magic Eye cold war, whale classification

Ramblecast 115

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:09:00 +0000

We're going to give you a comprehensive guide to the stock market, including what stocks to start with, and how to work your way up to the coolest stocks. It's all about what makes people envy you.

Episode 114: A Brief Downstairs Kiss

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000

We're all going to stumble through trying to pronounce some Welsh names as we read the second branch of the "Mabinogion" this week. A lot of it is focused on how you could skin a line of horses without being stopped, so if you have any input, send it on over.

Suggested talking points: Flensing a horse, putters and leavers, why horses live in pairs, hype men for babies, a wooden power suit full of small angry men, the stickiest marrow, Haltable Loki, blazing the cauldron, the Ballad of Stacey's Mom, the discovery of fight or flight

Ramblecast 114

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Tyler has some more ideas to drive up listener engagement. We come up with the perfect team to fix the US Constitution by getting embedded into the ink molecules. We figure out how to create the next Elon Musk to build a sky city.

Episode 113: Blitz My Son

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Gordie are Tyler are choosing to get "Peter Bull" out of the way this week, which leads to the discover of what Harry Chapin REALLY meant when he wrote "Cats In the Cradle." It explains how the hell the pieces of this story fell the way they did.

Suggested talking points: new mics, story aversion, Andrew Ljaunger, cow-boy math, the crime within, money word of the day, X-animals, a refrogged mastroyshka of frogs, dad stuff, the first draft of "Cats In the Cradle"

Ramblecast 113

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 16:26:00 +0000

We're having fun with our new audio mixer, so get ready for some sound experiments! We're also discussing some ways to drive up listener engagement, by adding some inaccessible dimensions to the show.

Episode 112: Mermaidsploitation

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Mar 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This is the maiden voyage of our brand new mic system (TM), so we hope you enjoy the beefed up sound! We're using it to read "The Three Strong Women," and yes, there are fights in it.

Suggested talking points: Mermaid Christmas, fancy new mics, story dictator, casting wrestlers, Whale Santa and his barnacle workshop, word wrestling

Ramblecast 112

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 5 Mar 2017 17:49:00 +0000

This week, Gordie makes his case that being lactose intolerant and allergic to paprika should be considered a civil rights issue, citing many legal precedents.

Episode 111: The Legality of a Hair Diaper

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Gordie and Tyler have done their best to get out of reading "Our Lady's Child," but that fateful day has come at last. No protests, however reasonably they may be, will be heard. There's also some pretty pungent hair and diaper stuff.

Suggested talking points: a folklore habit, the best romp through fairyland, a chocolate bunny diagnosis, cuter crimes, the cold war but with your children

Ramblecast 111

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We realized that Stan Lee left Octopus-Man right there on the table for the taking. And we don't mean a guy who made some metal arms, we mean a for-real octopus mutant guy. And we created that superhero, because the world needs it.

Episode 110: Cyrano de Birdgerac: Prince Ariel Part IV

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Suggested talking points: Babes Island, A Diesel Departure, Flimflam Feline Feast, Bechdel Deliberation , Watch Her Make Toilet, That Was Totally Monkeys, Chocolate Dipped Puppies, 400,000 Like-minded Dudes, A Man of Dynamite, Husbands For Everyone!, Lady Morbunt

Episode 109: Horses Are for Earners: Prince Ariel: Part III

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

It's still going. This is not the last part of this story. That said, take special note of how it starts. We're also getting a d'Aulnoynian standard in a long flashback from a character that proves one of our predictions-technically speaking-correct.

Suggested talking points: the robber without object permanence, Barroness Tiffany, horses are for earners, the ghost candyman, taxi horse, Prince Ronaldo of the Hole, Raymond Prime, Folly and the Bears, chodeboy's bad ideas, stock twist list

Episode 108: Baz Luhrmann's Baha Blast: Prince Ariel Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

In part 2 of our anniversary episode, our heroes become more entangled with the nonsense that surrounds them. Some super OP gifts are given out. Madame d'Aulnoy is at the full height of her powers. Brave onward, listeners.

Suggested talking points: “Home Aloned” Your Own Son, Vertical Barracks, Horse on Shuffle Mode, Jekyllboy, Air Prince of Bel, Acute Krane Kick Response, Ashton Kutcher’s Merry Pranks , Shake Your Money Rose, Stumpy_DumDum, Ugly Doublet, The Man or The Hat, Joe Chill With A Thousand Faces

Episode 107: The General Mills Truther: Prince Ariel Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

It's our second anniversary, which can mean only one thing: Madame d'Aulnoy strikes back with another four-part story, called "Prince Ariel,"and it has all of her hallmarks: made up stuff that makes no sense, long flashbacks, filling in the wrong plotholes, the whole nine yards. Joining us this week is a special guest, Brandon from the podcast Jump Kick Punch!

Suggested talking points: the human chode, here comes the Madboy, that wombo combo, a General Mills Truther, Gumpin' it, rumspringa for fairies, vengeance on Joe Chill, the truth behind Lucky Charms

Ramblecast 107

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Cherry Man keeps coming back. From obscurity to fame, he's become something of a fixation for us. We're talking about his origins, what exactly he is, and how he got his powers.

Episode 106: Kanky Spanks

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We're back on schedule following a hectic two weeks or so, and we have a pretty involved theory about this main character's backstory as a cryptid egg/football player whose career went awry. It fills in the gaps of "Cinderstick" very nicely.

Suggested talking points: Holy day split, the Twisted Fire Stopper, kanky spanks, a Yeti digression, real cryptids, Cinder Rave, too brief a smokebomb, an egg with a football history, footballsman, Everybody Loves Debra

Ramblecast 106

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 6 Feb 2017 17:00:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast, we're discussing the best way to get in close to be friends with a Tiger, and any legal ramifications involved, as well as addressing the kind of content Youtube needs.

Episode 105: The Ariel Parallel

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Thu, 2 Feb 2017 18:14:00 +0000

We got stuck on the Little Mermaid for awhile here, even though there's really no great tie-in. But we're not about the easy life, we'll work hard to make an analogy stick, especially when it doesn't really fit. This week we're reading "The 12 Months."

Suggested talking points: the Reboot, Prague: Boom City Boom, mermaid reproductive patterns, grub sister, road sniffs, the apple problem, January Fusion Dance, the call of the knife

Episode 104: The Woke Folk

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:22:00 +0000

Suggested talking points: and the babies were fine, noose chain, metaphor wars, mouse love, the new retail therapy, Fuckboi Micky, the #4 at Jimmy John's, the dance you want to dance

Episode 103: The Church of the Knife

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We accidentally invented a whole new religion for this episode, in which we're reading "Unanana and the Elephant." There are some ties to a recent popular addition to the Folklore Mythos, and what we like most in a story: a character with a plan.

Suggested talking points: Choo Choo 99, super round babies, police extensions, Babar gets gutted by an angry woman, the bean payoff, the Tony Robbins of the Way of the Knife, knife miracles, the Beauty-Eater, beauty-flippers

Ramblecast 103

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

The news this week is a little bit too juicy not to dive into this week, so we're contemplating our existential democracy. It's a pretty messed up world out there, but we're here to filter everything for you into something more palatable.

Episode 102: Reverse Matilda

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

Suggested talking points: an aristocratic reading stand, centaur-bear, beef buds, a treasure trove of iconography, Twisty Rick the Oakslinger, a stingy baker's dozen, notarized beef squadThis week's story "John the Bear" makes a nice addition to the Ur-Story, giving us some room to speculate wildly as to what's going on. A quasi-bear-man kills a bunch of devils in this week, it's pretty weird all around.

Suggested talking points: an aristocratic reading stand, centaur-bear, beef buds, a treasure trove of iconography, Twisty Rick the Oakslinger, a stingy baker's dozen, notarized beef squad

Ramblecast 102

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 8 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This week we're discussing the possibilities of a folklore Tinder profile/dating service, and delving into a brand new area for comedy: what makes men and women different? Amiright??!?!

Bonus: A What the Folklore Micro-Holiday

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

This is not really a formal episode, but we received a very lovely box of stuff from a listener and decided that we should open it on air, and added in a few gifts to each other as well: if you'd like to join us, feel free! We got each other some pretty dumb gifts. But the listener box was amazing.

Episode 101: The Great Tim Gunn In the Sky

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:00:00 +0000

We're all back in the same room for the first time in over a week, fresh off the holidays! We've got another one from the Washington state area, called "The Boy and His Magic Robe." We're getting into Birdfall a little bit, and talking about serial killer psychology a lot.

Suggested talking points: the whoopee chamber, the open writing coffee table, the evil approaches, Tim Gunn's escape, an inverse time-out, ICP anthropology, wanton murder

Episode 100: WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 2

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

Due to the holidays interfering with our recording last week, we've assembled a collection of clips from the following episodes:

My Daughter's Sheeper, The One About the Bus, The Vietnamese Boy From Beyond the Stars, Switcheroonium, the Tale of Foolums Gap, Bomb-Ass Cave Kids, Mr. Bucket Sex Party

Episode 99: Robber Girl's Nightly Knife-Tickles: The Snow Queen Part II

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

We're finishing up "The Snow Queen" this week, and introducing a side character that's sure to join the pantheon of great fairy tale side characters. Everything is coming full circle. Math is key, body fluids are a go, and the writers of Frozen are increasingly wrong.

Suggested talking points: inner snow dad truth, fairy tale crossover, robber cannibals, the disease room, Bae the Reindeer, Frozen swaps, vomiting sweet fog angels, Lady Foxes Drinking Tea: the Band, reindeer Tinder, the Fairy Ur-Story

Ramblecast 99

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

This week we talk about choreographing a hip new musical to bring in the kids, and Gordie shares his theory that Les Mis is really about a pizzeria.

Episode 98: The Shaun White Mystery Machine: The Snow Queen Part I

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

We have endeavored on a two-parter, so buckle in for a meatier story. We're reading "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen, which is the source material for Disney's Frozen. We don't usually tread so close to Disney territory, but there are reasons for this one. And suffice to say that Disney goofed up pretty hard when deciding on what material to use.

Suggested talking points: kinda opus, a cheerful demon, the spinach mirror, modern day witch covens, dire frats, 2 Bad Shardz, medieval skitchin', saying your nightly multiplication tables, double evil, evil married

Ramblecast 98

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from various episodes of WTFolklore, wherein we redefine the marketing world by applying an insect-bite pain index to product ratio, and found Folklore Island, a dictator's home away from home.

Episode 97: Farewell, Mr. Potato King?

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Dec 2016 17:56:00 +0000

This protagonist ranks in pretty high on the "worst heroes" list, complete with a circuitous journey that ultimately doesn't lead to much. But he does reconstruct a sausage with his colon (we think) so that's fun. Our story this week is "Thumbling as Journeyman."

Suggested talking points: Avian bone syndrome fact-checking, an honest Kraftsman, the first Yelp app, chalkboard mines, a bad robbery plan, slaughter by punching, sausage bladder, ancient vore, potato recipes, the value of a kreuzer coin, farmer advice, a zebra cake chicken, an exploration of the fetishes

Ramblecast 97

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 4 Dec 2016 17:00:00 +0000

On this week's ramblecast, we take a long hard look at Pixar's marketing tactics and suggest some Pixar movies of our own.

Episode 96: The Bony Connection

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000

The threads of the Fairy Tale Mythos become further interwoven as we take some big leaps in logic to try to get Immortal Bony into as many stories as possible. But it does paint an awfully pretty picture. This week we're reading "The Golden Apples and the Nine Peahens."

Cricket’s Opening Remarks, #followthefunny, A Dance of Sex Without Any Dress, Rebellious Apples, A Witch on Retainer, The Hair Olympics, A Whistle That Makes Edison Go to Sleep, Prince Bloodmancer, Keeping Up With the Khans, Johnny Appleswag

Ramblecast 96

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 96 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we catch Pokemon fever!! (Not to be confused with Pokerus)

Episode 95: Denmark to Dunkostan

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:37:00 +0000

Tyler and Gordie are back in control of the Fairy Tale express, and have steered her into strange waters with a story that really doesn't pan out in the end. But at least they're focused on what really matters in life: dunks, as we read "Blockhead Hans."

Suggested talking points: loose tenderloins, dunkdunk, donkey donuts, shoe-turkey, a bird's natural jellies, cranblasted, Baron Sorkin, bucket sofa paper, Tilda Swinton library card, Shrek endings, the Trunchbull defense, Patton Oswalt ant golem

Ramblecast 95

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 17:18:00 +0000

This week we're revisiting our very first story, to take a look at some crucial details that were overlooked. Madame d'Aulnoy strikes again.

Episode 94: A Heartfelt Family Cashgrab

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000

You can put your minds at ease, Gordie got his 2DS, and we'll all be there together for its Maiden Voyage. A little less importantly, we might have hit on a complex, tangled web of lies and betrayal surrounding fairies and giants that spans the entire of the known folklore universe. Mario Kart is pretty fun though. Our story this week is a version of "Jack and the Beanstalk".

Suggested talking points: Blasted Husk of “Rome II,” 2DS Therapy, Joke Scraps, Soft-Serve Cow, Mario Taught Us Well, Child-Based Economy, The Luxury of Breastfeeding, Shyamalan Half-Chub, Chicken Kiln, Fairy Beanstalk Investigator, Opening the Murder Door

Ramblecast 94: #ShitPresidentsSay Edition

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 17:00:00 +0000

So, this Ramble is a little unorthodox and may be mostly un-funny, but in our defense, it wasn't a very funny week.

Episode 93: 'Cha Boi and Savior

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 8 Nov 2016 17:42:00 +0000

We have an extra meaty episode this week to make up for last week, so dig into a hefty, weird, nutso story called "The Maiden With the Rose On Her Forehead" that underutilizes the best character: the Cherryman. This episode was sponsored and produced by Jenna Steigerwalt, thank you Jenna!

Suggested talking points: Country renamer, thank you Doug, PH/PU test, Carmen Sandiego origin, angler fish rose, the Cherryman, box girl for marriage, Bongo the Hedgehog, Greg the Frosted Cereal Cat, pure uncut Frollo, asl for Dryads, dorm pranks, 2DS deals

Ramblecast 93

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Tyler has a TV pitch for us this week, about the quest to find the true meaning of the Ever-Jack, and we're going to hone this idea to perfection.

Episode 92: Cacophonous Spook

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Halloween is almost here! Enjoy a spookyish collection of short folk tales.

Suggested talking points: Halloween Participation Award, Trick or Treat Patch Notes, Little Chore Monsters, Wicked Witch Watchlist, Porklighting, Icky Swimming Corncob, “And Her Ghost Business, Plentiful,” Casper The Unemployed Ghost, A Breastfeeding Car Wash, Gallows Gachapon , Cricket Abstains

Ramblecast 92

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 92 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we "Make Oz Great Again"

Episode 91: Tom Bombadil's Songtime With Tom Bombadil

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 16:22:00 +0000

Tyler and Gordie's power has once again been taken away by a listener who suggested "The Golden Crab." It's been a tough week for us, there are a lot of outstanding questions, there's a dog and a man and a long diversion at the end. Come join the party!

Suggested talking points: Lore-Oozers, Midas' questing finger, most woke king, knife crabs, musings on Disney kings, a crisis of species, Sebastian the race traitor, Tom Bombadil Unplugged, the scripting error dog, the most patriotic episode, the most senseless tale

Ramblecast 91

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast, we consider our place in the Bearenstein/Bearenstain multiverse, steal some animal powers, and make some suggestions to improve Apple's demonstrations.

Episode 90: Four Square Hustle

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We might have our worst main character yet this week, a fun mix of an extremely petulant child, and general uncaring incompetent adult. He's also "The King of Waterfalls", which is the title of our story, but there are no waterfalls in this story. Go figure.

Suggested talking points: What the Yolklore, The Eggman, The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over the Stupid River, Manic Pixie Crop Head, 1v1 Four Square, “Get Dunked On, Grugak,” This is Libel, Clooney’s Hooves, A Crack Commando Unit, New Animal Tech

Ramblecast 90

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 9 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 90 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we check in on Bizzaro Gordie, brah, retool the Onesie, and figure out what to do with ALL THIS CORDUROY!

Episode 89: Mr. Bucket Sex Party

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 4 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Some weeks you just don't want to talk about the story much: in this case "The Girl Without Hands." It could be because it's full of a cast of characters resignedly going through the motions of the plot, or because you've hit on some great folklore themed party games, and developed certain suspicions about the children's toy Mr. Bucket.

Suggested talking points: survival of the shittest, the secret of chalk outlines, make America chalk again, projectile tears, the easiest counterhack in history, Vespert Grimm, folklore party games, Mr. Bucket Sex Party, chalky tears water, bluegrass magicians

Ramblecast 89

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 2 Oct 2016 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast, our team of experts joins minds to improve and combine the sports curling, hockey, scuba diving, and a little bit of vaping thrown in.

Episode 88: Briefly a Treasonous Horse

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000

This week's episode about the story "Golden Hair" is half story, half game show as contestants Gordie and Tyler bid against each other to get their way during the show and discussion. Immortal Bony resurfaces, and the inner cruelties of man are all exposed.

Lost Episode ARG, Cutthroat Folklore, White Snake, KingCon 2016, Like a Gusher but Poison, Snake Pâté, Owl Gang Wars, King Midas’ Resume (alternatively Hair Salon, Bony Begins, TerraMan, #duneisloveduneislife, Backyard Independence, The Once and Future Bony

Ramblecast 88

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 88 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we check in with the Animal News Team, open up competing airports, and create modular Ikea bodies.

Episode 87: Chickensian Stories

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:53:00 +0000

Tyler had to make several chicken-related puns to get us through "The Three Sisters Who Were Entrapped Into a Mountain." It's a wasteland out there kids. Don't go alone.

Suggested talking points: What the Hoaxlore, tired of farmers, touch fuzzy get dizzy, transcendent fries, how many rot, henoirs, 3 ditch-women move to the big city, very jangly fish, hen pimping

Ramblecast 87

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:01:00 +0000

Go on a walk down memory lane with us as we reminisce about the Search Engines of Old! Guess what's still around? Dogpile.

Episode 86: History’s Sloppiest Seconds

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We have a special guest with us this week, Andrew McKee of the Brobdingnagian Bards (aka the ones what done our theme song). He's here just in time to hear a story that's very... goose shit-centric, called "The Goose." There's no way around it, just strap in and get ready.

Accelerated Tomfoolery, Meanwhile, This Goose, A Wallet You Can Ride, Hoard or Whores, Eye-bugging All Around, A Deed Most Fowl, Too Hot For Audacity, The Sweet, Antibacterial Rains of Northern Italy, Goose-Dick Crowbar, Wishbone Jr., The Tell-tale Honk, The Source of All Human Fetish

Episode 85: Known Pea-Sleepers

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:00:00 +0000

You've heard the story of Little Red Riding Hood already, but have you heard the story of the gaslighting panther version? Or the version where a panther desperately wants to be the mother to two vicious little girls? We have, and it's this week's story, called "The Panther."

Suggested talking points: A choose-your-own-adventure waterslide filled with human dregs, tamogatchy boy, panther pressure, the nicest harasser, panther grift, animal monster mash, jelly panther, the ol' turtle grind, snapper wounds, ancient night wedding, distinct finger bones

Ramblecast 85

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 4 Sep 2016 18:46:00 +0000

Happy labor day! We're diving into a new ghost-centric business this week, which includes ghost uber services, ghost juries, ghost tours, and ghost cleanings.

Episode 84: Rumpelstiltskinning a Stripclub for Horses

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:48:00 +0000

We've got another listener-suggested story for you this week, called "The Firebird," and it's another Shakespeare-Professor-Authorized (TM) story, fresh off the presses from Russia. This is a Russian story that somehow does not feature a Vasilisa, so we're in uncharted territory.

Suggested talking points: A+ in Streaking,Subsisting on Gold, Appliances Fueled by Goblin Magic, Lotto Couch, The Princess and the Pocket Change, Shiny Jingling Tree-Key, Centaur Muppet, “We Sleep Now, Human Woman,” Melanoma Bird, Bloodstained Trophy Woman, Cursed by a Wolf

Ramblecast 84

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 84 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we find Clippy down on his luck, redefine Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, find Crocs in Pandora's Box, and uncover the US Postal Services' centuries-old pyramid scheme.

Episode 83: Cakes & Babes

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We have a listener-suggested story this week, carefully decoded from Scottish Brogue, though it didn't make a lot more sense once decoded. This week's story is "The Ballad of Tam Lin."

Suggested taking points: MTV's Pimp My Ride for fairy tales, Yatzee Chess, mech horse, the fairy people's capability, man is taxes, primo boy, Halloween taxes, a pokestop for babes

Ramblecast 83

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast we completely revamp the NFL: from new team naming conventions to new rules and layers, to team themes that must be obeyed.

Episode 82: Bomb-Ass Cave Kids

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We skipped last week, so we kind of forgot how to do this. This episode is kind of a slow build, like a Lovecraft story or that Phil Collins song people seem to like. This week we're reading "The King Who Wanted to See Paradise."

Suggested talking points: Cold open, 8 Seconds of Pretty Slow Drums, Simulated Skype Experience, The Plot of Rear Window, A Sixth Sense for Wrinkles, Skitchin’, Peeked in God’s Christmas Closet, X-Treme Prayer

Ramblecast 82

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 82 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we discuss the "Torture Porn Spectrum", lobby new indexing methods, create a government agency chain-gang, and uncover the hidden fifty-fifth state of the union, Sacwatoga

Episode 81: WTFolklore Anthology Edition: Vol 1

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:14:00 +0000

Due to scheduling conflicts with our recording last week, we've assembled a collection of clips from the following episodes:

Bouncing Baby Abomination,
Chekov's Loaded Midwife,
Doctorlope MD,
If You Like It You Better Put a Pube On It,
The Unicorn Situation,
Super Strong Punch Boys,
The Westbirdo Bapnest Birch,
Owl: The Only Movie Ever Made,
Ancient Chinese Good Will Hunting,
Terminally Quenched,
The YOLO King,
Singalong Manhunt,
The Pagoda Surprise

Episode 80: The Tale of Foolums Gap

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 2 Aug 2016 16:00:00 +0000

WARNING MAJOR STRANGER THINGS SPOILERS. If you don't want to find out who's aging backwards, and who is secretly his own father's ghost, don't listen to the first five minutes. We could also be way off base with our theories. Our story this week is another from the Skagit area, deceptively called "The Maiden of Deception Pass." It's not a Western though, we tried. We also tried our best to talk about anything other than this story.

Suggested talking points: Ancient nerds, sand hand, George Washington's capris, The Goods, mean services, AP handholding, musclefish, fish crime, James Cameron knows, crime costumes, frontstory, flanmouth, whoopsie creek, sudoku stocks

Ramblecast 80

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's ramblecast we speculate about some new potential pokemon types and rules, misremember the Spanish-American War, and create a whole new set of countries.

Episode 79: Dixenwulf

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Prepare for the future of the Food Network, as the casting of this week's fairy tale "The Woman Who Flummoxed the Fairies" gives birth to a reality show made of pure gold. Saddle up Alton Brown, your calling awaits you!

Suggested talking points: 8% Analogy, Hannah Swensen Mysteries, Schluppo’s Bakery, Your Average Fairy-Whaler, Cyanide Baby, Fickle Fairies, Cacophony Focus Group , Hibachi Cakes, It Takes a Village to Kidnap a Child, Guy Fae-eri

Ramblecast 79

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 76 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we leverage Buzzfeed against itself, invent Spider-Cars, and re-brand the Oscars as challenge-based trophies.

Episode 78: Coyote Arsonist

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:19:00 +0000

We've got a short one for you this week, another selection from Longhouse Legends, in which we take a look at what the world could have been like without Wile E. Coyote's contributions to technology and the world. This week we're reading "Coyote and the Evil Witches."

Suggested talking points: Evil witch defense point, random hexes, Nintendo is witches, the ol' Shamrock Shake fishing trick, fishy spell components, Wile E. Coyote's many gifts to the world, bear or shark safety

Ramblecast 78

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:53:00 +0000

On today's agenda this week is the wide world of science! From how to relocate the oceans into the atmosphere, to how to recreate Pangea, to which animals have meetings and why, we're covering it all.

Episode 77: Phantom of the Kmart

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We realized that this week's story, boringly titled "Fate," is a perfect Adam Sandler movie, and it reads about as well as you'd expect. To be fair, this is what we get for choosing a story based on a random word in the title which happened to be "boots." So that's on us folks.

Suggested talking points: Flipjock the Barbersmith, Hissing, Boots, or Ale, Summer Santa, The Other 10%, Simon and Garfunkel and Not Garfunkel, WordWiki, Phantom of the Kmart, Counter-Worm Initiative , Get Ghost Moist!, Cow Roulette, Rye Guys Finish Last, A Happy Maddison Production

Ramblecast 77

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 77 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we enlist further help from the animal kingdom for our police forces, customize llamas, and christen a new Truther/Yu-Gi-Oh fansite

Episode 76: Farmer Voltron

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 5 Jul 2016 16:00:00 +0000

This week's story might sound a little bit familiar, and there's a good reason for that. It turns out that back in Ye Olden Times, fairy tale authors were much less litigious and didn't check for plagiarism that often. We're reading "The Story of the Seven Simons."

Suggested talking points: Castle math, palace building strategies, the Armstrong Council, the Sphinx's nonsense riddle, princess HotWatch, human submarine button, SimonWatch, Simon: Civil War, Seven Simonrai, the Seventh Simon, Seal Team Simon, Call of Duty: Simon, Skyward Sword was an inside job

Ramblecast 76

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 3 Jul 2016 15:55:00 +0000

This week we talk about more ways to make crimes legal, coming up with a service that steals things from your house, and create an identity for a fictional robber.

Episode 75: Ancient Chinese Craigslist

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:17:00 +0000

We're back to Ancient China this week, reading "Journey to the West," to find out what's been happening to the Monkey King since we last saw him. Or, more specifically, we're starting to build out the rest of his posse in this episode. It's a constant guessing game as to who's actually going to be important, come on and play along!

Suggested talking points: Grand Duke, Filly-Buster, Sea Something, Say Something, Human Binky, Premium Baby, Secret Ghost Cannibal, Flamous & Plopular, Sith Camp

Ramblecast 75

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 75 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we briefly discuss the plaid-demic facing the modern male wardrobe, and then reinvent family crests and identification systems.

Episode 74: Seasick Siggi

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 16:32:00 +0000

What might have started out as a joke about name choices in Iceland quickly turns into an emotional ride at the hands of a probably warlock named "Habogi," which is also the name of our story this week. His motives can only be guessed at, but it's either a strange form of revenge, or possibly just an innate love of chaos.

Suggested talking points: Ye olde ponyoff, scurs, ventriloquist pests, a sheep for every baby, beautiful cows, envy sandwich, David Blaine: the Fairy Tale, the ventriloquist theory

Ramblecast 74

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 16:00:00 +0000

On this week's ramblecast, we offer some pro Overwatch strategies, and reflect on the dads of video games, in honor of Father's Day.

Episode 73: Stepmother Advisory Board

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 16:07:00 +0000

This story comes really close to having the most metal ending of any story we've read thus far, but just misses the mark. Introducing a cast of interesting characters that do nothing, while we stick with the boring ones, this week we read "Vasilisa the Beautiful."

Suggested talking points: Literal Ghost Town, Mint in Box, A Sandler-esque Grasp of Time, And Her Name Is…, Born of Marshmallow Flesh, Potty Time Baby Doll, “Childhood Songs For Children,” Street-racing Knights, A Treatise on Bobba Fett, Tree Kinks, A Doll, a Girl, and a Human Skull

Ramblecast 73

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 73 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we mix and match where animals' necks should go, try to incept bird-like mating rituals into the Pick-up Artist community, and try our damnedest to actually start the show

Episode 72: Switcheroonium

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 7 Jun 2016 16:05:00 +0000

The true heart of this episode, in which we read "Vasilisa Golden Tress" is a business plan for an Animal Planet revamp, featuring snakes doing people things and generally being unleashed where they shouldn't be. The fairy tale sort of builds around it, and involves either a bunch of idiots, or one very savvy ghost, depending on your interpretation.

Suggested talking points: Fairy tale puberty, Chess: the Ghost Musical, the beauty of the gerduun, time to stolen, the day the old people were proven wrong by wind, Randy Savage Serpent, the new Animal Planet, the foe Peeman

Ramblecast 72

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 5 Jun 2016 16:19:00 +0000

It's ramble time again! This week we talk about how farm animals can be used to implant ideas in consumers' minds, and discuss the machinations of children from Carman's summer camp.

Episode 71: If You Give a Frog a Fetish

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 31 May 2016 16:01:00 +0000

If you, like us, thought that "Iron Henry" seemed like a pretty cool guy and that you were going to get to find out all about his adventures, then you're in for some disappointment. Iron Henry's contributions are a little lackluster, giving us some room to discuss Other Things (TM).

Suggested talking points: Treasurer of the Mission, Heckle Friends, IRON HENRY, Pervy Sun, Bawling at the Cashier, Ol’ Watah Splashah, Gaussian Blur Family, 1-877-Kids4Trolls, Sex Positive Animal Clinic

Ramblecast 71

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 29 May 2016 16:30:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 71 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we inexplicably discuss Alvin and the Chipmunks, which inexplicably transitions into us cramming any property we can think of into the Total War franchise, which inexplicably becomes a Tycoon game about raising baby Blockbuster Videos.

Episode 70: Tornado of Avarice

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 24 May 2016 16:07:00 +0000

What if you found a magic piece of paper that would give you whatever you asked for? That sounds pretty good, right? Now what if that piece of paper was connected to the most passive-aggressive ghost who ever existed, who went out of his way just to make sure you knew how much effort he put into it? Maybe not as appealing. This week's story, "Lars My Lad," gives us a peek at what that might look like.

Suggested talking points: Plato's baby fairytale cave, pork and starburst, boat sense, scooby doo meet cute, sleep-wishing, ye olde TMZ, secret king handshake

Ramblecast 70

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 22 May 2016 16:00:00 +0000

In this week's episode we try to figure out what caused the ASMR boom, while layering in a little of our own; we also work on creating the world's first movie completely spoken in Lorem Ipsum, naturally resulting in Shallow Hal 2.

Episode 69: Prime Time for Duck Redemption

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Tue, 17 May 2016 16:00:00 +0000

We have to do a couple quick gear-shifts through the possible meanings of this story's name, and once it gets going it's... either very light, or terrifying depending on how you picture it. A perfect illustration of the true dichotomy of the duck. In episode 66 of "What the Folklore," we read "Drake's Tail."

Suggested talking points: Symbol of the Beat, Blind Story Draw, Dungeons and Ducklings, Ducktales Begins, Hobo King, Drahkus-tael, Duckstep, Cookout Hacks, “Can’t Do It, I’m a Duck,” Rebound King, Prime Time for Duck Redemption

Ramblecast 69

wtfolklore@gmail.com (What the Folklore) — Sun, 15 May 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Excerpts of unused material from episode 69 of "What the Folklore?", wherein we morn further proof of our latent psychic abilities, become Office Space Riddlers, and critique the aesthetic value of Sonic the Hedgehog