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Episode 418: Pneumatic Baby Bullet
What The Folklore? - July 09, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsDue 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...
417: You Can't Dox Immortal Bony
What The Folklore? - July 02, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratings"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 ...
Episode 416: My Mother IS Pagliacci
What The Folklore? - June 25, 2024 16:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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. Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter! Suggested talking points: Techni...
Episode 415: A Deleted Scene from The Brave Little Toaster
What The Folklore? - June 18, 2024 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWe 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. Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter! Suggested talking points: Happy World Sea Turtle Day, House+, Plotmo...
Episode 414: The Horse Who Only Chooses Violence
What The Folklore? - June 11, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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. Check out Gordie's new Kickstarter! Suggested talking points: Accidental Estate Sale, Schrödinger's Vacuum, Investing in a Future Brag, The Money La...
Episode 413: Very Almost Smart
What The Folklore? - June 04, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsAfter 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 ...
Episode 412: The Best at Getting Robbed
What The Folklore? - May 30, 2024 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 Fore...
Episode 411: Animal A-hole Team
What The Folklore? - May 22, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWe 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 Dar...
Strangeknife Diaries 2
What The Folklore? - May 14, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWell, this seems familiar...
Episode 410: The Meat Ghost
What The Folklore? - May 07, 2024 16:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 409: The Backpack of Dorian Gray
What The Folklore? - April 30, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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. ...
Strangeknife Diaries
What The Folklore? - April 09, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsLooks like them anime boys are at it again!
Episode 408: A Mysterious Fellow with a Slight Cherry Scent
What The Folklore? - March 26, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 Pal...
Episode 407: The Think-About-What-You've-Dungeon
What The Folklore? - March 19, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 R...
Episode 406: Middle-Manager-Slash-King Tiger
What The Folklore? - March 12, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 S...
Episode 405: A Blackbelt in Royalty
What The Folklore? - March 05, 2024 17:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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, Ruin...
Episode 404: Waiting Room Simulator 2024
What The Folklore? - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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: Sasqua...
Episode 403: Knitting...Sinisterly
What The Folklore? - February 20, 2024 17:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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, Th...
Episode 402: My Horse is Dead and the Toilet's Clogged
What The Folklore? - February 13, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 E...
Episode 401: THE MEGASUS
What The Folklore? - February 06, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 400: WTFolklore, Now on LaserDisc!
What The Folklore? - January 23, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWe 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 ...
Episode 399: Fresh Ghost Meat
What The Folklore? - January 16, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 Fauc...
Episode 398: Piss Soup is Not the Way to Repay a Favor
What The Folklore? - January 09, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWTFolklore 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, Postur...
Episode 397: Tips on How to Defeat a Child
What The Folklore? - December 19, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsRounding 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 Wol...
Episode 396: Cream of Water Soup
What The Folklore? - December 12, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 395: Hallmark Movie Event Horizon
What The Folklore? - November 21, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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...
Episode 394: The Constellation of Meats
What The Folklore? - November 14, 2023 17:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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,...
Episode 393: New and Unforeseen Miseries
What The Folklore? - October 31, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsWe'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, Quarter...
Episode 392: A Vibrant Picture of a Life in Shambles
What The Folklore? - October 24, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 ...
Episode 391: Innocent Until Proven Vampire
What The Folklore? - October 17, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsThis 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 Thes...
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