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What The Folklore?

What the Folklore

A comedy podcast that exposes the absurd side of folklore. Each week we read a story, fix plotholes and create new ones, and invent unintended connections between tales.

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00:54:35

Episode 450: I Don't Even Like Murder

What The Folklore? ·

2025/06/03

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 FolktaleIf you'd

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01:08:38

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

What The Folklore? ·

2025/05/27

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 FamilyIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help spread the word

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00:53:45

Episode 448: All Bangers LLC

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2025/05/20

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

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01:05:46

Episode 447: Interrupting the Raven Orgy

What The Folklore? ·

2025/05/06

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 RockIf you'd like to support Carman's

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01:14:20

Final Folktale 06

What The Folklore? ·

2025/04/01

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?

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01:03:28

Episode 446: Extraordinarily Beautiful,...

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2025/03/25

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 VentriloquismIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit:

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01:29:44

Episode 445: Probably Fairies Did It (The Princess...

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2025/03/18

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 WellIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help

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01:02:15

Episode 444: Classic Girl-Smells-Boy Story (The...

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2025/03/11

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 OffIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on

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01:28:53

Episode 443: Breaking Punzel Protocol (The Princess...

What The Folklore? ·

2025/03/04

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 BrainIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us

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01:34:22

442: Dungeons and d'Aulnoys (The Princess Mayblossom,...

What The Folklore? ·

2025/02/25

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, If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to

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00:53:58

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

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2025/02/18

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 BouquetIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our

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00:57:07

Episode 440: Abs Shaped Like a QR Code

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2025/02/11

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

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00:51:56

Episode 439: The Episode With Ten Minutes of...

What The Folklore? ·

2025/02/04

EDITORS NOTE: THERE IS A 10 MINUTE STRETCH OF INTENTIONALLY UNEDITED SILENCE FROM 9:09-19:09This 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. ChickenIf you'd like to support

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00:49:31

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

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2025/01/28

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 VoltronIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us

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00:48:05

Episode 437: Chili-Dog Delivered Via Gun

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2025/01/22

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?If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help

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00:53:58

Episode 436: Bedtime Stories For Sleep Paralysis Demons

What The Folklore? ·

2025/01/07

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

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01:00:36

Episode 435: Graffiti Kills Wizards and Saves Lives

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2024/12/17

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 WizardIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and

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00:46:18

Episode 434: Men Are Like Failed Potatoes

What The Folklore? ·

2024/12/10

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 InfluenceIf you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthingsIf you like our show, find us online to

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00:53:46

Episode 433: Ancient Chinese Among Us

What The Folklore? ·

2024/12/03

Here we go again...

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00:42:28

Episode 432: THAT DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION AT ALL...

What The Folklore? ·

2024/11/26

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

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