What The Folklore?

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...

Some additional billboard thoughts this week, as well as plumbing the services that Dale Trusts. 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.

"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...

Since there are no new billboard thoughts, we might just have to put up our own billboards! Also: the politics of Mario characters. 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.

"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 El...

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." 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 informati...

"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,...

Up this week: a video game pitch, and a law billboard that tries to gaslight you into service.   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.

"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 definitio...

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. 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.wtfolkl...

"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 monster...

Have you ever had a sense memory? Is it one that's inexplicably tied to the 1998 Godzilla movie? 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.

"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 diap...

The Merp Report: Cricket's Worst Day Ever. 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.

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 boat...

Get ready for our new lines of lifestyle merchandise, coming soon! 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.

"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 c...

We have a collection of food anecdotes, including a few from a very bizarre sub restaurant. 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.

"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 appropriatio...

Gordie really needs to get a piece into the local Museum of Bad Art, and we're trying to figure out the best plan. 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.

"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 t...

What does two weeks of life changes hold? Puppy training? Remembering bad standup acts? Obscure music trivia? All of the above? 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.

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 bonem...

The new trailer for Cats the Musical has hit us all in strong ways, and we gotta talk about it. 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.

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?, Immorta...