What The Folklore?

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,...

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. 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 i...

"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...

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. 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 a...

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 deliv...

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. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Pat...

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...

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. 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...

"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,...

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. 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/w...

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...

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. 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 me...

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 alb...

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. 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...

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 H...

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? 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 w...

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...

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. 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...

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" S...

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). 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...

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...

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...

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. 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 th...

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 gen...

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. 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 a...