What The Folklore?

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...

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 lit...

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. 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/wtfolklor...

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, h...

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. 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...

"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...

What's the deal with cats, anyway? They'd be good at 90's style observational comedy for one. 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.

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 f...

Gwyneth Paltrow has escalated things, and it may be a direct challenge to us. We demand reciprocity. 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 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 fl...

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? 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....

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 t...

Do you want a global cat Olympics? Us too. We're going to find out how, and the role doping might play. 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.

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...

We got another box, with a very nice gift in it! And also, we'll give you a quick recap of the movie Seven. 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.