What The Folklore?

This week on WTFolklore after a short...Divergence...from our normal banter, we read an anthology of King Midas tales from around the world, all focused on a, uh, lesser known aspect from the original tale. Suggested talking points: A World Where Parkour is Important, One Hundred Percent None Percent Normal, Bloated with Secrets, The Sweeney Todd Paradox, No Rules Just Write If you'd like to suppo...

This week on WTFolklore we check in on Carman's time at FWA, Tyler's ongoing Robin Hobb Problem, and then read the Grimm's tale, Bearskin.   Somewhat appropriately, as this is only half the Devil's number, he only appears for half the episode Suggested talking points: Hotboxing All the Buzzy Boys, Cybergrams, A One-Man Island of Misfit Toys, Army Teaches You the Hard Tickles, The Stinkiest Bezos I...

This week on WTFolklore we revolutionize book-buying, before then convincing you to never buy a book again by reading The Story of Jason Squiff and Why He had a Popcorn Hat, Popcorn Mittens, Popcorn Shoes , a distinctly American tale. Either that, or this recording is just a long stretch of static, you tell me. Suggested talking points: Chadow, Shrek Fathomed a Dragon, D'Aulnoy's Second Life, Head...

This week on WTFolklore, after a brief update to our resumes and tax forms (keepin' it strictly business this week), we finish reading The Bird 'Grip' , from Sweden.  Suggested talking points: Men of Indeterminate Age, Kickflipping Burgers, Jiminy Cricket's Kettlebells, Now That's What I Call Gurdy, Wikihoofs, The Valley That's Bad to Look At If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, v...

This week on WTFolklore, after redoubling our efforts to bring you the greenest podcast on the net, we begin reading The Bird 'Grip' , from Sweden. We also encounter the saddest possible party we've ever seen. Suggested talking points: USB Sunflower, Earth Shanties, Old Lady Zubjöks, Two Sons for the Price of None, Door-to-door War Salesman, Clown Eggs If you'd like to support Carman's artistic en...

This week, it's a new entry in the Anthology edition, with classic clips from the following episodes: 126: The Whitest of Privileges 127: A certain Grimminess 129: Jessica Fidgetspinner 132: Flowers for Goofy 137: The New Ghost-Based Economy Ramblecast 139 139: Pokemon: Gun 141: Were-Bud   If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings If yo...

This week on WTFolklore, we meant to just read The Magic Cap , but you accidentally get a double feature, cause Tyler also really, really, REALLY needed to talk about Pinocchio: A True Story . Suggested talking points: Budgeting Pinocchio Time, Pay Me In Smiles, The Hero's Meander, The Red-Nose Thirst, Great-Great-Grandwitch, The Dexter of Pranks If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavor...

This week on WTFolklore, we read Johnny Reed's Cat. Rather than write a bunch of words here, instead we ask you simply picture a cat in your mind's eye...woah! where's it going! Ah it stopped suddenly! Now it's sleeping... Yeah, now you're gettin' it... Suggested talking points: The Lazy Man's Train Tracks, Door Real-estate, Are You Foppish or Bwappish?, You've Crossed the Wrong Cat Mafia, Impress...

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Iron Wolf , a Ukrainian tale about a (probably) mechanical beast who's WAY into that grindset-mindset, and is mysteriously linked to the beef dimension Here are some links if you'd like to make donations in support of Ukrainian civilians currently displaced due to the occupation of their country: https://donate.coreresponse.org/give/393950/#!/donation/checkout...

This week on WTFolklore, we tell the exceptionally short Glooscap and the Baby , which only takes us roughly 12 minutes to get through. "How can this be?" You ask yourself, looking at the runtime. We simply ask that you trust us on this one...   Suggested talking points: Celebrity Treasure Maps, Tangent Sandwich, Daily Cannibal Raid, Peaked as an Infant, The Slow and The Curious, The Jimmy Fallon...

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Singing, Springing Lark , a Grimm tale with...a number of familiar elements.  Suggested talking points: There's No Hole in Volleyball, Frasier Crane Lego Set, Maybe Sometimes a Lion, Here's a Nut Go It, Timon and Pumba's Excellent Bedroom Encounter (But there's a Bird at the Start) If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon...

This week on WTFolklore, we return to that old classic Pentamerone to read The Young Slave , a story so engaging that we spend a good chunk of the episode enumerating which ghosts are and are not useful, as well as a number of points of history we could irreparably damage with a time machine and a Bop-It. Suggested talking points: Art Is Ruined Forever, The Nasty Book, Marble Breeding, You Did a P...

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Jaguar and the Little Skunk , the heartwarming, inspiring, and encouraging tale of a little dude who really shoulda just stayed in his damn lane. Suggested talking points: Crave The Pod, Eat the Meat that We didn't Eat, An Eensy Weensy Bit Dead, Orbital Dunks If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings...

This week on WTFolklore, we're headed to France to read The Legend of the Arrode Cavern, where we learn what does and does not constitute a "Dragon", all about changing tires on a car, and what kind of horse memorabilia you can get at Cracker Barrel...wait, what were we talking about? Suggested talking points:  Snowfish, The Protagonist's Glow, The Pastoral Province of Sexy, Welcome Back to the Dr...

Hey! It's Tyler's Birthday! Or, at least it was! When we recorded this! For such an auspicious occasion, Carman elected to read Lazy Jack, a tale that was allegedly tailor-made to upset Tyler.   Suggested talking points:  See a Sooth Say a Sooth, Pokemon Butthole Catalog, Personal Finance Folklore, Soft Cheese on a Hot Day, Temp Tiger's Promotion If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavor...

This week on WTFolklore, we're reading the Cu Chulainn tale The Death of Derbforgaill, from Ireland in addition to weighing in on only the hottest topics of the day! Suggested talking points: Another Omen for the Year, The Raunchy Death of Deborah, Beefus Geesus, Red-Faced White American Shout Boys, The Piss-Wizard from Ireland, The Natural Knife If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavor...

We're back to ring in the new year! 3 weeks in! That's just our STYLE, baby. Join us, won't you, as we return to the comfort of Fairy Tales. This week we're reading The Cat and Mouse in Partnership, A Grimm tale that finally answers for us, one of the oldest questions on our show...   Suggested talking points: Little Bundles of Rage and Disease, The Hover-Bird Omen, Apopquizalypse, Crisco Roasting...

Torture, Torment, and Fairytales. It's all here in out last episode for 2021. Enjoy! Suggested talking points: An Air-Tight Reason to Dance, A Stupid Amount of Dresses, If It's Worth Doing, It's Worth Overdoing, Nude Derek, The End of the Good Times If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings If you like our show, find us online to help s...

To wrap out 2021, here's our gift to you all:  Another spelunking into the d'Aulnoy Mines. This week (and next) we read Princess Rosette   Suggested talking points: Madame d'Aulnoy's Mad Mad World, A Promise of Future Violence, Folklore EULA, The 2021 Punzel Catalogue, Big Prince Wants DANCE, Girl Pretty+Girl Mine=Girl Good If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.p...

This week on WTFolklore, we conclude the tale of Egil and Asmund ...and then we conclude it again...and then we conclude it again...and would you believe we conclude it again?   Suggested talking points: No Longer Impressed by the Feats of Children, An Incomplete Goat Onesie, Prayers from Straight Hotties, A Breath of Fresh Dumb-Sea, Some of These Epilogues Have Epilogues If you'd like to support...

It's time to spread some holiday cheer! This week, we do exactly the opposite, by reading Egil and Asmund , a badass viking tale that's basically the best christmas anime you could ever dream of.   Suggested talking points: Dr. Other, Digging Holes Up to Space, PokéBezos, An Ominous "Part 1", My Hild to Die On, Achilles Ear If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.p...

Whoops! Damn-near went a whole year with no Monkey King in it! What a tragedy that would've been! Thankfully, Grimoire Highwind has returned to us, to remind us all of the reason for the season   Suggested talking points: Those Pesky Flying Kings,  Squelch Into Some Pants, Doing Bad Things to Fake Horses, Deathjail: Jail From Life, Raging Battle Boner If you'd like to support Carman's artistic end...

We are awash in life-lessons this week on WTFolklore, as we read The Special Platypus, an Australian tale that provides us with further intel into the interpersonal lives of the humble Platypod. We also learn about healthy boundaries, who does and doesn't need the approval of a titmouse, and just how much Weather.com thinks it's worth   Suggested talking points:  If you'd like to support Carman's...

This week on WTFolklore, we read The Charcoal Maker Who Became King, a Filipino tale. It's quite helpful in elucidating for us the qualities that birds and fairies each look for in a king. Either way, murder is usually involved.   Suggested talking points: The Chilliest Open, Maslow's Hierarchy of Blankies, The Decrepit Age of 17, Frying Pan Induced Sleep, Hornfluencers If you'd like to support Ca...

For the finale of What the Spooklore 2021, we head over to Korea to learn about hobgoblins, goblins, and additional haunted houses. We also attend a pretty rad Demon open house, with parkour and dogs and even brooms! (They're just brooms, though)   Suggested talking points: Gossip Goblin, A Touch of Grime, The Prairie Community, Scooby-Dooby-Crooners, Myth-times Hatsune Miku, License to Smash a Bo...