What The Folklore?

"The Sea Maiden" doesn't really feature a Sea Maiden much, but it does feature a lot of mechanics from the hit (controversial) video game Final Fantasy VIII. This episode brought to you by executive producer Arcnes, Aarne-Thompson type 774D "Acting as God for a Day" Suggested talking points: the mood spoon, swimfriend, boatwatch bop, wild fish hedonism, Rumplestiltskin license,...

What makes a good book cover? Would you pay someone to follow you around, narrating a good book for you? 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.

"Perez the Mouse" is the worst story. That is all. This episode brought to you by executive producer Linct , Aarne-Thompson type 622, "The Talking Bed Legs" Suggested talking points: cyberpunk a mouse, peREZ the mouse, Stuart Little's AIM account, the elder gut, commishee, the origin of fetishes, Mother Booby Galactic Overseer, the horror of teeth, rat magic If you like our sho...

"The Raven With the Broken Beak" returns us to our favorite dirty bird, myth times Raven. He's up to some of his old tricks, but also has a potent arsenal of new tricks ready for us, and for some unsuspecting characters. Donutshoes soundcloud: soundcloud.com/donutshoes This episode brought to you by executive producer Kasey (Sitting Atop Punk Rock Candy Mountain) , Aarne-Thompson type 46...

This is the introduction and world-building for a tabletop game called The Quiet Year! We're trying this out as a monthly bonus episode for patrons at the $10 level, but wanted to put out a teaser to see how interested people are in this type of content. The Quiet Year a great game about building and guiding a community through a year of its life, drawing the map and developing the culture as we g...

We've got some differing opinions on the Sonic movie trailer and Sonic's design, and Tyler performs a Kingdom Hearts Miracle. 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're debating over whether "The Brahman and the Jackal," our story this week, is more or less interesting than the story of real big rock art. The jury is out, unlike in this story, where the jury is just incompetent. This episode brought to you by executive producer There's a Wicket In My Thicket, Aarne-Thompson type 676, "Open Sesame" Suggested talking points: mom 2.0, Clare...

We have one more addition to the Piss Kid property, as well as some thoughts about how we're going to screen the movies. Actually, we've got some ideas for improvements to movie theaters in general. 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 mercha...

We're back to "The Journey West," where our hero Sun Wukong learns an important lesson about meeting new people. We're also learning a lot about the legality of horse meat, and exactly where in airspace US jurisdiction ends. This episode brought to you by executive producer Comrade Crag Hag, Aarne-Thompson type 1004, "Hogs in the Mud, Sheep in the Air" Suggested talking points:...

A patron requested a formal Bathroom Review, and we're happy to analyze layout, hardware, and object placement. Also stay tuned for your next RambleQuest(TM) clue! 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 sho...

Note: episode numbers have changed as we've updated formatting. You haven't missed any episodes! We saved "The Twelve Tortoises" for the last of this group of three, and... well... we did technically get twelve tortoises. They're more swan (boat) than tortoise though. This episode brought to you by executive producer Vespadesu, Aarne-Thompson type 2250 "Endless Tales: the Golden Key...

We're expanding our hot new property the Piss Kids so we can directly compete with Marvel and DC. We've basically already got our "Avengers" equivalent lined up. 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...

We decided to save the turtle story for next week, hoping to have a good one for next time, and leaned into "The Dragon Princess" this week, which is a story with very few action words in it. Hope you like learning about pearl stat blocks though. This episode brought to you by executive producer Chrissi, Aarne-Thompson type 1916, "The Breathing Tree" Suggested talking points: a...

We have a lot to cover this week, including the Mary Berry pirate story, a Smash Mouth concert, the true names of bears, and our new ARG. 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...

Content warning: child deaths. Apologies for a patch of rough sound in the middle, it's about ten minutes: a piece of hardware came loose mid-recording. We're reading "The Woman With 366 Children," a story that really misses its mark on trying to land a morale, but what's new? This episode brought to you by executive producer VersusMe101, Aarne-Thompson type 316, "The Mermaid In the...

Folks, we need to talk about Dora the Explorer's use of a knife in the new movie trailer. Questions have been raised. 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.

This week we're reading "Prince Slugobyl," a prince we're actually kinda into, which is rare. It's too bad that he's overshadowed by the much better Megahorse. This episode brought to you by executive producer Sarah D, Aarne-Thompson type 929, "Clever Defenses" Suggested talking points: the Slugobyl generation, a forced lady voice, summoning Michael Keaton, Userpent, infinite g...

Tyler is determined to sustain himself entirely on "Into the Spiderverse," and we're trying to fix out how to fix the toxic gaming community. Spoiler: it's really easy to do and we're surprised it hasn't happened yet. 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/wt...

The finale of "Gracieuse and Percinet" is here, and boy howdy is it a ride. So many characters to disappoint us! Content warning for emotionally abusive/manipulative relationships. Percinet is... bad. Suggested talking points: Grogoui, that's a Treebeard, the Book of Kells for poops, irritable jam syndrome, multiverse leaderboard, 50 Shades of Psyche, apex princess species, jam piracy, b...

What genre isn't Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? We've already talked about how it's steampunk, and now it's cyberpunk 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 and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're very taken with Grognon, and very much NOT taken with Percinet, for reasons that will become very clear soon. Grognon continues to be an interesting villain, and Percinet continues to be JUST THE WORST. Suggested talking points: Buscemi's fatherly wet gaze, the Imaginarium of Dr. Percocet, horse socialism, Jack Bauer as Psyche, Grace the Unflayable, the first macguffin, 1719 summer Grognon h...

There's never been a Pokemon game that takes place in REAL America, so we're pitching Gen 9: Pokemon Stars & Pokemon Stripes. Note: we're touching on some serious issues here, and just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that although we are making jokes, this is all satire and we take these issues with gravity they deserve. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Foll...

It's that time of year again, everyone. The d'Aulnoy train has been speeding toward us for a year, and it has finally arrived. We're reading "Gracieuse and Percinet" this year, which involves a surprising number of twists and turns for a chunk of story in which nothing really happens. Suggested talking points: Waffle House Valentine's Day, public podcasting, jam consumption, royal anatom...

What is the first space force even going to do up there without anyone to play with or fight? We're also continuing what is apparently a whole series about art, and our relationship to 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...

A content warning: this story kinda involves sex trafficking. We have agreed that we have to talk about the daughter in question as an adult, and the trafficker is a magic bear prince, but it's still a little uncomfortable at moments. We're finally reading "East of the Sun West of the Moon." For a foundational fairy tale, it's got a lot of problems. This story makes a lot more sense when...