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This week we read The Goat of Mr. Seguin, and in the process accidently dredge up a centuries-old subtweet from an extremely bitter windmill adressed to a semi-fictional character. Oh yeah, and Gordie...

6 Dec 202253min

This week we continue reading Dwarf Long Nose, by Wilhelm Hauff, AKA Satan's Ghostwriter. Based on how things went last week, if you weren't expecting a Fairytale Bake-off, a magic goose, and a war ov...

29 Nov 20221h 10min

This week we begin reading Dwarf Long Nose, by Wilhelm Hauff, AKA Satan's Ghostwriter. In it, our precious good-boy hero is rudely accosted by a strange woman with very particular herb sensibilities. ...

22 Nov 202256min

This week we're reading Sangkuriang or Legend of Tangkuban Perahu, a tale rife with...complicated and troubling genealogies.Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!Suggested talking points: Were-Husba...

15 Nov 202257min

This week, while reading The Tale(s) of the White Elephant with Six Tusks, we get some conflicting information on the relative coolness of this elephant. You be the judge, dear listener!Thanks to Meli...

1 Nov 202241min

Zalutations listeners!On this week's episode of What The Folklore, we're reading Three Boys With Jugs of Molasses and Secret AmbitionsMarvel as we descend further into Rootabaga-Tale-MadnessBefore all...

25 Okt 20221h 6min

This week on WTFolklore, we hear two different Tales of the Boo Hag, a skinless Sailor Moon who loves to drink breath and hates poker players. Man, Myth-Times had some wild explanations for sleep apne...

18 Okt 20221h 7min

This week on WTFolklore, we're joined again by the magical sweet potato as we read Struwwelpeter, a confusing collection of cautionary tales about some of the worst kids you've ever heard of. Also, a ...

11 Okt 20221h 9min