Episode 340: R-E-S-P-E-C-P-C-P
This week on WTFolklore, we read two vastly different versions of The Legend of the Hero, Menesk, which both purport to be true accounts. Shockingly, Astoundingly, and with great effort, we DO manage ...
26 Juli 202246min
Episode 339: Wild Forest Dog, For Which We Have No Word (The Tinder Box Part II)
This week on WTFolklore we finish reading the Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Tinder Box, which is shockingly revealed to be a collaboration with Mary Shelley (the inventor of Mars), and a cautionar...
19 Juli 202241min
Episode 338: The True Face of Updog (The Tinder Box Part I)
This week on WTFolklore we check in with the Hans Christian Anderson catalogue, reading The Tinder Box, which is a story that definitely, totally, 100% takes place on Mars, and you can't change our mi...
12 Juli 202243min
Episode 337: The Two Languages, Gold and Murder
This week on WTFolklore we read the Grimm tale, The Iron Stove, wherein we finally decide to test our mettle as Folklorists, and employ the new GTC Classification System to better inform YOU about wha...
28 Juni 202241min
Episode 336: Man Vs. Shoe
This week on WTFolklore we read The Shoes of Abu Kassim, which as far as we're concerned is a film franchise with Rowan Atkinson's name plastered all over it. We also discover just why Elon Musk is SO...
21 Juni 202247min
Episode 335: A Living, Breathing Chore
This week on WTFolklore we read The Snow, The Crow, and The Blood, a story largely about none of those things! Surprise! It IS a cautionary tale about letting your horny be your guide in life, and fal...
14 Juni 20221h 6min
Episode 334: Loose Soups
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...
31 Maj 20221h 14min
Episode 333: More Insect Than Not
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 num...
17 Maj 20221h
