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Episode 354: Pastry Treason (Dwarf Long Nose, Part II) Nov 29, 2022

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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 over pastries, you need to turn in your damn folktale gun and badge.

Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: Atrocity Tourist, Fresh Kitchen Fishin', This Soup is a Steak, Goose Sounds Like a Lady

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Episode 353: Squirrel Math Comes For Us All (Dwarf Long Nose, Part I) Nov 22, 2022

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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. War looms on the horizon...

Thanks to Dave for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: A New Fun Boy, The AI Art Equivalent of a Human, Insider Cabbage Trading, Guinea Pig Whistle, A Barber's Decoy, Vegetables are What Keep This House Together

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Episode 352: Extremely Strong, Extremely Handsome, Extremely Ten Years Old Nov 15, 2022

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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-Husband, The Piss Baby's Son So Easily Forgotten, It's a Nanowrimo Miracle!, Throwing a Tantrum So Hard it Creates Geography, Narratively Necessary Incest

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Episode 351: The Tony Hawk of Buddhism Nov 01, 2022

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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 Melissa for joining us this week!

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Episode 350: A Burgeoning Interest in Crime Oct 25, 2022

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Zalutations listeners!
On this week's episode of What The Folklore, we're reading Three Boys With Jugs of Molasses and Secret Ambitions
Marvel as we descend further into Rootabaga-Tale-Madness
Before all that, though, Tyler has some spooky-times movies he wants to bring to your attention
I'm truly sorry
Even though it eats up the runtime, we hope you enjoy
So long, and Happy Spooklore!
...Also, thanks to our special guest, Theo!

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Episode 349: Mysterious Hee-Haw Fetishist Oct 18, 2022

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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 apnea!

Thanks to Dave/Psythe for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Boo Spectrum, Subsistence Breath Farmers, Knitting is Sweaty Work, Flayed by Mystical Anime Light, Winner Takes Wife, Lesser-Known "Give a Mouse a Cookie" Sequels

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 348: Hot Gourds in Your Area Oct 11, 2022

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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 rabbit gets a gun at one point, unrelatedly.

Thanks to Jayson for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Mythos Manspreading Hour, Shotgun Blast of Baubles, The Fingerkinder, A Colony of Tapeworms, Go to the Whip Closet, The Divine Comedy, For Brats

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Episode 347: Ancient Chinese Gremlins Oct 04, 2022

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To kick off Spooklore this year, Sun Wukong has us covered by encountering a tree with the creepiest fruit we've ever heard of!

Thanks to DEFINEPROG (AKA Matt) for Joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: FRUIT IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS, Height-to-Demon Ratio, Cup O' Immortality, Bad Cop Worse Cop, Trauma-Bonded to a Monkey

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Episode 346: You Also Hear the Bush Yelling About UTIs, Right? Sep 27, 2022

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This week on WTFolklore, we're joined by a talking sweet potato to help us read through Godmother Death, but we do take some side roads to talk about Google's "feeling lucky" button, and how to best christen a new sketchbook. Oh, and lube. Lots and lots of lube.

Thanks to Jayson for joining us this week!

Suggested talking points: The Robin Hood of Antibodies, WAP (Wealth And Prosperity), Wrong As Rain, An Embarrassment of Vaults, The Non-est Profit, The Scent Of Your Soul

If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

What The Heartslore III: The World Ends with Union Rex Versus Melody Road Sep 13, 2022

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Breath? You should take a deep

Faith? this is quite the leap

Taste? You KNOW it's bittersweet

This week on WTFolklore, we face our fears, and recap a tale that, as one Grimoire Highwind puts it, is "Not Meant for Human Consumption". We're also joined by special guest, Nate!

Music in chronological order:
Victory Fanfare (Holder & Ephixa Remix)

Face My Fears by Hikaru Utada

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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