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Final Folktale XV Sep 08, 2020

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It's the end of the road. The Final "Final Folktale" until Square Enix deigns to gift the world with another one. The time we had together...I cherish. Walk tall, my friends

Special Thanks to Eric for joining us again on this one!

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

Apocalypsis Noctis by Yoko Shimomura
Stand By Me by Florence + The Machine

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

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Episode 267: Frmr-Where Farmers Go Get Freaky™ Aug 25, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore, we're treated to The Farmer and his Hired Help, a story from Afghanistan with an exceptionally dry title. Fear not, dear listeners, because we spruce it up in the ways that only we know how to!

Suggested talking points: MMA for cats, The Hair Corner, Paid in Butter, FarmConLaw, Moment of Silence for many goats, Farm Wars
If you'd like to support Carman's artistic endeavors, visit: https://www.patreon.com/carmandaartsthings

Episode 266: Do a Tourism in your Heart Aug 18, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore we're reading The Iron Shoes, one of the lost manuscripts collected in "The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales". How does this forgotten fairy tale stack up to the nonsense we regularly spew on the spot? Listen and find out!

Suggested talking points: The Life and Times of Alexander Downpipe, Reverse-Loopered, Victorian Ghostbusters II, The Original Heavy Metal, Occam's Pervert

Episode 265: Femme Fataling 101 Aug 11, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore we're reading How an Old Man Lost his Wen, a heartwarming, feel-good tale from Japan about how if you're not just so very dope at dancing, demons will wreck your whole face up. It's basically the opposite of Footloose.

Suggested talking points: A Wizened Curse, Good Doctor Times, The Face Bank™, Wet and Wild vs. Fried and Smokey, Ancient Squirrel Man, The Cake Boss of Dancing

Episode 1A (264): Happiness is a Sword that Kills Anyone Jul 28, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore, your three favorite hosts who are unchanged from last week, read The Snake Princess, from Russia. Shoulders are briefly brushed with old friend Koschei, but things take a philosophical turn when we discover, once and for all, what True Happiness is.

Suggested talking points: Lore Reset, The Fall of Wobbles, Threatened to Bravery, Fire Go UP, Snake Go DOWN, The Great Punch Incident, Negcessary

Episode 263: The Creator's Shame Box Jul 21, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore, we read several, related Rabbit tales from The Bird Who Cleans the World and Other Mayan Fables,collected by Victor Montejo. These stories, when paired together, paint the picture of a tragic downfall for the Trickster Rabbit, who undergoes a mental break not dissimilar to what's happening currently to at least one of the co-hosts.

Suggested talking points: Sunk Cost Fallacy in Motion, Headknife, Tired and Full of Nightmares, Relitigating Trees, The Antler-Shaped Hole in our Hearts, Bedsnax

What The Heartslore 0.2: A Fragmentary Final Chapter/1 Day RE:Memory By Sleep Jul 07, 2020

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This week's episode is like a scattered dream, or perhaps a far-off memory. We try to line the pieces up.

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

Deep Dive by Yoko Shimomura

Final Fantasy Ending Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

Episode 262: King Doctor Rebel Princess Jun 30, 2020

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This week on WTFolkore, we read The Rebel Princess, a Ukrainian tale. What begins as your average Boy Meets Girl, Boy and Girl pour over ancient manuscripts, Girl becomes feral tree person story rapidly escalates to a high seas adventure for a bookclub of drunk lady pirates. It's pretty rad.

Suggested talking points: Agen-C, Smash Glass in case of Life, True Stank, Very Fancy Babies, Fantasy King FOMO, Flute Fingers, King SATs, Water Harvard, Ancient Crime Manuscripts

Episode 261: A Face That Could Bring Pepper to Life Jun 16, 2020

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This week on WTFolkore, we read Salt, Sauce, and Spice, Onion Leaves, Pepper, and Drippings, a Hausa tale from Northern Nigeria. We spend a considerable amount of the episode reflecting on soup and it's metaphorical capabilities, going so far as to radically change the one presented in a story. Ironically, we forgot a core component of any soup: Evil Spirits.

Suggested talking points: Download Integrity, Drinkable Whimsy, Condolences to Drippings Spice, the Scoville Level of Abs, What if the World was Soup?, Spice as a Metaphor for War

As mentioned at the end of the episode, we'll be donating our June patreon contributions (and making personal donations as well) evenly between Color of Change and The National Center for Transgender Equality. Please follow these links if you'd like to learn more and make donations of your own!

Episode 260: Premium Countertop Baby Dishwasher Jun 09, 2020

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This week on WTFolklore, we read Tunjur, Tunjur, a Palestinian Arabic tale that presents the world with some exciting new challenges in parenting. It also allows us to reexamine the lasting trauma of being born as an inanimate object.

Suggested talking points: Husband Juice, Classic Verbal Memes, The Storkitron, Human Kilns, Crave Paintings, Inanimate Object Support Group

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