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Episode 206: Wife (With Rice) Jan 08, 2019

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We've got a short, sweet nugget of a story this week in "The Slaying of the Tanuki," but there's juice in this nugget. And some of that juice is a solution that could fix many, many plotholes for many fairy tales.

This episode brought to you by executive producer The Day Dude, Aarne-Thompson type 898, "Daughter of the Sun"

This episode sponsored by "The Legend of Griff" by Richard Sparrow, available now

Suggested talking points: new year's resolution, hare wife, tanuki schacks, what animal friends are, the folklore restaurant, culinary vore, ointment purposes, hatchet walks, the OG sick burn, common law hare marriage, get you a bunny who does both, woods murder jazz, big rock solutions, big big rock

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Ramblecast 206 Jan 06, 2019

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It's a brand new year! Our holidays were filled with Spidermen, new TV adventures, and gun almost-whoopsies. Our post holidays are filled with the candy and treats that were sent to our P.O. Box.

Episode 205: Grumpynut: The Story of the Hard Nut Part II Jan 01, 2019

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We're finishing off "The Story of the Hard Nut" this week. If you were hoping for answers, maybe stop holding your breath now.

Suggested talking points: breakfast stats, mouse joker, famous nuts, Shere Khan Tony Jay Aladdin, Tony Jay's song rider, seven crowns mice king

Episode 204: Pig to Metal Ratio: The Story of the Hard Nut Part I Dec 25, 2018

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"The Story of the Hard Nut" is rightfully cut from many Nutcracker adaptations. It's a story within a story (within another story) about some sausages and mice or whatever and it's only kinda related to the Nutcracker.

Suggested talking points: returning babies, universal sausage making, a mountain of pigs, how the sausage is made, spicy dreams ballet

Ramblecast 204 Dec 23, 2018

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Our first official Knifemas. We're doing our traditional gift exchange!

Episode 203: Double-Barreled Shovel Dec 18, 2018

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We're going to Iceland this week to explore a winter holiday tradition: "The Yule Lads" are some rowdy boys who come and try and wreck your scene. There are a lot of them, and their needs are VERY particular.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Leo (a Sexy Dragonborn Dad), Aarne-Thompson type 465D, "Quests for the Impossible"

Suggested talking points: Brendan Frasier ski difficulty, shit kids, milk ogres, cloverbaitin', scraping-fest, Saint Thorax, Joe Pesci ringtone gigs, Icelandic pokemon, foot herd immunity, dark santa, milk divorce

Ramblecast 203 Dec 16, 2018

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You got questions about Smash Ultimate? We have answers. We also have thoughts on fairy tale-adjacent erotic novels.

Episode 202: Stinkbox 360 Dec 11, 2018

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"Sima Who Wore the Big Hat" has an ending that assures you that it's ok to not challenge any of your preconceived notions. It's also one with an immensely solvable problem at the heart of the plot.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Cole, Aarne-Thompson type 780, "The Singing Bone"

Suggested talking points: Sam R. I., warsad, the true origin of basketball, secret stink crypt, space jam disease, stinkweapon, hat ordeal, punk rock prodigy, @AndrewtheBrobdingnagianbardwhodoesthethemesongtoourpodcast.com, buttsword master, four-sword style, pup shred

Ramblecast 202 Dec 09, 2018

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Welcome to our new website for crimes, extortmedaddy.com. We're also talking about folklore adaptations, and uh... Smash Ultimate did release this week. So there's that.

Episode 201: P.E.E.B.i.S. Dec 04, 2018

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"The Three Spinners" is a Grimm fairy tale that was told before it's time: it's really a cyberpunk story about slinging data and jacking into FlaxXnet.

This episode brought to you by executive producer Talie, Aarne-Thompson type 570, "The Rabbit Herd"

Suggested talking points: spin resistance, house acquisitions, fairy tale Pokemon starter, low fi spinning beats, Queensmr, cratchit your legs, Christmas Carol remakes, Harold Peebis, bionic spinners, FlaxXnet, future spreadsheets, Monark Bitcoins, cyber Vuvalini, P.E.E.B.i.S.

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