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Episode 422: The Emperor's New Ding-Dong Aug 20, 2024

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It's time for our First-Annual Daughter-Off! This week we're reading The Great Bell, in order to compare and contrast the daughters of this and last week's tales. We also learn a LOT about jugglers on the way, for some reason.

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Suggested talking points: Secret Pidgeon App, Tuckered Out From the Head-Hitting, The Bell of Your Mind, Poetically On Edge, Trust Me I'm a Juggler, A Backlog of Cannons Weekly Catalogues, What if Jell-O was Metal?

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Episode 421: The 5th Best Medicine Aug 13, 2024

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First off, big congratulations to Gordie for achieving the fastest fully funded project on Kickstarter in the site's history. Don't believe me? Well just click the link below and see for yourself! Anyway, we also read The Strange Tale of Doctor Dog, whom we almost immediately eminent-domain for our own purposes.

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Suggested talking points: Pause for Relevant Reaction, Done With Princes, A Man Who Was Jealous of Puppets, Let the Dog Cook, The Memory of a Cherry, Paid Dog Actor

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Episode 420: Corn, Lies, Hijinks, Bird Terror, Bones and Blood (Aztec Creation Myths Part 2) Aug 06, 2024

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After a brief-but-crucial PSA, and a short check in on the modern AI hellscape we all call the internet, we return our attention to finishing last week's Aztec Creation Myths.

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Suggested talking points: The Chuck E. Cheese of Gas Stations, Deceiving Faster Than We Can Think, An Animal That Can Throw a Punch, White-Collar Corn Crime, You Cannot Declare the Bones, The Billie Eilish Creation Myth, Crimes of the D.A.R.E. Lion

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Episode 419: Jaguars Solve All Problems (Aztec Creation Myths Part 1) Jul 23, 2024

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This week we spend much too much time complaining about the Disney corporation before turning our attention to some Aztec Creation Myths. Turns out this isn't even the first Sun our planet had back in the space-goop days! Neat!

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Suggested talking points: A Cupcake for Every Occasion, Terminally Tumblr, Floating in the Goop of Space, Blood Will Spill at the White Elephant, Creation Myth Simulator

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Episode 418: Pneumatic Baby Bullet Jul 09, 2024

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Due to recording this week on World Chocolate Day, we of course had to check in on how Willy Wonka's retirement is going. After that brief aside, we read The King of Love, who in a shocking twist, is none of those words.

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Suggested talking points: A Circle of Bread, Willy Wonka's Retirement, A Surprising Dearth of Bodily Fluids, 65% Dead, Ye Olde Wii, Loambender

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417: You Can't Dox Immortal Bony Jul 02, 2024

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"It was never corn you feared, my child. It was destiny that frightened you."

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Suggested talking points: Interpretive Threats, A Benadryl Situation, A Cruel and Dangerous World of Endless Picnics, Princesses Priced to Move, Animal Sopranos, Baba Does as Yaga Wants

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Episode 416: My Mother IS Pagliacci Jun 25, 2024

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This week on WTFolklore, we read My Mother is a Cat. Who knew there was such a plethora of moms out there ripe for the picking, if you just had the courage to ask them to be your mom instead of your current mom, who is a cat.

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Suggested talking points: Technically Functioning, Toilet Is Forever, The Segue Klaxon, Mom Rescue Shelter, A Little Sun that Walks Around Eating Fish, The Husband Box, This is Not ChuChu Rocket

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Episode 415: A Deleted Scene from The Brave Little Toaster Jun 18, 2024

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We tackle another Chromatic Dwarf story this week, The Little Gray Man, from Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. It takes some unexpected twists, landing us squarely in the realms of DOUBLE FICTION.

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Suggested talking points: Happy World Sea Turtle Day, House+, Plotmosphere, Lotto Tickets in the Leaves, Extra-Dimensional Wizard Castle Full of Princesses, Monthly Nun Calendar, Really Good at Burning Villages Down

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Episode 414: The Horse Who Only Chooses Violence Jun 11, 2024

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This week we cover the tale of Dapplegrim, the only named character in his story. And rightly so, as he's the most terrifying horse to ever live.

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Suggested talking points: Accidental Estate Sale, Schrödinger's Vacuum, Investing in a Future Brag, The Money Laundromat, Addicted to Milk, Rad By Association, Echoes of Paul Revere, History's First Pokémon Battle

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Episode 413: Very Almost Smart Jun 04, 2024

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After her daring escape from what is almost certainly a fae-managed Kroger, Carman regales us with the story of The Serpent Prince, which claims to come from Italy, but...well you be the judge.

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Suggested talking points: Entreprenordie, The Insatiable Desire to Punk Everything, Fairy Ring Grocery Store, Foxpower Engine, Unflation, The Extended Shoeniverse, Monarchsexual, Definitely Based on Shrek

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

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