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What The Folklore?

A comedy podcast that exposes the absurd side of folklore. Each week we read a story, fix plotholes and create new ones, and invent unintended connections between tales.

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Episode 381: A Fun Way to Dunk on Rats

Episode 381: A Fun Way to Dunk on Rats

This week WTFolklore reads How the Brazilian Beetles Got their Gorgeous Coats. That may seem like a very straightforward... Read more

25 Jul 2023

38mins

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Episode 380: Frogs are a Gateway to Frankenstein

Episode 380: Frogs are a Gateway to Frankenstein

This week WTFolklore reads The Magic Swan-Geese, or as it's more commonly known these days, Jim Henson's Labyrinth starr... Read more

11 Jul 2023

52mins

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Episode 379: Johnny Hotdogseed

Episode 379: Johnny Hotdogseed

This week on WTFolklore, we celebrate Independence Day the only way we know how...by reading a story from Japan instead.... Read more

4 Jul 2023

37mins

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Episode 378: Ibuprofen for the Soul (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 2)

Episode 378: Ibuprofen for the Soul (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 2)

Concluding Pride Month 2023, we finish reading The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, from Charles Perrault. S... Read more

27 Jun 2023

42mins

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Episode 377: Go To Your Scream Shack (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 1)

Episode 377: Go To Your Scream Shack (The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, Part 1)

Continuing Pride Month 2023, we begin reading The Story of the Marquise-Marquis de Banneville, from Charles Perrault. Su... Read more

20 Jun 2023

47mins

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Episode 376: More Witches 2024

Episode 376: More Witches 2024

HEY! YOU! CARMAN'S DOING A KICKSTARTER! CHECK IT OUT!To commemorate the beginning of Pride Month 2023, we read The Noble... Read more

6 Jun 2023

54mins

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Episode 375: 1-800-FISH (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part II)

Episode 375: 1-800-FISH (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part II)

HEY! YOU! CARMAN'S DOING A KICKSTARTER! CHECK IT OUT!This week on WTFolklore we miraculously continue reading The Tree T... Read more

30 May 2023

1hr 5mins

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Episode 374: The Most Gatsby Dragon (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part I)

Episode 374: The Most Gatsby Dragon (The Tree That Reached the Sky Part I)

HEY! YOU! CARMAN'S DOING A KICKSTARTER! CHECK IT OUT!This week on WTFolklore we begin reading The Tree That Reached the ... Read more

23 May 2023

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Episode 373: God Help You If You Skipped Part 1 (The Punishment of Gangana Part 2)

Episode 373: God Help You If You Skipped Part 1 (The Punishment of Gangana Part 2)

HEY! YOU! CARMAN'S DOING A KICKSTARTER! CHECK IT OUT!After an almost definitely unhelpful recap of Part 1, we conclude o... Read more

16 May 2023

50mins

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Episode 372: Now This is Podcasting (The Punishment of Gangana Part 1)

Episode 372: Now This is Podcasting (The Punishment of Gangana Part 1)

HEY! YOU! CARMAN'S DOING A KICKSTARTER! CHECK IT OUT!After discussing our various franchising options (again), We begin ... Read more

9 May 2023

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