What The Folklore?

"Maid Maleen" by the Grimm Brothers makes a lot more sense when you start thinking about it in the context of a princess trying to solve the Y2K scare. Just trust us on this one. Suggested talking points: dark tower as bedtime, mightydad, go to your room for seven years, war thoughts, head chopping noise ordinance, a slug princess's width, the most metal ending, standard royalty temper tantrum, lame king vengeance, nettle3 If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

What does two weeks of life changes hold? Puppy training? Remembering bad standup acts? Obscure music trivia? All of the above? If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We didn't make it far into "The Selkie Bride" before we had to start tinkering with it, adding in the singer Seal and a whale-shaped nuclear-powered fishing submarine. This episode brought to you by executive producer Kelty, Aarne-Thompson type 569, "The Knapsack The Hat and The Horn" Suggested talking points: bass skin, a hail mary for endorphins, Willy Gear, a very good bonemancer, a jellical selkie ball, Seinfeld babies, Gundams with Gordie, the real meaning of Kiss From a Rose, Ocean's Sealeven If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

The new trailer for Cats the Musical has hit us all in strong ways, and we gotta talk about it. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

Hans Christian Andersen's "the Happy Family" seems to be the result of a strange trip he had out in the garden. It's about racist snails, has no events in it, and is low key a dystopia. This episode brought to you by executive producer Olwen, Aarne-Thompson type 1927, "The Cold May Night" Suggested talking points: dingle dash, fairy tale google, where's the snail beef?, Immortan Joe snail, Hans Christian downtown, San Fransnailsco If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We've seen so many low-budget kids movies, we thought it was about time to write our own. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

The author of "Cowlick Ricky" spent a lot of effort trying to write a story where nothing actually happens, which seems hard to actually do. This episode brought to you by executive producer Allykazam, Aarne-Thompson type1567g, "Good Food Changes the Song" Suggested talking points: reservoir water dogs, le Goofy de Disney, world-ending bagel, picnic chef, Guy Fieri's fox tips, playing 5D Yugioh If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We got a question about our animorph forms, which kicks off a whole conversation about that franchise. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're reading "The Princess and the Mountain Dweller" this week, but DO NOT be fooled by the grandma: she knows what she's doing. This episode brought to you by executive producer Eabhlin, Aarne-Thompson type 707a, "the Bird of Truth" Suggested talking points: a breezy summer look, crimeception, the last crimebender, the secret science grant, grandma crimes, the Neon, summer grinch, itty bitty grandma form, church of the fish, knife agnostic, fleshy jigsaw puzzle, kelptopus If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

Connect 4 is really just there to expose your personal failings. We also have to talk about sandwich wine, y'all. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're reading the second part of "The Monkey Prince and Princess Kalabati," and there's a lot going on in this one that needs that special flavor to spice it right up. Suggested talking points: the milkshake situation, a hijacked boatwatch, the Crimeweaver's creed, witch belly conversations, oops all salmon, vow of seclusion, magic drum con, square princess, moon dicks, extinction zoo If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're reading the first part of "The Monkey Price and Princess Kalabati," and just HAD to stop to talk about how we could improve the magazine experience. This episode brought to you by executive producer Mel Hayes, Aarne-Thompson type 366, "The Golden Arm" Suggested talking points: Exboatia, fishing pole that causes werewolves, animorph car, the many kinds of monkey, king-kong son, baby mag monthly, collectible magazine cards, cool witch activities If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

Our brain comedians served us up "driveway leggings" because it's been that kind of a week. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We've got a pair of short Cinderella stories for you, which has lead us to the conclusion that there are two many of these, and we're going to have the One True Cinderella story. This episode brought to you by executive producer Allison (Awalk) , Aarne-Thompson type 881a, "the Abandoned Bride Disguised as a Man" Suggested talking points: John Waterbubbler, wooden dresses, plankmail, citrus vagrants, Bobby Flaymingo, pearl jammies, ear cheese, The Christmas Slipper: a Netflix Special, a father figure to boats, d'Aulnoy quick rips If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

This is our first recording with our new long-distance setup! Gordie's off in Boston, but that isn't going to stop us from researching dangerous bus competitors. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

Content warning: cannibalism and matricide We finally have to read "Little Saddleslut" and there's just a whole lot of WHY in this story. This episode brought to you by executive producer McGregor Boyle, Aarne-Thompson type 700 "Tom Thumb" Suggested talking points: Butter wolverine, butter Halloween, assassin's creed tactics, bitcoin tithing, running at the speed of bird shit, cool wishes, desert robots, Thundercats undertones If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're breaking the taboo and telling you all about our dreams! Tyler also has a specific pig-wish. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

"The Mina and the Merchant" takes us to India, where a house full of people just want to be able to work and enjoy the hit TV show "Cheers" in peace. This episode brought to you by executive producer Candy-Coated Cactus, Aarne-Thompson type 55 "The Animals Build a Road" Suggested talking points: our ivory tower atop the whimbus, Gollum stroking his big TV, Nick Jr for farmers, dark PBS, zero to Frollo, bird Prometheus If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

We're taking a survey back through games in other games (mostly Final Fantasy), and we have yet more improvements to the game of Football. If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.

"The Sea Maiden" doesn't really feature a Sea Maiden much, but it does feature a lot of mechanics from the hit (controversial) video game Final Fantasy VIII. This episode brought to you by executive producer Arcnes, Aarne-Thompson type 774D "Acting as God for a Day" Suggested talking points: the mood spoon, swimfriend, boatwatch bop, wild fish hedonism, Rumplestiltskin license, press R1 for extra damage, minor FFVIII character lookups, guardian friends, public sauntering, just trying to level, 18 years into fish, fish kid and his exploding swords If you like our show, find us online to help spread the word! Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube. Support us on Patreon to help the show grow at www.patreon.com/wtfolklore. You can find merchandise and information about the show at www.wtfolklorepodcast.com.