What The Folklore?

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

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

"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 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.

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. 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 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. 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.

Pokemon Let's Go has some issues that we're happy to enumerate. We'd also like to introduce Pokemon to some literary classics. 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 double story (weeble wobble) this week: "Zuchatina/Little Gourd," and "Mona Catarina." They're both Cinderella variants, and they have fewer details than usual, so strap in while we fill in some gaps. Suggested talking points: Weird Album Reykjavik, wicked gourd womern, wolves take care of backsass, dog currency, exit through the gourd shop, drool interview, Squashimoto, kidnapped by wizards: part II, illicit nuts 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.

None of us have seen Fantastic Beats: Crimes of Grindelwald, but that's not going to stop us from talking 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.

As the title suggests, another bus idea has surfaced. Call it a stepping stone to greater things. There is also a story in this episode though, don't worry! It's called "The Three Brothers," and it fulfills a wish we made a long time ago. This episode brought to you by executive producer Tentacle Duck, Aarne-Thompson type 1086, "Jumping Into the Ground" Suggested talking points: a very comfortable goblin, word takeover, South by South Dennis, the Dirtanic, the sexiest part of the bus, things you can get for free, carpe time and space, Ice Ice Frizzle, the robber's code, Andy Went to the Pizza, Pirates of the BusBus 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.

Is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory steampunk? Is Harry Potter really that good of a seeker? What's up with the new Tide containers? Lots of important questions to sort through this 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.

"The Raven and the Big Fisherman" is a rare story that just leaves us confounded with details from the first paragraph, and then just goes downhill from there. So many questions remaining after the end of this one. This episode brought to you by executive producer Amy, Aarne-Thompson type 322 "Magnet Mountain Attracts Everything" Suggested talking points: Crimekite and Kronkite presents, Normal Raven from Metal Gear, myth time, throwing up in a thousand voices, kissing on the heart, rubbernecking a fluid situation, stomach treasures, knees: the potty zone, toilet miracle, a rowdy turd kid, vomitfish, the full DeVito, the Hunt for Red Yucktober, spicy drugs experience 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.

Is a robot butler a good use of funds? Looks like a good idea from where we're sitting. We're also talking about the Shrek reboot. 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.

Poland never disappoints us, and this week is no exception! We're reading "A Present for the King's Godson," about a kid who does not appreciate the magic gifts he was given, and also everyone is bad at taking advantage of it. This episode brought to you by executive producer Phillip, Aarne-Thompson type 440, "Iron Henry" Suggested talking points: chastising ancient lies, pour one out for the weebles and wobbles, iron fist-ruled Caillou world, scary angels, king dance themes, monkey's paw deterrent, Noble Jimmy, pie kingdom, inside diapers, Cook's secret Willy Wishes 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.

Taking a deep dive into the very specific school of acting found in bumbling villains in kids' movies, after watching Air Bud: Spikes Back, and we stumble upon the perfect role for Joe Pesci. 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.

Another double story episode for this (almost) Halloween! We've got "The Three Army Surgeons," followed by "How Some Children Played at Slaughtering." Everyone be safe for Halloween, and if you see a lonesome machine hitchhiking its way across the land, be kind: it may just be the Spooktrolyzer. This episode brought to you by executive producer Emma, Aarne-Thompson type 531, "Ferdinand the Hero's Horse" Suggested talking points: crime juices, brain licks, rat-foot, live snake eyes, carsword anime, cat eye spell for sleep, the once and future bits, truffle snuffle, PacMan's Lose Yourself, future crime barometer, Vince Vaughn's pig urges 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.

Are we losing out on the deal by giving kids free Halloween candy? What should we be asking for in return? We've got some ideas to improve Halloween. 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 spooky double header this week: "The Ghost and the Cash Box," and "The Deacon of Myrka." They're like yin and yang: one featuring hybrid bean-men who tend the Earth, the other a very strong muscle wizard for hire. This episode brought to you by executive producer David, Aarne-Thompson type 1430 "Air Castles" Suggested talking points: the Family Circus line, bean-men to save the Earth, the Bean Meridian, unobeanium, heartburps, cash ghosts, dirtbirds, money games, predator ghosts, Unknown the wandering samurai, goot froop, detcon skelliman, an Icelandic poetry grin, lichgate, wizard department, alfalfasoft 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 unique services have been called upon yet again. We've got another dying industry to fix up. On the agenda this week: bars. How do we make them good? 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 spooky main course this evening is "The Fox Sister," with a short story titled "The Maiden's Grave" for desert. The desert is necessary to wash the taste of the first one out of your mouth. Because of the ending. This episode brought to you by executive producer Maia, Aarne-Thompson type 1334 "the Local Moon" Suggested talking points: boy generals, trial by mail, folklore-O's: featuring stuff, cult traps, arcade ticket quest, a daughter made of 18 new cows, ducking is its own reward, clown mouth sister, the barren ballpit, pinball wizard school, the famous Mario livers 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.