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The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Men at Arms”. Fools! Beggars! Alchemists!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Tom Lehrer - New Math - YouTube Exploding Balls - The Smithsonian MagazineHark! Hark! The Dogs Do Bark! - WikiTime Team - Channel 4Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1  of our recap of “Men At Arms”. Whodunnit! Wheredunnit! Whydunnit!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Dr Jacqueline Simpson in 2010 - The Folklore SocietySpiders Georg - Know Your MemePostal Service Mission and “Motto” - USPSUnited States Postal Service Creed - WikiElephant seismics - Wiki  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. Today, a bonus radio play: The Crone.Performed by: Helen Fullterton Written by: Joanna HaganWritten and first performed in 2019, as part of the QuirkHouse 5 series of monologuesFind us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Follow Helen here:https://www.spotlight.com/2258-0190-5675http://www.HelenFullerton.com@HelenFullyActor - Twitter Follow Quirkhouse here:https://www.quirkhousetheatreco.com@QuirkHouseTheat - Twitter Sound effects (Freesound.org): parkersenk; 14Douderova_Adela; F.M. Audio; TOMPARSONS; blwuens; vibe_crcMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Lords and Ladies”. Confusion! Contradictions! Confrontation! CW: At 45:06 We discuss the ballad of Tam Lin and from 47:00 we discuss abortion.This conversation ends at 49:34.Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:The Boss series (writing as Abigail Barnette) – Trout NationThe AMPire DiariesCold iron - TV TropesRagtag - Merriam WebsterYou're Dead To Me, Boudica  - BBC Radio 4The Wizard's Knob - Dave Hodges Interview & DWM pieceTerry Pratchett Discworld Clarecraft Hodgesaargh - Dw107 - WorthpointYarrow (Folklore) - WikipediaTonker - Collins DictionaryTam Lin - WikipediaTam Lin - Steel Eye Span - YoutubeTam Lin - Coyote Run - YoutubeNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen - GoodreadsCorridor Gothic (PDF) - Birkbeck Institutional ResearchThe St Crispins Day Speech from Henry V - Poetry FoundationThe screaming bat (Magnetoreception) - Wiki Ogham ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜ - WikiMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Lords and Ladies”. Fae! Ferrous! Folklore!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Land of the Giants - Vox Media: Podcast NetworkBewilderBeasts pod - TwitterHow “terror” gave us “terrific” - Grammarphobia St Paul's Cathedral - Quote Investigator Steeleye Span - Thomas The Rhymer (Live) - YouTubeThe structure of the cushions in the feet of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) - NCBIHorseshoe Superstitions - Journal of American Folklore Ferrous Friend Or Foe? How Iron Became The Enemy Of Fairy Folk - Folklore ThursdaysWið færstice - WikipediaThe Poet Laureate and the Gift of SherryMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Lords And Ladies”. Erotica! Esoterica! Bees!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Lords and Ladies - Colin SmytheLords and Ladies - The Annotated Pratchett File The King of Elflands Daughter - WikiHexagons are the Bestagons - CGP Grey (YouTube)Drumming the Bees - Preservation Beekeeping Long-time nuclear waste warning messages - WikiThe Ray Cat SolutionIdentifying Amanitas - Wild Food UKLlamedos on the ClacksMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

 Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Small Gods”. Tortoise! Eagle! God! Flailing! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:/r/old_recipesCalling time on The Watch? What went wrong (and right) with the latest Terry Pratchett adaptation - By Marc Burrows A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson - Goodreads/r/retrofuturismConfessions of Georgia Nicolson Series by Louise Rennison - GoodreadsThe Annotated Pratchett File - Small Gods - the bit about steam powerThe Elder Tree - Trees for LifeGet Your Tickets For Llamedos on the Clacks!Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2  of our recap of “Small Gods”. Themes! Theories! Things!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Join us at Llamedos on the Clacks!Things we blathered on about:Shows - Andrew O’Neill Bruces' Philosophers' Song - YouTubeThe Discworld Timeline  - The L-Space WebAllegory of the cave - WikipediaGreek Philosophy - Ancient History EncyclopediaInfinite Regress - Wikipedia Golden Age of Athens - Facts and DetailsThe History of Chain Letters - SmithsonianEddie Izzard: St Paul’s Letters - Daily Motion Jeep problem - WikipediaMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Small Gods”. Tortoise! Porpoise! Gods! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Small Gods -  Colin Smythe (Find reviews here)Words from the Master - L-SpaceList of Common Misconceptions - WikiStuds Terkel discusses "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Other Clinical Tales" with Oliver W. SacksNo One Expects the Spanish Inquisition! - YoutubeThe Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors - GoodreadsGnosticism - Wiki The Upside Down Tortoise Enigma - BBCMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, another bonus lockdown q&a! We take the time to chat, get a bit existential and answer a few listener questions. Morality! Ethics! Snacks!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Llamedos Holiday Camp on the ClacksThe Galactic Federation interviews Earth for membership - TwitterDescript | Create podcasts, videos, and transcriptsBlue Planet II, Series 1, The Deep - BBC OneMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “The Dark Side Of The Sun” - the first in our “Proto-Pratchett” Season! Aliens! External Consciousness Acting on the Universe! (Mechanical) Bees! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:The Frogs, Aristophanes (Translated by G. Theodoridis) - Poetry in TranslationMan Friday - WikiThe Truly Great - Poetry FoundationPlain English CampaignI Believe (American Gods) - Wikiquote (beware potential spoilers)Black Holes - NASA ScienceHow do astronomers find exoplanets? - EarthSkyMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, a holiday from the Disc! Part 1 of our recap of “The Dark Side Of The Sun”. Robots! Swamp Not-Dragons! Plannet-Spanning Consciousness! Bees? Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Breath - A 30 Day Yoga Journey | Yoga With Adriene - YouTubeThe Dark Side of the Sun - Colin SmytheThe Annotated Pratchett File - The Dark Side of the SunThe Magic Of Terry Pratchett - Marc BurrowsCover images: First edition (painted by Pratchett)Joanna’s copy (Josh Kirby)Francine’s copy (Josh Kirby)Yet another cover (Tim White)White stag - The Two Bears CodexThe Long Earth - WikiWhite Paternoster - WikiMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, a bonus extra special super duper gee golly whiz extravaganza… all right, that might be over-egging it, but we chat about Rhianna Pratchett’s Crystal of Storms (spoiler-light discussion), and wander off on some festive tangents.ʜᴏ. ʜᴏ. ʜᴏ.Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi ---Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.comSounds: Bells - se2001, Freesound.org

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3  of our recap of “Witches Abroad”. Good! Evil! Chaos! Free Will! Biscuits!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretReddit: r/TTSMYFEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Start With This (Episode 2 is Hooptedoodle)A Cinderella Story (2004) - IMDbBaba-Yaga and Vasilisa the FairMaman Brigitte - Mythology wikiMrs Gogol’s Gods - The Annotated Pratchett FileBaron Samedi - A Loa of the DeadBaron Samedi - WikiInterferometry | ESO [See also: The Science of Discworld, p113 in the hardback)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2  of our recap of “Witches Abroad”. Stories! Myths! Hats!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Get in touch in time for Hogswatch!Things we blathered on about:[Video Games] That time a Dragon Age voice actor illegally role-played his character to justify being a bigot - /r/HobbyDrama threadOldest albatross - FacebookJumboErzulieFrom Haitian Slavery to “The Walking Dead” - The AtlanticLEGBA - Guardian of the Crossroads - NPSBaron Samedi - WikipediaInto the Woods - Hello, Little Girl - YouTubeMeryl Streep - Last Midnight - YouTubeCrystal of Storms by Rhianna Pratchett - GoodreadsTurnspit dog - WikipediaMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Witches Abroad”. Mirrors! Magic! Sausage?Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Rasputin – Boney M. (Dance Cale Brown) TikTok - YouTubeThe Joylessness of Cooking - The New YorkerWitches Abroad - Colin Smythe Limited (scroll down for reviews) The Annotated Pratchett File - Witches AbroadLilith - Bible Archeology SocietyTransylvania etymology - WikipediaCram - Tolkien GatewayTraditional Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) Recipe - Serious EatsCover mirrors in a storm - USC Digital Folklore ArchivesAfrican-American and Creole Traditions Surrounding Death in the Cane River Region - NCPTTUrban Legends Spectacular! - You’re Wrong AboutMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Goodness Gracious Grief!Content Warning: This episode discusses grief and parental loss. Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Reaper Man - p132 (XXXX) The Annotated Pratchett FileSpy Kids (2001) - IMDbThe High Life Trailer - BBC Two 1995Retail apocalypse - WikipediaA Greedy Man in a Hungry World, by Jay Rayner - GoodreadsPsychopomp - TV TropesDeath (Personification) - WikipediaThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak - GoodreadsRipley's Believe It or Not! Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Etymology! Wolves! Existential Dilemmas! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Spotify – Apocalypse Playlist (TTSMYF)Roadkill (TV Mini-Series 2020– ) - IMDbHugh Laurie to star as Maurice, Terry Pratchett's streetwise tomcat - GuardianThe Wurzels - Combine Harvester Song Video 2011What’s the origin of “yo”?r/etymology - YoWeather loreBehind the folklore: swallows flying high: Do high-flying swallows mean dry weather?Pressure cooking with liquorThe world’s 10 worst distillery disastersMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Reaper Man”. Watercolours! Strange British Customs! Mustards!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Joanna Hagan Spoken Word FB page (for all of our dear little co-host’s Inktober poems)Discworld Halloween 2015 – Bad Pictures of a Good NightDavid Tennant Does A Podcast With... Neil GaimanDavid Tennant Does A Podcast With... Everyone From Season 2Azrael | Religion-wikiColin Smythe on Reaper ManThe History of Zombies Wow-wow sauce threadNanny Ogg's Cookbook | Sir Terry PratchettGimlet (tool)Bored of the Rings - WikipediaMorris Dance - EvolutionBrood parasite - WikipediaRepo Man (1984) - IMDbThe Possessive Apostrophe His OriginHis genitiveMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan-Young and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Moving Pictures”. Apocryphal Anecdotes! Spongy Death! Snacks! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comWant to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series 2005–2008) - IMDbThe Birth of a Nation - WikipediaHow 'The Birth of a Nation' Revived the Ku Klux Klan - History.comBonus: Reaction to NYCC 2020 The Watch (Discworld 'Inspired' TV Show) Panel - YouTubeCinema fans say it again, Sam - The IndependentFred Astaire & Ginger Rogers: Let's Face the Music and Dance - YouTubeClaire Rayner - WikipediaPolynesian Stick Charts - The NonistA Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019) - IMDbKing Kong (1933)- Climbing the Empire State Building Scene - YouTubeMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com