(Sort of) The Story

Jan 30 2025 177 ep. 82 mins 24
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Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)

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150. Flummoxed! (do you speak German?)

Jan 30 2025 108 mins  
Send us a textHello and welcome to our very special LIVE episode! This week, we told our stories to all the lovely people on our Discord (and only had very minor awkward technical issues). If you love flummoxing fairies and swelling, this is the episode for you. (Also what's your deal? Why are those your two interests?) Janey's Sources - Long, Broad and Sharp Eyes“Czech Fairytale

149. A Garden of Heads (and an infestation of witches)

Jan 16 2025 87 mins  
Send us a text On today's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a woman with a deadly bush, and Max is going to give us some tips on how to get rid of uninvited guests! Enjoy! Janey's Sources - The Snow, The Crow, and the Blood Full free story Wikipedia entry on “The Grateful Dead” motif Max's Sources - The Horned Women "Fairy Tales of Ireland" by W. B. Yeats, illustrated by

148. Bisect, Divide, Sunder ('twas I that set the house ablaze!)

Jan 02 2025 110 mins  
Send us a text Hello and Happy New Year! We're starting 2025 off strong with Max's tale of the worst boy, and Janey's tale of the best boy! That's right, it's a BOY episode! We hope you enjoy! Janey's Sources - The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds “An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales” illustrated by John Bauer Stop the Bleed Online Course (IMPORTANT) Max'

It: Chapter Goo (Holiday Re-Release!)

Dec 25 2024 44 mins  
Send us a textHello and happy holidays! Today we're re-releasing a story Max told on episode 106, called "Boneless", from Robert D. San Souci's Short and Shivery. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and that you have a safe and restful holiday season! We'll see you next year!Love, Janey and MaxMax's Sources - Boneless"Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales" by Robert D. San So

147. So Big, So Ugly (please tell Gerky to come outside)

Dec 19 2024 81 mins  
Send us a text Hello and happy almost-holidays, everyone! Today Janey we are so absolutely overwhelmed by our emotions today because Hans Christian Andersen decided to be mean to a baby. Then, Max is going to melt our cold, cold hearts with the true story behind Frosty the Snowman. We hope you enjoy the last episode of 2024!!! Janey's Sources - The Ugly Duckling Full free story Max

146. Sufficiently Icked (wee-sa babies)

Dec 05 2024 69 mins  
Send us a textHello (we're sorry!) On this week's episode, Max is going to tell us possibly the most upsetting story we've ever heard (ick!). Then Janey is going to cleanse our palates with a trickster tale! Enjoy!Janey's Sources - Diamond Cut DiamondAndrew Lang’s “The Olive Fairy Book” Full free text Max's Sources - The Spreaders “When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tal

145. Hefty Little Apple Baby (Popeye’s spicy 16-year-old sandwich)

Nov 21 2024 99 mins  
Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode! Today we're drowning our collective sorrows in folklore. Janey is going to tell us about the devil's teeny tiny baby boy, and Max is going to tell us about the worst mother in the world! We love you! <3 Janey's Sources - The Devil’s Godfather"Dancing on Blades: Rare and Exquisite Folktales from the Carpathian Mountains" by Dr

144. Chekhov’s Man-Bear (this is my girl-tooth)

Nov 07 2024 102 mins  
Send us a textHappy November everybody! On this week's episode, we're both telling stories about man-bears! In Max's story, we're going to learn the importance of pacing ourselves and staying humble, after which Janey is going tell how to make our dreams come true (by agreeing to marry a bear). Enjoy!Janey's Sources - The White Bear King"Winter Tales: Stories and Folktales from Aro

143. Paw Proof (don't be afraid of the park)

Oct 24 2024 99 mins  
Send us a textHello and welcome to our Halloween episode! This week we're celebrating with the spookiest stories we could find. Janey will remind us all to be careful what we wish for, and Max will warn us about poking our noses where we don't belong.Janey Sources- The Monkey's PawFull free PDF Background of W.W. Jacobs Max's Sources - Tea House“Are You Scared Yet?: Haunted House

24. (Sort of) Off Topic: The True Story of Pocahontas

Oct 14 2024 91 mins  
Send us a textHello and happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today, Janey is going to tell us the true story of Pocahontas, as passed down by the oral historians from Pocahontas's own people, the Powhatan Nation.Please be advised, this is an extremely dark story, and there are many triggering themes, including sexual violence, colonization, murder, etc. Sources:“The True Story of Pocah