

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel
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. We’ll be splitting each book into three weekly episodes of analysis, discussion and tangents, with a week off in between books to refresh our brains.
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Jan 31, 2022 • 22min
Bonus - The Vimes Boots Index
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is usually 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, a quick bonus episode about Jack Monroe, and the Vimes Boots Index.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 ResourcesThe Trussell Trust - Stop UK HungerWhat to do if you need emergency help with money and food - StepChangeThings we talked aboutJack Monroe’s original Twitter thread Call for evidence thread (for Vimes Boots Index)Terry Pratchett estate backs Jack Monroe’s idea for ‘Vimes Boots’ poverty index - The GuardianYour best ally against injustice? Terry Pratchett [by Marc Burrows]- New StatesmanIceland commits to price freeze on £1 value range as food costs rise - The GrocerCost-of-living crisis: Jack Monroe hails ONS update of inflation calculations - The GuardianRachael Hamilton says food bank users 'less well educated' on cooking – The NationalJack Monroe’s stuffBlog/recipes: Cooking on a BootstrapTwitter: @BootstrapCookJack Monroe books - Hive.co.ukMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jan 24, 2022 • 1h 27min
73: Jingo Pt. 3 (Night-Time In The Dessert)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine “Doesn’t Mind A Sardine Tangent” Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Jingo”. Donkey! Minaret! Minaret! Donkey!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:Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (PCM Stereo) - YouTubetaking the hobbits to isengard - YouTube99% Invisible Mini Stories Volume 14 (one of which is about the fire fighters)Omnibus Episode 427: Damascus Steel (Entry 314.PS4503)Lego Ankh-Morpork - TwitterChocolate sponge and pink custard – the recipe - mintcustardChocolate crunch/brick recipe (from The Moreton Hall Book of Recipes, 1991)2009 Swiss Minaret Referendum - WikiSheldrick Wildlife tweet (photos from pilots, not drones!) - TwitterSunTzuSaid.comForeign-Looking Font - TV TropesTranslation Punctuation - TV TropesAs Long as It Sounds Foreign - TV TropesOzymandias - Poetry FoundationMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.comSound effects: Desert Monolith, Proxima4 - Freesound

Jan 17, 2022 • 1h 17min
72: Jingo Pt. 2 (Does Neptune Need a Pedicure?)
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 “Jingo”. Bedsteads! Pheasants! The enraging futility of war! 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:The Annotate Pratchett File - Jingo/r/thalassophobia - redditThe Art of War by Sun Tzu - The Internet Classics Archive@SheldrickTrust - TwitterSt Elmo’s Fire (captured by RAF @99Sqn) - TwitterMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jan 10, 2022 • 1h 32min
71: Jingo Pt. 1 (Squid Skedaddle)
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 “Jingo”. Clams! Squid! Nationalism! (Thumbs Down) 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:Jingo - Colin SmytheJingo - The Annotated Pratchett FileHouzee - WordsenseThe Cod Wars - The National ArchivesJohn F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories - WikiWeathervane - WikiRespect quote - flyingpurplepeopleeaterNew volcanic islands: where science and politics meet - British LibraryOmnibus Episode 251: Ferdinandea (Entry 461.RV1620)Fanny Adams - Wiki [CW: it’s pretty graphic and upsetting – I covered the book-relevant info in the episode, so you’re not missing context if you don’t fancy reading about it - F]Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Dec 24, 2021 • 1h 39min
Hogswatch 2021: Hogfather, Your Cleavage!
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, recap and discuss every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. This week - a fabulous bonus Hogswatch extravaganza as we discuss the Hogfather TV adaptation! Piles of Teeth! Some Other Things! (Ridcullys Nipples!) More Piles of Teeth!Watch the video version of this episode here!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:Hogfather - IMDBHunt The Wren - YoutubeHouse of Cards - WikiLove and Monsters - FandomMy Family - WikiA few painting recommendations from Francine:youtube.com/c/EmmaLefebvreyoutube.com/c/Makoccinoyoutube.com/c/DrawwithShibaOur Book Recommendations:The House Of Shattered WingsThe Elegance of the HedgehogThe HollowsStation ElevenH is for HawkThe Way of All FleshMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Dec 20, 2021 • 1h 24min
E70: Hogfather Pt. 3 (I'm Glad We Got There)
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 “Hogfather”. Snow! Blood! Existential Crises!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:Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever - EverywhereistAnd Geraldine’s follow-up article: What We Talk About When We Talk About Food.Behind the Bastards: The Nazi Pedophile Cult Leader who Murdered Santa - Apple PodcastsNice Try! Episode 4: Oneida, the 'free love' utopia - CurbedThe History of Father Christmas - English HeritageA Civil War Cartoonist Created the Modern Image of Santa Claus as Union PropagandaThe 19th-Century Book of Horrors That Scared German Kids - Atlas ObscuraProject Gutenberg's Cautionary Tales for Children, by Hilaire Belloc [Pronounced “Hillary”, my bad - F]Terry Pratchett in conversation with Brian Sibley on the publication of 'The Hogfather' - SoundCloud (originally BBC Meridian, 1996)Maltese folklore (Folktales) - WikipediaKrampus | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaSapiens - Yuval Noah HarariMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Dec 13, 2021 • 1h 22min
69: Hogfather Pt 2 (Wassailutions)
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 “Hogfather”. What Fun! Chins Up & Smiling Faces! Shall We Play A Lovely Game?!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:My Chemical Romance - All I Want for Christmas Is You - YouTubeLocally-curved geometry generates bending cracks in the African elephant skin - Nature CommunicationsWren Day - Smithsonian Mag King of the Bean - The Free Dictionary Mistletoe Traditions - mistletoe.orgRitual and revelry, the story of wassailing - National TrustGeorge's Marvellous Medicine - Roald DahlAntonymic Misinterpretation / X Implies the Existence of Y - Know Your MemeAsafoetida - BBC Good FoodMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Dec 6, 2021 • 1h 35min
68: Hogfather Pt 1 (Entrailing Off)
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 “Hogfather”. Fun! Festive! Frighteningly Manic and Overly Curious Villainy!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:Joanna and Francine on a carousel in 2015#50YearsOfTerry - TwitterAnnotated Pratchett File - Hogfather Hogfather - Colin SmytheThe Big Read Top 100 - BBC (2003 list)LockPickingLawyer - YouTubeOmnibus Episode 303: Elizaɪᴛ’s ᴀ sᴡᴏʀᴅ. ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ sᴀғᴇ.- comic on adi-fitri’s tumblr Lines & Squares - AA MilneLet Toys Be ToysHydrothermal vents: survival at the ocean's hot springs - Natural History MuseumMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com (intro music altered for Festive Reasons)

Nov 15, 2021 • 1h 9min
67: The Carpet People Pt 2 (Apocalypse Brackets Roundworld)
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, our Proto-Pratchett season concludes with part 2 of our recap of “The Carpet People”. Empire? I Hardly Know Her!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:Malaphors.comHow to Avoid Mixing Your Metaphors - Brian BilstonBattalia pie - WikipediaMiriam Margolyes Out To Lunch with Jay Rayner - Apple PodcastsOzymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley | Poetry FoundationTill Eulenspiegel - WikipediaThe Crystal Palace - WikipediaAt Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson - GoodreadsNice Try! - Vox Media: Podcast NetworkThe Unthinkable - Amanda Ripley Stories by /u/Admiral_Cloudberg - RedditPlace of Protection - TV TropesThe Cavalry - TV TropesSunanda Kumariratana - WikipediaMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Nov 8, 2021 • 1h 10min
66: The Carpet People Pt 1 (F5 To Pay Respects)
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, we continue our Proto-Pratchett season with part 1 of The Carpet People. Snargs! Suspense! Oh-so-small!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:What is Cuil Theory?Good Omens season 2 shares promising update with first look pics - Digital SpyDogma: Metatron (Alan Rickman) - YouTubeMark Beech - NB IllustrationThe Magic of Terry Pratchett - Pen and Sword BooksThe Carpet People Book Covers - L-SpaceThe Carpet People - Colin SmytheThe Carpet People - Art (& photos) - L-SpaceThe Carpet People - TV TropesWainscot Society - TV TropesAlways Chaotic Evil - TV TropesBrian Greene: An Unexpected Guest - The Friendship Onion - YouTubePismire - WiktionaryMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com