

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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Apr 11, 2021 • 1h 27min
49: Men at Arms Pt.1 (Hyperbolic Until Proven Otherwise)
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

Mar 22, 2021 • 25min
Bonus - The Crone
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 Fullerton 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

Mar 15, 2021 • 1h 23min
48: Lords and Ladies pt.3 (Abstract Concept, Spiky Chariot)
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

Mar 8, 2021 • 1h 7min
47: Lords And Ladies Pt. 2 (Jodphurs and Hagstones)
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

Mar 1, 2021 • 1h 28min
46: Lords And Ladies Pt. 1 (Or Not to Bee)
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

Feb 15, 2021 • 1h 24min
45: Small Gods Pt. 3 (Wake Up, Geeple)
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

Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 23min
44: Small Gods Pt. 2 (Thematic Themes)
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

Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 32min
43: Small Gods Pt. 1 (Extra Melons)
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

Jan 18, 2021 • 1h 5min
Bonus Pandemic Special - Hype And Dread
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

Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 18min
42: The Dark Side Of The Sun Pt. 2 (Too Much Time together)
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