

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 4, 2021 • 1h 16min
41: The Dark Side Of The Sun Pt.1 (A Sudden Chaos)
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

Dec 24, 2020 • 1h 14min
Hogswatch 2020: A Hint of Extravaganza
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.Check out the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/VwptB8CXzc8Book talk starts at around 10:00 and ends at 35:15.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

Dec 21, 2020 • 1h 21min
40: Witches Abroad Pt. 3 (Existential Crisis Fridays)
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

Dec 14, 2020 • 1h 13min
39: Witches Abroad Pt.2 (Inverted Zombie)
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

Dec 7, 2020 • 1h 17min
38: Witches Abroad Pt.1 (With Your Boots On)
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

Nov 16, 2020 • 1h 18min
37: Reaper Man Pt.3 (YES)
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

Nov 9, 2020 • 1h 36min
36: Reaper Man Pt.2 (Semi-Detached Wolf)
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

Nov 2, 2020 • 1h 28min
35: Reaper Man Pt.1 (Come Into a Bit of Snowglobe)
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

Oct 18, 2020 • 1h 24min
34: Moving Pictures Pt.3 (Classic Cinematic Climax)
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

Oct 11, 2020 • 1h 26min
33: Moving Pictures Pt.2 (A Well Hatted Man)
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 “Moving Pictures”. Recommendations Galore! Elephants! Plib! 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 Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - GoodreadsDisc-Tober 2020 Art ChallengeThe Watch - A First Look At BBC America’s Newest SeriesA Statement About Inktober — Mr Jake ParkerTerry Pratchett Facebook GroupMeet the Team at Discworld MonthlyDesert Island DiscworldPratchatRadio Morpork | A Podcast About Terry Pratchett's DiscworldThe Discworld Portal - PodbeanWho Watches the Watch: A Discworld PodcastThe Best of Hyacinth and Her Sisters | Keeping Up AppearancesThomas Edison Drove the Film Industry to California | Mental FlossGone with the Wind (1939) - IMDbThe Thief of Bagdad (1940) - IMDbThe Duchess (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDbLassie - WikipediaMARINA AND THE DIAMONDS - HollywoodThe Annotated Pratchett File - Moving PicturesThe Blues Brothers 106 miles to Chicago Lovecraft Country (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDbThe Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett - GoodreadsSpectacular Special Effects (Knowledge) by Diana KimptonMetropolis (1927) - IMDbBlazing Saddles (1974) - IMDbThe First Seismograph | The World of ChineseMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com