

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 5, 2020 • 1h 21min
17: Sourcery Pt.1 (Meg-a-lo-man-ia-cal)
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 “Sourcery”. Bread! Bananas! Bilious Gets Blown Away! 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:Descript - audio editor/auto transcribingThe Color of Magic (TV Mini-Series 2008) - IMDbThe Lord of the Rings (1978) - IMDbFreytag’s PyramidDan Harmon’s Story StructureInside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill GatesSam Sykes - A City Stained Red Bobby BerkSanta Claus (1959 film)Over The Hedge Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour, by Kate FoxMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Apr 2, 2020 • 51min
Bonus Pandemic Special - Extra by Default
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is usually 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, a bonus pandemic special! Your hosts take the time to interview each other - making the absolute most of our lockdown time.Weapons for Hands! Country Dancing! Sequins! Onions!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comThings we blathered on about:Francine’s quarantine podcast recommendationsPerchance.orgLevellers - What A Beautiful DayDo by FridayOn Sundays we self-isolate in sequins. #distancebutmakeitfashionShantaram by Gregory David Roberts (Goodreads)Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders, by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads)Joanna Hagan-Young - Spoken Word (Facebook)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.comP.s. Reach out if you need to chat about sobriety in quarantine or whatever @francibambiIf you want recipes, poetry and extra-ness you’ll be better off @joannahagan

Mar 23, 2020 • 1h 13min
16: Mort Pt.3 (Horse In My Zen Garden)
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 “Mort”.Commies! Class Warfare! Critical Equine Interference! Canapés?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 Red Hand FilesApocalypse Playlist (TTSMYF) (Spotify)Inside Nick Cave’s Heartbreaking ‘One More Time With Feeling’ Doc (Rolling Stone)The Golden Jubilee (Wiki) Chopstick Etiquette Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway (YouTube)The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why (Goodreads)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Mar 16, 2020 • 1h 16min
15: Mort Pt.2 (State of Mind: Eggs)
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 “Mort”.Breakfast! Lunch! Dinner! BDSM! ASMR! 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 @francibambiThings we blathered on about:Why is the number 13 considered unlucky? (The Straight Dope)Triskaidekaphobia (Wiki)Thirteen Club (Atlas Obscura)Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Poetry Foundation)Confirmation bias (Investopedia)11:11 (numerology) (Wiki)Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go (YouTube)Apocalypse Playlist (TTSMYF) (Spotify)The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (Goodreads)Death’s Glory replica (Twitter, @Discworldshoppe)Hemline index (Wiki)Baby goat shouting at baby (YouTube)Full steam ahead at Ferrero factory as chocolatier eyes No 1 spot in UK (Guardian)Buttery biscuit bass (YouTube)Cake - Short Skirt / Long Jacket (YouTube)Lusitania (Britannica)I Ching (Wiki)Yarrow (The Wildlife Trust)Bier (Wiki)What is a Catafalque? [includes pics of Voltaire’s and Lincoln’s] (Funeral Guide)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 21min
14: Mort Pt.1 (Schrödinger’s Canapé)
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 “Mort”. A Possible Pandemic! A Horse! An Arrow! An Invoice!This episode brought to you by “Cabbage Companion”.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:What is the difference between the words epidemic and pandemic? (Guardian)The life-and-death consequences of naming the coronavirus (Vox)Jayde Adams tour datesOnce More, With Feeling (IMDb)@Amusical (Twitter)Coincidance (YouTube) Parks and Recreation - Memorial Ribbons Colours (YouTube)Tewkesbury Mop FairThe Showmen's Guild of Great BritainOmnibus Episode 27: London Bridge Is Down'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death (Guardian)Timelines: The events that shaped history (Goodreads)Glacial Erratic (Wiki)Wild garlic guide: where to find, how to cook it and recipe ideas (Countryfile)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Feb 24, 2020 • 1h 49min
13: Good Omens (TV) Pt.2 (Snippet Of Conversation)
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 “Good Omens” - The TV series. We’re talking about episodes 4-6 of the recent BBC/Amazon Prime adaptation of Good Omens. Bunnies! Selfies! A Surprised Kraken! Faith! Dancing! Euphemisms! Limbs! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPlease send us your best surprised Kraken memes! Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Meet the cast of Good Omens on BBC Two (Radio Times)Metatron (Wiki) Dogma (film) (Wiki)Paul Kaye (IMDb)Terry Pratchett: Back in Black (IMDb)Dancing Demons (Instagram)400 Euphemisms For Sexual Intercourse (Thought Catalog)Surprised Kraken: 1, 2, 3Crazy Delicious (Jayde Adams’ cooking show) (C4)Jayde Adams: Serious Black Jumper (Prime Video)Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Goodreads)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Feb 17, 2020 • 1h 53min
12: Good Omens (TV) Pt.1 (Bicycle Screaming)
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 “Good Omens” - The TV series. We’re talking about episodes 1-3 of the recent BBC/Amazon Prime adaptation of Good Omens. Squid Arms! Shipping! So Much Love! 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:Neil Gaiman's tribute to Terry Pratchett (at the April 2016 memorial)Wintersmith, Steeleye SpanThe Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book (Discworld Emporium)Good Omens the radio play (BBC)Merlin (Wiki)Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch: first trailer launched online (Guardian)Neil Gaiman’s TumblrHow to Do the Basic 3-Card Monte Trick | Table Magic TricksThe Stand-Up Monte (YouTube)Horrible Histories (BBC)The League of Gentlemen (British Comedy Guide)Out To Lunch with Jay Rayner (Acast)Plebs (British Comedy Guide)The Globe TheatreGood Omens: Here’s why David Arnold’s soundtrack is literally out of this world (Classic FM)

Feb 10, 2020 • 1h 30min
11: Good Omens Pt.2 (The Flaming Sword of it All)
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 “Good Omens”. Helicopter! Deliveries! Our Kevin! A Politeness Event Horizon! Goodies! Baddies! Dancing! A Victorian Child that Drowned in a Bath! Find us on the internet:Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretTwitter: @MakeYeFretPodFacebook: @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:LoinKraken (Wiki)The Kraken, Alfred Lord TennysonThe Old Song, GK ChestertonGardeners Question TimeThe Kitchen CabinetReductio ad Absurdum AngelologyThomas CrapperThe Knight and the Squire, Terry Jones (Goodreads)Pendle Witches(Wiki)Tel Megiddo (Wiki)AlbedoTerry Pratchett - Back in Black (BBC)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Feb 3, 2020 • 1h 23min
10: Good Omens Pt.1 (Castles and Snacks)
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, we've travelled away from the Discworld! This is Good Omens, Part 1.Witches! Castles! Bookshops! Enid Blyton! Armageddon! Elgar! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @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:Extra words in the American edition (the Annotated Pratchett Files)Wodge (Lexico)Good Omens: How Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett wrote a book (BBC)Good Omens - who wrote what? (Pratchett’s comment from 1992, alt.fan.pratchett)The Dream (Apple Podcasts)It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (Wiki)Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire (Good Reads)Dramatis Personae (TV Tropes - Good Omens is mentioned under ‘Literature’)Befriending the Enemy (TV Tropes)Cthulu Mythos (Wiki)Hastur (The Yellow Site)Not Like Other Girls (TV Tropes)Revelation 6, The First Four Seals (6:1–8) (Wiki)Phantom Time Hypothesis (Wiki)Elgar (Classic FM)The Second Shelf bookshop, SohoAshtoreth (encyclopedia.com)Saint Francis of Assisi (biography.com)The Reptilian EliteThe Fate of Phaeton (History Today)Charles Fort (the Sceptic’s Dictionary)Atheists (XKCD)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jan 20, 2020 • 1h 5min
9: Equal Rites Pt.3 (Crumbs All Up In There)
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 “Equal Rites”. Vocal Warm-ups! Coruscate! Confusion about the Universe! Cabbage! Quantum! Sub-Atomic Particles! Scones! Content Warning Misophonia. We do eat on this episode of the podcast (while performing important scientific research). While we’ve made every effort to reduce noise, this may be difficult for those who suffer from Misophonia. The chompy part of the segment starts at 50:40.Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodFacebook: @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:Illustrated Ocean at the End of the Lane (Wordery) Jörmungandr, the world serpent (Wiki)Yggdrasil, the world tree (Wiki)Albatross! (Youtube)Tag (Wiki) - check out the names and variantsMiriam Margolyes (IMDb)The Sudden Appearance of Hope, by Claire North (Goodreads)/r/BobsBurgersCloud of atoms goes beyond absolute zero (New Scientist)How do you do take your cream tea? (BBC)The Queen Settles Scone Debate on Whether Jam or Cream Should Go FirstGormenghast (series) (Wiki)Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com