

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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Aug 18, 2024 • 56min
Bonus: LIVE from the Discworld Convention 2024
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, we’re releasing a very special episode – a conversation with Ian Stewart, recorded live at the Discworld Convention 2024! We talk about Tiffany Aching books, the Science of Discworld, and involve the audience in a Very Scientific Poll on the best Witches book. Magic! Science! LIVE!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Photos from DWCON 2024 - TTSMYF Professor Ian Stewart FRS - Royal Society Sir Terry Pratchett - The Science of Discworld - YouTubeScience of Discworld Series - PenguinJack Cohen obituary | Science | The Guardian Terry Pratchett Receives Honorary Degree from University of Warwick [and awards honorary UU degrees to Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen]Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jul 30, 2024 • 51min
Bonus! Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom
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 is a special bonus episode in which Joanna speaks about the release of her debut book, Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom. I’ll! Be! There! For! You!(And we’ll be back soon with more bonus material, and your regularly scheduled nonsense in September – apologies again for the long summer hiatus!)Buy the book/read more from Joanna:Joanna Hagan's website Pen and Sword Books: Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom - Hardback Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom - Amazon.co.ukTwo-Hats Television - Joanna’s Substack Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jun 16, 2024 • 1h 31min
147: Snuff Pt.3 (Death in a Deckchair!)
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 “Snuff”. Storms! Sand! Sailing! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:The panic of eating slightly later than usual. - Parents Of Tiktok Victoria Wood - Swim the Channel - YouTubeThe story behind the Oblivion mod Terry Pratchett worked on - Eurogamer.netJames Gordon Bennett Jr. - WikipediaSnuff *Warning Spoilers* | The Forums of Sir Terry Pratchett OBE Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jun 9, 2024 • 1h 29min
146: Snuff Pt. 2 (Hats, Pockets, Birds, Names)
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 “Snuff”. Caves! Rural! Pockets!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:JoannaHagan.co.uk Santino Fontana 'singing' a song in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - TikTokHow to pronounce unggue? - r/discworld Elephant Dung 101 - Global Santuary for Elephants Joanna in her authorial dressing gownMythical Creatures - Redcaps - BBC Sounds [Rhianna Pratchett’s podcast] Full article: Taxonomizing Goblins from Folklore to Fiction Taylor & Francis [paywalled] The Princess and the Goblin - Wikipedia Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti - Poetry Foundation Goblin Feet - Tolkien Gateway Funny Little Things - Tolkien Gateway [poem from The Hobbit]print; satirical print [Bewilderforce] - British Museum The Tragic True-Crime Life of Lady Lucan - Noble Blood Of the Dustmen of London - UC Santa Cruz Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jun 2, 2024 • 1h 19min
145: Snuff Pt. 1 (Don't Mention the Fourth Wall)
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 “Snuff”. Trees! Sheep! What?Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:My Last Landlady, Neil Gaiman - YouTube Snuff - Colin Smythe Terry Pratchett interview - Snuff (Fast Forward) - YouTube An interview with Sir Terry Pratchett (with Neil Gaiman) - Boing Boing Garden hermit - Wikipedia He's hired: Belgian lands 'dream job' as hermit for Austrian cliffside retreat - The Guardian Hay Festival (@hayfestival) - X Why is it called a Bowler Hat? - Lock & Co. HattersTrout tickling - Wikipedia The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Books Are Criminally Bad - Gawker (Via the Wayback Machine) Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

May 19, 2024 • 1h 17min
144: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt.3 (Self-Omenation)
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 “I Shall Wear Midnight”. Weddings! Funerals! Folklore! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Television Without Pity's demise forces a generation to face the snark reality - The GuardianThe Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans - Goodreads the life and legend of michael scot - The Project Gutenberg Jugging - Wikipedia Watermarks & Foolscaps: Exploring the History of Paper Production - Alembic Rare Books END BIT CREDIT: Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Dr Jacqueline Simpson in 2010 - The Folklore Society [Taken from part 1, near the end, but listen to the whole thing – there’s more of the song as well as a fantastic conversation – and perhaps even invest in a membership. It's quite possibly the best non-essential on which I spend money.]Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

May 12, 2024 • 1h 23min
143: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt. 2 (Attempt the Next Dimension)
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 “I Shall Wear Midnight”. Onions! Chickens! Omens Galore!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Angry White Boy Polka - YouTubeNOTE: the other quote about grasping nettles firmly is from Night Watch, not Equal Rites18 Witches by Thy Last Drop - Spotify Buying a wart from someone. : r/CasualUK James Murrell - Wikipedia Or, if you’re a member of the Folklore Society, this is the article I referenced: Cunning Murrell by Eric Maple Sorcery on display: witch bottles - Museum of London"Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" - Maintenance Phase - Spotify The Egg-Shell – The Kipling Society Perennial dreams - the Horologium Florae - Francine’s Substack! This has a bit about Erasmus Darwin’s poetry. Another lost Terry Pratchett story found. Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

May 5, 2024 • 1h 19min
142: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt. 1 (The Big Naked Giant in the Room)
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 “I Shall Wear Midnight”. Hares! Flowers! Sticky things! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Announcing: Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld. Dracula DailyTerry Pratchett: Shaking Hands With Death - YouTubeTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die (TV Movie 2011) - IMDb Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake - Wikipedia Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved? - BBC News Bulford Kiwi - Wikipedia Master of the Revels - WikipediaMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Apr 27, 2024 • 47min
Terry Pratchett Day 2024 - Starting in the Wrong Place
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, we’re celebrating Terry Pratchett Day! Jumping on the theme of “Start in the Wrong Place” - we’re talking about some of the best (and worst) places to get started with Terry Pratchett’s work. Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Quiz - Discworld EmporiumSoul Music (TV series) - Wikipedia DAVE GREENSLADE From The Discworld reviews 29: Eric Pt.1 (Corporate Nonsense Demon) - The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Lisa McCormick - BBC Radio 5 Live Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Apr 14, 2024 • 1h 34min
141: Nation Pt. 3 (The Final Form of the Haunted Sword)
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 “Nation”. Crabs! Red and Blue! Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretDiscord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:'Fallout': How to Succeed in the Postapocalypse Without Really Trying - Rolling StoneConey Island’s Incubator Babies - JSTOR DailyAunt Sally Game - Cotswolds Info THE IMPACT OF RED IN YOUR PAINTINGS Part 2 - Susan Harrison-Tustain Artist The World Turned Upside Down - Wikipedia Submillimeter Array - WikipediaJupiter in Daylight - The Planetary Society Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com