The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel
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Dec 24, 2023 • 1h 15min

Hogswatch 2023: Going Postal TV (Gay Abandon)

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, a bonus Hogswatch Extravaganza as we discuss the TV adaptation of Going Postal. Watch this episode on YouTube!Bells! Festivity! A Very Wet Banshee! 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 Infinite Monkey’s Guide to... Strawberries - BBC Sounds The history of letter boxes - The Postal Museum Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Dec 18, 2023 • 1h 25min

132: Wintersmith Pt. 3 (Catch That Metaphor!)

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 “Wintersmith”. Frost! Fire! Marmalade!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:Mythical Creatures with Rhianna Pratchett - BBC SoundsFolklands with Tim Downie - PodtailThe Kings Breakfast - A. A. MilneTerry Pratchett in Conversation with Jacqueline Simpson - Folklore SocietyFimbulvetr - Encylopedia Mythica Fire and Ice - Robert Frost - Poetry FoundationThe Snow Man by Wallace Stevens - Poetry FoundationTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter Daydreams" - YouTube Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 19min

131: Wintersmith Pt. 2 (Prolific Weather Personifier)

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 “Wintersmith”. Mustard! Pickles! Water-Colours?!!!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:Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch - Project Gutenberg Mirror by Sylvia Plath - All Poetry A Short View of Scottish Funeral Traditions, by Tom DoranName DraftingElemental - WikipediaFirmament - Wikipedia  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Dec 6, 2023 • 1h 16min

130: Wintersmith Pt 1 (I Like the Shade of Her Cheese)

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 “Wintersmith”. Witchcraft! Winter! Um…![Due to scheduling disruption (holidays to the Chalk and the in-laws in town), the episode is late and was edited very quickly after work, so I can only apologise if it's even less polished than usual! - F]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:Steeleye Span with Terry Pratchett - Wintersmith Extended Doc - YouTubeWintersmith - Steeleye Span FanBook Lust with Nancy Pearl featuring Terry Pratchett - YouTubeTerry Pratchett interview - SFX via the Wayback Machine  Perchta - Wikipedia The History and Development of Dark Border Morris Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Nov 20, 2023 • 1h 47min

Picture Books and Board Games - with Pratchat and David Brashaw

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 joined by Ben and Liz from Pratchat to discuss Where’s My Cow? And Discworld board games. We also have a wonderful interview with David Brashaw of Backspindle Games!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:Guest projectsPratchat Guild of Recappers & Podcasters Backspindle GamesWhere’s My Cow?Where's My Cow? - Pratchat #Pratchat61 – What Terry Wrote – Pratchat #PratchatPlaysThud – The Troll’s Gambit - Pratchat The Ankh-Morpork Archives: Volume One - Discworld.com Melvyn Grant Vimes illustrations comparedDiscworld board games (most links BoardGameGeek)Thud [fictional version] - Discworld & Terry Pratchett WikiStealth Chess [fictional] - Discworld Wiki Cripple Mr. Onion [largely fictional]Thud Guards! Guards!ClacksThe WitchesAnkh-Morpork Other board gamesGood Omens: An Ineffable GameQwirkleRootNanty NarkingArboretumIllimatFanorona - Wikipedia   Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Nov 14, 2023 • 1h 27min

Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch – an interview with Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent

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’re incredibly excited to be joined by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent to discuss their newly released book, Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch! Follow Rhianna @RhiPratchett and Gabrielle @GabrielleKent on TwitterFind 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 Acquire your very own copy of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch here:Discworld EmporiumDiscworld.ComWaterstonesBritish LibrarySee also:Rhianna Pratchett & Gabrielle Kent in Conversation [with Rob Wilkins] - Waterstones Piccadilly (20 Nov) Gabrielle Kent Rhianna PratchettMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 24min

Voices of Discworld – with Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw

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, a special Double Feature (ooOOooh) featuring Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw! We chat to Marc about the Edinburgh Fringe; his rave reviewed live show, The Magic of Terry Pratchett; and his ultra-exclusive Footnotes interviews.But wait, there’s more! Marc has very kindly shared the audio from his interview with voice actor extraordinaire Jon Culshaw, star of the Watch arc in the new Discworld audiobooks. Hear about Culshaw’s love for Discworld and the process of finding voices for Vimes, Vetinari, and various other Ankh Morporkian heroes.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:LIVE DATES - The Magic of Terry Pratchett Buy Marc's books Glom of Nit - Substack Listen to Audiobooks narrated by Jon Culshaw - Audible.co.uk The Dark Room – Mr John Robertson Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Oct 22, 2023 • 1h 24min

129: Thud! Pt. 3 (Recursive Watchmen)

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 “Thud!”. Water! Rock! Watchmen All The Way 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:Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch - British Public Library Pantograph - BritannicaKarst - Wikipedia Bolton Strid – Yorkshire, England - Atlas Obscura Best Murder Mystery Movie of the 21st Century - Trial By ContentWainwright Society Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Oct 15, 2023 • 1h 14min

128: Thud! Pt. 2 (Flammable Rhododendrons)

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 “Thud!”. Axes! Clubs! Six Inch Heels! Find us on the internet:DiscordTwitter: @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:Plum pudding model - Wikipedia Puddingstone (rock) - Wikipedia The Battle of Alexander at Issus - Wikipedia Unruly by David Mitchell review – monarchs behaving badly -The Guardian Saint Hildegard - Britannica Francisco Goya - BritannicaMaking a Dress From a Painting - Sarah Hambly - YoutubeMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Oct 8, 2023 • 1h 17min

127: Thud! Pt. 1 (Whomst Among Us?)

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 “Thud!”. Burglereah! Murdearh! Trickereah! 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:Black Shuck - Wikipedia The Not-So-Great Bake-Along - Week 1 - Two-Hats TelevisionJanet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers - The Old New Thing Terry Pratchett interview - Thud! & Where's My Cow? - YouTube Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes - PenguinThe Spectacle of the Panorama - British Library Cyclorama - WikipediaMy Bed - Wikipedia #Pratchat62 Notes and Errata - PratchatFrancis Quarles. Excerpt from "A Feast for Worms."    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 

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