

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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Sep 17, 2023 • 1h 30min
125: Going Postal Pt. 2 (Redemption Addict)
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 “Going Postal”. Stamps! Letters! Partially-Digested Pigeons! Find us on the internet:Join the Discord 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:Discworld Monthly/Better Than a Poke in the Eye announcement - Tumblr Tim Curry is Escaping - YoutubeLadislav Pelc - Discworld Wiki Thomas Parke D’Invilliers - WikiThe Destruction of Sennacherib - Poetry FoundationGenizah - Britannica 60 years since the start of the modern postcode - The Postal Museum Fake news of Napoleon's death cited in guidance to help traders - Reuters Stock-market fraud, steganography and cyberattacks…in 1834!- Andrea Fortuna Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Sep 10, 2023 • 1h 11min
124: Going Postal Pt. 1 (Die of the Gnats)
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 “Going Postal”. Apostrophe’s! Fripperie’s! Pigeon’s!Find us on the internet:Discord invite link 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:Two-Hats Television - Joanna’s SubstackPlease don’t distract me - Francine’s SubstackNo Such Thing As A Peanut Hall of Fame - audioboomGoing Postal – You're Wrong About - Podtail Monty Python - Woody and Tinny Words - YouTubeAround The World In Eighty Days: List of contents - Free Online Library [see chapter headings]Going Postal - Discworld Wiki Sator Square - Wikipedia United States Postal Service Creed - WikipediaFirm linked to Crooked House owner was taken to court - BBC NewsThere was only one loser in this Royal Mail privatisation: the taxpayer - The GuardianGNU Terry PratchettTablut | Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings [Note: I referred to the Post Office as being privatised – I should have said Royal Mail. - F]Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Aug 27, 2023 • 1h 22min
123: Good Omens Season 2 Wrap-Up (The Horbs)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! This week, A final wrap-up before we head back to the Disc.Chairs! Delights! Wigs! TranscriptFind 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:Staged (TV Series 2020–2023) - IMDb Michael Sheen and David Tennant acting like each other's characters IRL - YouTube The Saga of Dottie and Sadie (compiled in a Twitter thread) Good Omens interviews on Terry Pratchett’s legacy and devils on their shoulders - YouTubeThat Google Doc - Google DocsGood Omens Season 2 Easter Egg Guide - Den of Geek Good Omens 2 Easter Eggs - YouTubeMark Twain’s Mind Waves - The Paris Review Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 32min
122: Good Omens Season 2 Episode 6 (Monkey's Paw)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! This week, Episode 6!Emotions! Many of Them!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:The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord "Do You Think A Depressed Person Could Make THIS?" - YouTubePleasure Beach by Helen Palmer - Prototype tumblr post with note about Pratchett wanting Every Day in Good Omens John Gibson | NEW CUMNOCK HERITAGE Go and see our friends at the Fringe!The Magic of Terry Pratchett - Marc BurrowsGeburah - Andrew O’NeillMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Aug 13, 2023 • 1h 20min
121: Good Omens Season 2 Episode 5 (Travel Harpsichord)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! This week, Episode 5.Corkboards! String! A Distinct Lack of Hinges!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:The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3/3/2010 Michael Sheen, Amy Ryan - YouTube [Nowhere near as old as I thought – I’ve been thrown off by the beard - F]NTA 2015 Special Recognition - David Tennant The Reaction - YouTube Good Omens Star David Tennant Addresses Show's Doctor Who Reference (Exclusive) Go and see our friends at the Fringe!The Magic of Terry Pratchett - Marc BurrowsGeburah - Andrew O’NeillMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Aug 6, 2023 • 1h 45min
120: Good Omens Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4 (Sleight of Mouth)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! This week, Episodes 3 & 4Spiders! Magicians! Yellow Car!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:The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord Good Omens: the Official (and Ineffable) Graphic Novel by The Terry Pratchett Estate — Kickstarter List of demons in the Ars Goetia - Wikipedia [note the sigils - Shax and FurFur both have ‘em!]Cat Clarke - Goodreads I Know Where I'm Going 1945 - YouTubeHow To Play ‘Yellow Car’ - YoutubeHell - Tiger Lillies - YoutubeKate Dalrymple - YouTube “Madam!” I said, “I do believe that you have entirely misunderstood me!” - Neil Gaiman Tumblr Windmill Theatre - Wikipedia The Farting Contesta white man broke in today - YouTube Inside No. 9 (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jul 30, 2023 • 1h 25min
119: Good Omens Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2 (Carefully Placed Box)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! This week, Episodes 1 & 2Flies! Bibles! Record-Based curiosity!TranscriptFind 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:The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord BBC Radio 4 - Good Omens 10: Good Omens Pt.1 (Castles and Snacks) - TTSMYF 12: Good Omens (TV) Pt.1 (Bicycle Screaming) - TTSMYFGood Omens: Lockdown - YouTube Neil Gaiman's Tweet about S2/S3 - Twitter Trigger Happy TV | The Red Fox - YouTube [yes, all right, not a squirrel - F] List of demons in the Ars Goetia - Wikipedia [See Shax under “Marquises”] Resurrection Man | Thy Last Drop Celesta - Wikipedia Michael Sheen spotted as classic Edinburgh pub renamed while filming in Newington - Edinburgh Evening News Jane Austen, the Captain and the Smugglers of a Tiny Island - Regency Explorer Leviathan | Sea Monster, Biblical Beast & Biblical Sea Creature - Britannica Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jul 23, 2023 • 1h 16min
Bonus: Summer Holidays/Good Omens 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, we’re back! The summer hiatus is officially over. We chat about What We Did On Our Holidays and, in preparation for Good Omens Season 2, we take a look back at the first season (44:18).Orbs! Bureaucracy! Michael Sheen’s little face!Find us on the internet:Twitter: @MakeYeFretPodInstagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretFacebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFretEmail: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefretLast minute edit: we made the Discord server! https://discord.gg/nBn8X8yt Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi Things we blathered on about:Cloudesley Shovell - Wikipedia Sarah Hambly - Making a Silicone Corset | YoutubeThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green | GoodreadsThe Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte | Goodreads The Hollows by Kim Harrison | Goodreads The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | GoodreadsAnno Dracula by Kim Newman | GoodreadsJayde Adams Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jun 11, 2023 • 59min
118: The Science of Discworld II Pt. 2 (Make Sure It Hovers)
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 “The Science of Discworld II - The Globe” Belief! Meaning! Hover trains!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:Good Omens Season 2 - Official Trailer - YouTubeThe history of four-footed beasts and serpents - Internet ArchiveList of anagram indicators - Cryptipedia Wine-dark sea (Homer) - Wikipedia Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate - Wikipedia anti- | - etymonline Asemic writing - Wikipedia Codex Seraphinianus - WikipediaThe Brown One, The Honey Eater, The Shaggy Coat, The DestroyerBBC Radio 4 - You're Dead To Me, Medieval Irish Folklore (Live) Adams Cable Codex - Internet Archive ---Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Jun 4, 2023 • 1h 20min
117: The Science of Discworld II Pt. 1 (Moulesmancy)
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 “The Science of Discworld II - The Globe” Elements! Elephants! Manifested Magicks!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:Good Omens season 2 titles sequence revealed – with lots of Easter eggs - Radio Times Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being A Witch - terrypratchett.comIf Books Could Kill: Apple Podcasts - Spotify - Stitcher Elephants learn from others - Elephant Voices Elvavrålet - Wikipedia NASA’s Curiosity Views First ‘Sun Rays’ on Mars - NASAPeter & Iona Opie - OpieArchiveRead Finnegans Wake - FinwakeThe Concise Lexicon of the Occult - Google Books How To Make The World Add Up - Tim Harford Indefinite and fictitious numbers - Wikipedia List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com