The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel
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Feb 27, 2023 • 1h 14min

107: The Science of Discworld Pt. 2 (Pettier, and Full of Academics)

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”. Rocks! Bones! The End of Life as We Know It!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:Alex from Mars' comment - /r/TTSMYF Wild yams & elephants tweet (@MythicAfricans) - Twitter Fire and Ice by Robert Frost - Poetry Foundation The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, by Stephen Brusatte - Goodreads TEN NEGLECTED EXAMPLES OF “ANCIENT” SCIENCE FICTION - Balladeer's Blog The fiction that predicted space travel - BBC Culture The Bone Wars: how a bitter rivalry drove progress in palaeontology - BBC Science Focus Magazine Brontosaurus Stomps Back to Claim Its Status as Real Dinosaur - National GeographicFigments of Reality: The Evolution of the Curious Mind by Ian Stewart - Goodreads Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed - BBC News Why People Once Thought Mice Grew Out of Wheat and Sweaty Shirts - WIRED Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Feb 20, 2023 • 1h 18min

106: The Science of Discworld Pt. 1 (Dynamically Dominant)

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”. Moons! Stars! Galaxies! BURSARR!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:Lie-to-children - Wikipedia Terry Pratchett and the real science of Discworld- [Jack Cohen interview] GuardianThe magic numbers - [Ian Stewart interview] The Guardian  Jack Cohen obituary - The Guardian An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump - Wikipedia THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD with Terry Pratchett at Science Gallery Dublin - YouTube   The Simple Secret of Runway Digits - CGP Grey, YouTube www.langtonant.comLangton’s Ant - WikiAnty Particles by Ian Stewart - Wayback Machine50ft tides in Burntcoat Head Park, Nova Scotia - YouTube Omnibus Episode 182: Biosphere 2 (Entry 124.IS6517) Science Fiction Sent Man to the Moon - The New York Times Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 13min

Bonus: An Interview with C.K. McDonnell

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 marvelous bonus episode! We sat down with the wonderful writer C.K. McDonnell to talk about The Stranger Times series and, of course, all things Pratchett!Find C.K. McDonnell on the internet:https://whitehairedirishman.com/https://thestrangertimes.co.uk/Love Will Tear Us Apart - the latest book in the Stranger Times series, is available in hardback on the 9th of February from all good bookshops! Pre-order here.See C.K. live in conversation here.Want more? Listen to The Bunny Cast and The Stranger Times Podcast here: The Bunny Cast - Apple PodcastsThe Bunny Cast - SpotifyThe Stranger Times - Apple PodcastsThe Stranger Times - SpotifyFollow C.K. on Twitter: @CaimhFind 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 Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 40min

105: Night Watch Pt. 4 (Rhapsody on Barricades)

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 4 of our recap of “Night Watch”. The Lilac! An Eyepatch! A Song! Someone’s Ear! (Still Warm)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 Menu (2022) - IMDb Hungarian Folk Tales - YoutubeMajor Metaphysical - r/TTSMYFs0nderv0gel's reddit comment - /r/TTSMYF The Rising of the Moon - YouTube Laurie Penny's rendition of 'All the Little Angels' - TwitterThe Insurgent Barricade - Reviews in HistoryNight Watch - Discworld Wiki (see Popular References > p233 for Hedgeline stuff) Hedgeline   Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Jan 23, 2023 • 1h 21min

104: Night Watch Pt. 3 (The Frilly Shirt of the Revolutionary)

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 “Night Watch”. Spoons! Angels! Awkwardly Dancing Around the Bleak Bit!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:Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke - Der Panther - with english translation  Behind the Bastards: Elite Panic: Why The Rich And Powerful Can't Be Trusted - Apple Podcasts [I hugely, hugely recommend this episode. - F]Floodlines - The Atlantic The Way of Mrs. Cosmopilite - Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki Phenology | Definition & Examples - Britannica Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 15min

103: Night Watch Pt. 2 (Notably Damper)

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 “Night Watch”. Skulls! Tigers! Moist Puddings!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:/u/abbot_everett's reddit quantum comment - /r/TTSMYFAt the Chippy - Victoria Wood - TikTok (sorry, the YouTube version has been taken down)Craniometry - Wikipedia  Pic o’ the Week: Baby Swordfish - Oceanwire Slumgullion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Lapskaus: a Hearty Norwegian Stew - Nordic NibblerWet Nelly - Foods of EnglandPeterloo Massacre - Wikipedia Six Acts - Wikipedia Disruptive coloration | zoology - Britannica List of camouflage methods - Wikipedia "The Tiger" By Nael, Age 6 - Know Your Meme —Protest is a Human Right - Amnesty International UK Safety of journalists covering protests : preserving freedom of the press during times of turmoil - Unesco G20 protests: full video footage of police tactics - Guardian  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Jan 9, 2023 • 1h 28min

102: Night Watch Pt. 1 (Foreshadow and Backshadow)

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 “Night Watch”. Ravens! Lightning! Quantum! Part 2 of Night Watch will begin on page 163 (“The beast remembers”) and end on page 257 (“A little more champagne?”)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:Night Watch - The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0Night Watch - Discworld Wiki Brewers Britain and Ireland - Internet Archive [News] 2023 will be the Year of the Querulous Megapode! - r/discworld Discworld Divinity - SF Crows Nest (via Wayback Machine) Paul Kidby on Night Watch - Fantasy Book Review (via Wayback Machine)Battye Embroidered Wall Hanging - William Morris Gallery Sir Terry Pratchett in conversation with Dr Jacqueline Simpson in 2010 - The Folklore SocietyMusic: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Dec 24, 2022 • 1h 11min

Hogswatch 2022: The Amazing Maurice Movie (Mildly Fantasy Threatened)

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, it’s time for another Hogswatch Extravaganza as we discuss The Amazing Maurice movie!  SPOILERS START AT 17m20sNightmare Rabbits! Nightmare Wildebeests! Delightful Rats!Watch the episode video here.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:Trombone comment - alt.fan.pratchett (now Google groups)Hogfather/DEATH/Twiggy - Twitter (@BewilderedPod) How The Amazing Maurice changed the game for Terry Pratchett - Telegraph Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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Dec 19, 2022 • 1h 31min

101: The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents Pt. 3 (Rat King Roomba)

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 “The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents”. Control! Mortality! Estonia?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:How The Amazing Maurice changed the game for Terry Pratchett - Telegraph The particularly good alt.fan.net thread Francine’s on about [direct link to Pratchett’s first reply but keep scrolling for lots more]Pratchett’s note on Maxfield Parrish skiesCute rats on the reddit -  r/TTSMYF A Dictionary of Superstitions - Oxford Reference The Complicated, Inconclusive Truth Behind Rat Kings - Atlas ObscuraMore than a dozen rodents discovered with their tails tied together in rare ‘rat king’ sighting - Independent [cw: it’s a video; the rats are alive and not very happy]Rat Kings in Estonia (PDF)Matagot - WikipediaThe Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Hogswatch 2021 - YouTubeHogswatch 2020: A Hint of Extravaganza - YouTube--Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 
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Dec 12, 2022 • 47min

Bonus: 100th Episode Celebration (And So, The Journey)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel,  have been reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series for 100 episodes!This week, we celebrate! VIDEO VERSION: https://youtu.be/5opdW6HS7Jc 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:#Pratchat60 – Eyes Turnwise– Pratchat #Pratchat62 – There’s a Cow in There – Pratchat Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com 

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