(Sort of) The Story

177. A Final Earthly Bone (and a tale of flying soft serves)

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us Fan MailCowabunga, everybody! This week, Janey is going to tell us about a disloyal knight with a surprising secret, and Max is going to tell ...

176. Moldy Cheese Nick (red flags everywhere) with the You Two Scare Me Podcast!

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us Fan MailHello and happy spoooOOOOookyy March! This week, we're bringing out our scariest Irish tales to impress Andi and Feliz, the hosts...

175. Not Everybody Needs to Wang Chung Tonight (Grandpa has anxiety)

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send a textHello and welcome to another episode! This week Janey is going to tell us about a man who will go to great lengths to get his boss laid, an...

174. Revenge of the Stories (silly together forever)

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send a textHello and welcome to yet another week of life! This week, Max is going to tell us the dangers of letting a good story languish on the shelf...

173. Cheat On Your Cannibal Husband (the "Take My Wife" episode)

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy Thursday! This week, Max is going to tell us a story about a salty sea-scrub whose wife deserves better, and Janey is go...

172. I’m a Human, I’m Just Sad (relatable queen)

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello everyone! This week we're catching ya'll up on some life stuff and saying goodbye to an old friend. Then Max is going to...

171. One Jelly Meat Suit (a perma-stank situation) with Liz Gotauco!

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHELLO! Today we have an amazing guest, the Cosbrarian herself-- LIZ GOTAUCO! Liz is the creator behind the series "F*cked Up Fairyt...

170. I Don't Care That He's Invisible (put that man in a tower!)

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our LAST episode of 2025! On this episode, Max is going to tell us a story about a girl who can see the important t...

169. Historical Sexting (Don't Wash)

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello, you dirty birds! On this very special "69" episode, we're doing a deep dive into historical love letters from two ...

168. New England Bean Time (Sai! Sai! Sai!)

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome back! This week Max is going to tell us about how wicked smart people from New Hampshire are, and Janey is going to te...

167. Knife Brothers (welcome to Chekhov's Hole)

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Janey is going to bring us the final story in The Arabian Nights, about a man who just hates this baby... and Max is going to...

166. Old and wrinkly (a poisonous no-no)

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy Halloween (eve)! Today Janey is going to scare you with a tale about the oldest, wrinkliest woman in the world, and Max ...

165. Examine Your Handwriting (and learn to play the oboe)

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode! This week, Janey is going to teach us a valuable lesson about the importance of writing complex ch...

30. (Sort of) Off Topic: Nicholas Cage and his Fabulous Wealth

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to the shocking conclusion of this the 2025 Off Topic Season. This week, Max is closing us out with the truly baffling...

29. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Assassination of Kim Jong Nam

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textBuckle up, babes! Janey's going to tell us about the most insane assassination you may have never heard of! Let us know if you foll...

164. How Much Do Girls Eat? (I refuse to look up golfing)

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy first episode of October!!!! This week, Max is going to tell us a wonder tale about a sexy bear and the weirdo prince wh...

28. (Sort of) Off Topic: Mary Shelley and the Creation of Frankenstein

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIt's alive! IT'S ALIVE! ("It" being another Off Topic episode!) Welcome back, gals and ghouls! This week, Max is tel...

27. (Sort of) Off Topic: Scientology, the Trouble with Ghouls

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome! This week, Janey is going waayyyyy off topic to talk about something that freaked her out so bad, she felt the need t...

163. Green and Oddly-Shaped (the Hexmaster General)

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a girl who CHOOSES to look that way (it's not an accident, so stop trying ...

26. (Sort of) Off Topic: The British Premonitions Bureau

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy 2nd Off Topic! This week, Max is going to tell us about an organization in search of people who could predict disasters. (We have ...

25. (Sort of) Off Topic: Medieval Times

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIt's open season on topics, and Janey's starting us off with a bunch of facts about the Medieval Times dinner theater that nob...

162. This One’s for the Juans (witches is tricky)

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome back! This week, Max is going to tell us a Filipino story about a man with questionable reasoning skills, and Janey is...

161. Kickin' Boys (keeps the rheumatism away)

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn this week's episode, Janey is going to tell a story about a boy-kicker who got the last stomp, and Max is going to tell us about...

160. Disco Hedgehog (let’s wrestle Grandma)

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello! We're back from summer break and excited to tell you two brand new stories! This week Max is going to tell us about a radioa...

159. Latin American Stories RE-RELEASE (Abolish ICE)

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello! We hope you're having a good summer. Things have been crazy, and we just wanted to pop in from our summer break and leave yo...

158. We’re the Hero Twins (why is there only one bed in this cave?)

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy last-episode-before-summer-break! This week, Max is going to tell us a Mayan tale about two little scamps who learn the ...

157. That's That Me Manchego (this princess has ADHD)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome back! On this week's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a helpful little mouse who can do it all, and Max i...

156. The Labyrinth was a Maze (Justice for Ariadne)

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy Part 2 of our Mythology episode! This week Max is going to tell us the story of Theseus, Ariadne, and the Minotaur! Get ...

155. Justice for Medea (everybody wants a hot goth girlfriend until…)

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello! Our theme for the next two episodes is "mythology", and Janey is kicking us off with the Greek story of Jason and Medea...

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01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy April Fools Day, Loca!  https://youtu.be/2CLzjKXzwB0?si=sLl_8Muj59M_p3N2Support the showCheck out our books (and support local bo...

154. High Value Beans (here comes my story finger!)

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to the end of March! This week, Max is going to change the way we think about Jack and the Beanstalk, and Janey is goi...

153. Finn McCool and the Gang (and the OG Booktok girlie)

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy St. Patrick's Day! This week we're telling Irish stories! Janey is going to tell us about a man who runs away to fairy l...

152. I Be Akimbo (Scrimbus Malfoy)

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome back to another episode! This week, Max is going to tell us about a man who can't stop touching rocks, and Janey is going t...

151. Your Tallest, Mustachioed Girlfriend (the most popular girl at the party)

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome back, friend! On this episode, we're taking a break from talking to the invisible king to bring you two tales of women in l...

150. Flummoxed! (do you speak German?)

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our very special LIVE episode! This week, we told our stories to all the lovely people on our Discord (and only had...

149. A Garden of Heads (and an infestation of witches)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Janey is going to tell us about a woman with a deadly bush, and Max is going to give us some tips on how to get...

148. Bisect, Divide, Sunder ('twas I that set the house ablaze!)

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and Happy New Year! We're starting 2025 off strong with Max's tale of the worst boy, and Janey's tale of the best b...

It: Chapter Goo (Holiday Re-Release!)

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy holidays! Today we're re-releasing a story Max told on episode 106, called "Boneless", from Robert D. San...

147. So Big, So Ugly (please tell Gerky to come outside)

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy almost-holidays, everyone! Today Janey we are so absolutely overwhelmed by our emotions today because Hans Christian And...

146. Sufficiently Icked (wee-sa babies)

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello (we're sorry!) On this week's episode, Max is going to tell us possibly the most upsetting story we've ever heard (...

145. Hefty Little Apple Baby (Popeye’s spicy 16-year-old sandwich)

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode! Today we're drowning our collective sorrows in folklore. Janey is going to tell us about the ...

144. Chekhov’s Man-Bear (this is my girl-tooth)

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy November everybody! On this week's episode, we're both telling stories about man-bears! In Max's story, we're ...

143. Paw Proof (don't be afraid of the park)

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our Halloween episode! This week we're celebrating with the spookiest stories we could find. Janey will remind...

24. (Sort of) Off Topic: The True Story of Pocahontas

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today, Janey is going to tell us the true story of Pocahontas, as passed down by the oral ...

23. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Pirate Blackbeard

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAhoy! For our last Off Topic episode of the season, Max is going to take us through the history of the man, the myth, the pirate Blackbe...

142. Ichabod Crane is a Snack Guy (walk him like a dog)

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy October! On this VERY giddy episode of the pod, Max is going to tell us a classic American ghost story, and Janey is goi...

22. (Sort of) Off Topic: The 1904 Olympic Marathon

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThe 1904 Olympic Marathon has been described as many things-- "unbelievable", "crazy", "racist"... This we...

21. (Sort of) Off Topic: Elizabeth Báthory

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTW: 22:17 - 24:37  Brief descriptions of violent and disturbing acts This week, Max is going Off Topic to kick us into spooky season wi...

141. Odious and Toadious (it’s ‘Eatin’ Girls’ o’clock somewhere)

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textGreat Scott! It's a new episode! This week Janey is going to tell us all about two golden children who should spend less time toget...

20. (Sort of) Off Topic: Things We've Sent to Space

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Janey is going to bring us on the emotional rollercoaster that is "things we've jettisoned into space". From p...

19. (Sort of) Off Topic: △ The Bavarian Illuminati

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Max is going to tell us all the true history of the Bavarian Illuminati, and how what started as a bunch of rich white guys a...

140. First of all, Dalé (seals are scary)

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Max is going to tell us a story that can hopefully serve as a reminder that JUST because he's from Florida and wears a g...

18. (Sort of) Off Topic: Magic School Bus Conspiracy Theories

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy Off Topic-Season to everyone who celebrates! We're starting this season off with a bang, as Janey discusses Alex Bale's ...

(Sort of) A Book Club: Mountains Made of Glass with Scarlett St. Clair and Lauren Boyle

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our Book Club! This month Max and I read "Mountains Made of Glass" by Scarlett St. Clair, and illustrated...

139. Rowing in My Skin Canoe (there’s like, a LOT of witches here)

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello to all you Pit-Heads out there! On today's accidental Native-themed episode, Janey's going to talk about a strong boy wh...

138. Alliganey Janey– Here to Eat Your Bullets! (grand theft nautico)

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome back for another exciting episode of "Janey makes us cry!"  This week, Max is going to tell us a story about Patricia...

137. Papa Yaga (I don’t want this little leprechaun anymore)

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome back! This week we're diving in with a story about a young woman who the police should probably question regarding the unti...

136. Where’s My Best Boy? (meet me in the Heifer Hut)

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode! This week Max will tell us a dragon story where the dragons maybe aren't dragons, and at leas...

135. Bewildered and Honking (and nonstop harkin’ eggs)

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome BACK! We're jumping in after a month-long break to tell you two insane tales of heroism! This week, Janey is rete...

134. Mr. Noodle Wants Ten Gold Pieces (and an Inuit ‘Kill Bill’ story)

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our last episode before our summer break! This week, Max is going to tell us about a terrible man who gets TERRIBLE...

133. Worm/Kennedy 2024 (don't you know who my emperor is?)

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to a VERY unhinged, late-night episode of (Sort of) the Story. Today we're talking about Robert Kennedy's br...

132. Everyday I’m Draiglin (cats can't play guitar)

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome, all you Draiglin' Hogneys. We know you're too busy draiglin away your days to read a silly little intro lik...

131. I’d Risk It All for a Pear (and I might stop for a popcorn shrimp...)

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn this episode, Janey is going to tell us about a sarcastic little cat who doesn't have time for the prince's sh*t today, and...

130. Macbeth (would be so much better with robots)

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to part 2 of our Shakespeare episode! Today Max is going to tell us all about Macbeth (and afterward she's going ...

129. King Lear (and the toad-spotted traitor)

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTW: Very graphic eyeball stuff at 59:20Hello! In honor of Janey's birthday (which she shares with the Bard himself), we're tel...

128. Thumbelina is Canceled (blow up your castle)

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn this week's episode, Max tells a story about a little baby woman who friend-zones a bird, and Janey is going to tell us three st...

127. Wring Your Hams (notice me, Mother)

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTW for Max’s story: Cannibalism, Infanticide, and upsetting eyeball stuffOn today's episode, Janey is going to tell us a silly-go...

126. Don't Swaddle Me (you wretched little shrimp)

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textJaney’s Sources - The Headless DwarfThe Violet Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang  Full free text  Max’s Sources - The Washerwoman ...

Faster, Stronger, Paler, Harder (I'm the Skin)

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to just another episode of the podcast! Today we're delving into a fan-favorite (or is that just us?) and saying ...

125. H.P. Lovecraft? (I barely H.P. LIKEcraft)

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our Lovecraftian episode! We're getting into his life, his stories, his blatant and insidious racism-- Janey g...

124. UglyMeanLady Says What? (That seat's for Papa John)

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textJaney’s Sources - The Japanese Woman“Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest” by Alfred Avila  Full text for free  Max’s Sources ...

123. Mumped and Moaned (here's my wallet, sandwich dinner)

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to episode 123! This week Janey is going to tell us a story you CAN tell a child, and Max is going to help us all cele...

122. Ol’ Sister Shovel-Tooth (honk-honk-honking around the floor)

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy March! This week Max is telling us a tale that will (hopefully) resonate with every person who thinks it's cool to ...

121. Sorry You’re So Ugly (would you like to eat my flesh?)

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTW: Pedophilia, cannibalism  Happy Leap Day! On today's episode, Janey is going to tell us a story about a princess raised by a bu...

120. A little superstition is healthy (I’m being haunted by myself)

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and Happy Black History Month! Today we're telling stories written by black authors. First, Max will tell us the story of &qu...

119. The Edgar Allan Poe-pisode (everything is great in the Boink Bunker!)

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to a very spooky episode, all about America's favorite sad boy, Edgar Allan Poe! Max and I watched "Fall of ...

118. Working Bear or Barely Working? (Gays on the Trod)

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy February! Today we're talking about bear boys and the Gay People (you're just going to have to trust us that t...

117. Hot Boys Don’t Go to Bed Before Midnight (or miss their graveside dinner date)

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome back everybody! Today Janey is going to tell us a Victorian story about a super hot Irish doctor with a banshee on his back, and...

116. Kiss the Corpse (in their oppositional-defiant eyeballs)

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, we're talking BODIES, BODIES, BODIES! Max is going to tell us yet another Irish tale about a person forced...

115. Pizza for Books (Happy Chenoo Year!)

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy new year!!! Janey's starting 2024 off with a quaint little tale about a terrible old woman who does nothing to earn...

114. When the Crawdad Whistles (don't feed the Riddle Monster)

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to the LAST EPISODE OF THE YEAR! To celebrate, Max is going to usher us gently out of 2023 with a Christmas Horror Sto...

113. 7 Signs You’re In an Ogress’s Den (The Running of the Bowls)

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn this week's episode, Janey is going to teach us how to recognize when you've found yourself inside of an ogress's cave...

112. Swan Lake Extended Universe (these apples cure depression)

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Max is going to take us even  further into the SLEU and tell us a story from the POV of a himbo stork dad who ...

111. Urban Legends! (are inextricably licked)

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome back from our week-long break! Our lovely Discord members voted on today's theme, and so we're telling Urban...

110. Sending My Worst (do your chores, you little b***)

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello! On today's shivery little episode, Max is telling a story of an Icelandic spite-haunting, and Janey is telling us a cautiona...

109. Big Ol’ Foundling Babies (more like Pepto Dismal)

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAhoy, Story Babies! Today we're talking about big ol' babies and singing sea shanties! It's an accidental theme episode! ...

108. A Foot with Eyes (Vin Diesel NOTICE ME)

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Max is going to tell us a slimy little tale about a girl who comes out of her shell, and a boy who should never...

107. The Shaving of the Ghouls (come get yer yog bogged)

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy November! Today Janey is going to tell us a Palestinian tale about a couple of 12-foot tall Home Depot skeletons (and li...

106. It: Chapter Goo (It’s a Friday-night body hunt!)

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy end of October, Story Babies! Today Max is going to tell us the most bizarre cryptid tale yet (you may doubt, but you'll come...

105. Same Rick Forever (and the Jar Jar Binks of cryptids)

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and happy spooky season! Today Janey is going to tell us a lesser known ghost story about a girl with a mysterious ribbon around a...

17. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Green Children of Woolpit

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textSometime in the 12th Century, in the little village of Woolpit in Suffolk, England, two small children are found huddling together at th...

104. A Tsunami of Corpses (I like big boats and I cannot lie)

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAX! On today's episode, Max is going to talk about an underwater foot-shaming mermaid kingdom, and Janey...

16. (Sort of) Off Topic: Dear David

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textPrepare to pee your pants, because this week Janey is telling us the entire terrifying tale of the haunting of Adam Ellis by a little ...

103. Doctors HATE this Magic Mirror (I need the love of a gourd woman)

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to our first episode of October, recorded live on Zoom! Today Janey is talking about magic mirrors and stupid hotties,...

15. (Sort of) Off Topic: Hatshepsut, The Erased Pharaoh Queen

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Max fascinates us with the history of a Pharaoh almost lost to history-- Hatshepsut. (And at the end, Janey reads us smut!) E...

102. The Easter Weasel (and the Power of Punctuality)

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello,  autumn babies! Welcome to the new episode! This week, Max will tell us the classic Easter story of the white weasel/Christ alle...

14. (Sort of) Off Topic: No Man's Land

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis week, Janey goes way off topic to talk about the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle, the Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, and t...

101. Goose-Foot Bertha (HEA)

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to episode 101! This week, Janey is going to tell us a quaint little tale about a girl and her horse (TW the horse doe...

13. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Beeswax Wreck

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's Off Topic, Max tells us all about the shipwreck that inspired The Goonies, and Janey and Max develop a deep, deep love f...

100. Girl Boss-iás Dinner (Leggings, Waffles, Morgan, Pancakes)

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHELLO and welcome to Episode 100!!!! We recorded this episode live on a zoom call with some of the members of our Patreon, and had a bla...