(Sort of) The Story

12. (Sort of) Off Topic: Fleetwood Mac

11 Sep 2023

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Send us a textHello and happy Off-Topic Season! We are kicking off our 6-episode season with Janey's deep-dive into Fleetwood Mac.Sources:“Flee...

99. Like Mother-in-Law, Like Daughter-in-Law (#TeamOgre)

07 Sep 2023

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Send us a textCW for violence against animals in Max's tale. It's 99 and we're feeling fine! Today Janey tells us about a colorful moth...

98. So Many Mommy Monsters (I don’t love you anymore, Boat!)

31 Aug 2023

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Send us a textThis week, Max is going to tell us a story of a She-Devil who lights a flame in our cold, cold hearts, and Janey is going to tell us a s...

97. Water, Earth, Air, Fire, Goblin, Corpse, Troll (We Have to Kill This Fish Witch)

24 Aug 2023

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Send us a textHello! On today's episode, Janey is going to talk in detail about Scandinavian changeling lore, and Max is going to tell us a spook...

96. No Uggos Need Apply (at WifeMart)

17 Aug 2023

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Send us a textTRIGGER WARNING: Violence and brief loss of limbs (they get them back because it's a fairytale, but it is still shocking to hear) H...

95. Too Many Toenails! (The Patron Saint of La-Z Boys)

10 Aug 2023

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Send us a textHello and welcome to episode 95! On today's episode, Janey is going to make us fall madly in love with a sea god with a green musta...

94. Welcome to the Mouse House (ME GOLD!)

03 Aug 2023

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Send us a textHello! Welcome to our first episode of AUGUST. This week Max is going to tell us about a bear with some serious issues, and Janey is goi...

93. No Longer Sticky (Lick your Kicks at Route 66)

27 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHello and welcome to the episode where Janey tells you the worst ending to a story EVER (and makes you simp hard for Charles Dickens), a...

92. One Big Johnson (and how to know if you're a princess)

20 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHello! On today's episode, Max is going to tell us a spoooOOOoooky Japanese ghost story that'll make you remember to wear a li...

91. Don't Pick Me, B**** (dancing with the Wood Lady)

13 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHello and welcome to the Meadow Episode, where Janey will tell us all about a flower that does NOT want you to pick it, and Max will giv...

90. A Circle of Jerks (we love you, Boo Mama)

06 Jul 2023

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Send us a textHello and welcome to our 90th episode!!! Today Max is going to teach us that mother-in-law jokes work in every species, and Janey is goi...

89. Society is a Butterface (go do three crusades about it)

29 Jun 2023

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Send us a textHello and welcome to an extra-long episode! Today, Janey is going to tell us about a monster-f***ing love triangle that would make Steph...

88. Milkshake Ducking (and the dangers of pillow talk)

22 Jun 2023

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Send us a textToday Max is going to tell us about a magical white duck, and Janey is going to tell us about a pissed off brown bull. Some other colors...

87. Feminist Icon, Sir Gawain (You’re not afraid of the Hairy Things?)

15 Jun 2023

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Send us a textGood morrow! Today Janey is going to tell us the story of that time the cutest member of King Arthur's court got married to a hideo...

86. 1,000 Draculas Richer (at Outback Snake House)

08 Jun 2023

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Send us a textG'day mates! Today Max is going to warn us all about the dangers of leaving our faces unattended after we die, and Janey is going t...

85. Adventures of Buffalo Bill (skeletons aren't scary)

01 Jun 2023

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Send us a textHello friends! Our accidental theme today is "Native tales"! Sit back and relax while Janey tells us a Cheyenne tale of a litt...

84. P.P. the Pee Pee Peeker (The Bob White Tribute Show)

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and Bob White to everyone! We hope you enjoy this episode where Max tells a first-draft version of "Ferris Beuller's Day...

83. Do You Even Lift, Coachman? (I'm with The Calamity)

18 May 2023

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Send us a textToday's episode has everything: pretty maids, little fellows, babies playing flutes in hurricanes, and more!Janey’s Sources - Pre...

82. The Regular Devil (Did you fall out of the stupid sack?)

11 May 2023

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Send us a textHappy May, everybody! Today Max is going to tell a Cuban tale about a strong man who fools the regular ol' devil, and Janey is goin...

81. 10 Things I Hate About That Shrew (as De Boys like it)

04 May 2023

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Send us a textWe're celebrating Janey's birthday with Shakespeare stories! Get ready to rage about "The Taming of the Shrew" and h...

80. The Bearbadook (we should stop and play Parcheesi)

27 Apr 2023

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Send us a textToday's episode is all about Bear Kings, prickly fairies, River Suckers, and strong female leads. Enjoy!Max’s Sources - Fiery Eye...

79. Back on our Blood Room BS (make Americans fear beautiful women again)

20 Apr 2023

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Send us a textTW for brief descriptions of violence and sexual abuse On today's episode, Janey is getting back to her Blood Room roots with the m...

78. A Kiss on the Shoulder (and a thousand more husband-souls)

13 Apr 2023

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Send us a textOn today's episode, Max is going to tell us the most unhinged dog story since Kujo, and Janey is going to cry about two crazy kids ...

77. That's SO Raven (chicken nuggets for the poor)

06 Apr 2023

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Send us a textHello and happy April! Today Janey and Max are going to explain what last week's surprise episode was all about, answer some of you...

76. Corpse Eater (Beast your heart out)

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWARNING: if you have never listened to an episode before, do NOT start with this one, please! A man was shot in the heart. Nobody tried...

75. Jezebel let the dogs out (Clog the Yard)

30 Mar 2023

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Send us a textThis episoDe brought to you by shredded cheddar poured straight from the bag, directly into your open mouth! And also, God! Today Janey ...

74. Eye Eye Eye (Daddy Snati and Snati Lite)

23 Mar 2023

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Send us a textAre you one of those boring, disgusting people who hAve two eyes on your head? Do you read fairy tales and think "I wish there was ...

73. It's Raining Men (Happy St. Pedant's Day)

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to a branD nEw episode! Today Janey will tell us a little story about how thunder became the world's worst husban...

72. Babayag-O-Rama (The Fright Night Motif)

09 Mar 2023

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Send us a textOn this episoDe, Max invents a new motif to celebrate the terrifYing moment when someone invades your home and it's either you or t...

71. A Fetch Quest for Strong Boys (squat, wide guys)

02 Mar 2023

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Send us a textOn todAy's episode, Janey will tell some Japanese stories of Kintaro the Golden Boy and his many strong-boy adventures, and Max wil...

70. America’s Problem (We Buy Used Hams)

23 Feb 2023

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Send us a textOn today's episodE, Janey is going to answer the age-old question "Why is the sea so salty?!" and Max is going to tell us...

69. Nice (Nice.)

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome, fRiends, to the long awaited episode 69!! (Nice.) Today's episode is NOT FOR KIDS! How many times do we have to say that? ...

68. Stay Stupid, Pony Child (Honkitat for Horse-manity)

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHelLo to everyone except Lizzo(?)! Today's episode is going to teach us all to be rude and hate ourselves! Max will tell us about a...

67. A Court of Absent Fae-thers (sun's out, buns out!)

02 Feb 2023

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Send us a textContinuing her accidentAl series of "explaining the folkloric origins of A Court of Thorns and Roses," Janey is telling us the...

66. Dr. Boobs MD, DDS, WWE, RN (this one's for the beans)

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textCW: Mentions of suicide and racism Today we anSwer the age-old question of "can a story be too silly?" (The answer is yes. It ...

65. Dionysus the Inventor (Satan, get out of the bathtub)

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to episode 65! TodAy Janey will tell us all about Dionysus, who truly is the gift that keeps on giving. Then, Max will...

64. Gobble Those Guts (is this some kind of Mario?)

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello all! On this episode Max is going to tell us a classic story about a witch, some guts, and some crustaceans (and she's finall...

63. Rudyard Kipling? Not cute. (The Mother Goat Episode)

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy 2023 everybody! On today's episode Max is going to tell us about a Fairy Princess wHo loves pot, and Janey is going re-tEll J...

62. Re-Elect King Dog (here's to you, MerBecca)

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy end of December, story babies! Today Janey is ending strong with a Maori folktale about a baddie with a penchant for dangerous men...

11. (Sort of) Off Topic: I Wanna Marry Harry

25 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWe were going to stop at 10, but since it's Christmas we thought we'd release an Off Topic episode from our drafts folder, all...

61. Dishrag Bikinis (what could be worse than the Boil Man?)

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Janey will finally tackle the winter epic that is "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" (and the girls ...

60. Supernatural Itch Cream (DNA test the Sun)

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy 60th episode! Today Max is going to tell us why you shouldn't use ointment that wasn't prescribed to you, and Janey is g...

59. A Tiny Butler (to Hammer and Hold)

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode Janey will dive into the bizarre and wonderful world of modern Egyptian folklore with a tale of a tiny butler wh...

58. Mighty Morfa Power-Ranger (and the Front Butts)

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's VERY sleep-deprived episode, Max will tell us a Russian tale about a man and boy who body swap (???) and Janey's go...

10. (Sort of) Off Topic: Bridget Cleary, the Fairy Wife

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTrigger Warnings for murder and domestic violence.In 1895, Bridget Cleary was a happily married, fashionably dressed, well-respected wom...

57. Don't be an idiot (and welcome to the SNACKS)

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textBuckle in as Janey tells us  a Chinese tale that makes humans think "maybe we're the drama," and Max tells us all about ...

9. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Battle of Blair Mountain

21 Nov 2022

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Send us a textUnion breaking, machine gun massacres, courthouse dramas and intense military standoffs rock a tiny West Virginian town in the 1920s. If...

56. Rude Old Raisin (you know how to whistle, don't you?)

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textA bayou beauty with a death wish and a game of "Light as a Feather" that goes terribly wrong-- what more could you want?! Jane...

8. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Georgia Guidestones

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMysterious visitors, conspiracy theories, and one woman taking on the entire Global Luciferian Regime-- all this and more on today'...

55. Geothermal Currency (don't Björk your shorts)

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's very French episode Max is going to tell us all about a man caught between two witches, and  Janey is going to tell us ...

7. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Immortal Count of St. Germain

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy November, you little blood suckers! On this Off Topic episode, Max is going to tell Janey and Alex (What?!) the probably true stor...

54. Haunted Tea Parties (Let's get freaky!)

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello! Welcome to yet ANOTHER episode where we sort of tell you stories! Today Janey is going to tell us about a house on a hill that is...

6. (Sort of) Off Topic: The War on Cats

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHave you ever wondered how cats became such an unlucky symbol in the West? Well, wonder no more! On this episode, Janey is going to tell...

53. Remembering things is hard (especially for a vampire witch skeleton ghost)

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textToday, Janey is going to introduce us all to the other gender with the tale of Prince Lindworm! and Max is going to terrify us yet again...

5. (Sort of) Off Topic: Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMax tells us the true crime story of a mysterious skeleton found hidden in a tree (and the haunting graffiti that begs the question: Who...

52. A Wit Game is Afoot! (Melk or Be Melked)

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOn today's episode, Max is going to tell us the most entertaining story ever about a fussy little goblin who can't seem to cat...

4. (Sort of) Off Topic: Operation Mongoose

17 Oct 2022

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Send us a textThe Bay of Pigs, the Vietnam War, the US plans to rapture Cuba-- all this and more on today's (Sort of) Off Topic episode!Sources: ...

51. Happy birthday to me, the Devil (Terrytop, Terrytop, Terrytop)

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello, you little minx! This week we're celebrating Max's birthday with an unplanned Devil episode! Max will tell us why it&ap...

3. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Great Molasses Flood

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWhat was Max thinking about this week? Molasses! Listen and rage with us about capitalism (and maybe use the link below to get the recip...

50. Arthurian Legends (Keep it in your britches!)

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textGreetings, weary travelers! This week we are celebrating our 50 episode milestone by retelling Arthurian Legends! Huzzah! Sit back as Ja...

2. (Sort of) Off Topic: Women in Ancient Greece

03 Oct 2022

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Send us a textWhy are the Greek goddesses written so vastly different from the gods? What's up with Hera, the goddess of marriage, being in such ...

49. Kiss My English Rose (Just like the pandas do!)

29 Sep 2022

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Send us a textOn today's episode, Max will tell us a horrifying Irish tale that tries to answer the question "Where do missing children go?&...

48. Hot and Prosperous (Have you seen my beautiful berries?)

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello, sluts! Welcome to yet another week where Max scares the ever living sh*t out of us! On today's episode, Janey is going to te...

47. Wolves with Friends (Mommy Needy Drinky)

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAh yes, another totally normal episode where Janey and Max wow you with how totally normal they are as human beings. Welcome! On this ep...

46. Got Paranormal Body Issues? (Peon the Brothers Grimm!)

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textEpisode 46, the one with all the piss jokes. If you make it through this, urine real trouble! (good god how did we end up here?) Anyway...

45. (C)Ovid's Metamorphoses (tales of the A-Team)

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to the very special episode where Janey has Covid! Today we're being cute by telling our favorite myths from Ovid...

44. Hands on your sack (but don't touch the snake)

25 Aug 2022

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Send us a textWelcome back to another episode of Janey and Max barely holding it together! Today Max will tell us a Haitian story called "Bouki D...

43. Feed the Wolves (and don't mess with the Frog Lord)

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello and welcome to another episode! This week Janey will tell us the tale of child serial murderer-in-training, Molly Whuppie! And Max...

42. The Devil Went Down to Thailand (Bela Lugosi's Glorious Adventure)

11 Aug 2022

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Send us a textHello and welcome to the wholesome episode! Today Max is going to retell the Thai tale, "Drinking with Yommaban, the King of the De...

41. Rapunzel, Rapunzel (why can't you be more like Parsley, your Italian twin?)

04 Aug 2022

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Send us a textOnce upon a time, a teenage shut-in ran away from home with the worst prince in the kingdom, and learned the crown's policy on &quo...

40. Sleeping Beauty (what the Shrek happened?)

28 Jul 2022

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Send us a textWelcome to yet another fairy tale that would not have happened had men in power communicated better with their friends and family! Today...

39. Grandmother Dump Truck (take the heart and run)

21 Jul 2022

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Send us a textHello, all you beautiful idiots (and the rest of you, too!) This week Max will spin us a tale of an incompetent lady who stumbles into a...

38. The Stupidest Hemsworth (and Princess Bog Beast)

14 Jul 2022

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Send us a textOn this week's episode, Janey goes fishing for the stupidest story she can find (and boy does she catch a big one!) and Max gives u...

37. No cost for the poor (take a chunce on me)

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHappy Thursday, kiddos! On today's episode Max is going to teach us the proper etiquette for encountering giants in the forest, and...

36. Don't get married (just take off your frog skin!)

30 Jun 2022

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Send us a textOn this episode, Janey is taking us to Finland to aggressively make fun of men who think they're entitled to wife-servants, and Max...

1. (Sort of) Off Topic: The History of Abortion in America

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHello friends! As you probably know, on June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, stripping millions of Americans of the...

35. World's Densest Baby (the adventures of Katherine Fried Crackernuts)

23 Jun 2022

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Send us a textOn today's episode Max is going to tell us about a samurai with a heart of gold (and biceps of steel) with "The Story of Umets...

34. Boar Meets World (My Life as a Teenaged Casket Girl)

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOh hello! On this episode Janey is going to talk about a French mystery and how Saturdays are for the girls, and Max is going to empower...

33. Redhead the Whale (the 'Neck Stump' episode)

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAhoy there, Story Babies! If you're not a child or a cop, please enjoy this episode about Redhead the Whale, Iceland's caution...

32. Defund the Palace Guard (you can't haggle with dogs)

02 Jun 2022

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Send us a textHappy June! This week Janey is going to tell the horrifying tale of Central American cryptid La Siguanaba, and Max is going to tell a Ro...

31. Hot as Hell (women be inventing science fiction)

26 May 2022

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Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast! On this week's episode Max is going to tell a truly delightful Yiddish folk tale of a merchant&ap...

30. Haunted Dolls and Spooky Witches (The Franklin Taylor Fan Club)

19 May 2022

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Send us a textHoly Live Show, Batman! On this week's episode, Janey and Max tell scary stories LIVE on Tiktok, and answer some of your questions ...

29. M'Titsman (Make. Birds. Immortal.)

12 May 2022

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Send us a textHello and welcome to this episode, featuring stories that Max might describe as a "single massive Yike!" This week, Max will t...

28. Dirty Clothes (how to show your rooster you care)

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textGreetings, all! This week Janey is going to fill out your bingo cards with some stories of the Little People, those magical wee folk who...

27. The Psychotic Cricket Man (and Hey There, Delilah, What's It Like In Jawbone Heights)

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMax tells the story of Im, the Hunter, the Korean general who learned master swordsmanship from an insanely powerful - and powerfully in...

26. A Very Grimm Space Jam (where witches be witchin')

21 Apr 2022

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Send us a textWelcome in, beautiful babies! Today Janey's dipping back into the f***ed up world of the Brother's Grimm with "The Junipe...

25. A Cereal Mascot Tale (and the ONLY TIME Greek gods were helpful)

14 Apr 2022

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Send us a textMax tells the story of the Fig and Raisin Fool, a cereal mascot with nothing to lose and a baby who is also a detective to gain. Janey t...

24. Queen Bean Face (the dragon maybe explodes?)

07 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn this episode, Janey will simp over Dr. Csenge Zalka's incredible folklorism in her retelling of "The Maiden with the Red-Go...

23. Dating a Dexter (and never trust boys who have families)

01 Apr 2022

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Send us a textMax tells the story of a normal girl who falls in love with a murder addict and learns some important lessons about agricultural respons...

22. Ancient Irish Power Couples (we dream of Wine Toad)

31 Mar 2022

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Send us a textToday Max will tell us the Irish story of The Dagda's  magic harp, and Janey will explain to French folklorists why it's not ...

21. Sweaty Butts in a Meat Forest (A Heist Gone Wrong)

24 Mar 2022

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Send us a textHold on to your butts, friends, today's episode is a wild ride! Strap in as Janey terrifies us all with the "perfect elixir of...

20. Loki, the Original Horse Girl (and Saint Godzilla of Vengeance)

17 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThe long-promised Mythology Episode! Max talks Ragnarok, the struggles of freelancers, and Loki's "horse girl" era; Janey...

19. The Fast and the Fairyest (this episode (allegedly) directed by Justin Lin)

10 Mar 2022

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Send us a text"We like the podcast, but where are all the explosions?!" -- you guys, probably. You asked, we delivered. This episode will l...

18. WTF Andrew Lang (we stan a disobedient daughter)

03 Mar 2022

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Send us a textHey there kids, welcome to the episode where Max and Janey rage about the stories they chose to tell! This episode does have a content w...

17. How to Economy (and look good in tiny golden shoes while you do it!)

24 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis week Janey will take us all back to our childhoods with the tale of Rumplestiltskin (and remind us that we all had weirdly messed u...

16. An American Taily Po (and other stories from the Liar's Bench)

17 Feb 2022

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Send us a textHowdy Pardners! On this episode of (Sort of) The Story Max will give you your next scary story for the big 5th grade sleepover and Janey...

15. Silly Rowdy Boys (and why all birds go to jail)

10 Feb 2022

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Send us a textBehold! This is another episode of (Sort of) The Story! This week Janey will tell the almost TOO silly story of "János and Rózsa&...

14. Lesbian Cat Paradise (and where did Princess Cottongrass go?)

03 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis week Max is going to terrify us with Japanese cat demons, and Janey's going to openly weep over Leap the Elk and Little Prince...

13. Ol' Candle Hands (and why you should be nice to dragonflies)

27 Jan 2022

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Send us a textThis week Janey is going to tell us the story of The Daughter of the Sun and why we shouldn't play with fire, and Max is going to w...

12. Hot Raven Husbands (and how squatter's rights can save your marriage)

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWelcome to episode 12, where Max tells us a Russian tale about a man who never stops crying, and Janey tells us a Filipino love story th...