(Sort of) The Story

By Janey and Max

Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)... more

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July 06, 202390. A Circle of Jerks (we love you, Boo Mama)
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Hello 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 going to make us cry our eyes out with a spooky mountain tale about moms! Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - Boo Mama
The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia M. McKissack

Max’s Sources - The Husband of the Rat's Daughter
Andrew Lang's "Brown Fairy Book"
"The Mouse who was to Marry the Sun" - fables of type ATU 2031C, analyzed by D.L. Ashliman
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1h 12min
June 29, 202389. Society is a Butterface (go do three crusades about it)
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Hello and welcome to an extra-long episode! Today, Janey is going to tell us about a monster-f***ing love triangle that would make Stephanie Meyer blush, and Max is going to tell us about a veil-snatching villain who gets the girl!

Janey’s Sources - Sun Girl and Dragon Prince
“The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women” by Katrin Tchana (illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman)
“The Golden Maid and Other Folk and Fairy Tales Told in Armenia” by Leon Seklemian
“Dragon-Child and Sun-Child” Full OG text

Max’s Sources - The Stolen Veil
Full free text (in German) of "The Stolen Veil"
"Swan Lake: The Origins of my Favorite Fairy Tale" from "Snow White Writes"
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2h 25min
June 22, 202388. Milkshake Ducking (and the dangers of pillow talk)
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Today 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 might get thrown around here and there, possibly because Janey misses teaching children about art? Who knows? Slainte!

Janey’s Sources - The Brown Bull of Cooley
Full story
Ronnie Drew’s Irish Myths and Legends retelling of the Cattle Raid of Cooley
TEDed video of “Ireland’s Two Greatest Warriors”
Queen Maebh and the Brown Bull of Cooley
Donn Cuailnge wikipedia
Max’s Sources - The White Duck
Full free text of "The White Duck" by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Afanasyev
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1h 39min
June 15, 202387. Feminist Icon, Sir Gawain (You’re not afraid of the Hairy Things?)
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Good 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 hideous beast! And Max is going to drop a new cryptid that'll really make your head spin! Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - The Marriage of Sir Gawain
The Virago Book of Witches, edited by Shahrukh Husain
The Marriage of Sir Gawain wikipedia
"Sir Lancelot and Sir Gawain: Differing Views on Courtly Love" Owlcation Article
Max’s Sources - Rokuro-Kubi
"Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" by Lafcadio Hearn
"The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore" by Michael Dylan Foster
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1h 24min
June 08, 202386. 1,000 Draculas Richer (at Outback Snake House)
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G'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 to describe the perfect blended family dynamic. Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - The One-Handed Girl
The Lilac Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
Full story on Youtube
Wikipedia entry
Max’s Sources - The Story of Thelyphron, the Student
"The World's Great Folktales: A Collection of 172 of the Best Stories from World Folklore," arranged and edited by James R. Foster
Originally from "The Metamorphoses of Apuleius," full free text here
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1h 35min
June 01, 202385. Adventures of Buffalo Bill (skeletons aren't scary)
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Hello friends! Our accidental theme today is "Native tales"! Sit back and relax while Janey tells us a Cheyenne tale of a little girl who wants brothers, and Max tells us the heartbreaking and uplifting Inuit story of a skeleton in love. Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - The Sister and Her Seven Brothers
“The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales” retold by James and Joseph Bruchac
“Quillworker: A Cheyenne Legend” “written and adapted” by Terri Cohlene
“Quill-Work Girl and Her Seven Brothers” from firstpeople.us
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian youtube animation of “Quill-Work Girl and Her Seven Brothers”
“Tales of the Cheyenne” by Grace Jackson Penney
Max’s Sources - The Skeleton Woman
"Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype" by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D.
Full free text of "The Skeleton Woman"
"From Darkness" 2002 Irish short animated film based on "The Skeleton Woman"
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1h 3min
May 25, 202384. P.P. the Pee Pee Peeker (The Bob White Tribute Show)
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Hello and Bob White to everyone! We hope you enjoy this episode where Max tells a first-draft version of "Ferris Beuller's Day Off," and Janey tells us the romantic origins of Sesame Street's favorite OCD vampire, The Count. Ping Pong Bye!

Janey’s Sources - How the Hermit Helped to Win the King’s Daughter
“The Pink Fairy Book” edited by Andrew Lang
Free Text
Full story on Youtube
Notes on Hermits in folklore
Max’s Sources - Petie Pete and Witch Bea-Witch
"Italian Folktales" retold and edited by Italo Calvino
Originally from "Tradizioni populari friulane," Luigi Gortani, 1893
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1h 12min
May 18, 202383. Do You Even Lift, Coachman? (I'm with The Calamity)
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Today's episode has everything: pretty maids, little fellows, babies playing flutes in hurricanes, and more!

Janey’s Sources - Pretty Maid Ibronka
“The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales” by Angela Carter
“No one got Angela Carter like Corinna Sargood” by Susanna Clapp for The Guardian
Corinna Sargood show at Black Swan Gallery
Selvedge piece on Corinna Sargood’s “Pictures and Dioramas” show in 2019
Max’s Sources - Li'l Fellow the Musician
"Creole Folktales" by Patrick Chamoiseau

Li'l Fellow's Song:

Péla man lou, Péla man li
Péla man li, Péla man lou
Corali belli, corali belli
Péli péla, péli péla
Plam!

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1h 35min
May 11, 202382. The Regular Devil (Did you fall out of the stupid sack?)
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Happy May, everybody! Today Max is going to tell a Cuban tale about a strong man who fools the regular ol' devil, and Janey is going to explore some Jewish folktales about dummies who don't understand how the Sun works, and a little boy who can turn Sesame Street into a religious experience!
Max’s Sources - How El Bizzarón Fooled the Devil
“Favorite Folktales from Around the World,” edited by Jane Yolen - part of The Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folktale Library
Janey’s Sources - A Detour Through Helm
“The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales” by Peninnah Schram

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54min
May 04, 202381. 10 Things I Hate About That Shrew (as De Boys like it)
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We're celebrating Janey's birthday with Shakespeare stories! Get ready to rage about "The Taming of the Shrew" and have your bisexuality activated with "As You Like It". We doth hope thee enjoys!

Janey’s Sources - Taming of the Shrew
"The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew Full Play
No Fear Shakespeare Sparknotes translation
Extra History Youtube analysis
Overly Sarcastic Productions Youtube analysis
The Taming of the Shrew Movie (1967)
Max’s Sources - As You Like It
"As You Like It" by William Shakespeare
"As You Like It" Study Guide
Sparknotes: "As You Like It"
The Plot of "As You Like It" from the Royal Shakespeare Company
"As You Like It" Synopsis from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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2h 29min

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