Once upon a time, 2 c*nts sat down to read some folktales from around the world. These are these stories:

Tale 1: Tanuki's Gold (Japan)

A tanuki is a Japanese racoon dog that shape shifts from time to time and brings good fortune. Now we will say, the one in this story doesn't necessarily shape shift (that we know of anyways) but he does bring fortune and most importantly. FRIENDSHIP! This one is really sweet, you guys.

Tale 2: Horse-Dew and the Witch (Turkey)

Say it out loud before you listen: what do you think "Horse-Dew" is!!?? How wrong were you? We've got a classic double-life story going on here, and unless you have Islamic Folklore knowledge, this one will keep you guessing. A royal, 3 daughters, a witch, a couple with magical powers that is still somehow struggling... this one has everything.

Tale 3: The Mitten (Ukraine)

This one is VERY sound effect and voice acting heavy, so you are WELCOME for that. How many animals can fit into a single mitten? Let's see....

In our [record breaking length] finale of the Anne Boleyn series, we try to understand how Anne felt in those final days of life…

The emotional torture she went through is not for the faint of heart, so

TRIGGER WARNING for sensitive content.

Madi spills her heart and soul out in this one. From the trip to the tower to her final words, we experience the fragility and eventual breakdown of the human mind as Anne tries to make sense of what is happening to her.

This episode is a final attempt to understand the truth of Anne Boleyn. HER TRUTH.

THERE WILL BE MORE ANNE! We haven’t touched on so much of her life for the sake of time, so stay tuned for further Anne episodes and content.

If there’s something specific you would like to hear about, let us know!

Thank you for all of your love and support for this series. It means the world.

@tudor.astrology collab is in the works!

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Don’t believe pop culture when it tells you Anne did nothing as Queen. She was on a MISSION. Three in fact:

1.) Poverty Relief

2.) Religious Reform

3.) Educational Advances

THIS was the reign of Anne Boleyn. And you will learn all about what she did specifically in each of these areas in this MASSIVE EPISODE!

She was a FORCE. And that’s the REAL reason they ’d her.

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Remember me when you do pray…

That Part 3 is here, oh what a day!

Eat your Wheaties HoneyBees. The fight is ON. And this BATTLE is going to put Anne Boleyn to the TEST for literal years.

In part 3, we cover so much information it seems as impossible as a commoner uprooting the beloved Queen of England. Topics include but are not AT ALL limited to:

-books of hours

-the English Sweat

-the fall of Wolsey

-the rise of Cromwell

-coronation rumors

-Anne’s hair color

-And literally everything between all of that… which is A LOT.

The stress is constant. It’s hard to imagine how Anne was feeling during these years of literal and emotional limbo, but let’s try our best shall we? For her?

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Congratulations HoneyBees, you’ve made it to Part 2

In this episode, we dispel ONE MAJOR LIE about Anne Boleyn, and it’s debatably the BIGGEST LIE put forth in her story:

AnNe BoLEyN SEduCeD HeNRy tO bEcOMe QuEeN FoR tHe POWER AND GLORY AND WORLD DOMINATION!!!!!!!

False. False false false, so false it hurts.

Would YOU be brave enough to turn down the king of England? How long would you hold out before giving in to the relentless pursuit (borderline harassment) from the most powerful and dangerous man in the land? How would you feel being told in front of the whole court that you weren’t good enough to be MARRIED to an Earl, but you are good enough to get ’d by the King?

HOW DID SHE FEEL?

Let’s try our best to understand her truth in Part 2: The Falcon, stream it TODAY wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Well HoneyBees... the time has come. The Anne Boleyn series has arrived.

In part 1 of 5, we dispel two lies; first that Thomas Boleyn "pimped out his daughter to the king of England" and second the lie that Anne lived fLiRtAtiOuSLy in France.

We instead set the REAL scene:

The young daughter (how young? We don't know, please tell us your thoughts!) of an already successful diplomat lands a prestigious position in the court of a powerhouse female ruler, only then to be brought up in the radically religious courts of France, THEN to be summoned home to England for a marriage proposal.

With so much potential, what could possibly go wrong?

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We are sure you know the story of Cinderella. Beautiful servant girl, fairy godmother, handsome prince, and tiny dainty feet - obviously. But you haven’t heard Coco read you the Brother’s Grimm version, and you don’t want to miss it.

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We start with a brief history of the Cinderella story, and we bet you can’t guess where the first recorded version comes from! Then we dive right into a very different telling than we’re used to. Disney really should have done more with those birds!

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Follow us to the festival where Cinderella meets the handsome prince and dances beautifully until she… gets bored and wants to leave? Listen as the prince chases her through the city streets and she find every opportunity to get away, causing him to go into full Neanderthal mode and AXE. Yes, axe is verb here. Stay with us through the bird-filled, bloody conclusion and decide for yourself if there is ANY hope for the future of this kingdom. Look, these two aren’t rocket-scientists, ok?

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Let us start off by saying: that Spill the Mead CoHost and Armored Combat World Champion Taylor Jones retracts EVERY STATEMENT ever made about him being on this boat… a claim he has made MANY MANY TIMES.

But after hearing this story, we totally understand not wanting to be affiliated with this bunch because good-Greek-gods these boys are exhausting

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This story should be called Hercules and the Golden Fleece since he’s the only person who seems to have any sense of urgency about retrieving it.. which is the ENTIRE MISSION here. But Jason Gronkowski eventually makes it there, and Madi is top-notch unimpressed with him the entire time.

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Join us for a FreshCup afterwards! Where we decide if anyone honestly did anything wrong here… How do you know if you don’t ask? Maybe it’s not so much the “WHAT” as it is the “WHO” in this case?? Tell us what you think.

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Folktales Worldwide: Tales from Vikings & Portugal

14 PRINCES TOTAL IN THIS EPISODE!

It’s a lot. A LOT. But hear us out!

Story 1 from our Viking book:

The Giant With No Heart In His Body

The good news is the main characters name is Boots! The bad news is that Boots is pretty rude. But nonetheless he’s on quest and we’re rooting for him. This story has so many twists and turns that you really just have to listen to it to understand. The Wolf has trauma in his backstory. That’s all we’re saying.

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Story 2 from Portugal:

The Seven Enchanted Princes

What starts off as a bad day of door to door sales turns into Portuguese Snow White we think??? It’s either that or a whole bunch of nice people finding each other in the woods until a king comes along and fks it up, because folktales. Anaya’s, you tell us: was this Portuguese Snow White??

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What does it take to make the (arguably) greatest archaeological discovery of all time? Grit. Tenacity. Patience. Money money money, skill with a paintbrush, and the ghost of the past calling your name… so not even that much, really.

Listen as Coco spills the hot Egyptian tea on beige-boy Howard Carter, his rich bro benefactor Lord Carnarvon, some dude named Winlock, and the nameless (true heroes) Egyptian laborers responsible for discovering the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Then dive right into the myth of the mummy’s curse and decide for yourself if the deaths associated with the discovery of Tut’s tomb were the result of an ancient curse, or just coincidences. As usual, Madi and Coco can’t make up their damn minds.

Follow that up with a fresh hot cup of brotherly revenge, brought to you by Betsy - who kicks the whole thing off with a super catchy impromptu theme song.