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This week on WTFolklore, we read Nani Daughter of Nani, A Palestinian story who's title omits a FASCINATING detail about said character. You'll have to listen in to find out for yourself.Suggested tal...

26 Mar 20241h 14min

This week we read The Enchanted Ring. No, not that one, the other one, from Russia. This obviously means we had to infuse it with some timely, seasonal holiday flair of our own.Suggested talking point...

19 Mar 20241h 2min

This week we read The Tiger King's Gift. No, not that one, the other one, from India. We actually meet a trinity of animal kings, so we encourage you to tag yourself among them.Suggested talking point...

12 Mar 202453min

This week we read The Bird Catcher, from Serbia. It features either the very best or the very worst agent of Project Birdfall. We'll let you decide which.CONTENT WARNING: Infrequent, but repeated ment...

5 Mar 202459min

This week we read The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, another banger from Hans Christian Andersen. It doesn't do much to disrupt it's own status quo by the end, but boy are there some twists along ...

27 Feb 202452min

This week WTFolklore reads The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower, a Japanese  story that demonstrates the perils of being TOO nice to someone, and the perils of being TOO stupid f...

20 Feb 202439min

This week we read The Flower Queen's Daughter, which transitions naturally from a PSA about egg consumption protocols to a Ye Olde retelling of Scott Pilgrim.Suggested talking points: Redemption Arc U...

13 Feb 202453min

This week WTFolklore reads two tales of similar structure, The Apples of Pregnancy and The Three Princesses and the Unclean Spirit. Turns out when you get your boys from apples, they ain't normal boys...

6 Feb 20241h 3min