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(Sort of) The Story
Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)
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- (Sort of) The Story
47. Wolves with Friends (Mommy Needy Drinky)
Send us Fan Mail Ah yes, another totally normal episode where Janey and Max wow you with how totally normal they are as human beings. Welcome! On this episode…
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46. Got Paranormal Body Issues? (Peon the Brothers Grimm!)
Send us Fan Mail Episode 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! Max…
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45. (C)Ovid's Metamorphoses (tales of the A-Team)
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to the very special episode where Janey has Covid! Today we're being cute by telling our favorite myths from Ovid's…
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44. Hands on your sack (but don't touch the snake)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to another episode of Janey and Max barely holding it together! Today Max will tell us a Haitian story called "Bouki Dances the…
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43. Feed the Wolves (and don't mess with the Frog Lord)
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode! This week Janey will tell us the tale of child serial murderer-in-training, Molly Whuppie! And Max will…
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42. The Devil Went Down to Thailand (Bela Lugosi's Glorious Adventure)
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to the wholesome episode! Today Max is going to retell the Thai tale, "Drinking with Yommaban, the King of the Dead," and…
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41. Rapunzel, Rapunzel (why can't you be more like Parsley, your Italian twin?)
Send us Fan Mail Once 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 "take backs"…
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40. Sleeping Beauty (what the Shrek happened?)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to yet another fairy tale that would not have happened had men in power communicated better with their friends and family! Today Janey…
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39. Grandmother Dump Truck (take the heart and run)
Send us Fan Mail Hello, 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 good…
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38. The Stupidest Hemsworth (and Princess Bog Beast)
Send us Fan Mail On 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 us a…
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37. No cost for the poor (take a chunce on me)
Send us Fan Mail Happy Thursday, kiddos! On today's episode Max is going to teach us the proper etiquette for encountering giants in the forest, and Janey is…
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36. Don't get married (just take off your frog skin!)
Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Janey is taking us to Finland to aggressively make fun of men who think they're entitled to wife-servants, and Max is going…
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1. (Sort of) Off Topic: The History of Abortion in America
Send us Fan Mail Hello friends! As you probably know, on June 24, 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, stripping millions of Americans of their…
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35. World's Densest Baby (the adventures of Katherine Fried Crackernuts)
Send us Fan Mail On 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 Umetsu Chubei", and…
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34. Boar Meets World (My Life as a Teenaged Casket Girl)
Send us Fan Mail Oh 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 us…
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33. Redhead the Whale (the 'Neck Stump' episode)
Send us Fan Mail Ahoy there, Story Babies! If you're not a child or a cop, please enjoy this episode about Redhead the Whale, Iceland's cautionary tale on…
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32. Defund the Palace Guard (you can't haggle with dogs)
Send us Fan Mail Happy June! This week Janey is going to tell the horrifying tale of Central American cryptid La Siguanaba, and Max is going to tell a Romani…
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31. Hot as Hell (women be inventing science fiction)
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to the podcast! On this week's episode Max is going to tell a truly delightful Yiddish folk tale of a merchant's son who…
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30. Haunted Dolls and Spooky Witches (The Franklin Taylor Fan Club)
Send us Fan Mail Holy Live Show, Batman! On this week's episode, Janey and Max tell scary stories LIVE on Tiktok, and answer some of your questions at the end…
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29. M'Titsman (Make. Birds. Immortal.)
Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to this episode, featuring stories that Max might describe as a "single massive Yike!" This week, Max will tell you all…
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28. Dirty Clothes (how to show your rooster you care)
Send us Fan Mail Greetings, all! This week Janey is going to fill out your bingo cards with some stories of the Little People, those magical wee folk who have…
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27. The Psychotic Cricket Man (and Hey There, Delilah, What's It Like In Jawbone Heights)
Send us Fan Mail Max tells the story of Im, the Hunter, the Korean general who learned master swordsmanship from an insanely powerful - and powerfully insane -…
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26. A Very Grimm Space Jam (where witches be witchin')
Send us Fan Mail Welcome in, beautiful babies! Today Janey's dipping back into the f***ed up world of the Brother's Grimm with "The Juniper Tree". In case you…
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25. A Cereal Mascot Tale (and the ONLY TIME Greek gods were helpful)
Send us Fan Mail Max 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 tells…
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24. Queen Bean Face (the dragon maybe explodes?)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Janey will simp over Dr. Csenge Zalka's incredible folklorism in her retelling of "The Maiden with the Red-Gold Hair", and…
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23. Dating a Dexter (and never trust boys who have families)
Send us Fan Mail Max tells the story of a normal girl who falls in love with a murder addict and learns some important lessons about agricultural…
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22. Ancient Irish Power Couples (we dream of Wine Toad)
Send us Fan Mail Today Max will tell us the Irish story of The Dagda's magic harp, and Janey will explain to French folklorists why it's not funny to hit your…
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21. Sweaty Butts in a Meat Forest (A Heist Gone Wrong)
Send us Fan Mail Hold on to your butts, friends, today's episode is a wild ride! Strap in as Janey terrifies us all with the "perfect elixir of scary stories"…
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20. Loki, the Original Horse Girl (and Saint Godzilla of Vengeance)
Send us Fan Mail The long-promised Mythology Episode! Max talks Ragnarok, the struggles of freelancers, and Loki's "horse girl" era; Janey tells the story of…
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19. The Fast and the Fairyest (this episode (allegedly) directed by Justin Lin)
Send us Fan Mail "We like the podcast, but where are all the explosions?!" -- you guys, probably. You asked, we delivered. This episode will leave you…
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18. WTF Andrew Lang (we stan a disobedient daughter)
Send us Fan Mail Hey there kids, welcome to the episode where Max and Janey rage about the stories they chose to tell! This episode does have a content…
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17. How to Economy (and look good in tiny golden shoes while you do it!)
Send us Fan Mail This week Janey will take us all back to our childhoods with the tale of Rumplestiltskin (and remind us that we all had weirdly messed up…
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16. An American Taily Po (and other stories from the Liar's Bench)
Send us Fan Mail Howdy 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 will…
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15. Silly Rowdy Boys (and why all birds go to jail)
Send us Fan Mail Behold! This is another episode of (Sort of) The Story! This week Janey will tell the almost TOO silly story of "János and Rózsa", and Max…
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14. Lesbian Cat Paradise (and where did Princess Cottongrass go?)
Send us Fan Mail This week Max is going to terrify us with Japanese cat demons, and Janey's going to openly weep over Leap the Elk and Little Princess…
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13. Ol' Candle Hands (and why you should be nice to dragonflies)
Send us Fan Mail This 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 wow us with…
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12. Hot Raven Husbands (and how squatter's rights can save your marriage)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome 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 that is…
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11. Cinderella (and the bird she exploited to get to the top)
Send us Fan Mail Today Janey is going to tell us the harrowing story of Cinderella, a girl who wanted so badly to escape her terrible family that she harassed…
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10. The Little Mermaid (and why you must be 18+ to talk to sea witches)
Send us Fan Mail In this two-part series, Max and Janey are telling famous fairy tales you've probably heard but have never looked into the f-ed up origins…
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9. My Dark Hedgehog Academia (it's okay if you want to fight the man in the moon)
Send us Fan Mail Incels, Bagpipes, and Bird lies-- oh my! In this episode Janey will tell her most chilling and problematic story yet, and Max will drop a new…
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8. Share Your Noodles (and don't trust tomatoes!)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of (Sort of) The Story, Max is going to tell us all about why you should always share your noods (and why cheating is only…
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7. #TeamTroll (and the buff lesbian kingdom of our dreams)
Send us Fan Mail You're in for a treat with this episode! Sit back and relax as Janey tells us a story about changelings that causes her to cry for the first…
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6. Butt Kissers Anonymous (and tales of the O.G. spider-man)
Send us Fan Mail Good news! We're back and we're giddier than ever! This week Max tells the truly hilarious tale of two serial killers falling in love, and…
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5. We Discovered the Grimm Brothers (and other lies to impress your turtle wife)
Send us Fan Mail Holy theme song, Batman! We finally caved and learned how to choose audio loops on Garageband, proving that the adage about old dogs is…
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4. Apple Cider Weather (and the last blood room of the season)
Send us Fan Mail Hold on to your butts, kids! Today Max is going to lull you into a false sense of security with "The Apple Tree Man" and why landlords should…
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3. Justice for Raw Head (and why you shouldn't trust sticky birds)
Send us Fan Mail If you're not a child, this podcast is for you! In this episode of (Sort of) the Story, Janey drops several c-bombs and tells us all about…
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2. Phantasmal Time Travelers (and other eligible bachelors)
Send us Fan Mail NOTE: The audio in our first couple episode is ROUGH. We get better, we promise. Cool your nethers, everybody! And welcome to episode 2 of…
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1. Bloody Oatmeal (and other things snakes won't eat)
Send us Fan Mail NOTE: The audio in our first couple episode is ROUGH. We get better, we promise. Welcome to our very shaky first episode! Today Janey's going…