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E126: Going Postal Pt. 3 (Story-Shaped Story)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week, Part 3 of our recap of “Going Postal”. 

Quicksilver! Synergy! Pigeons! 

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Things we blathered on about:

Justice Lost In The Post – Private Eye Online

Aos Sí – Wiki

Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need – Goodreads

“Weird Al” Yankovic – Mission Statement – YouTube 

Blake Snyder – Wiki

The Russian Woodpecker: The Story Of The Mysterious Duga Radar – War History Online 

The Black Team – Penzba.co.uk

Terry Pratchett's Going Postal – Sky1 Comedy Drama – British Comedy Guide

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

125: Going Postal Pt. 2 (Redemption Addict)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week, Part 2 of our recap of “Going Postal”. 

Stamps! Letters! Partially-Digested Pigeons! 

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Things we blathered on about:

Discworld Monthly/Better Than a Poke in the Eye announcement – Tumblr  

Tim Curry is Escaping – Youtube

Ladislav Pelc – Discworld Wiki 

Thomas Parke D’Invilliers – Wiki

The Destruction of Sennacherib – Poetry Foundation

Genizah – Britannica 

60 years since the start of the modern postcode – The Postal Museum 

Fake news of Napoleon's death cited in guidance to help traders – Reuters 

Stock-market fraud, steganography and cyberattacks…in 1834!– Andrea Fortuna 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

124: Going Postal Pt. 1 (Die of the Gnats)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week, Part 1 of our recap of “Going Postal”. 

Apostrophe’s! Fripperie’s! Pigeon’s!

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Things we blathered on about:

Two-Hats Television – Joanna’s Substack

Please don’t distract me – Francine’s Substack

No Such Thing As A Peanut Hall of Fame – audioboom

Going Postal – You're Wrong About – Podtail 

Monty Python – Woody and Tinny Words – YouTube

Around The World In Eighty Days: List of contents – Free Online Library [see chapter headings]

Going Postal – Discworld Wiki 

Sator Square – Wikipedia 

United States Postal Service Creed – Wikipedia

Firm linked to Crooked House owner was taken to court – BBC News

There was only one loser in this Royal Mail privatisation: the taxpayer – The Guardian

GNU Terry Pratchett

Tablut | Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings 

[Note: I referred to the Post Office as being privatised – I should have said Royal Mail. – F]

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

123: Good Omens Season 2 Wrap-Up (The Horbs)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! 

This week, A final wrap-up before we head back to the Disc.

Chairs! Delights! Wigs! 

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Things we blathered on about:

Staged (TV Series 2020–2023) – IMDb 

Michael Sheen and David Tennant acting like each other’s characters IRL – YouTube 

The Saga of Dottie and Sadie (compiled in a Twitter thread) 

Good Omens interviews on Terry Pratchett’s legacy and devils on their shoulders – YouTube

That Google Doc – Google Docs

Good Omens Season 2 Easter Egg Guide – Den of Geek  

Good Omens 2 Easter Eggs – YouTube

Mark Twain’s Mind Waves – The Paris Review 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

122: Good Omens Season 2 Episode 6 (Monkey’s Paw)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! 

This week, Episode 6!

Emotions! Many of Them!

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Things we blathered on about:

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord 

“Do You Think A Depressed Person Could Make THIS?” – YouTube

Pleasure Beach by Helen Palmer – Prototype  

tumblr post with note about Pratchett wanting Every Day in Good Omens 

John Gibson | NEW CUMNOCK HERITAGE 

Go and see our friends at the Fringe!
The Magic of Terry Pratchett – Marc Burrows

Geburah – Andrew O’Neill

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

121: Good Omens Season 2 Episode 5 (Travel Harpsichord)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2!

This week, Episode 5.

Corkboards! String! A Distinct Lack of Hinges!

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Things we blathered on about:

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord 

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 3/3/2010 Michael Sheen, Amy Ryan – YouTube [Nowhere near as old as I thought – I’ve been thrown off by the beard – F]

NTA 2015 Special Recognition – David Tennant The Reaction – YouTube

Good Omens Star David Tennant Addresses Show’s Doctor Who Reference (Exclusive)

Go and see our friends at the Fringe!
The Magic of Terry Pratchett – Marc Burrows

Geburah – Andrew O’Neill

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

120: Good Omens Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4 (Sleight of Mouth)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2!

This week, Episodes 3 & 4

Spiders! Magicians! Yellow Car!

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Things we blathered on about:

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord

Good Omens: the Official (and Ineffable) Graphic Novel by The Terry Pratchett Estate — Kickstarter

List of demons in the Ars Goetia – Wikipedia [note the sigils – Shax and FurFur both have ‘em!]

Cat Clarke – Goodreads

I Know Where I’m Going 1945 – YouTube

How To Play ‘Yellow Car’ – Youtube

Hell – Tiger Lillies – Youtube

Kate Dalrymple – YouTube

“Madam!” I said, “I do believe that you have entirely misunderstood me!” – Neil Gaiman Tumblr

Windmill Theatre – Wikipedia

The Farting Contest

a white man broke in today – YouTube

Inside No. 9 (TV Series 2014– ) – IMDb

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

119: Good Omens Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2 (Carefully Placed Box)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2! 

This week, Episodes 1 & 2

Flies! Bibles! Record-Based curiosity!

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Things we blathered on about:

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Discord 

BBC Radio 4 – Good Omens 

10: Good Omens Pt.1 (Castles and Snacks) – TTSMYF 

12: Good Omens (TV) Pt.1 (Bicycle Screaming) – TTSMYF

Good Omens: Lockdown – YouTube  

Neil Gaiman’s Tweet about S2/S3 – Twitter  

Trigger Happy TV | The Red Fox – YouTube [yes, all right, not a squirrel – F] 

List of demons in the Ars Goetia – Wikipedia  [See Shax under “Marquises”] 

Resurrection Man | Thy Last Drop 

Celesta – Wikipedia 

Michael Sheen spotted as classic Edinburgh pub renamed while filming in Newington – Edinburgh Evening News 

Jane Austen, the Captain and the Smugglers of a Tiny Island – Regency Explorer 

Leviathan | Sea Monster, Biblical Beast & Biblical Sea Creature – Britannica 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Bonus: Summer Holidays/Good Omens Extravaganza!

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, usually read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week, we’re back! The summer hiatus is officially over. We chat about What We Did On Our Holidays and, in preparation for Good Omens Season 2, we take a look back at the first season (44:18).

Orbs! Bureaucracy! Michael Sheen’s little face!

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Last minute edit: we made the Discord server! https://discord.gg/nBn8X8yt 

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Things we blathered on about:

Cloudesley Shovell – Wikipedia 

Sarah Hambly – Making a Silicone Corset | Youtube

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green | Goodreads

The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Steve Brusatte | Goodreads 

The Hollows by Kim Harrison | Goodreads 

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern | Goodreads

Anno Dracula by Kim Newman | Goodreads

Jayde Adams 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

118: The Science of Discworld II Pt. 2 (Make Sure It Hovers)

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, read and recap every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order. 

This week, Part 2 of our recap of “The Science of Discworld II – The Globe” 

Belief! Meaning! Hover trains!

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Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi

Things we blathered on about:

Good Omens Season 2 – Official Trailer – YouTube

The history of four-footed beasts and serpents – Internet Archive

List of anagram indicators – Cryptipedia 

Wine-dark sea (Homer) – Wikipedia 

Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate – Wikipedia 

anti- | – etymonline 

Asemic writing – Wikipedia 

Codex Seraphinianus – Wikipedia

The Brown One, The Honey Eater, The Shaggy Coat, The Destroyer

BBC Radio 4 – You're Dead To Me, Medieval Irish Folklore (Live)  

Adams Cable Codex – Internet Archive 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

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