117: The Science of Discworld II Pt. 1 (Moulesmancy)

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 “The Science of Discworld II – The Globe” 

Elements! Elephants! Manifested Magicks!

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Things we blathered on about:

Good Omens season 2 titles sequence revealed – with lots of Easter eggs – Radio Times 

Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being A Witch – terrypratchett.com

If Books Could Kill: Apple PodcastsSpotifyStitcher 

Elephants learn from others – Elephant Voices 

Elvavrålet – Wikipedia 

NASA’s Curiosity Views First ‘Sun Rays’ on Mars – NASA

Peter & Iona Opie – OpieArchive

Read Finnegans Wake – Finwake

The Concise Lexicon of the Occult – Google Books 

How To Make The World Add Up – Tim Harford 

Indefinite and fictitious numbers – Wikipedia  

List of humorous units of measurement – Wikipedia 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Bonus: Glorious 25th Extravaganza 2023!

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This week, it’s the Glorious 25th!

Night Watch! Listener Questions! Good Omens! 

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Things we blathered on about:

Waylands Smithy – Isle of Albion

Discworld Halloween 2015 – Bad Pictures of a Good Night – thetruthshallmakeyefret.com 

With Great Pleasure at Christmas: Neil Gaiman – BBC Radio 4  

Neil Gaiman on Tumblr 

Good Omens – An Ineffable Game – Renegade Games

Quaker names! – r/CuratedTumblr 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

116: A Hat Full of Sky Pt. 3 (Deglaze the Plan)

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 “A Hat Full of Sky”. 

Black Sands! Blue Sky! Green Hills!

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Things we blathered on about:

 Quaker names [@IsabellaRosner] – Twitter

Discworld Convention 2024 

Pubs I Haven't Known – r/TTSMYF 

Steeleye Span – A Parcel Of Rogues – YouTube

Noodle Incident – TV Tropes 

A Hat Full of Sky – Discworld Wiki 

Not mentioned in the episode but a lovely illustration: A Hat Full of Sky by rubendevela on DeviantArt 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

115: A Hat Full of Sky Pt. 2 (You are a Horrible Geas)

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 “A Hat Full of Sky”. 

The Hills! The Witches! The Ankle!

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Things we blathered on about:

TTSMYF Presents Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett – We Got Tickets

'Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch' announced | Terry Pratchett

Good Omens returns July 28th – Twitter [@GoodOmensPrime] 

Strike Two – Netwars

US covers for Tiffany books – Twitter  [@JMVenz] 

Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation – Wikipedia 

Best of Hyacinth Bucket's Name Mispronunciation – YouTube

Self Did It: Fairy Legends of Type 1137 

Scottish Folklore: The Brollachan – Spooky Stuff

The Most Unusual Pub Names in the UK – The UK Pub Co 

The History of British Pub Names with Mary-Ann Ochota – GetOutside (OS)

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

 

114: A Hat Full of Sky Pt. 1 (Exactly This Insufferable)

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 “A Hat Full of Sky”. 

Hubris! A Horse! Bees! 

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Things we blathered on about:

TTSMYF Presents Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett – We Got Tickets

The Band With Folk In – Zwergenmarsch – Youtube

A Marvellous Shrimp – Twitter 

Queer Trad Folk Ballads – Spotify 

113: Monstrous Regiment Pt 3 (Gender is a Fake Drug) –  r/TTSMYF

Women in the Navy (or: that time I heard Terry Pratchett say “tits”) – r/TTSMYF 

Mythopoeic Awards  

A Hat Full of Sky – Colin Smythe  

Straight-tusked elephant – Wikipedia

White Horse Hill – National Trust     

The Ivy-Wife – LiederNet 

In a Wood – Oxford Lieder   

Beech: queen of the forest, here and abroad. – Free Online Library    

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

113: Monstrous Regiment Pt. 3 (Gender Is A Fake Drug)

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 “Monstrous Regiment”. 

Man? Woman? Soldier!

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Things we blathered on about:

TTSMYF Presents Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett – We Got Tickets

Steamed Hams – YouTube

The Origins of Pneumatic Railways – London Reconnections

At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson – Goodreads  

Faerie Queen – song and lyrics by Heather Alexander – Spotify 

Discovery – YouTube

Monstrous Regiment Playlist (BatSuitClad) – Spotify

11 things we learned from new Terry Pratchett doc ‘Escape to the Discworld’ – Penguin 

Steeleye Span – The Ups and Downs – Youtube

List of foods named after people – Wikipedia   

Clothing terminology – Wikipedia 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

 

112: Monstrous Regiment Pt. 2 (The Implication of Hippo)

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 “Monstrous Regiment”. 

War! Gender! Coffee! (This could be a tagline for the entire podcast tbh)

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Things we blathered on about:

TTSMYF Presents Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett – We Got Tickets

Pneumatic Clocks – Nature 

Paris pneumatic post – Wikipedia 

Sonderv0gel’s Comment – R/TTSMYF

Pratchett audio interview from 2003 – one I'd not come across before – r/TTSMYF 

Bucephalus – Wikipedia

Thalacephalos – Discworld Wiki

Appendix:Glossary of British military slang and expressions – Wiktionary 

James Gillray – Lambiek Comiclopedia  

Hablot Knight Browne – Wikipedia  

Fizz – Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki    

“We Belong Dead” (Final Scene) | The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) – YouTube 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

111: Monstrous Regiment Pt. 1 [REDACTED]

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 “Monstrous Regiment”. 

Soup! Boots! Women?!

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Things we blathered on about:

TTSMYF Presents Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett – We Got Tickets

No Such Thing as a Fish 

Scheibenwelt Convention 

Trans Day of Visibility: A Global Perspective | Stonewall  

Tim Clare enthused writing thread – Twitter

Monstrous Regiment – Colin Smythe  

Terry Pratchett interview – Monstrous Regiment – YouTube   

The World Turned Upside Down – Wikipedia 

Billy Bragg – The World Turned Upside Down – Youtube 

Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down) – Youtube

Sweet Polly Oliver – Wikipedia 

The Warrior Women Project – Wayne State

List of nicknames of British Army regiments – Wikipedia 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

 

110: The Wee Free Men Pt. 3 (Crivens in the Air)

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 “The Wee Free Men”. 

Thunder! Lightning! Whales! Sneebs!

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Things we blathered on about:

Dandelion goodies [@appalachian_forager] – TikTok

Bad Poetry with ChatGPT – TTSMYF

Clerihew – Wikipedia  

Author clerihews [@francibambi] – Twitter

Seneca White Deer – Wiki 

[Note on whales: Sperm whales are the biggest toothed whales. And they’re huge. But the *very* biggest are baleen whales, so I’m calling our speculation a qualified victory.]

BBC NEWS | UK | Award for tsunami warning pupil 

The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke – The Tate

Elimination of a Picture & its Subject – Wiki

Real Dreams are Weirder – TV Tropes 

[ORF: OK so it’s not ever *really* too cold to snow, but it’s going to be less likely.] Too Cold to Snow? | AccuWeather 

Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

Bad poetry with chatgpt

Supplementary material for E110 – Wee Free Men Pt 3.

Please write me a poem on The Tay Bridge Disaster

Oh, the night was dark and stormy,
As the train approached the Tay,
With passengers unaware,
Of the danger on their way.

The bridge stood tall and proud,
Spanning the water below,
But the wind was fierce and howling,
And the waves were starting to grow.

The train made its way across,
As the bridge began to sway,
And the passengers felt the fear,
As the structure gave way.

The water below was black,
And the screams were deafening loud,
As the train plunged into the depths,
And the tragedy unfolded.

The Tay Bridge Disaster,
A moment frozen in time,
A tribute to the power of nature,
And the fragility of mankind.

We remember those who lost their lives,
On that fateful winter’s night,
And honor the bravery of those,
Who fought to make things right.

May we learn from this tragedy,
And never forget the cost,
Of underestimating the forces of nature,
And the lives that can be lost.

Can you make it reminiscent of the style of William McGonagall?

Certainly, here’s a version that pays homage to the unique style of William McGonagall:

‘Twas a dark and stormy night,
The train was crossing Tay,
The passengers on board, so brave,
But they were doomed that day.

The bridge was high and proud,
It spanned the waters wide,
But the wind was fierce and howling,
And the waves were on the rise.

The train kept going forward,
As the bridge began to sway,
And passengers could hear the creaking,
As it gave way that day.

The water below was black,
And the screams were deafening loud,
As the train plunged into depths,
And tragedy did abound.

The Tay Bridge Disaster,
A moment we won’t forget,
The power of nature on display,
And lives that were lost, alas.

We mourn the ones who passed away,
On that fateful winter’s night,
And honor the brave who tried to save,
And make things right.

May we learn from this sad tale,
Of nature’s fury and might,
And always remember the cost,
Of lives that can be lost in the night.

Can you write a poem about Tan Lin in the style of William McGonagall?

Certainly! Here’s a poem about Tan Lin in the style of William McGonagall:

Oh, Tan Lin, the writer, so wise,
His work, it truly mesmerizes,
From poetry to essays profound,
His voice, it echoes all around.

He sees the world in a unique way,
And through his writing

Sorry, I meant Tam Lin

I see, my apologies! Here’s a revised poem about Tam Lin in the style of William McGonagall:

Oh, Tam Lin, a tale of old,
A Scottish legend, oft retold,
Of a fair maiden and a brave knight,
And a love that withstood dark night.

In Carterhaugh, the maiden went,
And there she met a handsome gent,
Tam Lin, a knight of fairy lore,
Who captured her heart evermore.

But Tam Lin was not all he seemed,
For he was bound by fairy fiends,
And only by a maiden fair,
Could he be freed from their cruel snare.

The maiden, with her love so true,
Took hold of Tam Lin, and held on through,
As fairy knights and maidens danced,
And the wind whistled and fate advanced.

But with her wit and steadfast heart,
The maiden won her love from the fairy’s part,
And Tam Lin was freed at last,
From the fairy queen’s hold, so fast.

Oh, Tam Lin, a tale so dear,
Of love and magic, and no fear,
A legend that will forever shine,
In the hearts and minds of all time.

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