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Janey and Max
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Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)

  1. Jun 11

    182. Werewolves and Wendigos (a monster episode!) with Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to a monstrously themed episode! Today we are discussing werewolves and wendigos, and finally getting some much-needed insight into the Alabama White Thang from the Monster Ladies, Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler. Enjoy! Janey’s Sources - The Wendigo LOCATION: Minnesota, USA“Monsters of the Midwest” by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler  “ZHAUWUNO-GEEZHIGO-GAUBOW (Maisaninnine, Mesnawetheno) (Jack Fiddler),” by James R. Stevens in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 13, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 31, 2026,  “Columbus and Other Cannibals” by Jack D. Forbes  “Bury My Guilt in an Indian Burial Ground” by Jana Schmiedling for Medium  Max’s Sources - The Georgia Werewolf LOCATION: Talbotton, Georgia, USA“Monsters of the South” by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler  “The Legend of the Georgia Werewolf Girl” by Jeffery Wells for Georgia Mysteries “The Werewolf Girl of Georgia” by Wayne Miller for Werewolves.com  Find a Grave listing for Emily Isabella Burt  Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 37m

  2. May 28

    181. Bethink About It (short king)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome! This week, Janey is going to tell us a shorty-baby-cutie story about a woman who doesn't know how to bargain, and Max is going to tell us a VERY terrible story that has a small moral at the end! Good luck! Janey’s Sources - The Sunchild  LOCATION: Greece Andrew Lang’s The Grey Fairy Book  Full Free story  “Letiko, La Fille du Soleil” by Caputo Nato  Lamias on Wikipedia  Max’s Sources - “The Princess Who Stood on Her Own Two Feet” by Jeanne Desy LOCATION: Ohio, USA“Don’t Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England”, edited by Jack Zipes  Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 11m

  3. May 14

    180. Worm It In (just so)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome! This week Max is going to tell us a story that may or may not explain something we may or may not need to know (and also there's a water horse, and we know how much Janey loves that.) ALSO Janey is going to tell us about a perfect princess (and the horrible family she's attached to). Enjoy! Janey’s Sources - The Toy Princess LOCATION: EnglandFolk & Fairy Tales, edited by Martin Hallett and Barbara Karasek. 4th Edition. Mary De Morgan biography  Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 11m

  4. Apr 30

    179. Certainly Bisexual (I fish for fun!)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome! It's another sleep-deprived/low-oxygen episode, so you're welcome (or we're sorry?) This week, Janey is going to tell us about a DEFINITELY 100% straight king with ZERO things to examine in his own life, and Max is going to tell us a fever dream! Enjoy! Janey’s Sources - Fanta-Ghíro the Beautiful LOCATION: Italy"Italian Folktales" retold and edited by Italo Calvino  Max’s Sources - Our Lady of Good Counsel LOCATION: Italy"The Pomegranates: and Other Modern Italian Fairy Tales" translated by Cristina Mazzoni, from the Oddly Modern Fairy Tales collection edited by Jack Zipes  Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 39m

  5. Apr 16

    178. Lake Sasquatch (I’m completely hare-less)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello! This week we're celebrating spring's triumphant return with Max's story about what can only be described as "some sort of lake yeti" discovering the convenience of Lyft, and Janey's tale of a King in desperate need of an HR department.  Enjoy! Janey’s Sources - The Useless Wagoner LOCATION: Hungary“Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe”, collected and retold by Neil Philip, Illustrated by Larry Wilkes. Full Free Text  Max’s Sources - White Thang LOCATION: Alabama“Monsters of the South” by Jessica Freeburg and Natalie Fowler“Cryptids of the South: The White Thang of Alabama” Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 3m

  6. Apr 3

    177. A Final Earthly Bone (and a tale of flying soft serves)

    Send us Fan Mail Cowabunga, everybody! This week, Janey is going to tell us about a disloyal knight with a surprising secret, and Max is going to tell us an alien invasion story that teaches us all a powerful lesson (don't trust a man just because he says he's a doctor...) Enjoy! Janey's Sources: Bradamante LOCATION: FranceNot One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Susan Guevara. @DwarfismHistory on Instagram  "The Story Of 'Orlando Furioso’" NPR. February 2009.  “Orlando Furioso, Canto IV” on Yesterweird  Bradamante on Wikipedia Ruggiero on Wikipedia  “The Road to Middle Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology” by Tom Shippey Max’s Sources - The Tale of Flying Saucers LOCATION: California“American Folkore and Legends”, John J. and Potter Marcatante Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 37m

  7. Mar 19

    176. Moldy Cheese Nick (red flags everywhere) with the You Two Scare Me Podcast!

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and happy spoooOOOOookyy March! This week, we're bringing out our scariest Irish tales to impress Andi and Feliz, the hosts of the "You Two Scare Me" podcast! First, Max is going to break the glass ceiling of headless horsePEOPLE, and then Janey's going to remind us all of the most important rule of horror: children. are. scary.  We hope you enjoy! Sources:  Check out the You Two Scare Me Podcast!Listen to their episode on The Irish BansheeJaney’s Sources - The Case of the Leannabh Sidhe LOCATION: EnglandFearsome Fairies: Haunted Tales of the Fae, edited by Elizabeth Dearnley Max’s Sources - The Dullahan LOCATION: IrelandFull free text of “The Good Woman” “The Dullahan” by Ghost City Tours “The Headless Horseman” by Irish Myths “The Dullahan” by The Irish Place Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 54m

  8. Mar 5

    175. Not Everybody Needs to Wang Chung Tonight (Grandpa has anxiety)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to another episode! This week Janey is going to tell us about a man who will go to great lengths to get his boss laid, and Max is going to tell us about an old man's fears! Enjoy! Janey’s Sources - The Tibetan Envoy LOCATION: Tibet“The Spring of Butterflies and Other Chinese Folk Tales”, translated by He Liyi, edited by Neil Philp “Story of Songtsan Gambo and Princess WengCheng” by Yangkyi, for Tibet Vista  Max’s Sources -  LOCATION: Support the show Check out our books (and support local bookstores!) on our Bookshop.org affiliate account! Starting your own podcast with your very cool best friend? Try hosting on Buzzsprout (and get a $20 Amazon gift card!) Want more?? Visit our website! Join our Patreon! Shop the merch at TeePublic! If you liked these stories, let us know on our various socials! Instagram Tiktok Goodreads And email us at sortofthestory@gmail.com

    1h 2m
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Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)

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  • Creator
    Janey and Max
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    216
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 (Sort of) The Story
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