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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. 6D AGO

    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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. FEB 19

    174. Revenge of the Stories (silly together forever)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to yet another week of life! This week, Max is going to tell us the dangers of letting a good story languish on the shelf, and Janey is going to tell us about some real sillies. We hope you enjoy this shorty-baby-cutie episode!  Janey’s Sources - The Three Sillies LOCATION: England“Favorite Folktales from Around the World” edited by Jane Yolen  Max’s Sources - The Story Bag LOCATION: Korea Full free text of “The Story Bag” The story bag; a collection of Korean folk tales : Kim, So-un, 1907-1981  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

    58 min

  7. FEB 5

    173. Cheat On Your Cannibal Husband (the "Take My Wife" episode)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello and happy Thursday! This week, Max is going to tell us a story about a salty sea-scrub whose wife deserves better, and Janey is going to tell us about a Rasputin-baby who can never die! (No one said these episode descriptions had to be helpful. Janey just gets to write whatever she wants in here! Watch this-- Pie 'a la mode' is stupid thing to call it, since "a la mode" doesn't mean "add ice cream", it just means "is trendy now". It should be called "Pies-cream", because it rhymes.)  ANYWAY WE HOPE YOU LIKE THIS EPISODE!  Janey’s Sources - Morena-Y-A-Letsatsi, or the Sun Chief LOCATION: Lesotho, South Africa"African Myths and Tales: Epic Tales" with forward by Kwadwo Osei-Nyame Jr.  Full Free Tale   Max’s Sources - The Droll of the Mermaid LOCATION: Cornwall, England“The Watkins Book of English Folktales” by Neil PhilipFull free text of “The Droll of the Mermaid” by William Bottrell, as told by Uncle Anthony James   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 47m

  8. JAN 22

    172. I’m a Human, I’m Just Sad (relatable queen)

    Send us Fan Mail Hello everyone! This week we're catching ya'll up on some life stuff and saying goodbye to an old friend. Then Max is going to tell us a horror story about an eye-catching beauty in the woods, and Janey is going to teach us all the proper comeback to someone telling you you're "too much".  We hope you enjoy! Janey’s Sources - The Little Girl with a Big Voice LOCATION: South Africa“Tales of the Night Sky: Stories of Stars from Around the World”, retold by Corinna Keefe, illustrated by Gaby Verdooren  “African Ethnoastronomy” (Some stories behind South African constellation folklore)  “If You’ve Ever Been Told that You’re ‘Too Much’, Read This”, an article by Annie Wright   Max’s Sources - The Rose Beauty LOCATION: Turkey“Turkish Folktales” edited by Jake Jackson  Full free text of “The Rose Beauty”  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 13m
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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
    213
  • Rating
    Explicit
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