The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel
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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. We’ll be splitting each book into three weekly episodes of analysis, discussion and tangents, with a week off in between books to refresh our brains.

  1. 6D AGO · BONUS

    Ring the Bells! Mistletoe and Vinyl! Hogswatch Extravaganza 2025!

    Watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/0yc6M0KPl9Q  The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week: our annual Hogswatch Extravaganza!  We’re reviewing Ring the Bells, C.K. McDonnell’s latest entry into the Stranger Times series, then having a delightful chat with Marc Burrows about his new book The Story of the Christmas No. 1: Mistletoe and Vinyl.  Find C.K. McDonnell here: https://whitehairedirishman.com/ And take a look at everything Marc’s up to here: https://www.marcburrows.co.uk/  Find us on the internet: Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: Smug Christmas - TikTok  Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins R.E.P.O.  – Ring the Bells by C K McDonnell Bonus: An Interview with C.K. McDonnell Winter wonderland fails: from smoking elves to a 'dead Santa'  ‘People came just to see how awful it was’: from Wonkaland to Fyre, the inside story of festivals so bad they went viral – The Story of the Christmas Number One: Mistletoe & Vinyl (signed edition) | ★ MARC BURROWS  Mr Blobby Music Video [1993 Christmas Number 1] Marc's Spotify playlists - find the Christmas STAGE 1, 2 & 3 playlists here The Hives & Cyndi Lauper In A Christmas Duel  Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer Marie Antoinette: Teen Queen to Guillotine by Melanie Burrows - Closure May Never Come - P D Doling Ellen Mellor's books  Music: Chris Collins, in

    1h 51m

  2. DEC 6 · BONUS

    American Teen Dramas - From Sunnydale to Riverdale

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, Joanna has a new book out! Francine interviews her about it! American! Teen! Dramas! Buy it here:  Shop — Joanna Hagan (for signed copies) Pen and Sword Books: American Teen Dramas - Hardback  American Teen Dramas - Bookshop.org Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: the gilmore girls at spirit halloween - TikTok The Shooting AKA Dear Sister - YouTube Buffering the Vampire Slayer Podcasts | Joanna Robinson   Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 39m

  3. DEC 2

    11: The Long Mars Pt 2 (Fluttering Ominously)

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, The Long Mars Part 2! Strange creatures! Space elevators! Barbershop quartets! Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: Modiphius announces Terry Pratchett Discworld board games and RPG Kickstarter for 2026   The Be-Sharps - Baby On Board  Chesley Bonestell - Summary Bibliography (Internet Archive) The Art of Chesley Bonestell (Internet Archive) Classics of Science Fiction Art   Edison's Conquest of Mars - Wikipedia  Space elevator | KimStanleyRobinson.info The Skimmington Ride – Montacute House, South Somerset | Exploring Building History  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 45m

  4. NOV 24

    10: The Long Mars Pt 1 (Humptulips Saloon!)

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, The Long Mars Part 1! Small Towns! Crab Towns! Mars!  Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Joanna has a new book out! American Teen Dramas - From Sunnydale to Riverdale (Hardcover - Signed) Things we blathered on about: David Ford  Rainbow Mars - The Silent Planet Wiki    Silurian hypothesis - Wikipedia  Bozeman, Montana - Wikipedia Humptulips - Revisiting Washington TTSMYF: The Dark Side of the Sun (41) | Strata (52) Brooke Bond Collectables - Tea Card Set Details - Out Into Space  The inspiring scientists who saved the world’s first seed bank - The Guardian SFBC Interview An SFBC exclusive interview with Terry Pratchett - L-Space In conversation: Terry Pratchett and Gerald Seymour - The Guardian  Robert Zubrin - Wikipedia  US3652091A - Three player chess board - Google Patents  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 34m

  5. NOV 1

    9: Hallowe'en Special 2025 - Frankenstein

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, we go classic with our Hallowe’en Special: Frankenstein. Creation! Conniptions! Metaphorical albatrosses!  Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: The Roottrees are Dead  Rethinking Inspirations for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Paweł Kaptur  Frankenstein complex - Wikipedia   Frankenstein (Universal film series) - Wikipedia  The Hammer Story: Revised and Expanded Edition - Titan Books  Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, by Lord Byron  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 41m

  6. OCT 30 · BONUS

    TTSMYF reviews The Everlasting by Alix E Harrow

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, we reviewed The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow! Spoiler free review, feel free to listen to the whole episode!  Also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NGC-clytRyE  Buy the book here: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow - Pan Macmillan  Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    38 min

  7. SEP 21

    8: The Long War Pt 2 (Nuns, Medicine, Bed)

    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction.  This week, The Long War part 2!  Clover! Shipping! Sapient Non-Humans!  Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: Paris Paloma - Good Boy (Official Music Video) - YouTube  Fionn mac Cumhaill - Wikipedia  The Island of Doctor Moreau - Wikipedia  Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 30m

  8. SEP 7

    7: The Long War Pt 1 (The Twain Twade)

    The Truth Shall  Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel have emerged from Discworld and are now exploring the worlds of speculative fiction. This week, The Long War Part 1! Character conflict! Hexagonal plots! Condiment logistics! Find us on the internet: BlueSky: @makeyefretpod.bsky.social Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret Discord: https://discord.gg/29wMyuDHGP  Want to follow your hosts and their internet doings? Follow Joanna on BlueSky @2hatsjo and follow Francine @francibambi  Things we blathered on about: Greyhound Literary • The Phantom Atlas  The ancient tools that shaped our woodlands Gam (nautical term) - Wikipedia  Jumping the Shark - TV Tropes  Zheng He - Wikipedia Tomás de Torquemada | First Grand Inquisitor of Spain | Britannica      Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    1h 31m
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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. We’ll be splitting each book into three weekly episodes of analysis, discussion and tangents, with a week off in between books to refresh our brains.

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  • Creator
    Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    208
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret
  • Show Website
    The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

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