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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.

The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel

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    • 4.5 • 22 Ratings

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.

    Picture Books and Board Games - with Pratchat and David Brashaw

    Picture Books and Board Games - with Pratchat and David Brashaw

    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, we’re joined by Ben and Liz from Pratchat to discuss Where’s My Cow? And Discworld board games. We also have a wonderful interview with David Brashaw of Backspindle Games!
    Find us on the internet:
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    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 twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi 


    Things we blathered on about:

    Guest projects
    Pratchat 
    Guild of Recappers & Podcasters 
    Backspindle Games

    Where’s My Cow?
    Where's My Cow? - Pratchat 
    #Pratchat61 – What Terry Wrote – Pratchat 
    #PratchatPlaysThud – The Troll’s Gambit - Pratchat 
    The Ankh-Morpork Archives: Volume One - Discworld.com 
    Melvyn Grant 
    Vimes illustrations compared

    Discworld board games (most links BoardGameGeek)
    Thud [fictional version] - Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki
    Stealth Chess [fictional] - Discworld Wiki 
    Cripple Mr. Onion [largely fictional]
    Thud 
    Guards! Guards!
    Clacks
    The Witches
    Ankh-Morpork

    Other board games
    Good Omens: An Ineffable Game
    Qwirkle
    Root
    Nanty Narking
    Arboretum
    Illimat
    Fanorona - Wikipedia   


    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    • 1 hr 47 min
    Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch – an interview with Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent

    Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch – an interview with Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent

    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 incredibly excited to be joined by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent to discuss their newly released book, Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch! 


    Follow Rhianna @RhiPratchett and Gabrielle @GabrielleKent on Twitter


    Find us on the internet:
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    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 twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi 


    Acquire your very own copy of Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch here:
    Discworld Emporium
    Discworld.Com
    Waterstones
    British Library


    See also:
    Rhianna Pratchett & Gabrielle Kent in Conversation [with Rob Wilkins] - Waterstones Piccadilly (20 Nov) 
    Gabrielle Kent 
    Rhianna Pratchett



    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
     

    • 1 hr 27 min
    Voices of Discworld – with Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw

    Voices of Discworld – with Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw

    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, a special Double Feature (ooOOooh) featuring Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw! We chat to Marc about the Edinburgh Fringe; his rave reviewed live show, The Magic of Terry Pratchett; and his ultra-exclusive Footnotes interviews.
    But wait, there’s more! Marc has very kindly shared the audio from his interview with voice actor extraordinaire Jon Culshaw, star of the Watch arc in the new Discworld audiobooks. Hear about Culshaw’s love for Discworld and the process of finding voices for Vimes, Vetinari, and various other Ankh Morporkian heroes.


    Find us on the internet:
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    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 twitter @joannahagan and follow Francine @francibambi


    Things we blathered on about:
    LIVE DATES - The Magic of Terry Pratchett 
    Buy Marc's books 
    Glom of Nit - Substack 
    Listen to Audiobooks narrated by Jon Culshaw - Audible.co.uk 
    The Dark Room – Mr John Robertson 


    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
     

    • 1 hr 23 min
    129: Thud! Pt. 3 (Recursive Watchmen)

    129: Thud! Pt. 3 (Recursive Watchmen)

    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 “Thud!”. 
    Water! Rock! Watchmen All The Way Down!


    Find us on the internet:
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret


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


    Things we blathered on about:
    Tiffany Aching’s Guide to Being a Witch - British Public Library 
    Pantograph - Britannica
    Karst - Wikipedia 
    Bolton Strid – Yorkshire, England - Atlas Obscura 
    Best Murder Mystery Movie of the 21st Century - Trial By Content
    Wainwright Society 

    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    • 1 hr 23 min
    128: Thud! Pt. 2 (Flammable Rhododendrons)

    128: Thud! Pt. 2 (Flammable Rhododendrons)

    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 “Thud!”. 
    Axes! Clubs! Six Inch Heels! 


    Find us on the internet:

    Discord
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret


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


    Things we blathered on about:
    Plum pudding model - Wikipedia 
    Puddingstone (rock) - Wikipedia 
    The Battle of Alexander at Issus - Wikipedia 
    Unruly by David Mitchell review – monarchs behaving badly -The Guardian 
    Saint Hildegard - Britannica 
    Francisco Goya - Britannica
    Making a Dress From a Painting - Sarah Hambly - Youtube


    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com

    • 1 hr 13 min
    127: Thud! Pt. 1 (Whomst Among Us?)

    127: Thud! Pt. 1 (Whomst Among Us?)

    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 “Thud!”. 
    Burglereah! Murdearh! Trickereah! 


    Find us on the internet:
    Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
    Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
    Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com
    Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetruthshallmakeyefret


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


    Things we blathered on about:
    Black Shuck - Wikipedia 
    The Not-So-Great Bake-Along - Week 1 - Two-Hats Television
    Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers - The Old New Thing 
    Terry Pratchett interview - Thud! & Where's My Cow? - YouTube 
    Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes - Penguin
    The Spectacle of the Panorama - British Library 
    Cyclorama - Wikipedia
    My Bed - Wikipedia 
    #Pratchat62 Notes and Errata - Pratchat
    Francis Quarles. Excerpt from "A Feast for Worms."  
      
    Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
     

    • 1 hr 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

Jennisok ,

Perfect for Terry Pratchett fans

I’m not sure what I like better, when Francine and Joanna say something about Discworld that’s the same as something I’ve always thought, or when they say something about Discworld that I’ve never thought of before. Either way, listening to The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is like hanging out with two smart, thoughtful friends who love Terry Pratchett as much as I do.

Startryst ,

Discworld fans will love this glorious podcast!

I’m a huge fan! I love listening to the hosts talk about the books as well as their perspectives on “Roundworld” subjects. I find the hosts very relatable and so for me it feels like I’m sitting in on a conversation with close friends. 10/10 would recommend to anyone (except under the context of “family-friendly” 😆😆😆)

CherylPj ,

I love the banter.

While I came to this podcast because I love Terry Pratchett, it is the banter before the book discussion that keeps me here. I enjoy the tangents as well as the book discussion. Well worth a listen. And I’m pretty sure I know what word was bleeped in episode 7. Well done that.

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