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/

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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.

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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

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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

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Closure May Never Come - P D Doling

Ellen Mellor's books

Music: Chris Collins, in

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

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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

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!

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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

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!

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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

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!

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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

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

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Email: thetruthshallmakeyefretpod@gmail.com

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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

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!

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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

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