The Unfair Folk

D-Don't look at the date of the last episode release. It's been a totally normal amount of time. Just don't- don't worry about it. We're here to talk about Hermes, ok?

We have a New Guest Host this episode, as Shawn joins Jack to talk about how Hermes earned a spot on Olympus. And invented a musical instrument. And stole a bunch of sacred cows. It also happens to be the story of his birth. We COULD'VE made this episode PG but we have too much fun swearing. Topics: Orange Cat Energy, Breaking Bad, sacred cows, Little Red Riding Hood (the lost years), 'Brokeback Mountain', Baby Shoes (heavily used, almost as if the baby has been hiking), shoplifters, Free Bird CW: theft, drug use (the fun kind), baby in danger (kinda, the baby's a god), animal death, human death (debatable)

Yes, dear listeners, we finally did a Krampus episode. Topics: American Dad, Krampus (2015), Black Phillip (affectionate) and Black Pete (derogatory), American Traditions, Nazis (can fuck off), Crowley (Supernatural) and Crowley (Good Omens), Krampus Kinks, Homestuck (surprise!) CW: animal death, child death, Nazis, light NSFW in the form of Krampus ~art~

Step aside, Salem, there's a new witch hunt in town. Topics: Arizona, English teachers, death threat sincerity scale, conspiracy theories, Tuscaloosa News, tiktok vs the Byzantine Emperors, Rupaul's App CW: religion, witchcraft, school

Join us one last time for out OTGW miniseries as we complete our trip through The Unknown. Topics: illegal hedgehogs, hell escapes, "where's the wall", Bezos Frog Curse, Lew x2, pond vs lake, Rule34 (I'm so so sorry), The Final Turtle, Lizzie Borden (oops), audiobooks CW: spoilers for OTGW and Dante's Inferno, religion, death, hell, suicide

Part 4 of our OTGW miniseries. This one gets funky. Topics: closed Anishinaabe lore, Coke Panic, Kentucky Fried Sin Eaters, Logan Paul (derogatory), survival tips with Jack CW: spoilers for OTGW and Dante's Inferno, significant discussion of suicide, religion (again), death (animal, child, et al)

Not only is this part three of our Over the Garden Wall miniseries, we cover THREE WHOLE episodes. Hold onto your pants! (Unless you're George Washington, in which case you don't have pants to hold onto). Topics: Pigs (affectionate), 23 minutes in Hell (plus or minus five), Dante Is Canceled, Betty Boop and Cab Calloway, Harley Quinn (the gay version), Burial Rites and Myths, Pegging, AHS Mall Santa. CW: OTGW spoilers, Dante's Inferno spoilers, more religion, more death, they're still in hell so people are getting tortured, Virgil throws mud at a dog.

Part Two of a multi part series where we talk about each episode of Over the Garden Wall, and all the myths, folktales, and legends that inspired it. This episode covers "Hard Times at the Huskin Bee" and "Schooltown Follies". TOPICS: The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Good Place and Ripping Off Bandaids, D vs N, Kellogg, Potatoes and Molasses (the takedown). CW: OTGW Spoilers, Dante's Inferno spoilers, infant/child death, religion. All sound effects taken from Freesound.org and used under the Creative Commons License.

"Somewhere lost in the clouded annals of history, lies a place that few have seen. A mysterious place, called The Unknown. Where long-forgotten stories are revealed to those who travel through the wood." Part one of a multi part series where we talk about each episode of Over the Garden Wall, and all the myths, folktales, and legends that inspired it. TOPICS: Dante vs Dantes, Crisp Rat's Mario, Live Action OTGW, The House That Jack Built, turtles, Spirited Away. CW: spoilers for Over the Garden Wall, spoilers for The Divine Comedy (I guess), hypothetical cartoon child death, Christianity (et al), Italians.

What's that in the walls? A mongoose? A baby?! Nope, it's Gef. Moira rejoins us as cohost to break down the story of a 1930s "haunting" with more than a few twists. TOPICS: "guh" noises, proper/improper scurrying, Weird Little Girls, Lemon Demon, clairvoyance, British Rednecks CW: animal death (tertiary)

Minor spoilers for The Grudge (original) and Major Spoilers for Eli (2019) Mini Bonus Ep/Trailer of a cut bit from the upcoming episode where our beloved co-hosts talk about some horror movies. CW: discussion of homophobia, religion, ghost children and as a result, child death, also to some degree, animal death (ghostX2)

FINALLY. THE MEDUSA EPISODE. That's right, Medusa, the (in)famous Snake Hair Lady who arguably did nothing wrong. Or did a lot wrong, maybe. Or did a little bit wrong but mostly nothing? She did for sure have snake hair. That much we know. Topics: Tattoos, Percy Jackson, Pennywise vs. John Wayne Gacy, Monster Fucker Police, Patricia Smith, Pegasus(es), Bellerophon (whoops), and Bags (plastic et al). CW: discussion of sexual assault, murder, incest, and blood.

Part Two of the Aztec Creation Myth: now with 100% more Snails. Topics: Scart (Ice Age), acorn recipes, surprise road trips, Celestial Behavioral Therapy, Easter Bunny Launcher (patent pending), molting snakes CW: discussion of colonization, sacrifice, debatable kidnapping Spellings: Tlaloc, Calchiuhtlicue, Huehuetéotl, Tecciztecatl, Nanauatl, Tonatuih,

Topics: the rage of the colonized, Bad Jerry, Musical Break (l'chaim), fish vs jellyfish, #seamonster #girlboss Cw: discussion of colonization, slavery, human sacrifice, drawing and quartering, brief mention of teeth drilling (cosmetic) Spellings: Ometecuhtli, Huizilopochtli, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Xipe Totec, Cipactli Aztec History Mexico Lore

This one's a bit different, y'all! It's a QUIZ SHOW!! That's right, test your TUFF knowledge with this, the TUFFQUIZ. (Cause The Unfair Folk. Get it? Tough? Tuff? Please clap.) Tweet your scores @theunfairfolk on twitter using the hashtag TUFFQUIZ for bragging rights and also because TUFFQUIZ is a really good hashtag.

THE SPIDER CONTENT IN THIS EPISODE IS MINIMAL, WE PROMISE. It's mostly about weaving. Well, it's mostly about Arachne, a woman who does a lot of weaving. And Athena, the goddess and inventor of weaving. But spiders do factor into it at like. The end. Other Talking Points: the Aegis, Ovid, waiting for the trash, Jimmy Hendrix, That One Drunk Aunt At Family Parties, Miscellaneous Myths (the youtube channel) CW: mention of spiders, mention of suicide (by hanging), human transformation

WELCOME TO OUR VERY FIRST GUEST EPISODE! Join us for a traditional (kinda) telling of the story of Purim with Special Guest Host Josh (@sayer_of_stuff on twitter). If you're looking for a serious, in depth analysis of the Festival of Lots... why are you looking here?! CW: (boilerplate warning that this is a Tanakh/Old Testament story), antisemitism, sexism/patriarchal systems, murder, genocide (attempted, f**k Haman), alcohol (a lot), religious discussion (we go pretty hard at the Mormons), fasting, hanging, pretty sure Jack calls himself a slur at one point but in a reclaim-y way, also we talk about boobs a fair amount. Names (spelling): Esther, King Ahasuerus, Queen Vashti, Mordecai, Haman (boo)

By Popular Demand (and because it's a wild story), we present to you the tale of Kvasir... kinda. Sometimes it's about dwarves who Suck big time. Mostly it's about booze. Other Talking Points: how to make a dude, Derry Girls, hospitality, fish, Best Way To Die, woodworking tools, the number 9, Pulsing Rocks, James Bond CW: alcohol/heavy drinking, blood, murder (a lot), drowning, extortion, suicide (brief mention), sex (dubious consent/under false pretenses), vomiting (kinda), bodily fluids (sorry)

This episode we talk about the myth of Rumpelstiltskin! Other Talking Points: Round The World Quiz, feral aspirations, Bimbos, Himbos, and Thembos, Ratatouille Threats, what's in a name CW: threats, coercion, attempted kidnaping/child selling (it's the fae, y'all), brief discussion of (self) abortion

the outtakes from our infamous 4+ hour recording

The highly anticipated part two of Loki & Thor's Excellent Adventure. Topics: Fjords, surprised Pikachu, (metaphorical) dick measuring contests, Loki's vape habits, old lady voice acting, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "The Terrible Awful", and M. Night Shyamalan. CW discussion of bodily harm (threats and hypotheticals only), and use of a plot point from The Help that includes poop and pie. No, that's not a joke. Not sure if I actually need to include that in a CW but it is in fact pretty gross to think about even though the lady totally deserved it. Cover art is a photo edit of the surprised Pikachu meme crafted by seriouslouser on twitter (specifically because of this myth). We don't own Pikachu or anything, it's just... funny.

Part One This is Jack's favorite myth! Also it might not be a myth. Topics: Our First Sponsored Episode (not really), Is It A Myth, What's in a name, Destroying horses, no vore involved, Chad Thiccass Braggadocious CW discussion of animal death, (temporary animal death in fiction... they get better!)

echo... echo... echo... We talk about Narcissus, who was too hot to handle. Or to live. (Oops, spoilers. But really it's a Greek Myth. You should expect there to be death. Like, a lot.) We also discuss Echo! Both the gecko and the nymph. Other topics include: "Would You Rather: Greek Curse edition", Freud (and why he sucks), and pet names (for actual pets). Mood Music: Nemesis by Benjamin Clementine CW for mentions of suicide, death, (accidental) incest, starvation, and unrequited love.

The story of Loki getting in trouble. No, not that one, the other one. No, the other one. The /other/- ok this one involves Sif. No, the OTHER one. *sigh* fine, here's a hint; it involves her hair. Topics discussed: Easy A, himbos, funky crows, forge mechanics, and Animal Sizes. CW for head shaving, biting "insects", and skin sewing.

How did Odin lose his eye? And what does he have to do with runes? What even ARE runes? Alternate title: "Odin and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day". More information on the Futhark Runes can be found at sonsofvikings.com

Hold onto your socks, we're switching pantheons! In this episode we talk about how the Vikings believed the world was made. We also discuss moths. And sexy, sexy trees. Show Notes: The movie we could not remember was Encino Man (shoutout to @MinFelurian on twitter for knowing it!) The well Nidhogg sits in is called Hvergelmir (which translates to “Bubbling Cauldron” or “Roaring Kettle”, good luck pronouncing it though). The “nordic letter” used to spell Urdr's name (and a number of other things) is called “eth” or “edh” and was used in a number of languages including Icelandic and Old English. It was eventually replaced by the letter D, and sometimes “dh”. The video about “body counting” mentioned at the end of the episode is called “58 and other Confusing Numbers” by Numberphile.

The story of how Kore became Persephone, and how she met Hades. As with all stories, there's more than one side. We tell both of them, and try very very hard to be unbiased. Kind of.

On this episode of The Unfair Folk, we take a brief ASMR tour of The Underworld before we meet Eurydice and her partner, Orpheus. Content warning for a brief, non-descriptive mention of attempted sexual assault, and descriptions of death/violence.

On episode 2 of The Unfair Folk, we discuss Zeus' first wife, Metis, his second wife, Hera, his brain child, Athena, and of course, Hephaestus. Content warning for the use of ableist language when discussing other's views of Hephaestus' disabilities.

We start things off by delving into the Greek myth of how the world, and all the gods, were made. Note: episodes are typically self contained, so feel free to jump around! CW for child (god) abuse, brief/light gore (castration, etc), incest (god version), vore/cannibalism (once again, god version)