124: Going Postal Pt. 1 (Die of the Gnats)
09/10/23 • 70 min
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 “Going Postal”.
Apostrophe’s! Fripperie’s! Pigeon’s!
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Things we blathered on about:
Two-Hats Television - Joanna’s Substack
Please don’t distract me - Francine’s Substack
No Such Thing As A Peanut Hall of Fame - audioboom
Going Postal – You're Wrong About - Podtail
Monty Python - Woody and Tinny Words - YouTube
Around The World In Eighty Days: List of contents - Free Online Library [see chapter headings]
Going Postal - Discworld Wiki
Sator Square - Wikipedia
United States Postal Service Creed - Wikipedia
Firm linked to Crooked House owner was taken to court - BBC News
There was only one loser in this Royal Mail privatisation: the taxpayer - The Guardian
Tablut | Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings
[Note: I referred to the Post Office as being privatised – I should have said Royal Mail. - F]
Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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 “Going Postal”.
Apostrophe’s! Fripperie’s! Pigeon’s!
Find us on the internet:
Discord invite link
Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Email: [email protected]
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:
Two-Hats Television - Joanna’s Substack
Please don’t distract me - Francine’s Substack
No Such Thing As A Peanut Hall of Fame - audioboom
Going Postal – You're Wrong About - Podtail
Monty Python - Woody and Tinny Words - YouTube
Around The World In Eighty Days: List of contents - Free Online Library [see chapter headings]
Going Postal - Discworld Wiki
Sator Square - Wikipedia
United States Postal Service Creed - Wikipedia
Firm linked to Crooked House owner was taken to court - BBC News
There was only one loser in this Royal Mail privatisation: the taxpayer - The Guardian
Tablut | Hnefatafl: the Game of the Vikings
[Note: I referred to the Post Office as being privatised – I should have said Royal Mail. - F]
Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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123: Good Omens Season 2 Wrap-Up (The Horbs)
The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret is a podcast in which your hosts, Joanna Hagan and Francine Carrel, are taking a break from reading and recapping every book from Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series in chronological order, and talking about Good Omens season 2!
This week, A final wrap-up before we head back to the Disc.
Chairs! Delights! Wigs!
Find us on the internet:
Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Email: [email protected]
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:
Staged (TV Series 2020–2023) - IMDb
Michael Sheen and David Tennant acting like each other's characters IRL - YouTube
The Saga of Dottie and Sadie (compiled in a Twitter thread)
Good Omens interviews on Terry Pratchett’s legacy and devils on their shoulders - YouTube
That Google Doc - Google Docs
Good Omens Season 2 Easter Egg Guide - Den of Geek
Good Omens 2 Easter Eggs - YouTube
Mark Twain’s Mind Waves - The Paris Review
Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
Next Episode
125: Going Postal Pt. 2 (Redemption Addict)
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 “Going Postal”.
Stamps! Letters! Partially-Digested Pigeons!
Find us on the internet:
Join the Discord
Twitter: @MakeYeFretPod
Instagram: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Facebook: @TheTruthShallMakeYeFret
Email: [email protected]
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:
Discworld Monthly/Better Than a Poke in the Eye announcement - Tumblr
Tim Curry is Escaping - Youtube
Ladislav Pelc - Discworld Wiki
Thomas Parke D’Invilliers - Wiki
The Destruction of Sennacherib - Poetry Foundation
Genizah - Britannica
60 years since the start of the modern postcode - The Postal Museum
Fake news of Napoleon's death cited in guidance to help traders - Reuters
Stock-market fraud, steganography and cyberattacks...in 1834!- Andrea Fortuna
Music: Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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