81. 10 Things I Hate About That Shrew (as De Boys like it)
04 May 2023
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80. The Bearbadook (we should stop and play Parcheesi)
27 Apr 2023
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79. Back on our Blood Room BS (make Americans fear beautiful women again)
20 Apr 2023
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78. A Kiss on the Shoulder (and a thousand more husband-souls)
13 Apr 2023
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77. That's SO Raven (chicken nuggets for the poor)
06 Apr 2023
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76. Corpse Eater (Beast your heart out)
01 Apr 2023
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75. Jezebel let the dogs out (Clog the Yard)
30 Mar 2023
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74. Eye Eye Eye (Daddy Snati and Snati Lite)
23 Mar 2023
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73. It's Raining Men (Happy St. Pedant's Day)
16 Mar 2023
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72. Babayag-O-Rama (The Fright Night Motif)
09 Mar 2023
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71. A Fetch Quest for Strong Boys (squat, wide guys)
02 Mar 2023
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70. America’s Problem (We Buy Used Hams)
23 Feb 2023
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69. Nice (Nice.)
16 Feb 2023
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68. Stay Stupid, Pony Child (Honkitat for Horse-manity)
09 Feb 2023
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67. A Court of Absent Fae-thers (sun's out, buns out!)
02 Feb 2023
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66. Dr. Boobs MD, DDS, WWE, RN (this one's for the beans)
26 Jan 2023
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65. Dionysus the Inventor (Satan, get out of the bathtub)
19 Jan 2023
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64. Gobble Those Guts (is this some kind of Mario?)
12 Jan 2023
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63. Rudyard Kipling? Not cute. (The Mother Goat Episode)
05 Jan 2023
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62. Re-Elect King Dog (here's to you, MerBecca)
29 Dec 2022
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11. (Sort of) Off Topic: I Wanna Marry Harry
25 Dec 2022
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61. Dishrag Bikinis (what could be worse than the Boil Man?)
22 Dec 2022
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60. Supernatural Itch Cream (DNA test the Sun)
15 Dec 2022
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59. A Tiny Butler (to Hammer and Hold)
08 Dec 2022
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58. Mighty Morfa Power-Ranger (and the Front Butts)
01 Dec 2022
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10. (Sort of) Off Topic: Bridget Cleary, the Fairy Wife
28 Nov 2022
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57. Don't be an idiot (and welcome to the SNACKS)
24 Nov 2022
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9. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Battle of Blair Mountain
21 Nov 2022
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56. Rude Old Raisin (you know how to whistle, don't you?)
17 Nov 2022
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Send us a textA bayou beauty with a death wish and a game of "Light as a Feather" that goe...
8. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Georgia Guidestones
14 Nov 2022
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55. Geothermal Currency (don't Björk your shorts)
10 Nov 2022
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7. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Immortal Count of St. Germain
07 Nov 2022
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54. Haunted Tea Parties (Let's get freaky!)
03 Nov 2022
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6. (Sort of) Off Topic: The War on Cats
31 Oct 2022
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53. Remembering things is hard (especially for a vampire witch skeleton ghost)
27 Oct 2022
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5. (Sort of) Off Topic: Who Put Bella In the Wych Elm?
24 Oct 2022
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52. A Wit Game is Afoot! (Melk or Be Melked)
20 Oct 2022
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4. (Sort of) Off Topic: Operation Mongoose
17 Oct 2022
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51. Happy birthday to me, the Devil (Terrytop, Terrytop, Terrytop)
13 Oct 2022
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3. (Sort of) Off Topic: The Great Molasses Flood
10 Oct 2022
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50. Arthurian Legends (Keep it in your britches!)
06 Oct 2022
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2. (Sort of) Off Topic: Women in Ancient Greece
03 Oct 2022
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49. Kiss My English Rose (Just like the pandas do!)
29 Sep 2022
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48. Hot and Prosperous (Have you seen my beautiful berries?)
22 Sep 2022
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47. Wolves with Friends (Mommy Needy Drinky)
15 Sep 2022
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46. Got Paranormal Body Issues? (Peon the Brothers Grimm!)
08 Sep 2022
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Send us a textEpisode 46, the one with all the piss jokes. If you make it through this, urine real t...
45. (C)Ovid's Metamorphoses (tales of the A-Team)
01 Sep 2022
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44. Hands on your sack (but don't touch the snake)
25 Aug 2022
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43. Feed the Wolves (and don't mess with the Frog Lord)
18 Aug 2022
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42. The Devil Went Down to Thailand (Bela Lugosi's Glorious Adventure)
11 Aug 2022
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Send us a textHello and welcome to the wholesome episode! Today Max is going to retell the Thai tale...
41. Rapunzel, Rapunzel (why can't you be more like Parsley, your Italian twin?)
04 Aug 2022
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Send us a textOnce upon a time, a teenage shut-in ran away from home with the worst prince in the ki...
40. Sleeping Beauty (what the Shrek happened?)
28 Jul 2022
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39. Grandmother Dump Truck (take the heart and run)
21 Jul 2022
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Send us a textHello, all you beautiful idiots (and the rest of you, too!) This week Max will spin us...
38. The Stupidest Hemsworth (and Princess Bog Beast)
14 Jul 2022
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37. No cost for the poor (take a chunce on me)
07 Jul 2022
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36. Don't get married (just take off your frog skin!)
30 Jun 2022
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1. (Sort of) Off Topic: The History of Abortion in America
29 Jun 2022
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35. World's Densest Baby (the adventures of Katherine Fried Crackernuts)
23 Jun 2022
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34. Boar Meets World (My Life as a Teenaged Casket Girl)
16 Jun 2022
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33. Redhead the Whale (the 'Neck Stump' episode)
09 Jun 2022
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32. Defund the Palace Guard (you can't haggle with dogs)
02 Jun 2022
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31. Hot as Hell (women be inventing science fiction)
26 May 2022
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30. Haunted Dolls and Spooky Witches (The Franklin Taylor Fan Club)
19 May 2022
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29. M'Titsman (Make. Birds. Immortal.)
12 May 2022
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28. Dirty Clothes (how to show your rooster you care)
05 May 2022
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27. The Psychotic Cricket Man (and Hey There, Delilah, What's It Like In Jawbone Heights)
28 Apr 2022
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Send us a textMax tells the story of Im, the Hunter, the Korean general who learned master swordsman...
26. A Very Grimm Space Jam (where witches be witchin')
21 Apr 2022
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25. A Cereal Mascot Tale (and the ONLY TIME Greek gods were helpful)
14 Apr 2022
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Send us a textMax tells the story of the Fig and Raisin Fool, a cereal mascot with nothing to lose a...
24. Queen Bean Face (the dragon maybe explodes?)
07 Apr 2022
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23. Dating a Dexter (and never trust boys who have families)
01 Apr 2022
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Send us a textMax tells the story of a normal girl who falls in love with a murder addict and learns...
22. Ancient Irish Power Couples (we dream of Wine Toad)
31 Mar 2022
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Send us a textToday Max will tell us the Irish story of The Dagda's magic harp, and Janey wil...
21. Sweaty Butts in a Meat Forest (A Heist Gone Wrong)
24 Mar 2022
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20. Loki, the Original Horse Girl (and Saint Godzilla of Vengeance)
17 Mar 2022
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Send us a textThe long-promised Mythology Episode! Max talks Ragnarok, the struggles of freelancers,...
19. The Fast and the Fairyest (this episode (allegedly) directed by Justin Lin)
10 Mar 2022
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18. WTF Andrew Lang (we stan a disobedient daughter)
03 Mar 2022
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17. How to Economy (and look good in tiny golden shoes while you do it!)
24 Feb 2022
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16. An American Taily Po (and other stories from the Liar's Bench)
17 Feb 2022
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15. Silly Rowdy Boys (and why all birds go to jail)
10 Feb 2022
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14. Lesbian Cat Paradise (and where did Princess Cottongrass go?)
03 Feb 2022
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13. Ol' Candle Hands (and why you should be nice to dragonflies)
27 Jan 2022
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12. Hot Raven Husbands (and how squatter's rights can save your marriage)
20 Jan 2022
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11. Cinderella (and the bird she exploited to get to the top)
13 Jan 2022
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10. The Little Mermaid (and why you must be 18+ to talk to sea witches)
06 Jan 2022
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9. My Dark Hedgehog Academia (it's okay if you want to fight the man in the moon)
30 Dec 2021
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Send us a textIncels, Bagpipes, and Bird lies-- oh my! In this episode Janey will tell her most ch...
8. Share Your Noodles (and don't trust tomatoes!)
23 Dec 2021
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7. #TeamTroll (and the buff lesbian kingdom of our dreams)
16 Dec 2021
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6. Butt Kissers Anonymous (and tales of the O.G. spider-man)
09 Dec 2021
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5. We Discovered the Grimm Brothers (and other lies to impress your turtle wife)
02 Dec 2021
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4. Apple Cider Weather (and the last blood room of the season)
25 Nov 2021
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Send us a textHold on to your butts, kids! Today Max is going to lull you into a false sense of secu...
3. Justice for Raw Head (and why you shouldn't trust sticky birds)
19 Nov 2021
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2. Phantasmal Time Travelers (and other eligible bachelors)
18 Nov 2021
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1. Bloody Oatmeal (and other things snakes won't eat)
17 Nov 2021
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