The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret

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.

4: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab
Jun 10, 2025 – 01:25:32
3: Gender on the Discworld (Affirmations on a Postcard from Scritz)
May 25, 2025 – 01:36:09
2: Titus Groan Pt. 2 (Emotional About Pinecones)
Apr 28, 2025 – 02:03:10
1: Titus Groan Pt. 1 (In Which We Shoulders)
Apr 14, 2025 – 01:59:47
Announcing TTSMYF SERIES 2!
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:04
Announcing GORMENCAST!
Apr 1, 2025 – 01:00
Hogswatch Livestream 2024 - Thriving On A Hill
Dec 24, 2024 – 01:45:25
156: The Shepherd's Crown Pt. 3 (All These Things That Came Before)
Dec 2, 2024 – 01:43:30
155: The Shepherd's Crown Pt. 2 (What Fools These Bortals Be!)
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:26:22
154: The Shepherd’s Crown Pt 1 (An Echoing Phrase)
Nov 18, 2024 – 01:08:13
Bonus: Supplementary Books (A Podcast In Which We...)
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:09:14
153: Raising Steam Pt. 3 (It's All Gradely, Baby)
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:30:04
152: Raising Steam Pt 2 (It’s So Hygienic!)
Oct 21, 2024 – 01:23:32
151: Raising Steam Pt. 1 (A Better Class of Smut)
Oct 14, 2024 – 01:19:59
Bonus: 150 Episodes Celebratory Mailbag! (There Will Be An Adventure)
Sep 30, 2024 – 01:19:18
150: Dodger Pt. 3 (Are You Metaphoring This Metaphor?)
Sep 17, 2024 – 01:21:43
149: Dodger Pt. 2 (Ah! A Snail Fork!)
Sep 9, 2024 – 01:21:16
148: Dodger Pt. 1 (Universal Psychopomp Coin)
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:10:56
Bonus: LIVE from the Discworld Convention 2024
Aug 19, 2024 – 56:16
Bonus! Friends and the Golden Age of the Sitcom
Jul 31, 2024 – 51:16
147: Snuff Pt.3 (Death in a Deckchair!)
Jun 17, 2024 – 01:31:02
146: Snuff Pt. 2 (Hats, Pockets, Birds, Names)
Jun 10, 2024 – 01:29:29
145: Snuff Pt. 1 (Don't Mention the Fourth Wall)
Jun 3, 2024 – 01:19:28
144: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt.3 (Self-Omenation)
May 20, 2024 – 01:17:01
143: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt. 2 (Attempt the Next Dimension)
May 13, 2024 – 01:22:34
142: I Shall Wear Midnight Pt. 1 (The Big Naked Giant in the Room)
May 6, 2024 – 01:19:03
Terry Pratchett Day 2024 - Starting in the Wrong Place
Apr 28, 2024 – 46:41
141: Nation Pt. 3 (The Final Form of the Haunted Sword)
Apr 15, 2024 – 01:33:34
140: Nation Pt. 2 (Trousers All The Way Down)
Apr 8, 2024 – 01:12:57
139: Nation Pt. 1 (Never Windsurf on a Crocodile)
Apr 1, 2024 – 01:15:03
138: Unseen Academicals Pt.3 (Progressive Sleaze)
Mar 18, 2024 – 01:21:47
137: Unseen Academicals Pt. 2 (Mass Pie Experience)
Mar 11, 2024 – 01:29:53
136: Unseen Academicals Pt. 1 (Reticule! In the Boudoir)
Mar 4, 2024 – 01:35:01
135: Making Money Pt. 3 (Encustarded Fate)
Feb 19, 2024 – 01:16:07
134: Making Money Pt. 2 (Bacchanalian Hysterical Dancers)
Feb 12, 2024 – 01:15:12
133: Making Money Pt. 1 (Wide Sandwiches, Glandular Tripe)
Feb 5, 2024 – 01:16:21
Hogswatch 2023: Going Postal TV (Gay Abandon)
Dec 24, 2023 – 01:14:31
132: Wintersmith Pt. 3 (Catch That Metaphor!)
Dec 18, 2023 – 01:25:28
131: Wintersmith Pt. 2 (Prolific Weather Personifier)
Dec 11, 2023 – 01:18:47
130: Wintersmith Pt 1 (I Like the Shade of Her Cheese)
Dec 6, 2023 – 01:15:55
Picture Books and Board Games - with Pratchat and David Brashaw
Nov 20, 2023 – 01:47:21
Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch – an interview with Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent
Nov 14, 2023 – 01:27:23
Voices of Discworld – with Marc Burrows and Jon Culshaw
Nov 6, 2023 – 01:23:33
129: Thud! Pt. 3 (Recursive Watchmen)
Oct 23, 2023 – 01:23:45
128: Thud! Pt. 2 (Flammable Rhododendrons)
Oct 16, 2023 – 01:13:54
127: Thud! Pt. 1 (Whomst Among Us?)
Oct 9, 2023 – 01:16:41
Bonus: A Stroke of the Pen with Pat & Jan Harkin
Oct 6, 2023 – 01:21:14
126: Going Postal Pt. 3 (Story-Shaped Story)
Sep 26, 2023 – 01:32:36
125: Going Postal Pt. 2 (Redemption Addict)
Sep 18, 2023 – 01:29:36
124: Going Postal Pt. 1 (Die of the Gnats)
Sep 11, 2023 – 01:10:59

Recent Reviews

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.
Grimm SQUEEKER

What could you possibly bleep?

I have been a fan of Terry Pratchet for years, and I enjoyed listening two of his other fans discussing his stories. One question, I just listened to E7, and couldn’t guess what may have been bleeped?
M0600

5/5

Really nice and thoughtful recap series.