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Lore of the Folks

Terren Coffey and Landon Lowrey

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Welcome folks! A new show exploring the regional contexts behind some of history's most infamous folklore tales. Each season the folks will be unpacking the myths and legends of different places and time periods from around the world. Join us weekly as we explore the lessons these stories teach and the events behind them. Tasteless jokes included every episode at no extra cost.
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The Good The Bad and The Boys

Terren Coffey and Isaac Sprague

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The Good The Bad and The Boys is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the best and worst of what the wild frontier of pop culture has to offer; a land filled with glistening opportunity and devastating failure... Join us every week with in-depth analysis, funny commentary, dead memes, and straight up roasts! Our mission is to explore all mediums of entertainment, or bust! You can follow us on social media to stay up to date about the show in the future. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe. ...
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Good to see you, Listener. Happy Wednesday! This week (after a brief Elden RIng hiatus) the respectable gentlemen Terren and Landon pack up and head for the Himalayas. What secrets lie in these gorgeous, isolated mountains? The yeti? The Tengmo? The Migou? They're all the same thing?!? Maybe, maybe not. How about you listen and find out? Next week,…
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In this foot frenzied follow up to last episode, the folks go into further detail about the legend of the hairy hominid and focus in on their American depiction. This week we'll be taking a closer look at the myth of Bigfoot as he's known in the American Southwest. How the myth began, as well as how the pop culture frenzy of the Bigfoot myth spread…
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The boys folks are back in town! Hide ya primary sources, the legendary purveyors of lore, Landon and Terren, have returned to discuss the origins of Bigfoot and sabotage our academic careers. If you liked the episode... like the episode, and subscribe to Lore of the Folks for spicy hits of lore every Wednesday! Bibliography: Bigfoot Made Me Do It …
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What is up, Listener? How are you? Ready for another wonderful episode of Lore of the Folks? We are! This episode begins tying together all that we've talked about in this season! From the Rusalka to the Zimbabwe Dam Incident (circa. 2012), we discuss what makes a mermaid a mermaid, and how each culture has introduced its own unique spin on the cla…
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Yo, Listener! Contrary to Big-Brain Terren's explanation, we did in fact record the entire episode from his dusty old laptop's microphone. Bear with us, for we are but humble podcasters in a TikTok world. Am I allowed to mention TikTok in this? I dunno. This episode is all about the more recent histories of mermaid sightings, from Christopher Colum…
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The folks are back after an impromptu holiday staycation! Not to worry, we still managed to retain all of our shareholders and the LOTF stock didn't dip too much. Not then, back to business... In this installment of nonfiction lore, the folks look at how the dark ages in Europe influenced the tales of the mermaids, and what factors played into that…
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Listener! So good to see you! This episode is pretty cut and dry. Terren and Landon discuss the broad history of the Mediterranean mermaid mythos, as well as complete banter on military history and the film, Sinbad. It's great fun! We can't wait to hear what you think of it! Feel free to drop a follow and show some love to the two dweebs who run th…
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The folks are back with a coastal craving guaranteed to make sure the Explicit rating on our channel goes nowhere... In this season of LOTF your 204,000 favorite white guy history podcast is taking a dip in mediterranean history, to discover the secrets and beliefs behind one of the world's most famous crypto's... The Mermaid. Our first community r…
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In the season two finale the folks take a look at the malevolent Scottish water spirit, The Kelpie. A shapeshifting trickster with a pension for drowning those that get too close. Join us as we look into the myth, the motives, and the modern takes on this classic Celtic creature. Stay tuned for more Lore is season three and hit us up on social medi…
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Listener, how are you doing? Ready for another juicy episode where Terren and Landon bully the Scots? We sure are! This episode closely focuses on Scotland's neighbor, Great Britain/England, and all they have done throughout history to make Scotland hate them. What fun! So sit back, relax, and join us for this delectable episode. Whether you are dr…
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Halloween comes from Scotland so let's just pretend this is the Halloween special... Now that the folks have laid the mossy cobblestone foundation for the broad history of Scotland, let's dive into the culture that emerged from this history. From the daily drip of your Middle Ages Scotsman, to the myriad of Scottish traditions that have been plunde…
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What's up, Listener? How have you been? How is your day going? I bet it's going better now that your weekly Wednesday Podcast dropped! Woo hoo! In this episode, non-fiction lore experts Terren and Landon discuss Scotland's history. Take a journey through Brittannia all the way to the Enlightenment Era to find out the general history of the Scots. B…
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The folks are back baby! Season two is here and ready to smear more global history. This season we'll be unpacking the history and culture of none other than the Scottish Isles, all in preparation for our creepy cryptic of this season... The Kelpie. Check out this episode and stay tuned throughout the season to hear the stories and the context behi…
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The time has come for the folks to complete their rite of passage as 20-something white boys... and publish a podcast episode talking about Wendigos (see episode title for traditional spelling). In the fifth and final installment of the first season were taking everything we've learned so far about the First Nations and using it to unpack the myth …
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Hey there, listeners! We've got a wild episode for you this time around. French and English cooperation with the First Nations? A (hopefully) lasting alliance between the natives and the colonizers? What could go wrong?!? A lot, actually. Join Terren and Landon as they discuss both literal and ideological massacres, epidemics, and an overall poor h…
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Welcome back, listeners! The folks talk about the Ojibwe people and culture in this episode. The Ojibwe were a very spiritual and practical tribe. Join us as Landon unpacks the history, culture, medicine men, and spiritual beliefs of the Ojibwe people. From Quebec to Lake Superior, the Ojibwe have had a great influence on the northeastern coast. Ge…
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Welcome back! In this episode the folks are delving deeper into the lore of the First Nations, this time focusing on the Cree of the Great Lakes and Northern Plains region of North America. The Cree are a diverse and adaptable group of people, and the largest of the First Nations alive today. Join us as Terren unpacks their story, creation myth, va…
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You must be lost... Having scrolled this far down the recommended list, you must really be scraping the barrel to find a history/mythology podcast that isn't about two twenty-something white boys talking only about what World War Two facts they could find on the first page of google. Enter the folks... Terren and Landon, two twenty something white …
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Hey everyone, sorry for the delay! The boys are taking a brief hiatus after 57 awesome episodes. In the meantime we wanted to reupload some of our favorite episodes from earlier in the show when we were still pretty new to our editing software. This one is about one of Terren's (least)favorite bad movies, "Battlefield Earth" starring John Travolta …
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It's Godzilla's day off and when it comes to riffing the 1998 movie of the same name, the question isn't what we're going to do to it, it's what we aren't going to do to it? Forget everything you know about the almost fifty years of Godzilla movies up to this point, the studio sure did. Join the boys as we mosey on through the movie that killed God…
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The internet's favorite toxic bromance is back to talk about cinema's latest toxic bromance! The boys are finally (god forbid we have relevant timing) reviewing Godzilla v Kong! If A New Hope was the death of cinema, then this must be rigor mortis setting in... Join the boys as we talk big monke vs nuclear annihilation personified in a wildly one s…
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We talk about 2020's Monster Hunter movie but you should download the episode anyway... It's the second half of video game movie week and coming off the back of 2021's Mortal Kombat the boys have managed to somehow find something even worse. Mila Jovovich and Tony Jaa still got it, unfortunately for them nobody else involved with the production of …
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FIGHT! The Boys find themselves in a contest of franchising as Hollywood resurrects the unapologetically gruesome Mortal Kombat series! Join us fighting champions as we fatality our reputation as film reviewers and dive in to the memey, yet not-too-bad of a videogame adaptation! Listen in as we discuss the fun Scorpion V Sub-Zero action, MK fan ser…
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Star Wars week has been the best time of our (Isaac's) lives, but things quickly unravel when the boys unlock the time capsule of cringe recently added to Disney+. Learn what it means to fear with us as we rewatch the post-ROTJ crapsterpieces, "Caravan of Courage" and "Battle For Endor" Released after the massive success of the original trilogy, wa…
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May the 4th is here! Star Wars is alive and well this week...or in Isaac's case, the last 24 years of his life! Time to gear up and set our weapons to stun as we dive into the best Star Wars film of all time, 1980's The Empire Strikes Back! With the success of 77's Star Wars, a sequel was unavoidable, and boy howdy, what a sequel! Join the Boys as …
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"Du Look" Besson is back! And more disappointing than ever...and no we're not talking about Arthur and the Invisibles, we're looking to the stars and a thousand new worlds! Following the legacy of The Fifth Element, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets offers potential for greatness with it's incredible world-building and design...but does t…
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EPISODE FIFTY BABY! Never thought the show'd live past 20. Where we come from some get half as many... In the fiftieth episode bonanza of TGTBATB Podcast the boys are celebrating by doing nothing because it's finals week and god has truly abandoned us. but you can bet your britches we're ponying up for new content, new ways to share your thoughts, …
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If you think the gratuitous lore and tasteless jokes the boys share on the podcast is chaotic, just imagine what it would be like if all of our thoughts were on display for your entertainment... you sick son of a- -in this episode of The Good The Bad and The Boys Podcast, everyones second favorite internet cowboys watch 2021's Chaos Walking starrin…
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The Boys have yet again found themselves displaced in Time...ANIME style...unraveling the third highest-grossing anime film of all time, Your Name. With the genius of Makoto Shinkai and the production of Toho Studios, Your Name shines with it's pristine visual storytelling, heart-felt characters, and grand cosmic philosophy. Join the Boys as we wea…
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The VamBIres Strike Back! Not enough teen angst or relationship drama in your life? Did Twilight leave you wanting more? Thanks to our suggestions lately, The Boys have got you covered with a review of Vampire Diaries... Join us as we dive fang-first into the CW-verse and discuss the success of the most watched show before Arrow. Whether it be Vamp…
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We made the mistake of taking recommendations once and we're doing it again! On this episode of TGTBATB Podcast Terren and Isaac watch 2008's Twilight, come to terms with why it was so popular, create a fan-fiction, and question their career choices. What makes Twilight so bad? The acting? The dialogue? The Mormons? The answer is stranger than one …
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If you thought 2017's Josstice League was bad... we did too, and apparently so did Zach Snyder and over 100,000,000 people on the internet. And thanks to the power of cyberbullying we are now blessed with the slightly less cringe "Snyder Cut" of the same film! In this episode your favorite internet cowboys dive in to the four hour long cut of direc…
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"In brightest day, in blackest night, no memes shall escape The Boys' sight." The oath both Terren and Isaac have undertaken as they seek out the ruins of the DCEU franchise...served with JOSSTICE... From Warner Bros. Studio comes the destruction of DC's movie potential with 2017's Justice League, a movie filled with additional unnecessary expenses…
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How do you follow up a masterpiece such as 2012's Dark Souls (see episode 42)? Not as easily as you might think... Journey into the land of ancient lords with the boys as they discuss the follow up to From Software's cult classic, 2014's Dark Souls 2. The boys talk about the troubled development behind the game, how that resulted in some downgrades…
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The time has come to review the game Terren has based his entire masochistic personality on. And no we're not talking about 50 Shades Simulator, we're talking about something much kinkier than that... From Bandai Namco Games and From Software, 2012's Dark Souls is a hellacious journey into the unknown, ripe with grueling dungeons, challenging bosse…
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In our last review the boys enjoyed Castlevania too much. We needed something to remind us of how bad the average video game adaptation is, and boy howdy does 2016's Warcraft deliver. Where the war meets the craft the boys meet disappointment in this live action summer blockbuster based on the MMORPG of the same name. Directed by Duncan Jones and s…
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To those who said adaptations of video games will never work in tv or movies, to that we say HAHA! You are only 90% correct. The other 10% goes to Netflix's animated Castlevania series, a bloody, grim, and action packed repackaging of the beloved Konami games. Packed with stunning visuals, excellent characterization, tasteful nots to it's video gam…
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The band of merry boys finish up our occupy wall street-*cough cough*- I mean uh, Robin Hood discussion with 2018's flop of an interpretation, starring Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx. This (mal)adaptation of the classic folk hero shows us such things as Ben Mendelsohn being visibly tired in another typecast vision role, Jamie Foxx as an Arabic Little…
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What's Robin Hood without the robbin? Don't know why Universal Pictures sought to answer this question in 2010 but here we are. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russel Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, and Oscar Isaac. This mistake for a Braveheart movie serves as a strange origin story for the man in tights but a gritty atmosphere, some sol…
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Just as 2000's Pitch Black was followed up by 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick, so too will the boys be following up Monday's episode with a remarkably lower standard of content... Join your favorite internet cowboys as we mosey on out of the darkness of Pitch Black and into the dark ages of the science fiction genre. Complete with a 180' flip in t…
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In our first fan recommended episode since Howard The Duck gave Terren crippling depression, the boys watch the science fiction horror sleeper hit, Pitch Black, the movie that made Vin Diesel. Making the most of it's relatively low budget, David Twohy's Pitch Black uses clever techniques to build suspense, explore a cool sci-fi premise, and make Vi…
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What makes a good antihero? If your answer to this question was senior abuser, narcissist, thief, psychopath, or vape goddess, then yass queen do we have a movie for you. If not then you're probably like the rest of us. Come listen to us recap Rosamund Pike give a great performance in Netflix's latest terrible movie, "I Care A Lot" Featuring a star…
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BUT THATS JUST A THEORY... A LAME THEORY! On this episode of TGTBATB podcast the boys catch up on WandaVision, share our thoughts on the show, point out some hidden clues, and then spend 20 minutes throwing out ludicrous theories we hope don't come true. (spoilers ahead) We consult Marvel lore master Isaac to break down the mystery of the show thus…
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In the first episode in the last two weeks where we don't open with a poorly scripted time loop joke, the boys sit down with a wise old sage named Landon. A full time student of literature and a part time watcher of movies, Landon the philosophy guy is here to help the boys break down the meanings behind our most existentially dreadful movie yet...…
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How long have we been repeating the same corny episode intro? Couldn't tell you, but you're about the hear it again. Almost on cue to the boys reviewing time loop movies, Amazon has released a new film about some witty young adults trapped in a time loop in a small town in a new twist on the genre. Is it any good? The boys break down every detail a…
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If you thought Groundhog Day was going to give you the existential covid blues then you're not prepared for Marlon Wayan's, "Naked" a story about the worlds most annoying man trapped in a time loop on his wedding day. If you're thinking, "The Good The Bad and The Boys, this just sounds like Groundhog Day but the only joke is that he's naked" to whi…
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IT'S Groundhog Day! For the 30th episode of The Good The Bad and The Boys podcast, your favorite internet cowboys recall living the same day over and over for the last 11 months, plan their inevitable rumble, and talk about time loop movies. Focusing on Harold Ramis and Bill Murray's classic dark comedy, "Groundhog Day" the boys discuss what makes …
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It's the last episode before Valentines Day and the boys couldn't be happier to retire from romance movies for another eleven months. But we're not going out without a whimper! Enter 2020's, "Desperados" starring Nasim Pedrad and Lamorne Morris, and packed with a bonkers script, bad improv, and jokes that maybe would have been funny in 2009 (since …
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*dialogue card* New episode about 2011's academy award winning silent film, "The Artist" ya see! Sound is a nightmare in Michael Hazanavicious' homage to the films of yesteryear, an we host an audio show so our existence is a nightmare. Following a silent film actor on the decline and an up and coming talkies starlet, "The Artist" takes us back to …
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By now many of you have heard or seen 2018's, "Sierra Burgess is a Loser" get ripped to shreds for being a poor adaptation of the classic play, "Cyrano Bergerac" as well as such things as condoning catfishing, psychological manipulation, transphobia, slut shaming, etc. and why these features don't make for a good teen rom-com. But have you consider…
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