(Sort of) The Story
Hosted by Janey and Max · Janey and Max
5.0from 410 ratings
- 229
- Episodes
- 78
- Transcribed
- 410
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About (Sort of) The Story
Two best friends tell each other stories they heard and read that week (and also, you are here!)
- Publisher
- Janey and Max
- Category
- arts · comedy · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 17 Nov 2021
- Latest episode
- 29 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
78 of 229 episodes have a transcript.
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
190. The Clip-Clop of a Woman (get this toad an inhaler)
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
34. (Sort of) Off Topic: Julie d’Aubigny, La Maupin (literally just a girl)
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
189. Birds Are SO Uncomplicated (give them a Nintendo!)
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190. The Clip-Clop of a Woman (get this toad an inhaler)
Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And it's my fault that she's dead. And now I have a doctor's note saying that she died because I was too handsome. That's just not good. So from that day forward, Shinzo Buru inscribes Otsuyu's name on a mortuary tablet that he puts at the Buddhist temple near his house. And every day he goes and he brings offerings and he prays over this tablet. with her name on it. And he never forgets about her and keeps thinking about her forever. An unclear amount of time passes, at least months, maybe years. Okay, a couple hours, for sure. Definitely at least a long nap. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, the story doesn't really establish how long passes, but she's been dead for a while. […]
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- Jessica Freeburg
- Natalie Fowler
- Andi
- Feliz
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 125 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 285 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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Janey and Max host the show. Published by Janey and Max.
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