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Loremen is a funny podcast about local legends and forgotten folklore. Support us on patreon.com/loremenpod. Watch stuff on youtube.com/loremenpodcast.

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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 6h
Smugglers! Murderers! Funereal fakers! The loreboys present tales of nautical naughtiness and photogenic phantoms from the hometowns of Andy and Dave, hosts of the ⁠Scarred For Life⁠ podcast.
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S7E35 – Essex and Wirral Tales with Scarred For Life
Tales of nautical naughtiness and photogenic phantoms from the hometowns of the Scarred for Life lads.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Amy Jeffs joins us with the tale of King Arthur's most important quest: learning what (medieval) women want. Thanks to the Loreboys, this retelling has more Super Mario references than you'd expect.
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S7E34 – Arthur: A New Life with Amy Jeffs
Amy Jeffs joins us with the tale of King Arthur's most important quest: learning what (medieval) women want.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ciabatta beware! The Loreboys investigate a devilish crime in London's notorious bakery district. Plus, Alasdair introduces James to the original consulting detective. It's Wendel Scherer, Germany's answer to, "what if Sherlock Holmes were German and not a very good detective?"
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S7E33 – Little Bakery Shop of Horrors
Alasdair introduces James to the original consulting detective: Wendel Scherer, Germany's answer to, "what if Sherlock Holmes were German and not a very good detective?"
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It is time to screw on your sea legs, because the Loreboys are heading for the high seas! Specifically the ones immediately around Poole, in Dorset. James tells the life story of the pirate Harry Paye, who learned that crime can actually be quite profitable.
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S7E32 – The Poole Pirate
The life story of the Poole pirate Harry Paye, who learned that crime can actually be quite profitable.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Strike a light guv'nor! The Loreboys are headed to Old London Town (well Camden Town, specifically). Expertly guided by ⁠Nikki Druce⁠ (host of Killers, Cults and Queens) we visit a couple of boozers that are, of course, thick with witches.
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S7E31 – Witches of London with Nikki Druce
The boys are headed to Old Camden Town where a couple of London boozers are, of course, thick with witches.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's been a cruel summer and James is ready to chill out with a meteorological mystery from Cumberland. Things are getting snowy in Sausage County! Plus, the boys take in some saintly origin stories and enjoy a "cameo" from "Nicolas Cage".
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S7E30 – Snow in Summer
Chill out with a meteorological mystery from Cumberland. Things are getting snowy in Sausage County!
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Alasdair takes James to the Loch from Hell. Loch Hourn boasts no less than two distinct cryptids. One is your standard water-based Nessie-alike, but the Beast of Barrisdale breaks ALL the rules. Except the rules of front door etiquette, of which it's surprisingly respectful.
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S7E29 – The Beast of Barrisdale
Alasdair takes James to the Loch from Hell, which boasts no less than two distinct cryptids.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You find yourself in a vicarage in the Cotswolds. You've no company but the tick-tock of the many clocks. But wait! Is that the rustle of a book leafed through by an unseen hand? Is that a cough and sneeze from the empty library? And hold on... who is that brushing your hair?!?
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S7E28 – The Spectral Vicar of Deddington
In a Cotswolds vicarage, an unseen hand winds the late vicar's collection of clocks.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We explore the legends surrounding a defunct theme park peopled with 1990s teens who quite wrongly believed that things could only get better.
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S7E27 – Metroland with Metroland
We explore the legends surrounding a defunct theme park peopled with 1990s teens who quite wrongly believed that things could only get better.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
S7E26 – Cult Classics with Hannah Platt Cult Classics with Hannah Platt Comedian Hannah Platt shares her obsession with cults, from our friends the Agapemonites to the tragic case of the Heaven's Gate comet-botherers. Meanwhile, James falls down an unusually rude rabbit hole. In a miraculous feat…
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S7E26 – Cult Classics with Hannah Platt
Cult Classics with Hannah Platt Comedian Hannah Platt shares her obsession with cults, from our friends the Agapemonites to the tragic case of the Heaven's Gate comet-botherers. Meanwhile, James falls down an unusually rude rabbit hole. In a miraculous feat of bleeping, he dives into the origins of the F-word. You know the one. Hannah returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with…
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Penguin hi-jinks and Ernest Shackleton's indispensable banjo player. Ellie Gibson⁠ (Scummy Mummies, Go 8-bit) takes us on a guided tour of Antarctica in all its creepy splendour.
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S7E25 – Weird Antarctica with Ellie Gibson
Penguin hi-jinks, Lord Franklin's passage and Ernest Shackleton's indispensable banjo player.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
James is joined by comedian Scout Boxhall to explore some Australian cryptids including at least one thing that definitely did exist. Oh, and also the terrifying Drop Bear.
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S7E24 – Australian Cryptids with Scout Boxall
James is joined by comedian Scout Boxhall to meet some Australian cryptids including the terrifying Drop Bear.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Phew, it's warm out, innit? Thankfully, the hilarious Amy Matthews⁠ has brought us a cask-chilled bevy of terrifying taverns and pub poltergeists. From Scotland to Cornwall (via the Midlands), prepare for a legendary lock-in with the lorelads.
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S7E23 – Spooky Pubs with Amy Matthews
A cask-chilled bevy of terrifying taverns and pub poltergeists.
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Kent Parkstreet @kentparkskeet.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
First episode of this I’ve listened to, I’m liking it. #podcast
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Sweet Acorns from Japan
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The dead do not rest easy - not if they've been on the Buckfast. Just ask the finger-nibbling zombie of Buckfastleigh.
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S7E22 – British Zombies
The dead do not rest easy - not if they've been on the Buckfast. Just ask the finger-nibbling zombie of Buckfastleigh.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hey, Lorefolk! We have a bona fide dream-weaver for you this week! Comedian turned lucid dreamer, ⁠Dave Green⁠ joins the Loreboys to tell us about his nocturnal adventures.
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S7E21 – Doodles in the Dark with Dave Green
Comedian turned lucid dreamer, ⁠Dave Green⁠ tell us about his nocturnal adventures.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Sweet acorns! No, that's not a cool new exclamation taking the world by storm. These sweet acorns lead a pair of half-sisters on an extraordinary adventure in the Kumamoto region of Japan. There's a talking statue of the Amitābha Buddha and a tragic ending...
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S7E20 – Sweet Acorns from Japan
Sweet acorns lead a pair of half-sisters on an extraordinary adventure in the Kumamoto region of Japan.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
BACK IN 2022... we recorded another ride-along. And this one is a real roller-coaster. (The emotional kind. We remained safely in the car throughout). The loreboys went to Leicester for an awards ceremony and (spoiler alert) came back empty-hearted. Still, we had plenty of fun on the road.
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Mid-season Bonus: Ride-along 2: Carlectric Cargaloo
James is still on holiday, so here's an extended bonus episode from the vaults.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ever wondered what it would be like to be in a car with Alasdair and James?  Wonder no more! This is a former Patreon-only episode from 2021. So if you're hearing it, that either means James is on holiday or we are travelling backwards in time.
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Mid-season Bonus: Ride-along with the Loreboys
Ever wondered what it would be like to be in a car with Alasdair and James?
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
James and Alasdair meet a retired pirate experiencing a self-imposed male loneliness crisis. Starting in the ruins of Finchale Abbey, we travel back to a time before the monastery was built (don't look for it, it's not there yet) and meet the notorious Saint Godric.
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S7E19 – The Ghosts of Finchale Priory
James and Alasdair meet a pirate-turned-hermit in the form of the notorious Saint Godric.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
People are really losing their heads in this tale from old-timey Japan. James dips into the work of Lafcadio Hearn and recounts the legend of a warrior monk and the rokurokubi.
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S7E18 – Kwairyo and the Headless Yokai
People are really losing their heads in this tale of the rokurokubi from old-timey Japan.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Loreboys venture back to the Pacific North West for a gander at the 9 foot tall monster that terrorised a small town in 1960. "Is it a white ape? Is it an alien? Does it come in peace?" These are the questions the townsfolk asked, immediately before hunting it with guns.
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S7E17 – Flix, the Conser Lake Beast
The Loreboys take a gander at the 9 foot tall monster that terrorised an Oregon town in 1960.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Loreboys are joined by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs for a lesson in the Art of Murder. And the Art of Gardening. What horticultural secrets lie buried in the Italian legend of Isabella and her pot of basil?
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S7E16 – The Legend of the Sicilian Vases with Verity Babbs
What horticultural secrets lie buried in the Italian legend of Isabella and her pot of basil?
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
James hops in a time-travelling taxi to investigate the strange case of M. Chauffat, the Frenchman who put the snooze in “you snooze, you lose.” After being robbed of a small fortune, he fell asleep in a Soho hotel and didn’t wake up for 19 days...
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S7E15 – The Sleeping Frenchman
The strange case of M. Chauffat, who fell asleep in a Soho hotel and didn’t wake up for 19 days.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A gang of burglars come a cropper in a Northumbrian country house, in this strange tale from the North Country. It's basically an 18th century Home Alone, with a trigger-happy teen, a put-upon parlour maid and a haunted backpack.
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S7E14 – The Long Pack
A gang of burglars come a cropper in a Northumbrian country house. It's basically an 18th century Home Alone.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
James presents another entry in the consistently and succinctly named series "Bits of Folklore From Near Where Alasdair is Going On Tour". James tells of an Aldershot wildcat, a ghost in Guildford and gives a frighteningly accurate explanation of infra-sound.
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S7E13 – The Guildford Ghoul
James tells of an Aldershot wildcat and a haunted Zooloist in Guildford.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The Loremen were LIVE in Leicester, with a bit of bloomin' Byron. We took a squiz around Newstead Abbey and James told the tale of one crafty Jack versus a witch.
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S7E12 – Byron’s Ghosts – LIVE
The Loremen go LIVE in Leicester, with the tale of crafty Jack, Lord Byron and a witch.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
James Hind robbed from the rich and gave, mostly, to himself. But sometimes a little bit to the poor. Look, he's a complex character / criminal.
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S7E11 – James Hind, Highwayman
James Hind robbed from the rich and gave, mostly, to himself. But sometimes a little bit to the poor.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Old York, Old York... James has been visiting the ancient city, haunted by a keen Dean, a smug mason, and a latchkey kid with awful vibes.
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S7E10 – Spectres of York
James has been visiting the ancient city, haunted by a keen Dean, a smug mason, and a latchkey kid with awful vibes.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town. And neither have got anything to do with eye tests, ok?
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S7E9 – The Hermit of Barnard Castle
No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
England is notorious for its bad weather but at least an Englishman can shelter from the rain in his home/castle. Except in North Aston, where an unlucky bunch of Englishmen and Englishwomen (and one Englishdog) got caught in a shower indoors. And it was a shower of rocks!
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S7E8 – The North Aston Terror
An unlucky Englishman gets caught in a shower of rocks - indoors!
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! James provides a run-down of Upper Dicker's top monks. Plus, a couple of mysterious spectres and a jug you do NOT want to drink from.
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S7E7 – Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker
A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! James provides a run-down of Upper Dicker's top monks.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. You want skeletons? We got skeletons mate, don't you worry! In manacles? Of course in manacles.
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S7E6 – The Ghosts of Chilham Castle
James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. You want skeletons? We got skeletons mate, don't you worry!
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Roses are red, daffodils are jollier, it's Valentine's time, so we're joined by Jenny Collier!
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S7E5 – A Romantic Welsh Buffet with Jenny Collier
Roses are red, daffodils are jollier, it's Valentine's time, so we're joined by Jenny Collier!
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
James has been digging up the dirt on Maidstone. He's found a cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes.
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S7E4 – Wild Wild Maidstone
A cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Comedian & podcaster, Edd Hedges introduces a bevy of Cambridgeshire oddities, from a terrifying monkey (some would call it a dog) to The Chronophage.
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S7E3 – The Shug Monkey of Cambridge with Edd Hedges
Comedian & podcaster, Edd Hedges introduces a bevy of Cambridgeshire oddities, from a terrifying monkey (some would call it a dog) to The Chronophage.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Into the depths of Wychwood Forest, where one family made a terrible mistake while digging up a tree stump. Plus, we might just have come up with a new form of forensic science. (It's fingerprints, but instead of fingers it's bums. It's bumprints.)
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S7E2 – The Mysterious Portal of Langley
James leads Alasdair into the depths of Wychwood Forest, where one family made a terrible mistake while digging up a tree stump.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Amateur ghost-hunter Rosina C. Despard's Cheltenham home was the site of one of the most well-documented hauntings of the 19th century... Or was it?
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S7E1 – The Pittville Circus Haunting
Amateur ghost-hunter Rosina C. Despard's Cheltenham home was the site of one of the most well-documented hauntings of the 19th century... Or was it?
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We conclude our round-up of the Lorefolk's favourite moments from 2025. Now is a time to reflect on man-eating horses, saucy giants and islands that definitely aren't potatoes.
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S6E49 – 2025 Almanac Part 2
We reflect on our favourite moments from 2025: man-eating horses, saucy giants and islands that definitely aren't potatoes.
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Andrew @andrewlawrence.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Eleanor & Alasdair Read That X @loremen.bsky.social
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
It's Part 1 of the annual Loremen misunderstanding of how countdowns work! We've selected the top ten(ish) moments from 2025, as voted for by the Lorefolk. Roman robots! Man-faced pigs! Two Jesuses?
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S6E48 – 2025 Almanac Part 1
The edited highlights of 2025 (Part 1) Roman robots! Man-faced pigs! Two Jesuses? Featuring guests Joel Morris and Jenny Collier.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Comedian Daisy Earl joins us for the legend of a boozy Mancunian pig and the Scottish fairy tale of Whuppity Stoorie.
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S6E47 – Xmas Pig 2025 with Daisy Earl
Comedian Daisy Earl joins us for the legend of a boozy Mancunian pig and the Scottish fairy tale of Whuppity Stoorie.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Who is that, judging me from afar? Why it's the Man-Faced Pigs of Brussels (Wisconsin), the pickiest swine the Loreboys have encountered to date! With a sprinkling of Christmas Pig magic, here is a festive little tale to warm you from your snout right down to your curly, curly tail.
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S6E46 – The Man-Faced Pigs of Brussels
There's a sprinkling of Christmas Pig magic in this tale of judgemental swine from Wisconsin.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Long Hanborough? Home of the Oxford Bus Museum? Yes! And once you've listened to this episode, you'll know it for more than being home to the bus from the Spice Girls movie. You'll know it for containing a spooky cottage with a particularly busy poltergeist...
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S6E45 – The Hanborough Haunting
Long Hanborough is home not only to the bus from the Spice Girls movie, but also to a spooky cottage with a particularly busy poltergeist.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
You know what they say: if you remember Finstock, you've been to West Oxfordshire. Here we discover a wealth of ghosts, including a truly chilling lady whose beckoning hands can only be seen by children. Pop on your body warmers... now!
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S6E44 – Finstock Phantoms
A preacher, a neanderthal and truly a chilling ghostly carriage from James's old stomping ground.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It's a case of Till Death Us DON'T Part in the legend of Sarah Polgrain and Yorkshire Jack, whose marriage vows echoed beyond the grave. Plus, a lovely handful of teeth.
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S6E43 – The Penzance Poisoner
It's a tale of undying love, with a murderess whose marriage vows echoed beyond the grave.
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Thank you very much to @lilithepunk.bsky.social for this beautiful copy of Household Lore, which includes a surprisingly practical guide to keeping out Draculas. Hopefully @loremen.bsky.social will be vampire-free by 2026.
A hardback edition of Liza Frank's Household Lore. "Folklore, Traditions and Remedies for Every Room in Your Home." The cover illustration is a stylised gothic revival house in purpleA checklist of characteristics to help the reader identify a vampire, including: "Is wearing a cape"
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Andrew @andrewlawrence.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Two of my favourite pods coincide - @dannyrobins.bsky.social Uncanny x @misterabk.bsky.social from @loremen.bsky.social. A special listen.
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Loremen Podcast @loremen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
A ghoulish groom attempts to drag his lover to Hell, like some kind of reverse-Meatloaf. This is the classic Cornish tale of Nancy Trenoweth, featuring a quick-thinking blacksmith, a humble servant and an exploding horse. But will the boys get through the story without any derailments?
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S6E42 – The Spectral Bridegroom
A ghoulish groom attempts to drag his lover to Hell, like some kind of reverse-Meatloaf.
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