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Lore

Aaron Mahnke

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The award-winning podcast (also a TV show & book series) about dark historical tales. Each episode explores the mysterious creatures, tragic events, and unusual places that fill the pages of history. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.
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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories. Join historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling, every Monday and Thursday to take a look at the darker side of history. From haunted pubs and Houdini, to witch trials and weird UFO sightings. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and ...
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Susto

Adrian Castellanos

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Susto is the podcast of paranormal folklore from Latin American and Hispanic cultures. Hosted by Adrian...or Ayden. Either way!
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Urban Legends

Luke Mordue

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Luke Mordue examines the historical impact of the stories that haunt our society, tales that have gripped towns and cities worldwide for centuries as actual events - Urban Legends. First, hear the tales retold as short stories before delving into the history of the legend, dissecting its cultural significance, factuality, and origins. Released Fortnightly.
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LukeLore

Luke Greensmith

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Have you ever been taught mythology by a very polite British sasquatch? Now's your chance! Join producer and screenwriter Luke Greensmith as he explores folklore from around the world.
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Myth Monsters

Myth Monsters

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A bite sized look into the monsters of global folklore, cryptozoology and mythology with your host, Erin. Jump in and learn about your favourite monsters from Gorgons to Kelpies, to Wendigos to Bigfoot. Stay spooky every Thursday with a new episode with a new monster from another culture. Get in touch on Twitter at @mythmonsterspod
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Bitesized Folklore

Jodie Paterson

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Explore the strange and magical side of Scotland and Ireland with host Jodie Paterson. Twice a week, she uncovers eerie legends, curious creatures, and timeless tales — all in 10 minutes or less. New episodes every Monday and Friday.
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Monsters, Myths and Manias explores strange and forgotten corners of history. Join Professor Weird (Paul Weatherhead) as he explores bizarre but true stories of mass hysteria, ghost panics, scary folklore and strange creatures...
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Flame Tree Myth & Fiction

Flame Tree Publishing Team

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Thrill to the adventures of the past and visions of the future. Featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural, short stories, ancient tales, myth and folklore from our short story submissions, with author interviews and occasional special features about publishing and writing. Flame Tree is independent, and encourages the comprehensive understanding of all people, and all cultures.
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The Cryptid Files delves into stories of cryptid sightings, paranormal encounters, and unexplained phenomena. From Dogman and Bigfoot to eerie shadow figures and forgotten folklore, each episode explores chilling accounts and listener-submitted experiences that blur the line between myth and reality. If you’re drawn to the mysterious, the terrifying, and the unknown, you’re in the right place.
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Welcome! Step into a world where gods clash, monsters roam, and legends come to life. History, Myth, and Legend dives deep into the myths and folklore that shaped civilizations—from the thunderbolts of Zeus to the trickery of Loki, the wisdom of Anansi to the underworld journeys of Inanna. Whether you’re a history buff, fantasy lover, or just here for the drama, we unravel ancient tales with a modern twist—complete with humor, mystery, and a touch of divine chaos. New episodes every week. Gr ...
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From Yokai and Bigfoot sightings to spirits, other-worldly beings and UFO encounters, we share stories and interviews; exploring evidence, theories, and philosophical implications. Always respectful with a touch of impish irreverence, we gather stories with wit and wisdom encouraging a strong look at Indigenous perspectives. This project has been brewing in our minds for years and now with the help of our community (including the uncanny world) we are making it a reality.
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Hosts of Folkloring and The Drunken Storyteller get together to try and talk about folklore but get distracted along the way. Expect history, histerics and the gods knows what as we delve into folklore, magick and myth through out history and the world.
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World myths and legends with Scottish storyteller and USA Today bestselling author Daniel Allison. Discover breathtaking stories from around the world, all told in Daniel's intimate and lyrical style. Also featuring guest spots from the world's best oral storytellers.
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On KnotWork, we explore the mythology and folklore of Ireland, and beyond. Episodes begin with a story, followed by a deep dive conversation about how this age-old tale still resonates today. Our guests include oral storytellers, writers, artists, musicians, and spiritual leaders. Occasionally, in our Myth Workers and Culture Makers series, our guest offers a song, a meditation, or another bit of creative magic. We talk about what it means to live a myth-inspired life. These conversations ex ...
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Through deep research and high-strangeness storytelling, three brothers explore paranormal encounters and unexplained events. Collecting freaky listener stories and scouring the dusty pages of classic Fortean texts, the brothers use high-production sound design to set the scene for alleged real encounters with, Dogman, Poltergeists, Bigfoot, Fairy Folk, Humanoids, UFOs, Shadow People, and Sky Creatures.. just to name a few. Attempting to parse out the facts within folklore, the brothers of t ...
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Ladies of Lore is the podcast dedicated to the fierce, forgotten and fascinating women of mythology and folklore. We unpick, unravel and explore their origins, their stories and explore how they have changed through time to arrive in today's modern world. From vengeful goddesses to cunning tricksters, warrior queens to mystical seers, we dive deep into the legends that shaped cultures and the women who ruled them. Whether they've been erased, misunderstood or overshadowed, we're here to set ...
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Loreplay

Dayna Pereira

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Dayna Pereira is the sarcastic solo host of Loreplay, serving up paranormal stories, haunted history, creepy folklore, and weird legends with a playful twist. Equal parts storyteller and skeptic, she blends dark humor, spooky vibes, and a love for the bizarre into binge-worthy episodes for fans of ghost stories, urban legends, and true crime with a paranormal twist.
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While Wales is often celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, iconic choirs, and passion for rugby, its valleys and hillsides also cradle some of Britain’s most intriguing and haunting tales. From baffling disappearances and unsolved murders to the eerie whispers of Welsh folklore, there are hidden stories woven into every corner of the country. Too often overlooked by mainstream media and the wider true crime world, this podcast shines a focused light on the murders, mysteries, and forgo ...
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Join Sarah & Yenni as they deep dive into your favorite myths and legends from around the world, with a whole lot of laughter in between. From tales of our ancestors to stories written in the present, our lovely Sirens go on the hunt to find as much information and bring it to your lovely ears.
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History’s Dark Corners

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History’s Dark Corners explores America’s forgotten mysteries, eerie folklore, true crime, and unsettling legends—one state at a time. Each episode shines a lantern on the shadows where history and myth meet, uncovering dark stories that refuse to be forgotten.
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Podcache Radio

Joe, Jeremy & Andy

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The Commuters Podcast We keep you company on your daily commute. We publish on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays Diverse catalog of topics from UFO's, Paranormal, Science, News, Pop Culture or anything you may want us to dive into... You have a subject you want discussed? Got a story or something to share? Email us @ [email protected] https://throne.com/podcacheradio
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Slumberland

Slumberland Productions

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This audio drama invites your ears to visit Slumberland, a small island town in the US. Come along with Thomas Edward M, the freelance soundman. He's been hired to meet the locals and record their oral histories for the town's time capsule. The unfolding history of the town mixes folklore, paranormal, mystery and humor.
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Cosmic Witch 555 🧿

Cosmic Witch 555

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Dia Duit Hello I am Hazel aka Cosmic Witch 555 Celtic Witch Draoí / Bean Feasa Draíocht Reiki Master/Teacher, Hypnotherapist/Regressionist/Sound Therapist/ Tarot Oracle Reader, from Ireland. My main platform is my podcast Cosmic Witch 555 Est 2018. Welcome to Cosmic Witch 555 YouTube – where Irish myth, magic, and spirit come alive. I’m a Bean Feasa, healer, and modern-day witch weaving ancient Irish traditions, folklore, and Celtic pagan wisdom into sacred, soul-led content. Tarot/Oracle/As ...
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Ozarkian Folk Chronicles

Ozarkian Folk Chronicles

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Come with us as we dive head first into the titillating tales of Ozarkian folklore and discuss the origins and obscurities of these stories. From Curtis Copeland and Hayden Head, this is Ozarkian Folk Chronicles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Unexplainers: Rebirth

Mike Bubbins, John Rutledge, Podstarter

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The comedy adventure podcast that unexplains the unexplainable. Skeptic Mike and believer John travel the world in search of unexplainable stories. From UFO crash-landings to extra dimensional beings, we will blow your mind. The permanent home of all Unexplainers past shows and extended content.
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Myths, Magic, and Mayhem

Myths, Magic, and Mayhem

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Welcome to Myths, Magic, and Mayhem, a podcast dedicated to reading and introducing some of the greatest old fairy tales of all time. With our enchanting narration, we bring these classic myths and legends to life in a way that is both entertaining and captivating. Join us as we journey through ""The Blue Fairy Book"" by Andrew Lang, and explore some of the most beloved fairy tales of all time. Whether you're a fan of the genre or new to it, we guarantee you'll find something to love on Myth ...
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House of Legends is 100 episodes old! I decided to celebrate by having a hangout with my co-facilitators from the Oak & Ash retreat. We talk about the event and what we learnt from it about story, song and ceremony. My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podca…
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The Brontës and the Fairy Tale (Ohio UP, 2024) by Dr. Jessica Campbell is the first comprehensive study devoted to the role of fairy tales and folklore in the work of Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell Brontë. It intervenes in debates on genre, literary realism, the history of the fairy tale, and the position of women in the Victorian period. Bui…
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Reality is the real horror. Every Monday, poet and paranormal obsessive Heidi Wong unearths the chilling true stories behind the world’s most terrifying legends. From haunted dolls to cursed houses, each episode of Twisted Tales reveals the disturbing real-life events that inspired horror’s biggest blockbusters and the ones too twisted to make it t…
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Happy Halloween! We're back from a short hiatus for our epic Halloween special on our favourite brain-munching monsters from world mythology, the Zombie! How do these monsters relate to slavery? How can you avoid being on the wrong end and getting turned? Find out this week! Send us a text Support the show You can find us on: Myth Monsters Website …
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This Halloween, we step into the darkest corners of the world, where the things that hunt in the shadows finally come out to play. From mist-covered woods to the cold glow of the full moon, these are the most terrifying cryptid encounters ever told. Real stories. Real fear. Lock the doors… and listen carefully. The Cryptid Files presents its Hallow…
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On this episode, we’re giving the feed over to a podcast we think you’ll really love - Conversations with Ghosts. It’s the newest audio drama from the creators of Archive 81, The Deep Vault, and Generation Crossing, and it’s all about loss, history, and the things we leave behind. Conversations with Ghosts follows mausoleum attendant Mal Fleming as…
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Three friends. One questionable fascination with pain. Joe, Jeremy, and Andy dig into the wild world of historical torture devices — the who, the why, and the “please tell me that’s not real.” It’s part history, part comedy, and 100% proof that people in the past needed better hobbies. Send us a text Support the show Twitter/X @PodcacheRadio Email:…
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Lost cities, mermaids, haunted houses and a whole swathe of superstition! This episode is Cornish Feasts and Folklore from Margaret Ann Courtney, published in 1890. 'The pellars wore formerly magical rings, with a blue stone in them, said to have been formed by snakes breathing on hazel-twigs. Our country-people often searched for these stones.' Ta…
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For the final Trick or Treat episode of the season, we're taking a tour through some of the lesser-known vampire folklore around the world. But just because they don't fit the stereotype we've come to know and love does not mean these stories are any less terrifying. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing and research by Alex Robinson,…
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Once, they said witches walked at midnight...not because they were wicked, but because it was the only hour the world forgot to watch. In this special Halloween episode of The Forgotten Familiar, we return to the origins of the witch’s night, from the sacred fires of Samhain to the birth of Halloween, from healers branded as heretics to the quiet r…
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Get ready to dive into some seriously wild history because we’re about to spill the beans on Isobel Gowdie, a lady straight out of the Scottish Highlands, who dropped some jaw-dropping confessions about witchcraft back in 1662. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill ghost story, folks; Isobel laid down some real talk about her secret coven meetings, shape…
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In the FIFTIETH episode of the podcast (woohoo!!) we are covering a relevant topic considering the time of year...that of Jan Tregeagle! A particularly malevolent spirit in Cornish folklore. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/celticmythspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celticmythspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CelticMythsPod Music used at…
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When the Titans fell, the gods believed their reign unshakable. But deep within the wounded earth, Gaia mourned—and her grief became fury. From her sorrow rose Echidna, mother of monsters, and Typhon, the storm that would challenge Olympus itself. As fire and fury climb toward the heavens, Zeus faces his most terrifying foe yet. The skies split, th…
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Please Support Our Show: Join us on Substack Love KnotWork Storytelling? Your financial contribution helps me pay the amazing team that puts this show together. Subscribe to our newsletter Myth Is Medicine. Words Are Magic Samhain: the Celtic festival when the veil between the worlds is thin. It's the last harvest of the old year, the start of the …
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Is that a new tattoo did that piercing effing hurt?! In this episode of Susto, Ayden sits down with the artists of Lost Edge Tattoo in Austin to chat all things spooky, culture, and ink! (WHILE getting yatted up! Watch the full video on Youtube. Find Gabriels work here! Book with Lost Edge Tattoo! Special thank you to Aaron Martick for camera opera…
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Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World (Princeton UP, 2025) by Professor John Blair provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world’s most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteria—the vampire epidemic. In a spellbinding narrative, Dr. Blair takes readers from ancient Mesopotamia to present-d…
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What are the origins of keening for the dead? What is the history of Irish wakes? And why must you never put a coffin down on the way to the funeral? Anthony tells Maddy and special guest Dan Snow about the history of Irish funerary traditions. Edited by Tomos Delargy. Produced by Freddy Chick. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long. You can now watch A…
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It's Trick-or-Treat time in the Belief Hole, gang! And that can only mean one thing: another installment of "It Happened on Halloween"! Tonight we hear tangy true tales of a wiener dog demon mimic, a snake-eyed black basement “cat” rocking a chair with unnatural power, and angels holding the line against a "portal to hell" in the basement! From a S…
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Happy Halloween, Listeners! Join your Sirens as they deep dive into Patrick McHale's Over the Garden Wall. It's time to talk about the adventures of brothers' Wirt and Greg, as they trek through a mysterious forest trying to find their way home. Follow us on Instagram @StorySirensPodcast Support us on ko-fi.com/storysirens & become a Siren Seeker! …
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A village tale of predatory men and feminine secrets from Ghana, told by Daniel Allison. My new series of online Cave of Dreams events with Danica Boyce runs October 2025 to February 2026. Learn more here. Support the podcast by buying an ebook for the price of a cup of coffee here. Get my free full-colour Celtic Mythology Handbook here. Thanks for…
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Missouri's Old Lead Belt vampire--Orlin Eaton (maybe)--was accused of leaving his grave and poisoning children. While the historical record concerning Orlin was sketchy, the historical context is not: World War I was raging in Europe, child mortality was on the rise in the mining camps, Hungarian immigrants in the Lead Belt were held in suspicion, …
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Since it’s the week of Halloween, we’re breaking out a DOUBLE FEATURE URBAN LEGENDS EPISODE. There’s hauntings. There’s watery footprints. There’s a mysterious pit. Plus, it ends up being a haunted smells-centered episode, much to Amanda’s delight/fear. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, racism, drownin…
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Each Halloween, stories circulate of decorations that look disturbingly real, until someone realises theres a very good reason for that. The 'Halloween Hanging' story is often dismissed as an Urban Legend as scattered reports over the years have blurred fiction and fact, leaving many to wonder how much truth hides behind the tale. Join us as we dis…
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The leaves are falling and Samhain has come back around again. Luke explores Halloween traditions in Wales, the Irish Samhain hobby horse, and then kicks back with a reading of Ray Bradbury's dark Halloween classic, "The October Game" LukeLore is: Luke Greensmith - Writer/Host/Researcher Brennan Storr - Production/Editing Links: Luke on Twitter:⁠⁠⁠…
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Hidden somewhere in the foothills of Virginia, a fortune in gold and silver may still lie buried beneath the red clay. In the 1820s, a man named Thomas J. Beale claimed to have hidden an enormous treasure—and left behind three coded messages that revealed its location. Two centuries later, no one has ever been able to solve them all. Was it real? A…
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Here we are at the final episode of October. If this is your first time tuning in, welcome! We've been serving up horror fiction all month long. Two stories per episode, twice a week, with author insights and listener discount codes. We're closing out the month and the season with two novels. Justin Holley's Unseen Gods, and Ramsey Campbell's An Ec…
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When the war between the Olympians and Titans ended, the world itself had to be divided. In this episode, we explore how Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots to claim the sky, sea, and underworld—and how this fateful division shaped the balance of power among the gods. From Olympus to the depths of Tartarus, discover how the realms of the divine wer…
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This week we look at the daimonic goddess Styx, who is a personification of the river in Hades, but is also associated with Hatred. Her children are Victory, Force, and Rivalry, and Zeus rewarded her help in the Titanomachy by making the gods swear oaths upon her waters. Why do the qualities of a valiant warrior have their origin in a god of hatred…
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Hey hey, my lore-loving weirdos… grab your lanterns, your lace bonnets, and your emotional support gin — because tonight, we’re heading back to 1803 London, where a ghost panic got so real it ended with an actual murder trial. Before the Tube, before streetlights, and definitely before therapy, the sleepy village of Hammersmith found itself haunted…
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At the heart of their dual history and shared rivalry, this pair of midwestern cities hides a darker common ground, and the stories that live there are more than a little frightening. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Andrew Kelleher and research by Cassandra de Alba. ————————— Lore Resources: Episode Music: lorepodcast.com/mus…
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