Lore

Lore is a bi-weekly podcast (now also a TV show and 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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History

Lore 265: Friend or Faux

Episode Date: October 21, 2024

Many animals in the world of folklore are inventions designed to fulfill one purpose or another. But if the stories are true, some of those inventions...

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Legends 38: Fife & Drum

Episode Date: October 14, 2024

We’ve all heard that war often leaves a few ghost stories in its wake. As proof, we offer a key territory in America’s most formative conflict…and all...

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Episode 264: Engine Trouble

Episode Date: October 7, 2024

Humans have always had a need for speed. But whether we got our fix in the ancient world, or on modern roads, the results have often turned out to be...

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Legends 37: An Apple a Day

Episode Date: September 30, 2024

Folklore grows. It has roots that run deep and branches that stretch out far and wide. The stories we pluck from it are fruit, in more ways than one—a...

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History

Lore 263: Elementary

Episode Date: September 23, 2024

When we talk about the intersection of history and folklore, few individuals in history sat themselves so firmly on that target like well-known one ma...

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Legends 36: Strike it Rich

Episode Date: September 16, 2024

Legends 36: Strike It Rich Few human characteristics generate more legends than our greed and corruption. So it should be no surprise that entire town...

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Lore 262: Broken Lines

Episode Date: September 9, 2024

Some of the darker stories in history take generations to develop, coming down to us over the years one broken piece at a time. And the best way to en...

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Legends 35: A Clean Death

Episode Date: September 2, 2024

Some of the most terrifying legends in history come from one place: beneath the shadow of an executioner. Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with...

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Lore 261: Attraction

Episode Date: August 26, 2024

Folklore is often confined to circles around the campfire or whispered stories at slumber parties. But for a time in America, people turned folklore i...

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Legends 34: All American

Episode Date: August 19, 2024

The legends that are unique to America might be newer than some, but they still pack a powerful punch. But however familiar they might be, there’s alw...

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Lore 260: Ghostwriter

Episode Date: August 12, 2024

Our deep desire to connect to the world of the dead has taken humanity down some fantastic roads, but few compare to the stories that came out of the...