Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

Nadolig Llawen to you all, our merry little listeners 🎄 We thought we'd capitalise on the yuletide season by leaning into the theme over the next few episodes and we thought we'd start with some of the mad Crimbo traditions from past and present Wales.Hit play and have a listen to how some of our Welsh brothers and sisters celebrated the season of goodwill, from your standard getting on the lash to physically abusing your nearest and dearest.Fancy giving us the timeless gift of money? Or the priceless gift of friendship by following our socials? Click here you soppy sods.

Ever been sat at the pub and thought "well golly gosh, what I would give for a bard to be strumming his lyre and giving us a song while I drink my pint"?Well tough shit because the royal form of bardic tradition in Wales ended in the 13th century thanks to some stroppy English king. If that fact leaves you as miffed as it did us, hit play and listen to us dedicate an episode to the forgotten Welsh students of rhyme and verse and a top notch Hungarian bloke who immortalised them in a poem.Write a poem of praise or a satirical stanza about us and post it to our socials.Roses are red, violets are blue, support the pod, chuck us a quid or two.

Back in the 1800's Wales had a surplus of ballsy legends and some of them fancied trading in the oppression of the English for the hardships of the South American frontier. If you like the idea of two booze hounds talking about it, but mainly getting side tracked and talking about how much we want a holiday in Patagonia, hit play and fill your boots. Argentina? Barely new her! If you think that kind of joke is as funny as we do, let us know on our socials.We're not planning a South American expedition but you can still donate to us here.

Ever wanted a catch all term for the otherworldly creatures that hail from Wales but can't keep up with the modern terminology because of the WOKE SOYBOY THOUGHT POLICE?Well worry no more because we've got a term that covers everything from an elf to a talking pig AKA your mum. Hit play and listen to how the mystic residents of this lovely country used to get things done back in the day.Get our notification (tinker)bell going by following our social.I do believe in donations, I do, I do. Help the pod you love by parting with your hard earned money here. Every donation will go towards helping us not have to drink filth like this.

We're sorry that we blue balled you all last week by only delivering half an episode but in our defence we're really bad at planning these out.And while we may be teases here at Tales for Wales, we always put out eventually. So hit play to listen to more myths from the magical land of Wales.Have you heard the legend of our social media presence? Check it out here.Want to turn yourself into a legend? Donate to the pod here.

That's right, the spirits have compelled us to milk the Halloween-y themes for a few more episodes by staying focused on the mystical, monstrous and spiritual side of Wales' past. Hit play and let us keep the story telling traditions of Wales alive but getting boozed up and burping semi coherent fables directly into your ear holes. Legend has it we have a social media presence? Dare you join us there?Enjoy our pissed up shenanigans? You can donate to the church of cans and Welsh history here 🙏

This week we're embracing one of the most well known pagan traditions by giving you bunch of goblins and ghoulies a special episode for Halloween AKA Calan Gaeaf AKA All Hallows Eve AKA All-Hallowmas🎃Hit play if you dare and listen to the chilling tale about a white devil terrorising a native population but not in a colonial way.TREAT us by following our socials.Help support your favourite pod by donating here, it's no TRICK.

Ever been down Cardiff Bay? You think it just popped into existence out of thin air? No. It took years of hard graft, failed regeneration projects and letting local communities down. Hit that tasty little triangle to hear us chat about how Cardiff Bay came to be and how it had a way cooler name back in the day. What do you think of this episode? Tiger YAY? or Tiger NAY? Let us know on our socials.Feeling frivolous and kind? You can donate to the pod here.

Anyone who was schooled in south Wales will have been to St. Fagans at some point but baby, let me tell ya, this isn't your standard year 7 school trip. Hit play and listen to how some people with their tongues up the monarch's arse fought some other people with their tongues up the government's arse.Are you a roughhouse royalist or prissy parliamentarian? Let us know on our socials you dweebs. We do not receive funding from the crown estate so if you fancy throwing some dollar dollar our way to support the pod you can part with your hard earned cash here.

Explore the vibrant quirks of Welsh culture, from fascinating trivia about the longest place name in Europe to the hilarious implications of cheese in medieval marriage. Delve into the historical tsunami of 1607 and Edgar Hooley’s invention of tarmac. The lively discussions also cover organ donation ethics and Wales’ role in American history. Wrapped in humor and camaraderie, it’s a delightful mix of obscurities and heartfelt stories that highlight the unique spirit of Wales!