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Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

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Feb 20, 2025 • 5min

Throwback Thursday: Tomorrow's History According to AI

Way back when we asked our future digital overlords what they thought Wales would be like in the future and you know what, it was a bit of a laugh. So here it is again to drum up a few more of those downloads that we equate with love and self value. Enjoy. Listen to the full ramblings of a mad robot here, you won't be disappointed.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 34min

A Saintly Second Pass: Dewi Sant/Saint David

The day of Wales' patron saint is fast approaching and being as those Anglo-fascists next door won't let the good people of Cymru have a day off for it to get merry we thought the least we could do is have another go at educating the masses on the day's namesake. Hit play and revel in the miracles of the good Dewi Sant. Yes, one of them is another bastard healing spring. What's more saintly than buying merch, following us on socials or joining our insta?
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Feb 16, 2025 • 42min

111. Welsh True Crime: Operation Seal Bay

While the Welsh are known for their poetry, songs and national resilience, an often overlooked element of the nation is the gosh darn bloodhounds that fill up the ranks of rural police. Luckily, we're here to shed some light on this exact subject and talk about how small time law enforcement took down some big time, drug dealing crims. Merch, extra Patreon content and socials await you, just a click away.
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Feb 13, 2025 • 5min

Throwback Thursday: Macsen Wledig/Magnus Maximus

Come dear listeners, gather round for another tale of podcasts past. This time we've got a snippet from when we talked about the ancestor of many a Welsh king and Prince and subject of the banger that is Dafydd Iwan's Yma o Hyd. Listen to the full episode here because as usual the clip we've given you had zero to do with the episode title.
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Feb 9, 2025 • 1h 1min

110. Welsh True Crime with Wines and Crimes

We've got a right treat for you this week, we've combined a subtle hint of inept drunk Welsh historians with notes of genuine professionals in their field and baby, it is a potent brew.Hit play you slaggy bunch and listen to innuendos, horrific crime and tales of Newport Market. Get involved with Wine and Crime here, they're good people. And be top humans and follow them on their Insta.Or get involved with us more here in the form of merch, socials and Patreon.
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Feb 6, 2025 • 9min

Throwback Thursday: The Steeltown Murders

Today we dive back into the pool of time once more to revisit the first true crime episode we ever did do. If the taster, containing anecdotes of both Australia and Birmingham, primed you for a delve into a Welsh serial killer then click here for the full episode.
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Feb 2, 2025 • 1h 5min

109. The Making of the Mabiniogion Game with Stevan Anastasoff

If Tales for Wales were a fish and you were looking to catch us, what might be the best bait? Well we'd say this weeks guest has created a very convincing lure by combining our love of gaming with out love of old Welsh mythology. Check out Tales of the Mabinogion on Steam here and don't forget to add it to your Wishlist, you little scamps.You can also join the mega brain behind this project on Discord here.Bonus Tales for Wales content, socials and our beautiful merch all available here.
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Jan 30, 2025 • 14min

Throwback Thursday: Knowing Me Knowing You 2

In the crosshairs of the past today we have one of the many episodes where we couldn't be bothered to research something proper so decided to talk about funny anecdotes from our own personal histories instead. If you want to hear the rest of the shenanigans then click this bad boy for the full eppy.
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Jan 26, 2025 • 30min

108. Bill Frost - The First Man to Fly

The Welsh have often been the first to achieve great feats but thanks to the multiple shoe in's we've taken as a country over the years, news of these achievements tends not to travel far. Well kiss your mammies and thank your lucky stars because Tales for Wales is here to set the record straight. Whether it's discovering tarmac, America or how to sail upon the wind, you'll find the Cymry are always pushing the envelope. You can flaunt your Welsh history prowess as well as your podcast taste by grabbing some of our merch. We've got extra content on our socials and Patreon and all you spoilt buggers.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 4min

Throwback Thursday: Captain Morgan and the Ruse of Lake Maracaibo

You know the drill by now. It's a Thursday. It's a throwback. It's Throwback Thursday. This week it's our second go talking about the infamous Captain Morgan and a cheeky fast one he pulled back in the day. Naturally the clip is just Jack talking about dumb dumbs at a Jack Whitehall concert.Full episode is here for you lovelies if you fancy it.

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