

Loremen Podcast
Loremen Podcast
Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
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Jan 11, 2024 • 1h 27min
S5 Ep15: Loremen S5Ep15 - 2023 Almanac Part 2
And lo! The six top episodes of 2023 (as selected by the Lorefolk via patreon.com/loremenpod) appeared!
Lets see which tales were tall enough to make the cut:
06: Strawberry Hill Gothic
05: The Tanuki with Yuriko Kotani
04: Cornwall's Loneliest Vicar
03: The Ghostbusting Parsons of Penzance
02: The Croglin Grange Vampire
01: The Wold Rangers with Amy Gledhill
And stay tuned at the end for a spooky bonus from Bec Hill's episode...
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Jan 4, 2024 • 52min
S5 Ep14: Loremen S5Ep14 - 2023 Almanac Part 1
What a year! James and Alasdair are counting down the top 14 (fourteen) episodes of 2023 (twenty twenty-three). This is only part one, so prepare yourself for eight of our highlights from last year. (Yes, it would have made more sense to do seven, but we got carried away.)
If you don't want to know the results, look away now...
14: The Spitting Ghost of Haddon Hall
13: Denizens of Another World
12: The Vampyre with Sacha Coward
11: The Devil's Hoofprints
10: The Queen Rat with Tom Mayhew
09: The Flaming Head of Norton Mill
08: The Denham Tracts
07: Kelpies of Kintyre
There's also a cameo from Geordie Samuel L. Jackson.
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Dec 26, 2023 • 22min
Xmas Pig with The Quantum Mechanics!
It's Pig Boxing Day! Do you box a pig? Or put a pig in a box? We simply don't know.
Instead of worrying about that, listen to the final Xmas Pig special. James meets up with Pete and Ben from The Quantum Mechanics podcast to share a story about an absolute pig of a bridegroom...
As ever, join us on the Patreon (www.patreon.com/loremenpod) for exclusive behind-the-scenes material. James put a lot of work into these Xmas Pig episodes, surely he has earned a spoonful of gruel? (Alasdair didn't lift a finger to help. Don't think about that!)
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Dec 25, 2023 • 22min
Xmas Pig with Danny Robins!
As a special Xmas treat, we're joined by the spooky podmaster himself - Danny Robins. The Loreboys introduce Mr. Uncanny to a couple of chilling, pig-tinged tales! Are you Team Xmas or Team Pig?
This episode is a lot of fun, and you can listen to exclusive behind-the-scenes stuff by joining us at www.patreon.com/loremenpod
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Dec 24, 2023 • 28min
Xmas Pig with Maso!
For the third pig of Xmas, the Loremen gave to me... The Weekly Planet's Nick Mason! Maso drops in to hear an Arthurian legend that miiiiiiiight be linked to an absolute ledge from modern-day Australia.
Enjoy! And don't forget to join the Patreon if you want Xmas pig bonuses including behind-the-scenes audio! Visit patreon.com/loremenpod to support this nonsense.
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Dec 23, 2023 • 27min
Xmas Pig with Bethan Briggs-Miller!
It's the second day of the Five Pigs of Xmas. James is joined by Bethan from the Eerie Essex podcast for a few Xmas pigs in a blanket (of folklore). Grab a sausage roll (vegan, of course) and enjoy these hamtastic tales!
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Dec 22, 2023 • 23min
Xmas Pig with Sunil!
Xmas Pig everyone! This episode features everyone's favourite Sunil Patel - it's Sunil Patel! In the first of five festive specials, we explore the tale of a relatively obscure saint and a herd of porcine cowboy builders in Dorset. Endorse it? No, we forgot to do that joke.
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Dec 21, 2023 • 13min
Xmas Pig 2023 (2023) Pre Livestream Minisode
Get excited! We will be Livestreaming at 830pm GMT (330pm ET) an Xmas Pig Porktacular! at youtube.com/loremenpodcast subscribe and ding the bell for updates!
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Dec 14, 2023 • 28min
S5 Ep13: Loremen S5Ep13 - The Spitting Ghost of Haddon Hall
Ewww! A low stakes, gross ghost! James tells ABK about some well-documented (but not encouraged) ghosts from Derbyshire.
Something about the formerly-ruined building of Haddon Hall has stirred the poetic side of James. He even reads out a bit of what some would consider poetry, or indeed poesie*. This episode also features the stunning debut of brand new character "Geordie Samuel L Jackson".
*If you're from the past, before the invention of the letter T.
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Dec 7, 2023 • 38min
S5 Ep12: Loremen S5Ep12 - The Hollow of the Seckyban
If you’re walking home late one night, and you hear something rolling along beside you – beware! You might have encountered the Sac Bàn - AKA the Seckyban or the White Sack. Alasdair chills James to his marrow with the legend of a creature who rolls around the byways of Scotland like an angry pudding. You see, a sighting of the White Sack means death!
From the Hollow of the White Sack to the Creagan Change House, this episode features several dodgy pronunciations, sixteen old men, two noms de plume, and the longest trip to the off license in folklore history.
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