

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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May 6, 2021 • 29min
S3 Ep66: Loremen S3 Ep66 - Hand of Glory
If you've executed a criminal and are wondering what to do with their hands, why not get crafting and make yourself a Hand of Glory? This burglar's multi-tool is purported to do all sorts, though the evidence points (like a dead highwayman's cadaverous finger) towards them not really working at all.
This episode was originally a livestream, and features a reading from notorious former-guest Chris Cantrill. The good news is, he's not reading poetry. The bad news is, James is.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Apr 28, 2021 • 8min
Hand of Glory Recipe Minisode
Unlike a normal trailer this features all sorts of bits that won't be in the actual thing!
Join us at http://www.twitch.tv/loremempod on 29 April at 8pm BST for Livestream fun!
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Apr 22, 2021 • 35min
S3 Ep65: Loremen S3 Ep65 - The Isle of Thanet
Ah, the Isle of Thanet! A place of great antiquity. Some say its name comes from "Ynys Thanatos" - the Isle of the Dead - a folkloric curio which James totally neglects to mention, and instead spends most of the episode talking about rollercoasters. But the ups-and-downs of Thanet don't end there. We also have an over-hyped hero, a touchy ghost and someone called Erminburga. Plus at least one "fun fact" and minimum two murdered princes. (The standard Loremen ratio.)
Loreboys nether say die!
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Apr 15, 2021 • 35min
S3 Ep64: Loremen S3 Ep64 - Robin Ince - Grim's Ditch
Robin Ince (R4's Infinite Monkey Cage & The Cosmic Shambles Network) takes the Loremen for a meander along Grim's Ditch. On the way, they encounter everything from 1970s horror films to 1970s folk horror films. Plus some very lazy ghosts, a prophetic river and a film franchise that will doubtless rival the great trilogies (Back To The Future, The Godfather and Big Momma's).
Loreboys nether say die!
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Apr 8, 2021 • 33min
S3 Ep63: Loremen S3 Ep63 - April Fools' LIVE
Those mischievous Loremen celebrated April Fools' Day the only way they know how: a live stream! Listen in for tales of impossible frogs, the dangers of 'lad banter' and, of course, dead body hijinks. Think of this episode as a sort of Bank Holiday Weekend at Bernie's.
*MOOIE WARNING KLAXON:* Mooie warning.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Mar 31, 2021 • 10min
Fool Stream Trailer
A wee one about the live stream tomorrow (April 1st)
Includes the first part of a puzzle that will be solved within said live stream.
In the usual place...
Twitch.tv/loremenpod
We are NOT pranking you
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Mar 25, 2021 • 36min
S3 Ep62: Loremen S3 Ep62 - Pitcairn Island
Alasdair takes us to the most remote (inhabited) place on earth! Prepare yourself for mutineers, Neo-Pagans and a giant glass ball full of noisome gases. We meet Thursday October Christian and discover that paradise is not all it's cracked up to be.
There's a lot to learn from this episode: when not to go to a party, how many Chuckle Brothers there were, and which is better, Tahiti or Norfolk?
Loreboys nether say die!
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Mar 18, 2021 • 32min
S3 Ep61: Loremen S3 Ep61 - The Birdcage, Thame
James has dug up a genuinely spooky inn-based tale this week. The Birdcage is a 600+ year old public house with a fearsome ghost, a horrible history and a serious pigeon problem. Be warned, this ghost frightens women, children, Australians and pornographers alike.
The Loreboys also encounter Batman's shabbiest foe, and wilfully denigrate the filmography of a beloved comic actor. (Sorry, Robin Williams.)
Loreboys nether say die!
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Mar 11, 2021 • 37min
S3 Ep60: Loremen S3 Ep60 - Amy Gledhill - Brother Jucundus
Old York, Old York. So York they named it York. Amy Gledhill (Radio 2, The Delightful Sausage, A Lovely Time) joins the Loreboys to delve into the story of York's original party animal: Brother Jucundus. He was a monk-about-town who took a little more of the holy spirit than was good for him. "Up, up, up we go!"
This episode features a cut-out-and-keep joke that listeners can say whenever they are in York. (Unless James Shakeshaft is also in York, in which case he will be saying it.)
Have A Lovely Time here
Loreboys nether say die!
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Mar 4, 2021 • 36min
S3 Ep59: Loremen S3 Ep59 - The Edinburgh Castle Mystery
King Jimmy the 1st and/or 6th of England and/or Scotland had quite a rough ride, from “witnessing” a political assassination in utero to being attacked by the world’s rudest cat. This monarch’s silver spoon was something of a double-edged sword (like that special knife designed for cutting grapefruit and/or your tongue). In fact, some believe that little Jim Royal didn’t make it out of short trousers.
Will the Loreboys solve the Edinburgh Castle Mystery? [Inhales sharply through teeth like a builder] “we could mate, but it’ll cost ya…”
PS: These are Hula Hoops
Content Warning: The themes of this episode include infant mortality.
Loreboys nether say die!
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