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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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S5 Ep38: Loremen S5Ep38 - Bedtime Stories at the...

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2024/06/27

The Loremen have been transported back to the Midnight Library, and Miranda has a selection of bonecurdling bedtime stories to horrify and delight you. These are original tales from the shelves of the Midnight Library, and they get rather grisly. Younger listeners and the timid-of-ear be warned! Content Warning: body horror and sound effects LoreBoys nether say die! Join us for another Loremen Live at The Bill Murray in

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38:24

Loremen S5Ep37 - The High Peak Beast

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2024/06/20

If you manage to guess the nature of this episode's cryptid then please write in and claim your prize! Inspired by Steve Cliffe's Moor Mysteries, James and Alasdair return to Derbyshire's Peak District. The Loremen are on the hunt for stones adorned with strange carvings. We're on the hunt for the truth about Parma Violets. And we are on the hunt for the most surprising beast in the podcast's history. You are going to be stunned. Don't look at the episode graphic. This episode was edited

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37:09

S5 Ep37: Loremen S5Ep37 - The High Peak Beast

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/06/20

If you manage to guess the nature of this episode's cryptid then please write in and claim your prize!Inspired by Steve Cliffe's Moor Mysteries, James and Alasdair return to Derbyshire's Peak District. The Loremen are on the hunt for stones adorned with strange carvings. We're on the hunt for the truth about Parma Violets. And we are on the hunt for the most surprising beast in the podcast's history. You are going to be stunned. Don't look at the episode graphic. This episode was edited by

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45:13

Loremen S5Ep36 - The Old Man of Monterey Bay

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2024/06/13

The Loremen return to the good old U S of America. Inspired by a gift from a listener, the boys head to Monterey Bay, CA, and tangle with a whole bunch of sea beasts. (Or should that be school? Pod? Flock? What is the collective noun for aquatic cryptids?) We meet the monkey-faced Old Man of Monterey (AKA Bobo) and some real-life red-haired sea serpents. So join us, under the sea! It's enchanting!* *Yes that is a veiled Back To The Future reference. Yes, James wrote this blurb. This episode was

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45:13

S5 Ep36: Loremen S5Ep36 - The Old Man of Monterey Bay

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/06/13

The Loremen return to the good old U S of America.Inspired by a gift from a listener, the boys head to Monterey Bay, CA, and tangle with a whole bunch of sea beasts. (Or should that be school? Pod? Flock? What is the collective noun for aquatic cryptids?) We meet the monkey-faced Old Man of Monterey (AKA Bobo) and some real-life red-haired sea serpents. So join us, under the sea! It's enchanting!* *Yes that is a veiled Back To The Future reference. Yes, James wrote this blurb. This episode was

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31:50

Loremen S5Ep35 - Oxford Mysteries LIVE Part 2 (with...

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2024/06/06

The Loremen lived again - again! This is part two of the episode recorded in Oxford (the Cambridge of Oxfordshire) as part of the Saint Audio Podcast Festival. James takes Alasdair and a live lorefolk audience on a tour of Oxford, this time courtesy of John Richardson's Oxford & County Ghost Stories. In Part 2, the boys encounter a couple of workmen's ghosts up the Woodstock Road and James manages to squeeze in a bonus story that he had ran out of time to tell in the live. The full Livestream is

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30:35

S5 Ep35: Loremen S5Ep35 - Oxford Mysteries LIVE Part...

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/06/06

The Loremen lived again - again! This is the second installment of the live show recorded in Oxford (famed birthplace of the comma) as part of the Saint Audio Podcast Festival. James guides our live audience around the spooky environs of Oxford, this time courtesy of John Richardson's Oxford & County Ghost Stories.In Part 2, the boys encounter a pair of workmen's ghosts up the Woodstock Road, we witness a clay-tastrophe and James manages to squeeze in a bonus story that he had ran out of time

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28:53

S5 Ep34: Loremen S5Ep34 - Oxford Mysteries LIVE Part 1

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2024/05/30

The Loremen lived again! This episode was recorded in Oxford (the Cambridge of Oxfordshire) as part of the Saint Audio Podcast Festival. James takes Alasdair and a live lorefolk audience on a tour of the county, courtesy of Mike White's book The Ox-Files. In Part 1, the boys encounter an apparition in Burford, a haunted cellar and a teeny-tiny crocodile (deceased). Apologies in advance for James's American accent. Part 2 is coming next week, but if you can't wait then the full Livestream is

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43:18

S5 Ep33: Loremen S5Ep33 - Bamburgh Castle and The...

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2024/05/23

Welcome to Bamburgh Castle! Make yourself at home, especially if you're name's Lancelot du Lac. Don't mind the enormous venom-spitting toad. There's a funny story behind that, actually. It's the Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh...The boys visit Bamburgh, possibly England's most dramatic castle, rising up from the waves on a volcanic dolerite outcrop. And the legends surrounding the ancient Northumbrian settlement are no less dramatic. We're talking phoney ballads, wicked stepmothers, loathsome

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52:27

S5 Ep32: Loremen S5Ep32 - Cheddar Gorge with Richard...

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2024/05/16

Richard Herring, a comedian who straddles England's North/South divide like a podcasting colossus, joins the boys for a deep dive into one of Somerset's deepest dives. It's Cheddar Gorge! Somerset's answer to the question, "Which Somerset attraction is almost as good as Wookey Hole?" Prepare to meet the Witches of Pocklington, the Devil (himself), grumpy gravediggers and what might be the birth of a new cryptid... You can catch Richard on his Can I Have My Ball Back? UK Tour. And please give

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35:30

S5 Ep31: Loremen S5Ep31 - Gregor MacGregor, The...

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2024/05/09

The Loreboys meet the audacious Scottish con man "Sir" Gregor MacGregor. Calling himself the Cazique of Poyais, this charismatic ex-soldier is the mastermind behind a debacle that will make Fyre Island look like Centre Parcs. He's selling land and government bonds belonging to the Central American kingdom of Poyais. The big problem being: Poyais doesn't exist. The year is 1823, and this South Sea bubble is going to pop. Around 170 victims of the scam will die. But will Scotland's biggest hoaxter

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45:07

S5 Ep30: Loremen S5Ep30 - Hunting the Werewolf on...

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2024/05/02

Where wolves? James attempts to answer that question with a midnight excursion to Cannock Chase. This Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is home to a range of distinctly unnatural creatures. We're talking lycanthropes, black eyed children, numerous UFOs and at least one pigman. In fact, there are many reports of uncanny incidents in Cannock Chase, James went all the way to Staffordshire to investigate. Alas, our intrepid loreboy encountered a much more human phenomenon. SAUCINESS WARNING: This

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40:30

S5 Ep29: Loremen S5Ep29 - The Japanese Tree With A...

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2024/04/25

Thersa Matsuura of Uncanny Japan joins the Loreboys for a tale with more human faces than you've had hot dinners with human faces*. We look at a bunch of Yōkai that can take a look right back at us. From fish with a face to a blister with a kisser, these jinmen will give you the jitters. Especially the fish, because they're real. (No seriously... there are videos.) * Unless you dine exclusively on McCain's Smiles. Join us for another Loremen Live in Oxford on 25th

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35:11

S5 Ep28: The Clutching Hands of Blakemere Pool, Peak...

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2024/04/18

James lures Alasdair back down to the water's edge for an Important Mermaid Update! The Hayfield Mermaid first appeared in Series 2 (get up to speed here). Somehow, the Loreboys managed to overlook yet another freshwater mermaid in a nearby bottomless pool. And the grasping creature that dwells in the waters of Blakemere has a heck of a backstory.It's Hayfield Mermaids 2: Mere-lectric Mere-galoo! Disclaimer: some of this episode's "breaking news" is at least 40 years old. Join us for another

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44:10

S5 Ep27: Loremen S5Ep27 - Leicester Fairies, Nuns,...

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2024/04/11

This year's live show at the Leicester Comedy festival was a delight. The lorefolk were in fine form and James rustled up a folkloric feast, including 'facts' from Geoffrey Hodson's 1925 book Fairies at Work and at Play.Sadly, fairy mischief meant that our recorder batteries died towards the end of the show, so the final portion of this episode has been reconstructed from a low-quality backup. You'll hardly notice! Unless you listen to the episode, in which case you'll definitely notice. Why not

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44:06

S5 Ep26: Loremen S5Ep26 - Huntigowk Day and the Loch...

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2024/04/04

April is the time for fooling, especially in Scotland where the first of the month is Huntigowk Day: a day for tartan paint, long stands and other bootless errands. James and Alasdair (a pair of anti-prank killjoys) spent this April Fool's investigating Loch Ness, a body of water which has seen more than its share of hoaxes. But one monster prank from April 1st 1972 really takes the cake. Is that cake? Or is it an enormous, half-defrosted elephant seal? Find out when the Loreboys meet an English

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46:23

S5 Ep25: Loremen S5Ep25 - The Beast of Belper and the...

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2024/03/28

The cats from Long Cat Media came back! Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen (who are so award-nominated they seem to have gained another nomination since last week) return. And they bring with them a first-hand sighting of a cryptid. That's right, Laurence saw Derbyshire's elusive Beast of Belper. Meanwhile, James Shakeshaft has not been shake-shirking his research duties. He's on the trail of the Surrey Puma, and he's found photographic evidence that will blow you away (if you've never seen a

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44:02

S5 Ep24: Loremen S5Ep24 - Black Shuck with Long Cat...

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2024/03/21

The cats from Long Cat Media lure the Loreboys to the wild, wild east. Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen (the excessively award-nominated podcasters behind Mockey Manor and Magenta Presents) are on the trail of a hound with a thunderous bark and eyes like saucers. It's a terrifying beast that can turn even the bravest churchgoer into a quivering, crumpled crisp packet of a man... Yes, this episode brings the Loremen face-to-snout with East Anglia's infamous Black Shuck! And we welcome back Old

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37:54

S5 Ep23: Loremen S5Ep23 - The Black Dog of Devon and...

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2024/03/14

[RECORD SCRATCH] I suppose you're wondering how we got here? Well, it all started when James told Alasdair the story of a spectral hound that dwells on the border of Devon and Dorset. (AKA In-Dorset and Next-Dorset.) A sighting of the black dog could be a bad omen, but it might just make you rich. (There is actually a third option, but that involves helium and a peculiarly shaped nozzle...) No dogs were inflated during the recording of this episode. Join us for another Loremen Live in Oxford on

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45:50

S5 Ep22: Loremen S5Ep22 - Mr Stead and the Coal House...

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2024/03/07

What does it sound like when a spooky story has James Shakeshaft quaking in his (big giant's) boots? You'll find out in this episode, because Alasdair has torn two hair-raising mysteries from the pages of W. T. Stead's book of Real Ghost Stories.Meet a hard-as-nails northern ghost in a train station cellar, and swim frantically away from the eyeless lady of Willington Mill. Grab your gilets and slankets, and prepare for your spine to be tingled and/or chilled. Content Warning: References to self

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