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The 40k Lorecast

The 40k Lorecast is a weekly dive into all the Lore that surrounds Warhammer 40k. Brad Chester and John will take you on a deep dive into everything that is the lore of the Warhammer 40k Universe. Our weekly podcast is dedicated to exploring the rich lore of the Warhammer 40k universe, diving deep into the stories, characters, and events that make this universe so captivating. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of the 41st

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Episode 159 - Dante pt 3 – The Devastation of Baal,...

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2026/10/05

On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of Dante. We spend most of the Episode talking about the events of the Devastation of Baal. From the opening Salvo as Dante tries to delay the incoming hive fleet, through Dante and the remaining survivors furious charge out into the Tyranid lines. We also spend some time jumping over to the moons of Baal as the Flesh Tearers and Knights of Blood make their own stand. We then cover the conclusion of the conflict with the arrival of both Guilliman and

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Episode 158 - Dante pt 2 – Are the tales of Dante...

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2026/09/28

On today’s cast we continue our coverage of Dante. With his arrival as newly anointed Chapter Master of the Blood Angels and his rebuilding of the chapter. From there we dive deep into the legends of Dante, from killing Skarbrand, to fighting orks on a mountain of dead orks, to being the killing blow on numerous Chaos forces (everything from lords, to sorcerers, all the way to more daemon princes). We then close out with the opening engagements that led to the devastation of Baal and Dante having to

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Episode 157 - Dante pt 1 – How the lessons learned...

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2026/09/21

On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Luis Dante, the oldest and most storied of all the Space Marine Chapter Masters. We open obviously with his origins on Baal Secundus and his experiences in the trials of the Blood Angels. From there we follow his path from Neophyte to sergeant, to captain, and eventually to Chapter Master of the Blood Angels. But more importantly we focus on the many lessons he learns along the journey and how they shape him into the great leader he is

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Episode 156 - Armageddon pt 3 – Ghaz goes all in on...

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2026/09/14

On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the 2nd war of Armageddon. With the events of Hades Hive driving Ghaz crazy, including some fun response to an attempted air assault. So much so what he fails to notice the imperial forces bearing down on him. From there we cover the turning of the war in the favor of the defenders. After that we follow Ghaz and Yarrick in the actions after the war and how they lead up to the 3rd war.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur

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Episode 155 - Armageddon pt 2 – the orks are here,...

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2026/09/07

On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the second war of Armageddon with the Orks arrival on the planet and Von Strab’s immediate decision to make all the worst decisions possible about said arrival. From, just sending troops to their doom, to deciding that the orks would run away in fear from his greatness, and of course to his attempts at using thousand or so year old rockets. But, we then jump into the true hero of the imperium the great Commissar Yarrick, a man so brave and so stoic, only

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Episode 154 - Armageddon pt 1 – a planet that is a...

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2026/08/31

On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the 2nd war of Armageddon (seriously this place sucks!). With an opening on the planet itself, how it got there, how it is structured, and why it is so important. Then we jump (obviously) into the Steel Legion and their value to the imperium, as well as their unique way of “adhering” to the codex. From there we jump over to the origin story of the great and only Yarrick!! Only to then talk about the equally amazing but greener Ghaz! We then close out talking

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Episode 153 - The Tanith First and Only pt 4 - The...

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2026/08/24

On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Tanith first and only with a heavy dive into the events of the siege of Verghast. From the opening attack of Verunhive that exposed kind of all the failings of the leadership there. Through the constant meddling and politicking of the numerous lords and local commissars. Through the great victory brought about by Gaunt, his Tanith. And of course the ending of the book that made one of the host groan a the cheesiness of it all.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord

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Episode 152 - The Tanith First and Only pt 3 - The...

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2026/08/17

On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Tanith first and only with their continued luck on Sapencia which is both a weird and hilarious story at the same time. And then again on Monthax when they get the new company of an Inquisitor. But then we move onto the world of Verghast and set up what might me the most pivotal of all the conflicts the Tanith take part if during the Sabbat world Crusades. Talking about Hive civil wars, their causes, and how the imperium deals (or does not deal) with

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Episode 151 - The Tanith First and Only pt 2 -...

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2026/08/10

On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Tanith first and only and their leader Ibram Gaunt. We open with them entering Voltemand and their first interaction with Commander Stern, and Gaunt promptly not making friends there. We then do a little dive into the characters that make up the core of the Ghosts in the stories. After that we move onto the events of Bucephalon and another of the many “divine” interventions therein. After that we dive hard into their meetings and interactions with

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Episode 150 - The Tanith First and Only pt 1 - Origin...

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2026/08/03

On Today’s cast we begin talking about the Tanith first and only and their leader Ibram Gaunt. We open with the history of the Sabbat region, its origins and why it is called that. And then how the crusade into the region came to be. From there we jump over to Ibram Gaunt and his origin story, from the death of his father to his revenge of death of said father. Then of course we jump to Tanith to learn about the great forest folk of Tanith. And then we close with a little taste of Gaunt as his

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Episode 149 - Titan Legions pt 2 - Machine Spirits,...

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2026/07/27

On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Titan Legions. With a short dive into the machine spirit itself. From there we go into how the Titan legions go to war both with their Maniples as well as their support forces. Then we talk a bit more about the organization of the Legio Titanica before going over the history of them in the Heresy.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Shopify and use

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Episode 148 - Titan Legions pt 1 - The origins of...

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2026/07/20

On Today’s cast we open our coverage of the Titan Legions. With a short dive into the origins of Mars and a hilarious GW story of a dragon. From there we talk about the Titans them selves, what they are, their grand size, their machine spirit that is totally not an AI, and more. We also jump into the different sizes and types of titans and then close out with the original forming of the LegionsPatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and

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Episode 147 - Word Bearers pt 4 - Erebus loses his...

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2026/07/13

On Today’s cast we close out our coverage of the Word Bearers. Opening with the tail end of the Hersey with Layak’s arrival on the scene. Then jump over to Erebus’ terrible plan of converting Sanguinius (why would that have ever worked). And then of course over to Lorgar trying to use Fulgrim to usurp Horus. We then get into the Word Bearers post Heresy quite a bit as their actions there are both fun and telling of their real role in modern 40k.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro

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Episode 146 - Word Bearers pt 3 - Heresy is a go, but...

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2026/07/06

On Today’s cast we dive even further into the Word Bearer lore, starting with the outbreak of the Heresy. And how both Lorgar and Erebus begin to set themselves up for different paths in the Heresy. We then travel to Calth as the Word Bearers both succeed and fail at the mission given them (Kor Phaeron off the top rope for the failure!). And then over to Nuceria where both Lorgar and Erebus make moves to aid Khorne in finding a different worthy champion.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our

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Episode 145 - Word Bearers pt 2 - The emperor's...

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2026/06/29

On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Word Bearers with Lorgar taking over his legion and promptly decided to tell the galaxy how awesome his dad is. And then we cover the Emperor’s response to such worship (spoiler alter it was not positive). Luckily the story gets awesome then as Lorgar goes on his journey to the eye of terror to Cadia, and to learn the truth of the galaxy. We then close out with him sending the Serrated Suns into the eye of terror and his subsequent

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Episode 144 - The Word Bearers pt 1 - The creation of...

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2026/06/22

On today’s cast we start our coverage of the Word Bearers. With their original founding as the Imperial Heralds and their role as the Emperor’s enforcers on the imperial truth. From there we jump over to Colchis for some fun Lorgar and Covenant action as Lorgar unites a planet into the belief in the gods. And then of course those two groups meet. We then close out with one of the most consequential characters in all of 40k Erebus.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur

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Episode 143 - Legion of the Damned, yeah turns out...

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2026/06/15

On today’s cast we take a trip into the Legion of the Damned. A super fun and exciting space marine faction that got their own codex in 6th edition, and then promptly were removed from the game due to being horribly OP. We go over what they are, how they function in the galaxy and what is kind of known about them. We then review the three main theories on their origin with a little bit of us theorizing about what we believe them to be.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad

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Bonus Episode - Our Takes on 11th Edition

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2026/06/12

Brad and John Discuss the Launch of 11th Edition with their excitement and reservations about some rule changes and updates to the game. Big thank you to other people for having GW give them advanced copies of the rules and then publishing them, because we sure as hell were not on that list of advanced copies... But we did get to review your stuff first before making this.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code

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Episode 142 - Space Hulks, yeah.... they can be kind...

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2026/06/08

On today’s cast we jump into the massive nightmares that are Space Hulks in the 41st Millenia. What they are, where they kind of come from (technically we don’t know). We also talk about how the different parts of the imperium interact with them (from lowly scrappers trying to make a fortune, through 1st company Space Marines). And they we jump into a bit on some of the more famous Space hulks through the lore.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord Link:Our WebsiteRetro RecallBrad ChannelOur Sponsors:* Check out

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Episode 141 - Raven Guard pt 3 - Isstvan 5 and the...

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2026/06/01

On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Raven Guard. Opening up with the events of Isstvan 5 and the almost destruction of the Legion. From there we follow Corax as he goes back to terra to get the original gene seed of his legion (unknowingly brining a bunch of Alpha Legion along). And then the events over the course of the rest of the Horus Heresy. Next we talk about Corax in the warp and the nightmare he has turned into for the traitors. We then close out with the more recent Raven Guard

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