Podcast Episodes

Somerset Sects

Season 6 Episode 40

The boys discover a peculiar cult boasting not one, but two Jesuses. Yowzah! Must be pretty awkward at Christmas. James whisks Alasdair off to the commune of the Agapemonites: a scandalous Victorian…

Published on 3 hours ago

Keeping Austin Weird

Season 6 Episode 39

James and Alasdair do their absolute darndest to keep Austin at least a little bit odd with this selection of spooky tales from that Texan bastion of peculiarity.

SPOILER ALERT: we get the fairy tale…

Published on 1 week ago

Vicky's Ticker

Season 6 Episode 38

Queen Victoria, the second longest Queen of England (at the time of recording), escaped death on numerous occasions. But did she ever explore the spirit world? Alasdair recounts an series of (attempt…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Gold Hoard of the Great Ants

Season 6 Episode 37

Alasdair bedazzles James with tales of gold-digging ants. Did we mention these creatures were also massive? And deadly? Well, they were! Beginning with an Old English legend from Hana Videen's bestia…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Little Man in the Red Cap

Season 6 Episode 36

Are the paths of Wiltshire stalked by a pagan deity in disguise? Usually on Loremen we recount tales that are seldom told, but this week is different. The legend of the Peaked Red One was, in fact, t…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Witches of Leigh-on-Sea with Amy Matthews

Season 6 Episode 35

Comedian and podcaster Amy Matthews takes the Loreboys on a spooky tour of her Essex hometown. From Bell Wharf to Doom Pond, Leigh-on-Sea is no stranger to strange goings-on. But what's the truth beh…

Published on 1 month ago

Pluckley, the Hauntedest Village

Season 6 Episode 34

It's Britain's most haunted village, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Pluckley in Kent is replete with legends and thick wi' ghosts. James leads Alasdair through your basic Pluckley hauntin…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Hy Brasil with the Map Men

Season 6 Episode 33

The Loremen meet the Map Men. Yes, it's the crossover we can only assume people have been clamouring for! Jay and Mark joined us to discuss the mythical island / clerical error known (amongst other t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Black Rains of Slains

Season 6 Episode 32

Storm's comin', and it is quite literally "mucky out". Alasdair forecasts peculiar precipitation with spells of weird science. The black rains that fell on one small Scottish parish in the 1860s have…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beware Cambridge with Matt Stewart

Season 6 Episode 31

Matt Stewart (Do Go On Pod, Who Knew It? With Matt Stewart) joins James as Alasdair is laid-low having lost his voice. Matt is about to launch his UK tour and James gives him a stern warning about th…

Published on 2 months ago