• 2 minutes 1 second
    Deeper Lore: 306 (111, 127, & 136)

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    21 May 2026, 5:01 am
  • 32 minutes 8 seconds
    Lore 306: Disorienting

    Some folklore can be very confusing, which can cause a lot of fear. Which was exactly the point for this specific realm of ancient belief and tradition. Just try not to get lost.

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    18 May 2026, 5:01 am
  • 26 minutes 13 seconds
    Legends 79: Lone Scar

    The bigger the space, the more room there seems to be for ghosts. So it shouldn't be a surprise that there's lots of chills to be had in the Lone Star State.

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    11 May 2026, 5:01 am
  • 2 minutes 7 seconds
    Deeper Lore: 305 (42, 106, & 180)

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    7 May 2026, 5:01 am
  • 31 minutes 49 seconds
    Lore 305: Botched

    If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, then our journey toward a more human method of execution is a bloody highway.

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    4 May 2026, 5:01 am
  • 26 minutes 14 seconds
    Legends 78: The Stacks

    Folklore tells us that ghosts can be many things, but the most common view is that they are echoes of the past that are still present today. Which is why one type of building is the perfect place for a haunting.

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    27 April 2026, 5:01 am
  • 1 minute 54 seconds
    Deeper Lore: 304 (102, 116, & 172)

    Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (304: Cult Hero) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:

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    23 April 2026, 6:01 am
  • 34 minutes 23 seconds
    Lore 304: Cult Hero

    Few groups leave a society unsettled more than the ones that buck the system and reject the mainstream path. But a few have even managed to leave the people around them more than a little terrified.

    Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by GennaRose Nethercott, research by Cassandra de Alba, and music by Chad Lawson.

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    20 April 2026, 5:01 am
  • 27 minutes
    Legends 77: Full House

    When you build a community on breaking the rules, it shouldn't be a surprise that the laws of death itself get violated.

    Narrated and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with writing by Alex Robinson and Aaron Mahnke, and research by Jamie Vargas.

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    13 April 2026, 5:01 am
  • 2 minutes 8 seconds
    Deeper Lore: 303 (74, 87, & 220)

    Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (303: Shoot for the Stars) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:

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    9 April 2026, 6:01 am
  • 29 minutes 1 second
    Lore 303: Shoot for the Stars

    Most of the folklore that connects us is beneath our feet. But if history is any indication, there's more than enough to be afraid of above our head.

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    6 April 2026, 5:01 am
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