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Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
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Founded with the belief that what makes a great athlete makes a great person, each week Ken interviews the brightest minds in sports performance, strength and conditioning, mental performance and wellness to understand what today's elite athletes are doing to perform at the highest levels. Through exploration of new concepts and methods he’ll seek to understand how you can apply this to reach your own athletic goals, but more importantly your potential as a person. Because although your play ...
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Abolitionists T. Russell Hunter, James Silberman, and Sam Riley take on the pro-life and pro-choice establishments the only way they know how - As harshly as truth and as uncompromisingly as justice.
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Unwind with Lo and special guests as they catch you up on the latest in professional wrestling. From Raw to Smackdown and all of the suplexes in between, we've got you covered. Cheers!
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The Life Of A Wrestling Fan: Passion For Fashion Feat. Vanessa Gueverra - Wrestling Winedown
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Welcome to the 10th episode of our series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Vanessa Gueverra is a familiar face to the Wrestling Winedown audience, as she has modeled a handful of our merch collections! Along with being a f…
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Loremen S5Ep50 - The Poltergeist of Moreton
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The boys are back, with yet more tales of Moreton lore! This time James visits South Moreton in Oxfordshire, for the outrageous story of a faux-poltergeist (fauxtergeist?). But don't fret, folklore fans - the village of South Moreton boasts enough "real" ghosts to spook the horses. Plus, a deadly locomotive and a very misleading prophecy. Come see …
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Loremen S5Ep49 - The Great Chislehurst Cave Mystery
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Who's that, beckoning to you from the mouth of a weird looking cave? Why it's Alasdair Beckett-King of course! Join him and James Shakeshaft, and enter a subterranean labyrinth hidden beneath a leafy London borough. In 1907, The Illustrated London News called it The Great Chislehurst Cave Mystery: 22 miles of hand-carved tunnels, with stories of sm…
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Loremen S5Ep48 - The Treasure in the Tower LIVE Part 2
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We return to the Tower of London and make a last ditch attempt to find John Barkstead's lost treasure. Meet Mr Quarrell (the treasure hunter) and Major Pogson (the big daddy of British dowsing). The year is 1957: will the traitor's horde finally be unearthed? No, of course not. But James will tell a fun story about the Ceremony of the Keys. Come se…
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Loremen S5Ep47 - The Treasure in the Tower LIVE Part 1
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What connects a traitor, a Sandwich and a mushroom farmer from Kent? It's the lost treasure of 'Invisible' John Barkstead, which is buried somewhere underneath the Tower of London. Although there are those who say ... it isn't. In Part 1 of this LIVE episode, we meet a regicidal bum bailiff, Alasdair unearths the TRUTH™ about the death of Oliver Cr…
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James talks Alasdair through the case of Anne Gunter's demonic possession... or was it all an elaborate hoax with lashings of wee wee? It's time for more Moreton! We're not talking Eleanor Morton, here. And We're not talking Moreton-in-Marsh either. This week's tale comes from North Moreton, and from from Mike White's book The Veiled Vale: Strange …
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Wrestling Zine Queen Feat. Meg James - Wrestling Winedown
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Get your champagne ready, we have a Welsh Baddie on the pod! On this episode of Wrestling Winedown, Lo is joined by wrestling zine creator and podcaster, Meg James. The duo discuss: Meg's longtime love of wrestling and the beautiful reason as to why she has remained a fan When Meg realized she wanted to write about wrestling and details what topics…
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Loremen S5Ep45 - Saints Alive with Amy Jeffs
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Saints alive! Amy Jeffs returns to the pod, and she's brought a bunch of kooky saints with her. We're talking adorable otters, vengeful ghosts and a guy with a load of forks in his beard. (Maybe...) An alternative telling of St Edmund's legend (and many more) can be found in Amy's upcoming book: Saints: A new legendary of heroes, humans and magic. …
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Loremen S5Ep44 - The Enfield Mysteries with Athena Kugblenu
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Athena Kugblenu returns to the pod, for a journey through Enfield: the Croydon of North London and home to one of the world's most famous polterguys. But how is this London borough connected to a three-legged ape in Illinois? What kind of beast appears on the Enfield coat of arms? And is The Conjuring 2 a good film?* These, dear listener, are the E…
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The Inside Scoop Feat. Megan Ambers - Wrestling Winedown
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It's bubbly time y'all! On this episode of Wrestling Winedown, Lo is joined by seasoned journalist Megan Ambers, whose bylines include Blavity, Revolt, The Source, 1AMRadio and most recently, Bodyslam.net. The duo discuss: Megan's love of professional wrestling and what has kept her interested in the sport over the years. When Megan knew she wanted…
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Loremen Mid-August Holidays Bonus Bonanza!
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Pssst! It's mid-August Holidays Bonus Episode Bonanza time! Enjoy this bundle of bonus material from our Xmas Pig episodes. Featuring: Sunil Patel BB Miller Nick Mason and... Danny Robins You can get more bonus bits at patreon.com/loremenpod Join... Us... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Loremen S5Ep43 - The Uffington White Horse
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Join Alasdair and James in a hot air balloon of the mind and gently float over the actual rolling hills of the cotswolds / Vale of the White Horse area. Quiet, peaceful, serene - wait what on earth is that on the side of that hill? Is it a horse? Is it?? Really? Have a look at the graphic for this ep - Have you seen a horse before? This episode was…
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Loremen S5Ep42 - Eleanor Morton with Mary Kings Close
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Eleanor Morton returns, with the remarkable tale of an Edinburgh haunting - and a school trip to the site of the nightmare! These are the legends of Mary King's Close, an underground street with more supernatural activity than you can shake a disembodied arm at. Eleanor has a new book out on August 15th, and an upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe sh…
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The Life Of A Wrestling Fan: Lay Down The Law Feat. Amber Charania, Esq. - Wrestling Winedown
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Welcome to the ninth episode of our series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Amber Charania, Esq. is a music and entertainment lawyer who currently serves as Senior Director of Legal & Business Affairs and Downtown Music Ho…
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Loremen Podcast
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Combat Girl Next Door Feat. Stella Kae - Wrestling Winedown
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Pour up the bubbly, we have a combat sports media girlie in the house! Stella Kae, who formerly held positions in WWE and AEW, respectively, is now the proud founder of Sports Bimbo, a hyper-feminine sports media brand. The duo discuss: How Stella was able to land opportunities in WWE as a makeup artist and AEW in a management role, which resulted …
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This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor. Come see us LIVE Again! https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/loremen-live-again-18th-aug-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202408181730/ LoreBoys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen Check the sweet, sweet merch here... https:/…
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Loremen S5Ep39 - The Many Ghosts of Sandford Orcas
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James takes Alasdair to the spooky manor house at Sandford Orcas (a village not some cetacea) and this place is simply brimming with ghosts! From Ghosts in the South West by James Turner, this is a tale of loads of ghosts and one very macabre way of not getting blamed for farts! Follow along here... https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147382139#…
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Loremen S5Ep38 - Bedtime Stories at the Midnight Library
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The Loremen have been transported back to the Midnight Library and Miranda has a bedtime story set to chill you to the bone... CONTENT WARNING Some grisly bits in this one, not for the young tbh LoreBoys nether say die! Join us for another Loremen Live at The Bill Murray in London https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/loremen-live-again-18th-a…
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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 f…
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