

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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Nov 11, 2021 • 36min
S3 Ep86: Loremen S3 Ep86 - Smoo Cave, Scotland
Join us in the the atmospheric Smoo Cave, hidden in the furthest reaches of the Scottish Highlands. Alasdair Beckett-King sits wee Jamie Shakeshaft down on a suspicious wooden cask and treats him to a quartet of tales. Play the episode to learn about a sea cave that has played host to ghosts, devils, witches and stalags both mite and tite.
Or you can take Alasdair's dad's advice and look it up on Wikipedia.
All that, plus a big apology to Americans. Or at least one American.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Nov 4, 2021 • 33min
S3 Ep85: Loremen S3 Ep85 - The Blue Girl of Nettlestone Priory
Pop on your spine warmers, because you're gonna need 'em! James Shakeshaft takes Alasdair Beckett-King on a school trip to the Isle of Wight. Will Little Jimmy Shakes win the approval of the bigger boys when he spends the night in a haunted hotel?
This episode began as our Halloween live-scream, viewable in full here:
https://youtu.be/O2RtVq6uKZc
James's costume has to be seen to be believed!
Oh ps that RPG with James playing (not for kids - it's sweary and gory) is based on Alien and can found thusly...
https://youtu.be/Jm3fHMnIBiI
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https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631
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patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
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www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Oct 28, 2021 • 14min
Hallowstream 2021 - Minisode
A short chiller about why not to look too closely at the floor...
It is the Livestream tonight!
Unless you're from the future? In which case all the Livestreams can be found on YouTube.com/LoremenPodcast
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Oct 21, 2021 • 46min
S3 Ep84: Loremen S3 Ep84 - Bethany Black - Grace Darling
James and Alasdair are joined by comedian and actor Bethany Black (Doctor Who, Cucumber), telling the tale of Bethany's own ancestor, the lighthouse-dwelling heroine Grace Darling. When storm winds cast a steamship onto the jagged rocks of the Farne Islands, nine people are left clinging onto the prow and - by extension - life.
This episode features goat-riding devils, an encounter with a Pontefract psychic, and one Mr. Sillyman. Plus, an opportunity to discover whether a leaking engine is a big deal on a steamship (HINT: it is).
Content Warning: References to drug use, Queen Victoria, and Queen Victoria's drug use.
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https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631
Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):
patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
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www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Oct 14, 2021 • 37min
S3 Ep83: Loremen S3 Ep83 - The Bleeding House
A quiet English home is disturbed by the sounds of piano music... but the Forster family do not own a piano. Pretty spooky, huh? So begins one of the most inexplicable hauntings the Loremen have ever encountered.
Podcasting from their sickbeds, two brave little Loreboys share a ghost story featuring numerous unexplained apparitions and a guest appearance from disembodied cryptid, The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor. Plus, a timely reminder of the difference between a cat food magnate and a cat food magnet.
How do you like (bobbing for) them apples?
Loreboys nether say die!
Check the sweet, sweet merch here...
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631
Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):
patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
www.instagram.com/loremenpod
www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Oct 7, 2021 • 34min
S3 Ep82: Loremen S3 Ep 82 - The Ghost and Mr Chicken
A dead husband returns with a dreadful warning... Yes, it's another spoopy episode!
This tale of tragedy and terror comes from the North East of England. Whilst we think it might not be a real ghost (and we are certain it's not a real chicken) this investigation does afford a rare opportunity to meet Joseph Stalin at the seaside. And is only slightly undermined by the Loreboys laughing at the protagonist's name.
Loreboys nether say die!
Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):
patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
www.instagram.com/loremenpod
www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Sep 30, 2021 • 32min
S3 Ep81: Loremen S3 Ep81 - The Stow Poltergeist
The Loremen visit a famously chilly Cotswolds town and meet a quintessentially British poltergeist. In 1963, an ordinary Stow-On-The-Wold family experienced something quite extraordinary. Their chilling tale features booby traps, a gifted plumber, and the most cantankerous household spirit since Gef The Talking Mongoose.
Join us, on this spine-chilling journey, and also learn why Heraclitus didn’t know crap about rivers.
Loreboys nether say die!
Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):
patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
www.instagram.com/loremenpod
www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Sep 23, 2021 • 36min
S3 Ep80: Loremen S3 Ep80 - 100th Episode (Pt. 2) The Margate Shell Grotto and the Ornamental Hermits
What is the Margate Shell Grotto? A Roman temple? A cubbyhole of the Knights Templar? The lair of a very odd Batman villain? Getting to the bottom of this subterranean head scratcher, the Loreboys meet the semi-aquatic Lord Rokeby and discover the tragic consequences of a rodent-bird love triangle. All of this, in front of a live studio audience!
This is the second part of our 100th Episode Extravaganza™ which you can find uncut on YouTube. With thanks to Angel Comedy at The Bill Murray and Kien of Negative Space Design.
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Sep 16, 2021 • 28min
S3 Ep79: Loremen S3 Ep79 - 100th Episode (Pt. 1) London, Underground
A trilogy of bone-chilling subterranean tales are unearthed by James, in Part 1 of our 100th episode “spectacular.” Marvel, as the Loremen encounter a mummy’s curse, get lost in the Kennington Loop and come face-to-face with an Absolute Bad Boy.
We also learn the French term for earthquake and answer the age-old riddle: when is a wig, not a wig? And finally, the disembodied voice of (friend of the show) Chris Cantrill holds the Loreboys to account.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, full of loyal Lorefolk. Plus one guy who looked very confused.
Loreboys nether say die!
Support the Loremen here (and get stuff):
patreon.com/loremenpod
ko-fi.com/loremen
@loremenpod
www.twitch.tv/loremenpod
www.instagram.com/loremenpod
www.facebook.com/loremenpod
@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK
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Sep 9, 2021 • 9min
Garlick Hill, London Minisode
A lil' Wayne ahead of the big 💯 (100) show this weekend. If you're reading this before the 12th September (2021) then there must surely be tickets in here...
https://dice.fm/event/2vl7p-loremen-alasdair-beckett-king-james-shakeshaft-12th-sep-the-bill-murray-london-tickets
If you're reading it after or can't come then just enjoy a lovely bite size bit of London Folklore!
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