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Lore

Aaron Mahnke

Our fears have roots. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares. Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fic...

Lore Podcast Guide

Listen to Lore, a Society & Culture podcast by Aaron Mahnke. Stream 517 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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EXHUMED Ch. 7: Leftovers

Although my new history book, EXHUMED , arrives on August 6th, you get to hear a whole chapter early! Enjoy this delicious sample from EXHUM...

28:51Jul 8, 2026

Legends 83: Sweet Home

The American South might have its charm, but it also has a tragic history that lingers in the shadows to this day. Narrated and produced by...

26:11Jul 6, 2026

Deeper Lore: 309 (81, 102, & 128)

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (309: Party Favors) with these three recommendations from further back in the L...

02:34Jul 2, 2026

Lore 309: Party Favors

Parties promise us a break from the mundane or troubling. But a few celebratory gatherings in history have turned the tables, delivering som...

32:02Jun 29, 2026

Legends 82: The Weight of Fear

Over the centuries, it has become common to refer to traumatizing or frightening experiences as "a nightmare." The true origins of that noti...

25:10Jun 22, 2026

Deeper Lore: 308 (40, 114, & 150)

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (308: Without a Trace) with these three recommendations from further back in th...

02:11Jun 18, 2026

Lore 308: Without a Trace

Dark stories often have twists, turns, and the constant fear of getting lost in the shadows. Which is a lot like one real trail that haunts...

29:22Jun 15, 2026

Legends 81: Undertaken

One of the most common fears we have is also the product of centuries of fiction mixed with a dash of truth. The result is a genre of storyt...

25:04Jun 8, 2026

Deeper Lore: 307 (37, 79, & 215)

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (Lore 307: Revisiting "Mary, Mary") with these three recommendations from furth...

02:10Jun 4, 2026

Lore 307: Revisiting "Mary, Mary"

This week, as summer weaves its way into our lives, the Lore team is taking a well-deserved break. To make that possible, we're reissuing a...

32:30Jun 1, 2026

Legends 80: He Said, She Said

Sometimes the thing that gives a story its authenticity is the frequency with which it has been shared, regardless of the truth. And many of...

27:30May 25, 2026

Deeper Lore: 306 (111, 127, & 136)

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (306: Disorienting) with these three recommendations from further back in the L...

02:01May 21, 2026

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 an...

32:08May 18, 2026

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...

26:13May 11, 2026

Deeper Lore: 305 (42, 106, & 180)

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (305: Botched) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore c...

02:07May 7, 2026

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. Narrated an...

31:49May 4, 2026

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....

26:14Apr 27, 2026

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...

01:54Apr 23, 2026

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...

34:23Apr 20, 2026

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 produc...

27:00Apr 13, 2026