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Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/the-hypersonic-arms-race.html for more info! China made some media waves recently with its alleged launch of a "hypersonic" space weapon. And with all that is going on in the world with trade, Taiwan, and covid it makes a lot of people feel on edge. But pursuit of these wild speeds are nothing new the Americans either. Is a new arms race upon us? I think so. This episode starts way back in WW2 and moves to present day, highlighting a handful of...

A Russian Ghost. An alleged true story, of a father's encounter with a ghost shortly after the birth of his child. Recorded in "True Ghost Stories" by Hereward Carrington in 1915. Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/a-russian-ghost.html Music: "The Complex" by Kevin Macleod (Licensed) "The Dread" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support this podcast at —...

A Dead Secret is a short Japanese Ghost Story recorded in "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" written by Lafcadio Hearn in the early 1900s. Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/10/a-dead-secret.html Music in Episode: Licensed Theme "The Complex" by MacLeod "Shadowlands 7 - Codex" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod...

Check out https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/08/lone-survivor-miracle-or-myth.html for more info on this episode! This episode takes a look at the story of "Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell about ill-fated mission in Afghanistan 2005 that led to the deaths of 19 special forces soldiers...and contrast's it with the lesser known account of Mohammad Gulab, the man who rescued Luttrell from the mountains and the Taliban in the aftermath of the battle. You decide for yourself if you think its a...

Visit: https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/07/the-story-of-samson.html The legendary story of Samson as found in the Book of Judges. Samson is something of a dark Hercules, a supernaturally strong man driven by pride and lust, which ultimately lead to his fall from grace, and his last chance for redemption.... Music in this Episode: Licensed Theme "The Complex" Gregorian Chant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3825-gregorian-chant License:...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/06/spirit-beings-of-cherokee.html for more! This episode tells a handful of stories recorded in a late 1800s report to the Bureau of American Ethnology about the mysterious spirit beings of Cherokee lore....not all of whom were friendly..... Music in Episode: Licensed Theme "The Complex" by Kevin MacLeod The Sky of our Ancestors by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4510-the-sky-of-our-ancestors License:...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/05/ufos-aliens-and-power.html for more! UFO and UAP stories have made it to the mainstream thanks to regular reporting from outlets like the New York Times, Fox's Tucker Carlson, and now CBS's 60 Minutes. But the ones running the current narrative all have one thing in common, government backgrounds. What should we make of this? What do you think? Music in Episode: "The Complex" by Kevin MacLeod, Licensed Neo Western by Kevin MacLeod Link:...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/05/the-untold-history-of-fat-clubs.html for more! Throughout much of history carrying a few extra pounds was seen as a sign of wealth and prosperity. And the last hurrah of this view manifested itself in the elite social clubs for fat influential men in the late 19th century and into the 20th century. Give it a listen, learn little weird history and have a laugh! Music in this Episode Licensed Theme "The Complex" by Kevin MacLeod Circus Theme...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/04/project-bluebeam.html for notes and more! Prepare for weird. Would elimination of religions and the establishment of a single world government be a dream come true, or just mass genocide? Project Bluebeam is one of the older "grand conspiracies of everything" and this episode takes a look into this granddad conspiracy in the light of some of the more prolific conspiracies of our moment in time ranging from Jeffrey Epstein, 5G cell service, Qanon,...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/03/theseus-and-minotaur.html for show notes and more! A retelling of the classic Greek myth of the heroic Theseus and the demonic Minotaur, and some reflection on its themes Bonus Episode "The Origin of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfO6692VDk4 Music in episode: The Complex by Kevin MacLeod Licensed Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times License:...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/03/roswell-darker-than-aliens.html for show notes and more! What really happened in Roswell the night of the famous UFO crash? Were there aliens? Was and is there still a coverup? A little known story from the son of a former British Intelligence agent might hold the answer, and the truth might be even darker than we've been led to...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/02/communists-culture-and-cannibalism.html for show notes and more! This episode discusses political violence of the 1960s-1970s Chinese Culture Revolution and documented outbreaks of cannibalism recorded in the book "The Scarlet Memorial" by Zheng Yi. As well as how the current political temperature in America doesn't seem to be headed anywhere positive.... Music in Episode: Licensed Theme "The Complex" by Kevin Macleod Drums of the Deep by...

For Show notes and more visit: https://www.loreandlegends.net/2021/01/miracles-of-war.html Intense and desperate times are often accompanied by stories of miraculous salvation. Are the miracles real or are they part of the way we cope with trauma? This episode looks at a story from the Manchu War of 1636, and the "Angel of Mons" legend of World War One. Music and sounds in this episode Medieval Army Marching Loop By...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/12/a-deal-with-devil.html for more! This episode tells the ill-fated story of Twardowski, a Polish magician who makes a deal for the devil. Also discussed is the 'original' deal with the devil as made by Saint Theophilus of Adana, and a few other famous or infamous deals with the devil..... Like share and subscribe if you like the show! Follow...

For more info visit: https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/12/solar-flares-cmes-and-emp-threat.html Space is dangerous. Our own Sun regularly takes shots at us and here on Earth we humans can be just as dangerous to ourselves. This episode looks at Solar Flare and Coronal Mass Ejection events that have hit earth, and the nuclear manmade versions that we have tested on ourselves... Follow Lore and...

Thoughts on the recent mention of "The Galactic Federation" of Aliens by a former Israeli Space Chief, and why I think they are maybe probably evil if they exist at all. Also a quick update on some changes to Lore and Legends on my end and some exclusive content for supporters in the works! For more info https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/12/redcircle.html Follow...

Fallen angels wreaking havoc on creation, the rise of the giants, and the subsequent flood of truly 'biblical' proportions that ended it all. This episode takes The Book of Enoch and The Book of Giants and attempts to put them into their alleged context of the Old Testament Book of Genesis. For more info and follow up material visit: https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/11/enoch-and-nephilim.html If you like Lore and Legends consider supporting at...

Theorosa's Bridge spans a small creek just a few miles north of Valley Center Kansas and is said to be haunted the ghost of a distraught mother looking for her lost child. This episode takes a look at that story through the lens of the history of Kansas and the wild wild west... For more on this visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2020/10/theorosas-bridge.html Support Lore and Legends https://www.buymeacoffee.com/loreandlegends there's bonus stuff available ;) This Episode was Sponsored...

In the small town of Atchison Kansas there is a house said to be haunted by the ghost of a long dead girl named "Sallie". This episode recounts some of the major experiences of Debra and Tony Pickman, who lived in the house in the early 1990s. Do you believe in ghosts? Listen to this episode and decide for yourself what you think really happened at the now infamous "Sallie House" If you like this episode consider tipping at BuyMeACoffee.com/loreandlegends Visit...

What do you know about, and how do you feel about crickets? In Ancient China, crickets were symbols of prosperity, and their chirping was a sign of good luck, and a kind of music to the ears. They are also fierce fighters. The episode tells a Chinese Folktale called "The Fighting Cricket" and takes a look at the Chinese Lore and Legend surrounding crickets, the strange sport of cricket fighting, a little cricket science, and what our future relationship with the bugs may look ...errrr......