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One of the most legendary relics of the past is the Spear of Longinus, also called the Holy Lance, or the Spear of Destiny. From its origins in the Gospel of John, to present day it has been an enduring legend. This episode focuses on how it intrigued Hitler, Himmler, and the SS as they sought to conquer the west. Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2025/06/hitler-and-spear-of-destiny.html Music...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2025/05/the-peoples-crusade.html for more! Prior the legendary First Crusade that saw the armies of Christendom retake the Holy Land, a "paupers army" of regular people that included women, children, and a smattering of lesser knights, set off in search of fame, fortune, and forgiveness in an ill-fated expedition called "The Peoples Crusade" led...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2025/05/pope-urban-ii-father-of-crusades.html for more! This episode takes a look into the life and rise of Odo of Lagery, who became Pope Urban II. Pope Urban II's legendary sermon in a field in Clermont France in 1095 would launch the First Crusade and forever change the world... Music in Episode "Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) &#34...

A general feeling of pesimism in the way the USA Government operates has perhaps made the idea that we faked the moon landing (for any number of reasons) more popular than ever. This episode addresses one of the major claims: "Did we really lose the technology"? For more visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2024/12/faking-moon-landing.html Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brand...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2023/12/deucalion-and-flood.html for more info! The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha and the Great Deluge is the Ancient Greek equivalent to the more familiar Biblical story of Noah's Ark. Credit: cBecker, K. F., Schmidt, F., & Putnam), U. G. P. (George. (n.d.). Deucalion and Pyrrha. In Gods and heroes. essay, Project Gutenberg.   Music in Episode: "Th...

For more visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/09/the-ruins-of-sodom.html The story of the destruction of Sodom is a powerful one. So much so, that the word "sodomy" is with us to this day to describe a certain type of deviant behavior. But as with many stories of the ancient world, we dont have a lot of physical proof. Or do we? A team of researchers has suggested that an archeologica...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/08/the-chronovisor.html for more! This episode tells the story of the Chronovisor. An alleged time machine put together by various scientists under the direction of the Vatican in the 1950's. The Chronovisor, according to Fr Pellegrino Ernetti, allowed its operators to hear, see, and record past events without interacting with them. Deemed too dangerou...

https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/03/the-first-voyage-of-amerigo-vespucci.html for notes and more on this episode! Who actually found America first and how did it get its name? Both of those questions are answered in the colorful account of Amerigo Vespucci's First Voyage, which is read verbatim in this episode. But is the story fact or fiction? You might be surprised... Music: The Complex b...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/02/cbdcs-and-future.html for more! Central Bank Digital Currency is not Crypto Currency. It is fiat currency on steroids with the guarantee of eliminating privacy and financial freedom. Money and information are powerful tools. What happens when they intersect like never before and are controlled by government banks? Quoted in Episode: http://www.ronpaulin...

Visit  https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/01/the-carancas-event.html for more info! In September 2007 a meteorite would hit the earth outside the village of Carancas Peru. It left behind a large crater, pieces of the meteor...and a strange illness that seems to have swept through the area in humans and animals alike. What was the cause? And are we ready for things like this in the future? YouTube...

Visit https://www.loreandlegends.net/2022/01/the-universe-25-experiment.html for more info! What could be our ultimate doom? Climate, disease, lack of resources, war? Its hard to say, but one experiment in the late 1960s designed and carried out by John Calhoun dubbed "Universe 25" suggested safety, surplus, and comfort could be just as if not more deadly to a society than we might think.....

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...

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:...

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 Attributi...

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...

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 Mac...

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 Li...

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?...

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...

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...

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 K...

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 believe..... Credit:...

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 anywher...

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 Med...