Lore (podcast)

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Presentation
Hosted byAaron Mahnke
Genre
UpdatesBiweekly
Length17–44 minutes
Production
ProductionAaron Mahnke
No. of episodes250
Publication
ProviderGrim & Mild Entertainment
Related
Adaptations Lore (TV series)

Lore is a documentary podcast on topics such as folklore, legends, and historical events, often with a focus on the macabre. Each episode examines historical events or ancient/urban legends that show the dark side of human nature, and is presented in a style that has been compared to a campfire experience. The series was created in 2015 by Aaron Mahnke as a marketing experiment [1] and received the iTunes "Best of 2015" Award. [2] The podcast was also given the award for the "Best History Podcast" by the Academy of Podcasters in July 2016. [3] At the end of 2016, the podcast was included in the top lists by The Atlantic [4] and Entertainment Weekly . [5] As of October 2017, the series has 5 million monthly listeners. [1]

Contents

The podcast airs on a bi-weekly basis, and is usually released on a Monday. The podcast is recorded in a studio in Mahnke's home office. [1] Mahnke's voice in the podcast is described as "coolly mesmeric". [1]

Content

Each podcast episode features various stories bound together by a common theme. Mahnke spends an average of 20 hours a week researching the folkloric tales and has stated, "All of the material is from documented stories or historical events. Some are ancient and some are modern, but they are all factual in the sense that people reported these things and believed they were true." [6]

Awards

AwardDateCategoryResultRef.
Discover Pods Awards2017Best Society & Culture PodcastRunner-up [7]
Shorty Awards 2017PodcastsFinalist [8]
Academy of Podcasters2016Best History PodcastWon [3]
2017Finalist [9]
iTunes 2015Best of 2015Won [2]
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2020Best History PodcastNominated [10]
2022Nominated [11]

TV adaptation

Lore has been adapted for television with the help of Gale Anne Hurd of the hit television series The Walking Dead . [12] Glen Morgan of The X-Files was announced as the showrunner, and the show was made in partnership with Valhalla Entertainment and Propagate Content. [13] The series aired on Amazon Video [14] followed the podcast's anthology format, with each episode featuring a new story and Mahnke remaining the narrator. [1] [13] The show premiered on 13 October 2017, [15] and aired for two seasons before being cancelled in 2019. [16]

The show has been praised by The Economist as "good viewing" that manages "to shock and surprise"; however, adding that "it falls short as a television show in its own right." [1] In another review, The Verge said, "the show is able to turn the inherent creepiness of Mahnke's podcast into original stories that are even more unnerving and resonant." [17]

Book adaptations

Aaron Mahnke has authored a trilogy of books based on the Lore podcast. [18]

Twice weekly, Mahnke also narrates a short podcast about weird events called Cabinet of Curiosities. [19] He has a longform podcast called Unobscured which covers one subject per season, its first four seasons focusing on the Salem witch trials, Spiritualism, Jack the Ripper, and Grigori Rasputin. [20]

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