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Deeper Lore: 315 (32, 196, & 204)

September 24, 2026

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Deeper Lore: 315 (32, 196, & 204)

The host Aaron opens this bonus episode by framing a simple idea: when a new Lore episode unsettles you, the best way to extend that feeling is to pair it with older episodes that share its thematic DNA. This week's main episode, All Shook Up (episode 315), explores earthquakes and the folklore humans have built around them. But earthquakes are just one kind of terrifying natural phenomenon that people have tried to explain through story. Aaron points listeners toward three earlier episodes that, taken together, form a coherent mini-curriculum about how folklore functions: it gives us explanations for the mysteries we cannot control.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (01:30) **Introduction to Deeper Lore** - Host Aaron explains the purpose of this bonus episode: to pair the new main episode (Lore 315 "All Shook Up") with older episodes from the back catalog for deeper context.
  • 2 (02:22) **Episode 32: Tampered** - A classic episode about blaming others for misfortunes, which gave birth to legendary creatures in folklore.
  • 3 (02:37) **Episode 196: Bad Seed** - An exploration of weather as a subject of folklore, specifically weather magic and its cultural significance.
  • 4 (02:54) **Episode 204: Alluring** - A global examination of ghost lights, the mysterious phenomena that appear in folklore worldwide under many different names.
  • 5 (03:14) **Wrap-Up and How to Access** - Final instructions on how to find episodes 32, 196, and 204 in the podcast feed.

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Show Notes

Go deeper into the subject matter of our most recent episode (Lore 315: All Shook Up) with these three recommendations from further back in the Lore catalog:

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