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Lore

History podcast by Aaron Mahnke

Entitypodcast showQ25206280

Instance of: podcast show
Website: lorepodcast.com

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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 and received the iTunes "Best of 2015" Award. The podcast was also given the award for the "Best History Podcast" by the Academy of Podcasters in July 2016. At the end of 2016, the podcast was included in the top lists by The Atlantic and Entertainment Weekly. As of October 2017, the series has 5 million monthly listeners. The podcast surpassed 500 million downloads in November 2024.

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Distribution format: audio podcast
Language: English
Social media followers: 68,318(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 3095283735
70,938(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 3095283735
69,961(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 3095283735
68,943(April 22, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 3095283735
Genre: horror podcast
history podcast
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true crime podcast
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Derivative work: Lore
Title: Lore
Review score: 4.182926829268292/5(January 9, 2021) review score by: Podchaser · number of reviews/ratings: 164 user rating
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Episodes: 824(September 30, 2026)
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Has characteristic: non-explicit podcast
Presenter: Aaron Mahnke

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