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The 40k Lorecast

The 40k Lorecast

Warhammmer 40k 149 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

The 40k Lorecast is a weekly podcast that explores the vast lore of the Warhammer 40k universe. Hosts Brad Chester and John dive deep into the stories, characters, and events that define this dark sci-fi setting. Each episode unravels the mysteries of the 41st millennium, covering everything from factions and heroes to epic battles. The podcast is dedicated to providing an engaging and informative journey for both new and veteran fans of Warhammer 40k.

Episodes

Episode 145 - Word Bearers pt 2 - The emperor's censure and the legions subsequent jaunt into the eye of terror Jun 29, 2026 4186 On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Word Bearers with Lorgar taking over his legion and promptly decided to tell the galaxy how awesome his dad is. And then we cover the Emperor’s response to such worship (spoiler alter it was not positive). Luckily the story gets awesome then as Lorgar goes on his journey to the eye of terror to Cadia, and to learn the truth of the galaxy. We then clo
Episode 144 - The Word Bearers pt 1 - The creation of the Imperial Heralds and the complete opposite thing happening on Colchis Jun 22, 2026 3714 On today’s cast we start our coverage of the Word Bearers. With their original founding as the Imperial Heralds and their role as the Emperor’s enforcers on the imperial truth. From there we jump over to Colchis for some fun Lorgar and Covenant action as Lorgar unites a planet into the belief in the gods. And then of course those two groups meet. We then close out with one of the most consequentia
Episode 143 - Legion of the Damned, yeah turns out they were a little over the top. Jun 15, 2026 3784 On today’s cast we take a trip into the Legion of the Damned. A super fun and exciting space marine faction that got their own codex in 6th edition, and then promptly were removed from the game due to being horribly OP. We go over what they are, how they function in the galaxy and what is kind of known about them. We then review the three main theories on their origin with a little bit of us theor
Bonus Episode - Our Takes on 11th Edition Jun 12, 2026 4393 Brad and John Discuss the Launch of 11th Edition with their excitement and reservations about some rule changes and updates to the game. Big thank you to other people for having GW give them advanced copies of the rules and then publishing them, because we sure as hell were not on that list of advanced copies... But we did get to review your stuff first before making this.PatreonMerchandiseDiscord
Episode 142 - Space Hulks, yeah.... they can be kind of a nightmare Jun 8, 2026 3575 On today’s cast we jump into the massive nightmares that are Space Hulks in the 41st Millenia. What they are, where they kind of come from (technically we don’t know). We also talk about how the different parts of the imperium interact with them (from lowly scrappers trying to make a fortune, through 1st company Space Marines). And they we jump into a bit on some of the more famous Space hulks thr
Episode 141 - Raven Guard pt 3 - Isstvan 5 and the legions rebirth. Jun 1, 2026 3831 On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Raven Guard. Opening up with the events of Isstvan 5 and the almost destruction of the Legion. From there we follow Corax as he goes back to terra to get the original gene seed of his legion (unknowingly brining a bunch of Alpha Legion along). And then the events over the course of the rest of the Horus Heresy. Next we talk about Corax in the warp an
Episode 140 - The Raven Guard pt 2 - Corax remakes the Raven Guard in his own image May 25, 2026 3554 On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Raven Guard. With Corax arriving at his legion and having a solid WTF moment at how they behave. Then his fixing of the legion and their divorce from the Night Lords. From there we jump into their actions in the later part of the Great Crusade. And how those moments taught Corax a lot more about the galaxy and the imperium. We also jump into the spec
Episode 139 - The Raven Guard pt 1 - Creation of the 19th and discovery of Corax May 18, 2026 3815 On today’s cast we open up our coverage of the Raven Guard. Opening with the formation of the 19th legion and their actions during the Unification Wars. We then focus a bit on how the emperor used them to handle enemies that were utilizing warp powers he did not want exposed to other legions. From there we jump over to their actions with the Luna Wolves during the early days of the Great Crusade. 
Episode 138 - The Night Lords pt3 - Konrad seriously annoys the Lion, and eventually meets his doom May 11, 2026 4420 On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the night lords. We open with maybe the most consequential event of the entire Horus Heresy, Sotha. And then jump back to the adventures of Konrad as he plays hide and seek with the Lion, and then the Lion and Guilliman. Only to later both breakup the Triumvirate as well as save the imperium (by accident?). We then follow him to his final death (or was i
Episode 137 - The Night Lords pt2 - Konrad joins the Heresy and does both a good and terrible job at the same time May 4, 2026 3219 On today’s cast we continue our coverage of the night lords with a focus on Konrad and the night lords through the end of the great crusade and into the start of the heresy. Where Konrad proves a complete inability to make friends with any of the other Primarchs, and then proceeds to make everything way worse. Followed by him deciding the only solution to him never fixing Nostramo is to remove it
Episode 136 - The Night Lords pt1 - The creation of the 8th legion and Konrad's arrival and rise on Nostramo Apr 27, 2026 3517 On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Night Lords with of course their formation under the emperor (it is awful). We then talk a bit about how the emperor used them as the 8th legion (also awful). But then we jump in Konrad Kurze (not Konrad Cruze) and his arrival on Nostramo and rise to power (?) there. Then we talk about the legion forming under Konrad and how they adjusted to his new lea
Episode 135 - The Siege of Vraks pt 3 - The arrival of the inquisition and the final siege on Vraks Apr 20, 2026 3576 On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, with the handing over of the conflict to the Ordo Malleus and the arrival of the Grey Knights. Then we follow Inquisitor Rex on his attempts to cleanse the surface of Vraks outside of the citadel of all Chaos forces.  From there we move onto the final siege of Vraks with the challenges therein from the citadel. The rise of Zhufor and

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