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The Lore Lads

The Lore Lads

Aidan Mattis 191 Episodes Aug 20, 2026

Aidan Mattis and Aidan Thornbury discuss the paranormal, folklore, history, and other nonsense in this weekly live show. Support them on Patreon.

Episodes

Chance Englebert Was Murdered, But Who Did It?
Chance Englebert Was Murdered, But Who Did It? Aug 20, 2026 01:41:02 The lads discuss the disappearance and death of Chance Englebert in 2019.
The Utter Insanity of the Montauk Project
The Utter Insanity of the Montauk Project Aug 18, 2026 01:27:12 The Lads go into detail about the sheer nonsense that is "The Montauk Project," and how painful it was to try and put this story into any sort of coherent format.
Hollywood Doesn't Understand the Concept of Evil
Hollywood Doesn't Understand the Concept of Evil Aug 13, 2026 01:26:09 The boys discuss changes at Star Wars, the Hero's Journey, and Cosmic Evil.
Our Editor Can't Go Back to Ohio
Our Editor Can't Go Back to Ohio Aug 11, 2026 01:13:25 In this episode, the Lore boys talk about their current situation with Missing 411, David Paulides, and the issues they keep running into with researching the cases of people going missing in the various clusters around the United States...that is until History Unhinged editor PJ drops in and assists the boys in derailing the conversation into just about anything else. Welcome back to The Lore Lad
Untold Stories From the World of Rock and Roll | with @OfftheReccles
Untold Stories From the World of Rock and Roll | with @OfftheReccles Aug 6, 2026 01:34:28 The Lads and Luke discuss a wide variety of topics of the music and performance industry, from what it meant to be a producer such as with Rick Rubin, the logistics of Live Performances and life on the road, and what it means to truly be an artist.
True Crime Has an Ethics Problem
True Crime Has an Ethics Problem Aug 4, 2026 01:20:08 From YouTube and TikTok to Netflix and Hollywood, True Crime writers must toe a delicate line. Not everyone succeeds.
Unsolved Murders and the Outlaw Who Escaped | with Ryan Conroy
Unsolved Murders and the Outlaw Who Escaped | with Ryan Conroy Jul 30, 2026 01:56:19 From Outlaws to Unsolved Murders, Phoenixville has lore you'd never expect
Just How Christian is Christmas?
Just How Christian is Christmas? Jul 28, 2026 02:03:43 If you’ve been on the internet around the holidays over the last few years, you’ve probably come across one or two videos asserting that Christmas is a collection of pagan traditions which were all rolled into one in order to make it easier to convert people. To be fair, Christianization was a real thing, and the Church did syncretize some aspects of various festivals into Christian holidays - but
Is There a Cult Hiding in Our Hometown? | with Our Mayor
Is There a Cult Hiding in Our Hometown? | with Our Mayor Jul 23, 2026 01:56:59 Every year, we burn the bird...
The Haunting of Pennhurst Asylum
The Haunting of Pennhurst Asylum Jul 21, 2026 01:22:11 At the end of November, we put together a crew of ghost hunters, skeptics, and random people to investigate the claim that our local asylum is haunted. It is. Sign the petition to keep a proposed AI Data Center from being constructed on the Pennhurst grounds: https://www.change.org/p/protect-pennhurst-from-data-center-development
The Murder of Betsy Aardsma | with Derek Sherwood
The Murder of Betsy Aardsma | with Derek Sherwood Jul 16, 2026 01:59:53 Derek Sherwood, author of the original book on the Betsy Aardsma murder, joins the Lads to discuss what happened, how he stumbled across it, and why this case remains “unsolved” even after all these years. Buy Who Killed Betsy: https://amzn.to/4b6dwx7
What's Really Going on at Gobekli Tepe? | with @Archaeology with Flint Dibble
What's Really Going on at Gobekli Tepe? | with @Archaeology with Flint Dibble Jul 14, 2026 01:52:28 For decades, the strange neolithic monuments at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey have mystified archaeologists, historians, and enthusiasts alike. The enigmatic ruin challenges everything we once "knew" about our ancient past, and according to some, it may tell a story so dangerous that those in power will do anything they can to prevent it from being excavated to the fullest extent. The question

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