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I Fought the Lore
by Ben & Ricco
Your hosts Ben McDouhui and Ricco Sweets (from the mean streets) take you on a globe-trotting paranormal-fueled adventure looking at various tales and seeing if they hold up to some deconstruction. From the comfort of their "mobile command centre" (stolen Winnebago) they try to deconstruct the legends while Ricco looks for love in all the wrong places. Twitter - @IFTLpod Instagram - IFTL.pod Facebook - IFoughttheLore Pod Gmail - [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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What Does The Fox Say? - Season 2 Finale
All a-board! This is it, no more technology; the boys are going old school to contact their phantom hitchhiker and ouija-st want to say the results are going to be explosive! Join Ricco, Ben and Hank for a glass of Irish whiskey and a look at the lives of the Fox Sisters, the history of...
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Attack of The Flatwoods Monster
A bunch of kids and their dog go looking for something that fell into the woods from outer space, so grab your clues, there's a mystery afoot! Ben and Ricco are talking all about the other, other "gang" that tried to solve something and ended up bringing national attention to their small town in...
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UAPs in Canada, eh?
Things get "Shagadellic" as Ben continues his stories of UAPs over the skies of Canada in 1967 with an extremely well documented case from the east coast and Ricco gets really annoying really quickly. Ben also includes the story of some shifty kid who was out way too late in Edmonton that same…
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Unidentified Canadian Objects part 1
Ben and Ricco are still having no luck figuring out what kind of ghost or phantom Hank was, so they decide to try a different approach. What if Hank was never a ghost at all? What if this was an encounter of a different kind? Like, the third, fourth or fifth kind ... or something? What could they...
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Warren Peace
Now that we've discussed Amityville, the Arnold Estate and Bum Demons, it's time to turn our attention to the common thread running through each of these cases, the infamous investigators credited with making them famous. Oh and another trigger warning here for anyone who happens to be a fan of...
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The Snedeker Haunting
Trigger warning - Bum Demons ahead. Is there any ghost hunting equipment that Ben and Ricco can make work? They haven't found any ghosts, but maybe they've been looking at this whole thing wrong. Maybe they need to be looking for demons instead, and Ricco happens to know a story about a haunted...
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The Perron Trap
Another family, another "dream home" and another demon; Ricco and Ben are talking all things "Conjuring House" on the historic 6th episode of IFTL's even more historic 2nd season. Find out everything you ever wanted to know (and probably a few things you didn't) about how normal people deal with…
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Amityville Horrors part 2: Bustin' Makes Me Feel Good
It's the historic fifth episode of the historic second season of I Fought The Lore. The Lutz family fled their newly purchased home after a month and made all kinds of paranormal claims about the place in the aftermath, so naturally people are going to show up and gawk at the place. And some are...
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A terrifying tale of home ownership: Amityville Part 1
While trying their hand at ghost hunting in their new mobile command unit Ricco explains to Ben why finding a great deal on the real estate market may not end up being the deal you think it is. It's time to talk about the Amityville Horror: the 28 days the Lutz family spent living in their "dream...
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Tales of Phantom Hitchhikers Part Deux
Telly Savalas played Kojack on TV and had a real life encounter with a phantom hitchhiker. British people call their television a telly and have also had encounters with phantom hitchhikers. Did they ever watch Telly on the telly though? Find out all this and more as Ricco picks up...the story,...
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Tales of Phantom Hitchhikers Part 1
New season, new wheels and a new face in the RV; the boys are back on the road and talking all things roadside ghosts and what happens to those who stop to give them a ride. Where did stories of phantom hitchhikers begin and how many different kinds are out there? Join Ricco and Ben for the first...
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Supernatural Women's Day Special
It's finally here, the premiere episode of I Fought The Lore's historic second season! Join Ben and Ricco as they discuss 3 legendary ladies of lore with the origins of La Llarona, Kuchisake-Onna and Mayan temptress Xtabay presented for your enjoyment in honour of International Women's Day on...
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Ho Lotta Dag In Them Woods
It's time to fight fire with campfire as Ben & Ricco look to tales of old timey lumberjacks for help with a certain devil stalking them. Can a fearsome creature that once roamed the deep woods be called up to help the boys in their hour of need? Pull up a seat, pour a drink or just keep your eyes...
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The Devil went down to Jersey
Mobsters dumping bodies aren't the only thing you need to worry about in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Ben and Ricco find out just how scary these woods can be when you've pissed off a legendary horse-headed, winged monstrosity with an axe to grind. But is it real, or just an urban legend? The...
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Cropsey, Real Life Urban Legend
Ben tries to change Ricco's luck with the ladies by setting him up on a date with a normal woman, but to meet her they have to enter the deep dark woods. What better time to discuss a campfire tale about a killer with a hook for a hand and the real life counterpart who prowled the Burroughs of…
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Stull Cemetery, After Dark
Ricco thinks he has a hot date waiting for him in Stull Cemetery, but Ben has his suspicions that not everything is as it seems. Pull up a chair, grab a drink (or just keep concentrating on the road if you're driving) and listen to Ben McDouhui present you with the terrifying tales of witches…
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Halloween!!!!!!!!!!! I love this season.
Autumn... the leaves are turning colour, the air is getting cooler, pumpkin spice is in everything. It's the best time of year, when the veil between the land of the living and the dead gets thin and Ricco's chances of finding a date double. So, why not pull up a chair beside the bonfire, grab a...
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No clipping into the Unknown
No Clipping into the Liminal Spaces. Where is this place? What is this place? How did we get here? Why does it smell funny? Why didn’t Ricco and Ben bring a snack? Why is Ben T-posing? Have you ever found yourself in a familiar place after hours and the dim lighting and complete emptiness gives…
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Three tales of Ghastly Goatyfolk
It's time for a tale of goats and men, Goatmen to be more precise. Three Goatmen to be more precise-er...precise-ier? What ever. Just beware of the half man, half goat things that bleat in the night. These three goatyfolk won't freeze and fall over at the slightest noise like their four-legged...
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Chuper Duper Tales from Puerto Rico
Ben and Ricco take a wrong turn and find out that their mobile command centre can double as a boat, apparently. But when they find themselves in Puerto Ricco, something finds them as well. What's been sucking all of the blood out of those farm animals? Was it a vampire in Moca? Was it winged...
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The Spine Tingling Tales of 50 Berkely Square
Join Ben and Ricco as they delve into the tales surrounding Number 50 Berkely Square in jolly ol' London England, where tales of misty maidens and tentacled horrors drive visitors mad in the night. Thrill at the heroic exploits of those who dared to face the things that dwell in the attic. Cringe...
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The St. Catharines Poltergiest
On the very historic first episode of I Fought the Lore your hosts Ben Macdui and Ricco Sweets (from the mean streets) take a dive into the story of the St. Catharines Poltergeist. In 1970s St. Catharines, Ontario Canada one family lived on the edge for 28 days as they were seemingly assaulted by…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your hosts Ben McDouhui and Ricco Sweets (from the mean streets) take you on a globe-trotting paranormal-fueled adventure looking at various tales and seeing if they hold up to some deconstruction. From the comfort of their "mobile command centre" (stolen Winnebago) they try to deconstruct the legends while Ricco looks for love in all the wrong places.
Twitter - @IFTLpod
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Gmail - [email protected]
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Your hosts Ben McDouhui and Ricco Sweets (from the mean streets) take you on a globe-trotting paranormal-fueled adventure looking at various tales and seeing if they hold up to some deconstruction. From the comfort of their "mobile command centre" (stolen Winnebago) they try to deconstruct the...
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