The Somerton Man

On this week's podcast we have another Gost Ship - lets look into the Good Ship Ourang Medang. Meanwhile we also uncover a magic money tree, solve all political issues with our unassailable logic and discuss how cool and practical flying cars are. Email us at [email protected] to suggest legends for us to look at, ghost ships you have known, or to confound our knavish tricks with your own unassailable logic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this weeks episode of Urbane legends where we tackle the Muramasa Katana. A legendary Japanese haunted sword. How good is this master sword maker? When did evil swords by malevolent sword makers fall out of fashion? Is this the Christine of swords? What happened to country music? Join us to discuss these and much more. Please like and review and send us a message on [email protected] with your suggestions for urbane legends or dankest memes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we investigate the mystery of the lead mask case. Two Men go up a mountain suited and booted and days later are found dead with lead masks and no apparent reason for death. Also we rectify Neil's humours, pay homage to MC Snow and put some ancient Athenians straight on a few things. Email [email protected] to suggest ideas for future episodes and/or mock our ignorance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we uncover some British folklore we were previously unaware if: The Screaming Skulls. Seriously these things seem to be everywhere how have we not heard of them before? Could your screaming skull be effective as a burglar alarm? What would Doom guy make of all this? Email us at [email protected] to tell us about your favourite haunted body part. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode we discuss the awful case of the Sodder Children. What could have happened? Just how incompetent are the emergency services in this town? Wasn't Mussolini a trend the neighbours should have been well over by 1945? Discover what we mean by "Supper with Cave, breakfast with Wilders". Email us at [email protected] to let us know if you'd like to suggest a future episode or tells in detail exactly where we've gone wrong all these years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode of Urbane Legends. A podcast entirely dedicated to Neil examining wheeled vehicles for sale and trying to interest the 14th Duke of Burgundy in a purchase. This week Raleigh Chopper. Will Chris (aka 14th DoB) buy? How shiny is that chrome looking? Pristine Bell?! Also might mention the Beast of Bray Road I guess. Email [email protected] to make offers on the bike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we dive into the mysterious forest of Hoia Baciu. Is this Romania's most haunted forest? UFOs, Ghosts and portals to another dimension all in the same place? Was Neil cursed by a seemingly friendly coworker? How did we manage to get through nearly the whole Pod without mentioning Dracula? Join us to explore these mysteries and email us on [email protected] with your suggestions for future episodes or just to tell us how great/awful we are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to Arkansas for this week’s episode: the terrifying case of the Gowrow. Chris isn’t going to let Neil forget his mispronunciations. We learn about Ozark’s hospitality and sarcasm, discuss the golden era of TV and love of dried apples. Email us on [email protected] to suggest an episode, say hello,  or recommend better podcasts we can learn from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is the mysterious case of the Max Headroom Prank. Late one night a sports programme and an episode of Doctor Who get interrupted by a mysterious pirate broadcast. WE discuss our theories, hazy memories of Max Headroom, protestors past and present. Email us on [email protected] to suggest an episode, say hello, or share uncomfortable personal stories with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dig in folks for this week’s extra-long episode. Come for legends that sprung up around the mysterious death; stay for Chris's Chandler from Friends impression, our dumb takes on modern tech, terrible Australian accents, curiously lax police investigations, proof that Neil apparently hasn’t gotten over Lost and Chris’s reviews of the hottest new PS1 games for you to play. Email us on [email protected] to suggest an episode, say hello,  or to spell out our defects in forensic detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.