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A podcast for people who don't know much about Warhammer by us - three people who don't know much about Warhammer.
El, Rosa & Holly are here to lead you by the hand as we stumble face first into the vast world of Warhammer 40,000.
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Recent Episodes
S1E16 Episode 16: Big Ideas
This week it's a waffley one! We talk about how we've learned, grown, changed since starting the pod. We talk about how we feel about things now, Lumi talks about the T'au and cannot be stopped, we…
S1E15 Episode 15: And now, Trench Crusade
This week we take a detour away from 40K, to talk about El's most recent fascination, Trench Crusade! The initial idea was to compare 40K and TC a lot more, but, uh, it's mostly just El talking about…
S1E14 Episode 14: A Legionary Primer (FUN edition) [Featuring: Dan]
Settling into an already distressing 2026 we're rounding out our little trio of episodes on Space Marines by skimming along each Traitor legion. Much like episode 11, we give you a taste of the…
S1E13 Episode 13: Holly's First Game!
Happy new year everyone, I'm sure it will be better than last year and that several geopolitically insane things haven't already happened. BUT DID YOU KNOW that in the dying days of 2025, Holly had…
S1E12 Episode 12: Christmas Wishes
Ho ho ho! It's a time of wonder and joy and we'd all like a break please. So we're having a fun one. We go round the table and bounce around the various magical wishes we have, hoping for a christmas…
S1E11 Episode 11: A Legionary Primer (Loyalist edition)
This week we're back and continuing the journey of talking Space Marines, this time with specifics! El, Lumi and Holly take turns teaching each other (and possibly you) about each of the loyalist…
S1E10 Episode 10: SPACE MARIIIIINES
Yes, it's time. We're talking about the big blue boys, the original fridges, the chunky poster child of 40K: Space Marines. Serving as a gentle primer on who and what exactly Space Marines…
S1E9 Episode 9: A Relief Effort For Riley (with Riley Quinn)
We're a member down this week as Holly is seeking guidance from The Emperor. But fear not, we have guest on the pod, and it's only bloody Riley Quinn (Trashfuture, No Gods No Mayors). Arriving at…
S1E8 Episode 8: Talkin' 'bout that T'au
This week Lumi's taking over and is here to convert you to the T'au'va. That's right, it's faction focus time and Lumi is taking us on a combined book report/Tau lore journey. With no Holly this…
S1E7 Episode 7: Incompetence in Crusading
This week we are back (albeit late), and El & Lumi have some exciting things to report. Fresh off the back of a recent game (thats right, we actually played!) we return to talk about the many,…
S1E6 Episode 6: Fun with Nuns With Guns
This week Holly takes the wheel as she tells us (and you) all about her faction, the Adepta Sororitas, the nuns with guns. She tells us who they are, what their vibe is, and most importantly why…
Episode 5: In Which We Discuss Painting
This week we are back baybeee! No more dry stuffy rules to wade through, we've got a palette full of energy and more discussion than you can shake a paintbrush at.Which is to say El, Rosa & Holly…
S1E4 Episode 4: Welcome back to class (rules 101 part 2)
In this episode we finish off our intro to rules, as El desperately tries to hammer through A LOT OF RULES while Rosa and Holly continue to be excellently patient students. We cover setting up your…
S1E3 Episode 3: Welcome to class (rules 101)
Today El dons the role of teacher, and starts to lead us through the basics of how 10th Edition 40K works, up to and including what an 'edition' is. Our episode-cum-classroom is set up as an…
S1E2 Episode 2: Splashing Around In The Lore
With a whole episode under the belt, El, Rosa & Holly take our second outing and paddle around in the shallow(ish) end of the Big Behemoth that is 40K lore. Of which there is so much. There is…
S1E1 Episode 1: What even is Warhammer 40K?
El, Rosa & Holly take our first steps into podcasting and talking 40K. In this pilot episode, we skim loose frameworks of the hobby - from playing wargames to niche internet arguments.Staying…
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Forty Thousand Hurts has published 16 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Crafts.
Forty Thousand Hurts is currently declining with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 6m.
