The 40k Lorecast
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The 40k Lorecast is a weekly dive into all the Lore that surrounds Warhammer 40k. Brad Chester and John will take you on a deep dive into everything that is the lore of the Warhammer 40k Universe. Our weekly podcast is dedicated to exploring the rich lore of the Warhammer 40k universe, diving deep into the stories, characters, and events that make this universe so captivating. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of the 41st millennium!
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Recent Episodes
Bonus Episode - Our Takes on 11th Edition
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…
Episode 142 - Space Hulks, yeah.... they can be kind of a nightmare
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…
Episode 141 - Raven Guard pt 3 - Isstvan 5 and the legions rebirth.
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…
Episode 140 - The Raven Guard pt 2 - Corax remakes the Raven Guard in his own image
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…
Episode 139 - The Raven Guard pt 1 - Creation of the 19th and discovery of Corax
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…
Episode 138 - The Night Lords pt3 - Konrad seriously annoys the Lion, and eventually meets his doom
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…
Episode 137 - The Night Lords pt2 - Konrad joins the Heresy and does both a good and terrible job at the same time
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…
Episode 136 - The Night Lords pt1 - The creation of the 8th legion and Konrad's arrival and rise on Nostramo
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…
Episode 135 - The Siege of Vraks pt 3 - The arrival of the inquisition and the final siege on Vraks
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…
Episode 134 - The Siege of Vraks pt 2 - The arrival of Chaos and escalation of Vraks
On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, with the arrival of the chaos fleets to the system and the not so great (for the imperium) naval battle that commences. Which is then…
Episode 133 - The Siege of Vraks pt 1 - Rise of Cardinal Xaphan and the invasion by the imperium
On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Siege of Vraks, on of the epic wars of 40k History. Starting with the origins and oddly high importance of the planet. Then the rise of Cardinal Xaphan…
Bonus Episode - Adepticon Recap
After an amazing 5 days at Adepticon we wanted to recap out amazing time there as well as thank a bunch of you for coming by, saying hello and more. It was such a blast!PatreonMerchandiseDiscord…
Episode 132 - The Death Korps of Krieg - Their history, their units, and (sigh) their horses
On today’s cast we jump back into the Death Korps of Krieg. We start where we should with the revolution on Kreig, how it started, how Jurten turned the tide to make it a more “even” battle” and how…
Episode 131 - The Minotaurs, for real this time
On today’s cast we jump into the Minotaurs chapter of the Space Marines. Starting with the earliest mentions of any space marines called the Minotaurs in the lore. But then we get into the more firm…
Episode 130 - The Minotaurs? NOPE suprise its the Lords of Terra!!!!
On today’s cast I tricked Brad into talking about the Lords of Terra by telling him we were going to talk about the Minotaurs. We start with their origins as the magisters temporal, and how that set…
Episode 129 - The 500 Worlds pt3 - Titus and Ammentar win?
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the 500 worlds campaign book with the conclusion of the events on Novamagnor as well as the events throughout Ultramar. We open with Titus and crew needed…
40K Lorecast Live Q&A Spring of 2026
For those who don't know we do a live Q&A on Youtube every 2-3 months. Links are below to it and our other stuff, but since it was fun we wanted to share it here with the rest of you so you can…
Episode 128 - The 500 worlds pt 2 - Titus comes face to face with the destroyer curse.
On today’s cast we continue our coverage into the 500 worlds campaign. We open with the retconning of the destroyer curse withing the Necrons. What it is, and how it is evolving in the lore to add a…
Episode 127 - The 500 worlds pt 1 - The galaxy is a dumpster fire, so time for Ultramar to save it
On today’s cast we jump into the 500 worlds campaign. We open with a breakdown of the state of the galaxy in “modern” 40k. From there we jump into the background of the Imperium and the Necrons. We…
Episode 126 - The Blood Ravens pt 2 - the events of Dawn of war 2 and 3.
On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the blood ravens. With a brief trip to Dawn of War Soulstorm, and then a hard dive into the Dawn of War 2 series. From the chapter fighting off the orks,…
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