The Lorehounds
Welcome to the Lorehounds! We're David, John, and Elysia — proud independent podcasters who dig deep into the shows and movies you love. We go beyond recaps to explore the storytelling, the lore, the themes, and everything in between, bringing genuine passion and thoughtful analysis to every episode.
Right now we're breaking down The Pitt, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord, and Daredevil: Born Again, with The Vampire Lestat, House of the Dragon, Ted Lasso, The Bear, Ahsoka, and plenty more on the horizon.
The Lorehounds sit at the heart of a growing network of affiliated podcasts and a thriving Discord community where the conversation never stops. Find links to all of our shows, subscriber feeds, and community spaces at linktr.ee/thelorehounds.
One Piece - S02E04-08
Elysia and John meet new friends and foes in the island-hoping second half of Season 2 of One Piece . Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: onepiece@thelorehounds.com Or, send us a voicemail! You can use the voicemail tool on our website, thelorehounds.com/contact OR record a note on you...
Maul: Shadow Lord - S01E07-08 - Call to Oblivion / The Creeping Fear
David, Jean, and Bryan continue their weekly coverage of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord with a pair of episodes that push the series into its darkest territory yet. The conversation explores Rylee's capture and interrogation by the 11th Brother, the team's growing suspicion that Rylee has bee...
Deconstructing the meaning of 'Into the West' w/Marilyn R. Pukkila - Into the West
David, Lisa, and Bryan are joined by Tolkien scholar Marilyn R. Pukkila for a special episode exploring the meaning behind the podcast's name and the deep cultural associations between the West and human mortality. The conversation traces how civilizations from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks t...
Maul: Shadow Lord - S01E05-06 - Inquisition / Night of the Hunted
David, Jean, and Bryan return for the third week of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord as the stakes reach a new level with the arrival of the Empire on Janix. The team digs into Daki's frustrating decision-making, Two Boots' uncertain loyalties under Imperial occupation, and the chilling introdu...
Going Jurassic - Jurassic Franchise Deep Dive w/Tansy Gardam and Asher Elbein
David is joined by Tansy Gardam, host of the acclaimed Going Rogue podcast, and Asher Elbein, journalist and co-creator of the newsletter and website Heat Death, for a deep dive into the Jurassic film franchise — all seven films across 32 years. The conversation spans the paleontological promise of ...
The Pitt - S02E15 - 9:00 P.M.
David and John discuss preeclampsia, wild births, epilepsy, toxic workplaces, and more in the season 2 finale of The Pitt . Podcast Referenced by David: Encore: What I learnt about Australia as an Outback GP View our Free Show Guide Online: https://thelorehounds.notion.site/the-pitt-show-guide Conta...
Maul: Shadow Lord - S01E03-04 - Whispers in the Unknown / Pride and Vengeance
David, Jean, and Bryan dive into the second week of Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord with a discussion that also features comm links from Elysia covering her fresh takes, comics connections, and a lore report on the Pyke Syndicate. The conversation centers on Maul's mesmerizing tea ceremony with De...
The Pitt - S02E14 - 8:00 P.M.
David and John recap the darkness before the light in the penultimate episode of Season 2 of The Pitt . View our Free Show Guide Online: https://thelorehounds.notion.site/the-pitt-show-guide Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: lorehounds@thelorehounds.com Or, send us a voicemail! You c...
Daredevil: Born Again S2-E1-4 – mid-season: Bullseye rising (MCUniverse)
Jean, Elysia, and Luke are back to argue the finer points on what makes one murderer worse than another, what a villain's selection of cages says about them, and which romances are likely to be DOA in this mid-season check-in discussing the first four episodes of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 –...
The Drama (2026) – the wildest wedding of the year
Elysia is joined by Lisa to spill all the tea on everything that went down in Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama (2026). After giving their spoiler-free takes and general thoughts on the power of dark humor to unlock uncomfortable discussions, they talk about the film's opening sequence (00:21:14...