Lorick: Riddles and Lore
Think you can solve thrice-weekly riddles from mythology, folklore, history, and literature?
Try this Lorick on for size:
A tempestuous prince was misled
by incestuous king, hast'ly wed
there's a ghost, and a play,
and soliloquies fey...
in the end, nearly everyone's dead!
Hint: his father ghosted him.
Answer: Hamlet! Get it?
Lorick's host? Me, Yorick! Most soliloquized skull of all time!
If you're ready to match wits with a skeletal skald who wields riddles ranging from Alice to Apollo, Homer to Herodotus, and from Rapunzel to Ragnarok - then listen!
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 235
- Years Active
- 2025
0051: Clue for Lorick #5, In a field where the past speaks through stone
Does Lorick #5 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
In a field where the past speaks through stone,
Most stand tall but a few have gone prone.
A great circle they keep,
mystic power they seep,
With …
0050: Lorick #5, In a field where the past speaks through stone
Wherein we unveil Lorick #5:
In a field where the past speaks through stone,
Most stand tall but a few have gone prone.
A great circle they keep,
mystic power they seep,
With their purpose forgotten…
0042: Solving Lorick #4, A king with an opulent crown
Listen to the episode to learn the solution to Lorick #4:
A king with an opulent crown
sought advice from a lass of renown
the wisdom he found
on serpentine ground
misconstrued, brought an empire do…
0041: Clue for Lorick #4, A king with an opulent crown
Does Lorick #4 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
A king with an opulent crown
sought advice from a lass of renown
the wisdom he found
on serpentine ground
misconstrued, brought an empire down
Hi…
0040: Lorick #4, A king with an opulent crown
Wherein we unveil Lorick #4:
A king with an opulent crown
sought advice from a lass of renown
the wisdom he found
on serpentine ground
misconstrued, brought an empire down
What secret does this Lo…
0035: Loricks #1-3 Review
Just some mindless gibbering about the week's Loricks. Pay it no mind.
0032: Solving Lorick #3, The grownups all cheered with delight
Listen to the episode to learn the solution to Lorick #3:
The grown-ups all cheered with delight,
But something just didn't seem right,
The crowd was entranced,
But I took a stance,
And shoute…
0031: Clue for Lorick #3, The grownups all cheered with delight
Does Lorick #3 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
The grown-ups all cheered with delight,
But something just didn't seem right,
The crowd was entranced,
But I took a stance,
And shouted, "He…
0030: Lorick #3, The grownups all cheered with delight
Wherein we unveil Lorick #3:
The grown-ups all cheered with delight,
But something just didn't seem right,
The crowd was entranced,
But I took a stance,
And shouted, "He's bare in plain sight!…
0022: Solving Lorick #2, Theres trouble afloat in the sky
Listen to the episode to learn the solution to Lorick #2:
There’s trouble afloat in the sky,
Where strange little creatures do fly,
They meddle and tweak,
Machines start to squeak,
And pilots just can't f…
0021: A Clue for Lorick #2, "There’s trouble afloat in the sky"
Does Lorick #2 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
There’s trouble afloat in the sky,
Where strange little creatures do fly,
They meddle and tweak,
Machines start to squeak,
And pilots just can't f…
0020: Solving Lorick #1, and Introducing Lorick #2!
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #1:
"A creature both regal and sly...."
And unveil Lorick #2:
"There’s trouble afloat in the sky...."
What secret does Lorick #2 hide?
0011: A Clue for Lorick #1, "A creature both regal and sly"
Does Lorick #1 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
A creature both regal and sly,
With puzzles for all passersby,
A riddler unbeaten,
Its challengers eaten,
A guardian unwise to defy.
Hint:
Versio…
0010: Introduction and Lorick #1
Wherein we describe how to play the game and unveil Lorick #1:
"A creature both regal and sly..."
What secret does Lorick #1 hide?
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