Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

As green and pleasant as Cymru is, some home grown Welshies decided to venture out to countries with a little less rain from time to time and it turns out a healthy dose of these adventurous lot wound up in the good old U S of A.

Hit play and listen to us reel of a few famous and infamous names from the frontier that can trace their lineage back to the land of the dragon.

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With the last of the Christmas magic swiftly being sapped away by the return of the mundane rhythm of life we thought we'd remind you of a bit of Welsh magic in the form of a cunning escape artist.

Of course the clip isn't about the subject matter, you know us better than that by now. But you can listen to us cover all inclusive holiday's and praying on the flight home then listen to the full whack here.

For our first proper episode of the year we thought we'd treat you to something a little further afield than what we'd usually cover and tell you the tale of one of our Celtic cousins across the sea.

Hit play and hear all about a guy who puts the Man in the Isle of Man from the hosts that put the Isle in 'if you're waiting for the subject it usually takes us a whISLE'.

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First throwback of the new year and we're starting strong with one of Wales' most criminally inclined exports.

Hear all about this Cambrian bad boy in the full eppy here.

We know that you all think of us as hunky alphas but occasionally we like to dabble with being stone cold virgins and what better way to express this than playing dungeons and dragons with a Welsh theme (shut up it's cool now).

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This week's throwback lands firmly on Jesu Grist's birthday and as a gift to both him and you we're re-releasing a a full length golden oldie all about the festivities in Wales at this time of year.

So whether you'd prefer the sound of two drunks over spending time with your own family or you're the most die hard of die hard listeners, glug back a Christmas beer and listen to the traditions of a Cymru past.

We can harp on about how good Wales is and was all the live long day but in the interest of balance we occasionally like to cover some of the not so glamorous aspects of Cymru's past and what better time to get super serious than Christmas?

Hit play and have a listen to how Wales and the wider world of the time couldn't even be bothered to pay a minimum wage.

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Cast your brains upstream of the river that is time and listen back to when we had one of the great Cymro join us to chat about Ynys Môn.

Unlike a regular doctor this guy is one you can't wait to see, give the full episode a listen here.

Join us this yuletide season for a low stakes, low effort episode coming straight to you from one of the best boozers in Cardiff Bay. Topic selection will be scattered and borderline chaotic as usual but will range from the history of the pub to typical experiences growing up in Wales.

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This week's throwback is to one of our all time favourites and for once the clip is actually about the subject in question so listen for that if nothing else.

Hit play and listen to a hero of modern Wales who battered a particularly awful human back in the day and looked bloody fabulous while doing it.

Full episode here, we highly recommend it.

As you all know we're dedicated to bringing you the utmost accuracy when it comes to tales of the past and how better to do that than brining on a proper history head who's written books and everything.

Join us and our guest, Nathen Amin, to discuss one of the biggest names in the history game, Henry Tudor AKA Harri Tudur AKA Big Hazza AKA H from Steps.

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This throwback clip includes a reference to our other throwback clips for a lovely bit of throwback-ception as well as a delicate and nuanced discussion about the beauty industry.

As usual if you want the actual meat and potatoes of history check out the full episode here my loves.

Part two of our Pembroke road trip focuses on our stroll through the castle walls of the towns biggest fortified structure and then a very on brand debrief at the pub about how touching old stone walls gives us those warm fuzzy feelings.

Hit play and get well jelly that we got to peruse history and the local tavern and you didn't.

P.S. one of our mics died towards the end, the battle with tech is a never ending one.

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The old North was a cousin land to our dear Cymru and home to our Cumbric allies of old. I wonder if they would have enjoyed Ludlow as much as us or the visiting tourists?

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We've only gone and been on another road trip and as usual it was filled with a castle to touch and countless pints to drink.

Hit play as we struggle through a hangover to give you a run down of Pembroke town and a taster of all its history has to offer.

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In the depths of winter it's sometimes hard to remember that we were all once sweet children of the summer but luckily we put out a low effort clip each week from old episodes and this one happens to be from when the sun was shining brightly. Enjoy little cherubs.

Full episode here.

Riots and strikes went hand in hand with Wales during the industrial age and while some are well known, other actions have slipped under the radar for the most part, even when they're the biggest labour dispute in UK history.

Hit play and listen to the reasons behind almost 3000 slate miners dropping tools and ditching work for 3 years way back in 1900.

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The truth is out there and you can find it with us by listening to the full episode showcased on today's throwback. If you'd prefer to just listen to 3 tipsy lads talk about what they're drinking though, that's on offer too.

Full episode right here for the real truth seekers.

We all know about Hastings Direct, the prestige insurance company. But did you know it gets its name from a battle in 1066 that was kind of a big deal?

The Norman conquest of England is taught in schools all over the UK, but what was going down in Cymru town when the kings of England, Norway and Normandy were duking it out? Hot play and find out you scallies.

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It's Thursday and this is a throwback. You know the drill. The subject is actually pretty interesting but the clip is of the nonsense we talk about before the actual meat of the subject because we're just so effing zany like that.

Full episode with the whacky riffs and the content of substance can be found right here.

How could we cover Oakwood without shining a little light on it's Easterly cousin, Coney Beach. Just as many fun memories and just as many not so fun disasters, injuries and lapses in health and safety.

Hit play and listen to the rise and fall of Porthcawl's crown jewel. RIP.

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Calan Gaeaf, Samhain, Halloween, whatever you call it we all know it as the night for spooky celebrations, terrifying tricks and sickly sweet treats.

This year we thought we'd double up on episodes to celebrate all hallows eve and rerelease one form the archives about a particularly chilling tale from a village in Conwy.

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Croeso nol and welcome back dear listeners. Hop on the history bus and travel back with us once more to an episode of old. What more could signal an episode about literal race riots than a clip of us having wedding chat?

Full episode here for the die hards.

Hit play if you dare for all manner of spooky tales lie within this weeks episode as we give you a rundown of all the places in Wales to avoid when the veil between worlds runs thinnest.

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The Llanelli riots were one of many working class uprisings in Wales that would come to shape the landscape of labour for generations. Anyway, here's a clip of us talking about alcohol (shock) and playing a silly tiktok game.

A while back we put the world to rights by drunkenly going through all the things we would change to make Wales the country we know it can be.

With the very important Caerphilly by-election on the horizon and the Senedd elections coming next year, we thought we'd give our two pence worth all over again.

This week we're chatting about a saucy little castle from our old stomping ground that's a unique blend of luxury manor house and hardened battle fort.

Hit play and come with us once again to explore an often overlooked jewel from the treasure trove that is Cymru.

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This week you're tipsy hosts are off on holiday to sample a foreign culture by consuming ungodly amounts of pints ar the poolside.

As a treat while we're away, why not press play and listen to one of our premium patreon episodes, raw and uncensored like a Welsh mum after too many gins.

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Check out the full episode for the entire expose on who REALLY discovered America, but to wet your appetites hears us chatting about all the lovely folks around the globe that tune in to listen to our ramblings.

Is it true a Welshman discovered the good old USA? Listen here and make up your own minds.

We often cover the bad boys of Welsh history on this podcast but every once in a while we shed some light on some boys that were actually pretty bloody bad.

Settle down dear listener and listen to us fill your noggins with the tale of one bishop that really deserved a bashing.

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We've taking another dip in the soothing pool of history chaps and chappesses and this week we're touching on an event where one of your hosts was faced with a choice of doing what was right and what was easy...

Full episode here as usual, check it out it's a good one.

There's plenty of saints that associated with the Wales of old and outside the big hitters you'd probably never hear of them or their divine deeds. That's where two plucky Welsh lads with some mics off of Amazon come in.

Hit play and listen to the story and deeds of St Bleddian, the Christian with stones big enough to stop Attila the Hun in his tracks.

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Fancy a moan about the hardships of modern working? Well apparently so did we when we recorded this episode.

Hear the full whinge here along with a rundown of Wales in the world of gaming.

Wales is the historic home of great bards and it's a proud tradition that we continue as a nation to this day. The Welsh are so good at delivering a speech that we insist on slurring ours through drink at any opportunity.

Come with us now and listen to some hand selected orators and our post-speech analysis that we're 100% qualified to give.

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Every throwback is a unique mixed bag as you all know. What will you get? Some random riffs? Drunken opinions? Or the thing we love most after Wales and History, slagging off The Rock?

For the actual history portion of the episode as well as more nonsense, click here.

We love to wax lyrical about the heroes of our beloved Cymru here on the pod but what about the dirty and rotten scoundrels of the olden days?

Hit play and listen to a tale about a lowly lord with high ambitions and a penchant for stabbing his best Welsh buds in the back.

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This week we're giving you a slice of the episode discussing infamous teller of porkie pies, Iolo Morgannwg but the whole segment is just us talking rubbish as usual.

Full episode here if you want it sweet babes.

This podcast was built on a foundation of history and alcohol and what better way to celebrate that fact than by talking about the Welsh booze industry and a surprising link to one of the worlds most famous whiskies.

Hit play and listen to a pre made audio cocktail that'll pair nicely with a drop of the hard stuff.

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Dafydd ap Llywelyn was one of Wales' premiere rulers and one that's worthy of the utmost respect. So hit play and listen to us discuss the poor marketing choices of Transport for Wales and being accosted by an aggy child.

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Back in the day, the word 'blue' could mean something a little bit saucy, naughty or not fit for consumption before 9pm. And while the blue books we discuss in this episode don't quite fit that description, they definitely offended their fair share in Wales.

Hit play and have a listen to us harping on about the English sticking their noses in once again. #NotBitter

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Come back with us to a criminally charged era of Wales this week as we yap about deadly wedding gifts and more before getting into the meat of this ancient episode.

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Epic battles and Wales, name a better duo. This week we blend the historical and the mythological by taking a centuries old work of poetic art and dumbing it down to basic b*tch level.

Hit play and listen to us list off the absolute bruisers that fought the Angles at Catraeth around 600AD.

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It was good fun finding this clip but the only way you can find out why is by hitting play an giving it a listen. Here are some relevant buzzwords to hook you in though: The Euros, sickness, breasts - thanks me later.

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We're getting back to our roots this week, covering an epic Welsh battle just like we used to do when we were but podcasting babes.

Hit play and listen to yet another round of Cymru v England with some complimentary side dishes of us having a good old yap.

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Come and get a taste of the old Welsh Gods of legend by listening to us list the legendary pints we were sucking down on in this episode.

Full episode here if you want to brush up on the big names of the old Welsh pantheon.

As summer draws to an end, it's important to remember the good times and what better way to reminisce than looking back at one of Wales' most beloved childhood destinations.

Hit play and listen to your grumpy hosts and special guests talk through their own experiences as well as the rise and fall of the once mighty Oakwood.

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Welcome back sweet angels, to another glimpse into an episode gone by. This time it's our first ever visit from the good Doctor Cymraeg himself and for a change this clip actually has some knowledge in it instead of us talking rubbish so enjoy it while you can.

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Anyone who knows us knows we literally love The Last Kingdom and triple alliteration aside you should really go and watch it if you haven't already. If not for the battle heavy epic then do it just for context for this episode where we once again take a square block of history and force it into a circular Welsh hole.

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Come all ye faithful for another chapter in the history of this dear podcast. Today the selection we present you with is a glimpse into your hosts school days and the nicknames that formed them and their peers.

As always listen to the full episode here if you do fancy learning about the epic struggle of man vs beast.

Join us once more as we flip through the pages of Welsh myth and pluck out a story from older, more mystical times, where pigs were from hell and any girl could make a living as a footstool.

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Hit play and listen to our honourable guest become a modern day bard, delighting us with stories and music while your usual hosts jeer and guffaw like fools.

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We're back once more and you've guessed right, we're talking about Costco and Welsh adult films. What else would you expect?

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They said it could never be done, that we were mad to try. Well its high time some men in their thirties finally started talking about motion pictures and that's exactly what we're going to do.

Hit play and listen to us make a delicious film pie with a tasty historic filling.

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It's Thursday, it's a throwback. You know the drill. This week it's Vikings and how they fared in the green pastures of Wales back in the day. Don't worry though, the clip is just us doing Werner Herzog impressions.

Full episode here if you fancy it little cherubs.

Croeso nôl dear listeners, we hope you've washed your hands and got your masks handy because today we're talking of a sickly pestilence that once brought Wales and the world to its knees with a splash of yellow.

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this week is a throwback to something very close to the hearts of the Cymry and because it's pretty serious we've naturally picked a clip of us talking total shite about something unrelated. Enjoy.

If you do fancy boiling your own blood a little you can listen to how the UK government shafted a Welsh town in the full eppy here.

We're back with another addition to our castle series, this time we're talking the jewel of Carmarthenshire itself. Dinefwr Castle. And what episode would be complete without some sprinklings of completely unrelated topics like trolling celebs in the 2010's?

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Today we're looking back on an episode about a modern-ish day druid who by all accounts was a bit loopy but did give the gift of cremation. In true fashion we honour him in this clip by mocking right wing talking heads and fretting about tech issues.

If you did want to hear more about the High Priest of the Sun Grown Old you can listen here,

Strap in again our beloved listeners for a jaunt back to the Iron Age to rub shoulders with Celtic Welsh of old and those pig dog Roman invaders.

Hit play and listen to us discuss this fascinating bit of history, with a sprinkling of beer reviews, 90's advertising and Holly Valance.

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Instead of living now in the summer, come back with us to the winter months and listen to us chat dry January and do stupid German accents.

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Join us this week as your lovable hosts get super really serious actually and put the whole bloody system in our crosshairs.

If you like to seethe while you read give this a look for more on today's subject.

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Take another leap back into the river of the past and get your pinkies good and wet in another out of context clip. This time we discuss disappointing Xmas presents and laugh about mental health.

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Join us this week for a deep dive into the industrial powerhouse that is Amy Dillwyn.

Hit play and relax to the sounds of a woman that took no shit.

This jaunt back through our back catalogue is a little segment pulled from out episode on the not so cheery Talgarth Asylum and this clip is somewhat relevant for once and we discuss our our mental foibles.

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Another Welsh legend, straight from the gobs of two other of Welsh legends. Yes we're as big as the Mabinogion now and no we will not apologise for our drunken fame.

Hit play and listen to how big man Manawydan conquered trials and tribulations and got Cymru back on the right path.

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We're delving back once more, this time we present you with a snippet from the episode all about the Welsh town in Ukraine. As usual, if you want to actually learn about it you'll have to listen to the full episode because the clip is of course just a sample of our usual nonsense.

Full episode here my loves.

We're back with another nugget of extra content for you lovely chaps and chappesses courtesy of the Clogau goldmine that is the Tales for Wales Patreon.

This episode is an example of what could be in store for you if you join out Teulu tier, where we delve into your hometown's history and butcher any semblance of nostalgia you might still have for the place.

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Yes, it's the one you've all been waiting for. The one we've been banging on about since we first stuck our mouths to microphone.

Hit play and listen to us faun over what it, in our humble opinion, one of the best motion pictures you could ever lay your peepers on. The film isn't required watching before listening but do yourself a favour and stick it on anyway.

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Swap out the sun of summer for the hearth of Christmas this Throwback Thursday and listen to us cackle about how us and out friends ruined the yuletide season for our families not so long ago.

Full episode here if you cherubs fancy listening to some old Welsh Xmas traditions.

Wales is a land of stories and as we've banged on about since starting this pod, someone should be making them into films. While we can dream of an angel investor who wants to fund a pair of amateurs to turn up hungover on set most days, todays guest is a bona fide member of the industry who's made it his personal task to give Wales its dues on the silver screen.

Hit play and listen to us chat about Wales' foray into blockbuster territory and when you're done, check out more about the flick here.

Another throwback, another chat filled to the brim with talk of frothy pints and the consequences of drinking them.

Full episode here if you fancy learning about those bardic boys.

Just when you thought the Welshness couldn't get Welsher and the History couldn't get more Historic we've gone and doubled up on both by bringing in the man behind Welsh Histories to talk about, you guessed it, Welsh history.

Hit play and listen to us chat with, unlike us, a legit chronicler of the ages who, like us, bloody loves Cymru.

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This week we travel all the way back to the UK XL Bully ban, complete with slagging off a politician of the time and reminiscing about just how lame we were in our teens. Enjoy.

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We strive to make history based spiel for the common folk here at Tales for Wales and what could fit better than the age old battle between the working class and the swan scoffing boffins that make the rules.

Hit play and listen as we return to the scene of the Wines and Crimes.

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Wales is home to many a mythological creature but in this throwback clip we discuss the rarest of them all. The notorious Pig-Heart-Boy.

If you want to hear more about the crazy creatures of Cymru, look no further than the full eppy, my friends.

Get ready for Llywelyn Fawr part 2: Electric Boogaloo, baby because this hunk of Welsh leadership is coming at you faster than the Cymry of old could loose an arrow.

Hit play and listen to the life, the love and the bloodshed that made up the latter half of this big time boys epic reign.

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Today is a look back at one of our many Welsh myth focused episodes so to tee you up of course, we have a clip of us slagging off one of Wales' greatest exports with a dash of Peep Show references. Enjoy.

Full episode here if you fancy getting your myths on.

Hold on to your butts boios because the top dog we're discussing today is one of the all time, pound for pound champs of the fair nation that is Cymru.

Give that little play button a tickle and listen to us tell a tale of battle, diplomacy and leadership that (FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME) deserves a Braveheart style movie adaptation.

Llywelyn Fawr had his head screwed on and we're pretty sure he'd be dressed in the finest Tales for Wales merch if he were about today. He'd at very least be gobbling up our extra...

You know the drill by now. It's Thursday, it's a throwback and what better to throwback to than the old stomping ground of one Dame Shirley Bassey.

Full ep here ya tarts.

We're on the road again as your lovable, drunken roving historians and we've got the idea of retaking Chepstow Castle for the Welsh firmly planted in our noggins.

Hit play and listen to us muse about everything from our personal medieval fantasies. the action seen by the eponymous stronghold and as always, copious riffs.

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Travel upstream, against the flow of time once more and listen to us talking rubbish before the subject matter as you've surely become accustomed to by now.

Full episode here about a big old bust up with primitive boomsticks.

Man vs nature has been a recurring theme through history as well as the premise for some pretty sick movies.

But it's rare that we humans have taken such a spanking from the flora and fauna of the earth as when we lost a war to some boggle eyed flightless birds. Hit play and find out just how bad we fumbled it.

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This week we're throwing it back to an episode every boozy trivia enthusiast would hate to miss. Give us a listen and drown your drinking comrades in Welsh based factoids.

Full episode here if you get greedy for knowledge.

The rulers of Wales are a dime a dozen but it's the grafters, scrappers and underdogs that we always love the most and the hero of this particular episode ticks the box on all three fronts.

Hit play and listen to us muse about a man who's had more goes on the throne than your mum's had on OnlyFans.

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Croeso, wolcom and welcome to another serving from the past, this weeks selection is from when we discussed our brethren from the South, the Kernewek/Cornish.

Check out the full episode if you fancy learning about the Celtic connection between us and some extra little snippets about Kernow/Cornwall itself.

Come join us dear listener for a little chat about something synonymous with Wales, the humble Castle. This week we're harping on about a particularly cliffy property with stunning South Walian Views and a built in water source.

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This is a throwback to one of our fave episodes because it features big bad Jemima Nicholas and we urge you to enjoy it in it's fullest by clicking below. To wet your appetite though, listen to us talking episode mistakes and taking on Russia.

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Hot off the heels of our first WW2 episode we're back again to plunge into some new, Welsh themed events of what some might call the biggest scrap we ever did have.

Hit play and join us as we discuss booze, battles and prison breaks all taking place under the rather large umbrella of WW2.

We're joined this week by presenter, actor and master of lists, Luke Davies. Check out this dishy lad and his even dishier content here.

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We're delving back once more, this time to the man who goes gaga for codifying legal documents.

Full episode here for you if you fancy it bois bach.

Today we touch base on a subject rarely spoken of on this pod until now. it's finally time to tackle topics linked to the big kahuna of conflicts. Known to some as The Great War Part 2: War Harder but known by most as World War 2.

Hit play and listen to us yap on about a lesser known front on which the Welsh fought the good fight.

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Clever marketing plot for the Patreon? Or too careless with time to get a new episode out in time? Maybe we'll never find out.

Have a sample of the content only the most dedicated of Welsh believers get to access as a belated Diwrnod Dewi Sant pressie for you all.

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Today's episode is about a little village that time forgot, a once hopeful place now bogged down in tales of crime, hauntings, nuclear fallout and the occasional music video.

Hit play and listen to us discuss the origins of this right cooky place and the mad tales associated with it.

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Way back when we asked our future digital overlords what they thought Wales would be like in the future and you know what, it was a bit of a laugh. So here it is again to drum up a few more of those downloads that we equate with love and self value. Enjoy.

Listen to the full ramblings of a mad robot here, you won't be disappointed.

The day of Wales' patron saint is fast approaching and being as those Anglo-fascists next door won't let the good people of Cymru have a day off for it to get merry we thought the least we could do is have another go at educating the masses on the day's namesake.

Hit play and revel in the miracles of the good Dewi Sant. Yes, one of them is another bastard healing spring.

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While the Welsh are known for their poetry, songs and national resilience, an often overlooked element of the nation is the gosh darn bloodhounds that fill up the ranks of rural police.

Luckily, we're here to shed some light on this exact subject and talk about how small time law enforcement took down some big time, drug dealing crims.

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Come dear listeners, gather round for another tale of podcasts past. This time we've got a snippet from when we talked about the ancestor of many a Welsh king and Prince and subject of the banger that is Dafydd Iwan's Yma o Hyd.

Listen to the full episode here because as usual the clip we've given you had zero to do with the episode title.

We've got a right treat for you this week, we've combined a subtle hint of inept drunk Welsh historians with notes of genuine professionals in their field and baby, it is a potent brew.

Hit play you slaggy bunch and listen to innuendos, horrific crime and tales of Newport Market.

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Today we dive back into the pool of time once more to revisit the first true crime episode we ever did do.

If the taster, containing anecdotes of both Australia and Birmingham, primed you for a delve into a Welsh serial killer then click here for the full episode.

If Tales for Wales were a fish and you were looking to catch us, what might be the best bait? Well we'd say this weeks guest has created a very convincing lure by combining our love of gaming with out love of old Welsh mythology.

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In the crosshairs of the past today we have one of the many episodes where we couldn't be bothered to research something proper so decided to talk about funny anecdotes from our own personal histories instead.

If you want to hear the rest of the shenanigans then click this bad boy for the full eppy.

The Welsh have often been the first to achieve great feats but thanks to the multiple shoe in's we've taken as a country over the years, news of these achievements tends not to travel far.

Well kiss your mammies and thank your lucky stars because Tales for Wales is here to set the record straight. Whether it's discovering tarmac, America or how to sail upon the wind, you'll find the Cymry are always pushing the envelope.

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