Best Warhammmer 40k Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 83 - The Golden Age of Technology and mankinds expansion into the galaxy. 1:14:28

1d ago1:14:28

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On today’s cast we dive into the Golden age of technology. We open with the Age of Terra and some new lore about the Emperor and his battles with the Cognitae. From there we dive into the mankind conquering and terraforming Sol in preparation of launching into the galaxy. We then talk (briefly) about the men of gold, men of stone, and the expansion…

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Episode 82 - Knights pt 2 - Discovery by the imperium and addition to the fold 1:09:20

8d ago1:09:20

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On today’s cast we complete our coverage of Knights in 40K. We open with the great crusade and the re-discovery of the knight worlds. We then take a quick turn to cover the titantica on mars, that kind of lost their mind when discovering the knight worlds. From there we talk about the knight worlds joining the imperium (really the mechanicus) and h…

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Episode 81 - Knights - their origins and survival of the long night 1:00:20

15d ago1:00:20

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On Today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Knights of 40K. We start with their origins in the Golden age of technology from the early colonists heading out into the galaxy with their STC’s. From there we talk about the Age of Strife separating the colonists from the rest of human civilization, but with a focus on how the Knight worlds survived. W…

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Episode 80 - Ynnari pt3 - Cawl and Guilliman save the Imperium 1:21:07

23d ago1:21:07

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On Today’s cast we finalize our coverage, for now, on the Ynnari story ark. This time we are focusing in the events of the imperium at this moment. We open with a back story on Belasarius Cawl, his birth and rise through the ranks of the Mechanicum and ad mech. More importantly we talk about his Soul Merging technology and the tasks given to him by…

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Episode 79 - Ynnari pt 2 - Yvraine grows her forces and Slaanesh realizes the threat that is Ynnead. 1:15:17

29d ago1:15:17

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On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Ynnari with the further adventures of Yvraine. We open with her and the Ynnari’s arrival on craftworld Ulthwe, where they have to contend with a seer council who are suddenly no longer cool with Eldrad just doing whatever he wants with their craftworld all the time. We then cover their search for the …

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Episode 78 - The Ynnari pt 1 - Ynnead, Yvraine, and the battle of Biel Tan 1:30:08

1M ago1:30:08

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On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Ynnari. We start with a recap events of Demesnus to waken Ynnead. We then jump to the Yvrain and he becoming imbued with the god of death and her flight from the dark city. We then take a quick break to laugh at the original gameplay rules of the Ynnari (Soulburst for the auto-win!). After that we jump t…

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Episode 77 - Harlequins pt 2 - Harlequins moving the storyline along 53:55

1M ago53:55

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On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Harlequins. Today we focus more on how their interact with the 40K universe lore. We open with, of course, the Black Library and how it steers all of the actions of the Harlequins. From there wego into their reemergence in the galaxy and how they interact with the beings of the galaxy. From there we t…

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Episode 76 - The Harlequins pt 1 - Where they come from, who & what they are. 1:32:38

2M ago1:32:38

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On today’s cast we begin our coverage of the Harlequins! We start with the history of the Harlequins (what we know of it) and more importantly their god Cegorach. From there we move onto the masques of the Harlequins and how they interact with greater Eldar culture (Craftworld, Corsair Fleets, Exodites, and Drukhari). Then we dive into the differen…

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Episode 75 - Blood Angels pt2 - After the Death of Sanguinius 1:14:59

2M ago1:14:59

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On today’s cast we finish out coverage of the Blood Angels legion. We open with the Blood Angles trying to rebuild their devastated legion after the Horus Heresy. From there we talk about the Blood Angles recruitment and their attempts to quell their gene-flaws. After that we take a turn and talk about some of our favorite Blood Angels successor ch…

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Episode 74 - Blood Angels pt1 - The origins 1:16:52

2M ago1:16:52

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On today's cast we begin our coverage of the Blood Angels Chapter. We start with their origins under the unification wars. From there their borderline descent into savagery as they pushed out into the great crusade. Next we jump to their Primarch Sanguinius. First with his arrival on Baal Secundus, and then his growth and rise to be the leader of t…

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Episode 73 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 2 1:12:57

2M ago1:12:57

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On todays cast we complete or coverage of the xenos of the galaxy. Diving again head first into a ton of super random Xenos that GW has written into the game. Although we do start with the Jokaero, so that is awesome! Some others are the Enoulians, Laer, Maug, the Hrud, and others. We also talk a bit more about the times the imperium has made deals…

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Episode 72 - Random Xenos of the Galaxy pt 1 1:20:27

3M ago1:20:27

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On todays cast we begin our coverage of the random Xenos of the galaxy. Our focus is on some of the Xenos that have no codex. Thes are races that appear in stories, codexes, and some of GW’s side games. Many of these races have only a few (very well written) paragraphs on them in the lore, so it is more of a quick rundown on each of the races. On t…

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Episode 71 - Death Watch pt 2 - Their weapons, tactics, facilites, stories and more. 1:20:29

3M ago1:20:29

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On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Death Watch, the special forces of the Space Marines. We open with some of our favorite weapons and equipment of the Death Watch. Namely we focus on how specialized an borderline heretic their equipment and weaponry are. We also focus on how much of a nightmare it was to play against the death watch a…

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Episode 70 - Death Watch pt 1 - Who are the Death Watch and how does one become one 1:06:39

3M ago1:06:39

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On today’s cast we start our coverage of the Death Watch, the special forces of the Space Marines. We start with a quick overview of what the Death Watch are and then dive a bit into their two different founding stories (one was way better than the other). After that we talk about how a Space Marine joins the Death Watch, both the official and comm…

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Episode 69 - GW Rules Oopsies - When lore and tabletop rules dont mix 1:13:46

3M ago1:13:46

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On today’s cast we are doing a John special. This cast is a dive into some our favorite broken rules of the game over the past 20+ years. A fun trip down memory lane, some of those memories are little bad for some players. We open with explaining Rules As Written and how that sets up some of these funny interactions. After that we dive head first i…

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Episode 68 - Space Wolves Pt 2 - Our favorite characters 1:30:09

4M ago1:30:09

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On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Space Wolves. Today’s cast is completely about the epic characters that make up the Space Wolf Lore. We open with a quick bit about the Space Wolves’ opinion on remembrancers. From there we go hard and jump through some of our personal favorites including Bjorn, Harl Greyweaver, Logan Grimnar, Ulrik t…

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Episode 67 - Space Wolves Pt 1 - What they are, where they come from and (of course) Leman Russ 1:43:54

4M ago1:43:54

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On Today’s cast we start our coverage of the Space Wolves. We open with the creation of the 6th legion by the emperor and its initial design and function in the Galaxy. From there we move into Leman Russ and his arrival on Fenris, and ascension to the leader of the Space Wolf legion. After this we move onto how an aspirant is chosen and then how th…

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Episode 66 - The Tau Pt 2 - How they fight, their weapons, and their key leaders. 1:27:44

4M ago1:27:44

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On todays cast we conclude our coverage of the Tau. We start with a breakdown of their styles of battle Mont’ka, Kauyon, and of course shield drone jubilee. After that we dive into the warfare technology of drones, battle suits and weaponry. From there we go into the expansion history of the Tau with the Spheres. From there we dive into Far sight, …

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Episode 65 - The Tau Pt 1 - What they are, where the come from, and how they rose up 1:20:14

4M ago1:20:14

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On Today’s cast we start our coverage of the Tau. What they are, where they come from, and their history. We open with the surprise they were to the imperium, going from stone age to plasma in less than 60,000 years. From there we dive into the story of rise of the Tau and the introduction of the Ethereal. Then how the Ethereals changed the Tau int…

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Episode 64 - "Where are they now" Primarch edition - the Loyalists 1:21:53

4M ago1:21:53

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On Today’s cast we conclude our listener cast on “where are the Primarchs now” with a focus on the Loyalists. After a very quick trip into very dead Ferrus Manus, we spend a bunch of time on John’s favorite Primarch Guilliman. He is awesome, sorry. Then we throw Brad a bone and jump into Leman Russ. We follow this up with Sangunius and Corax, and t…

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Episode 63 - "Where are they now" Primarch edition - the Traitors. 1:26:04

5M ago1:26:04

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On today’s cast we dive into a listener requested topic “where are the Primarchs now.” We decided to do the first cast on the traitor Primarchs. We open with a quick bit on Horus, but then move onto a much longer coverage of Konrad Curze. Then a recap of Mortarian from our Typhus casts, followed by a deeper dive into Peturabo & Angron. Then we go t…

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Episode 62 - Drukhari pt 3 - Wych cults, Kabals, Mercenaries and The Arenas 1:29:40

5M ago1:29:40

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On today's cast we conclude our coverage of the Drukhari. We open with a very deep dive into the Wych cults of the Drukhari, their organization functions and features. After this we jump over to the Covens, to talk about their origins before the fall and the incredible powers they now wield within the Dark Realm. From there we dive into our persona…

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Episode 61 - Drukhari pt 2 - Kabals, Archons, Realspace Raids & Poison weapons 1:25:02

5M ago1:25:02

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On Today’s cast we continue our coverage of the Drukhari. We open up with the restructuring of the Drukhari in the image that Vect wants. We then focus on the Kabals, their structure, how they rise, and of course a deep dive on their leaders the Archons. From there we move into the most terrifying element of the Drukhari their Real-Space raids. We …

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Episode 60 - Drukhari pt 1 - The survival of the Dark City & rise of Vect 1:10:19

5M ago1:10:19

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On todays cast, We start our coverage of the Dark Eldar with a Focus on the fall of the Eldar from their perspective. We then spend more time on the webway and how it functions as an in between of the Materium and Immaterium. After that we dive into Commorragh both the city proper and the dark realm itself. We then close on the rise of Vect. Suppor…

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Episode 59 - Adepta Sororitas pt 2 - The Creation of the orders and formation of the Sisters of Battle 1:39:03

6M ago1:39:03

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On Today’s cast we conclude our coverage on the Adeptus Sororitas. We start with a recap of the restricting of the Adeptus Sororitas after the death to Goge Vandire. From there we jump into what a living saint is (kind of a daemon). Then we spend some happy fun times talking about the nightmare units of the sisters (penitent engines are just wrong.…

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Episode 58 - Adepta Sororitas pt 1- Rise of the Ecclesiarchy and creation of the Adepta Sororitas 1:06:25

6M ago1:06:25

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On Today’s cast we begin our coverage on the Adeptus Sororitas. We start with a recap of the rise of Ecclesiarchy, the why and the how of its growth. After this we spend time talking about the rise and reign of terror or Goge Vandire. Namely his employment of the Daughters of the Emperor from San Leor. Then we go into the conflict between Vandire a…

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Episode 57 - Ad Mech pt 2 - Growth of the Adeptus Mechanicus and their function within the Imperium 1:27:15

6M ago1:27:15

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On Today’s cast we finish up our coverage of the Adeptus Mechanicus. We start with what the machine spirit is (our bad on missing that on the last cast). We then dive into the growth of the value and thus the power of the Adeptus Mechanics within the Imperium, followed by a dive into the nightmare that is a forge world. After that we jump into the …

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Episode 56 - Adeptus Mechanicus pt 1 - Rise of the Mechanicum and creation of the Adeptus Mechanicus 1:05:55

6M ago1:05:55

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On today’s cast we begin our dive into the Adeptus Mechanicus. We open with the origins of the Adeptus Mechanicus from well before the even the unification wars. From there we move onto the civil war that engulfed Mars that led to the rise of the Mechanicum. We then do a quick jump into the formation of Servitors and their value to the Mechanicum. …

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Episode 55 - The Grey Knights pt 2 - The rise of the Grey Knights 1:31:57

7M ago1:31:57

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On today’s cast we conclude our coverage of the Grey Knights. We start off with a focus on Malcador’s secret Titan moon project and poor Garo. We then dive into the origin story of Ianus and again some Malcador. After that we jump into the specialized weaponry and armor of the Grey Knights. From there we tell some of the better stories of the Grey …

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Episode 54 - The Grey Knights pt 1 - The Flight of the Eisenstein and the Knights Errant. 1:21:44

7M ago1:21:44

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On today's cast we start our coverage of the Grey Knights by focusing on their origin from the Horus Heresy. We open with, arguably the most exciting book of the Horus Heresy the Flight of the Eisenstein. From Nathaniel Garro’s discovery of the rebellion, through his journey back to Terra. After that we focus on the formation of the Knights Errant …

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Episode 53 - The Death Guard pt 2- The split of Mortarian and Typhus 1:25:58

7M ago1:25:58

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On todays cast we conclude our coverage of the Lore of Mortarian and Typhus. We open with the events leading up to the Istvaan III massacre and the Flight of the Eisenstein. Thereby marking the first serious public rift between Mortarian and Typhus. We then spend some time talking about each of their paths post drop site massacre. After that we div…

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Episode 52 - The Death Guard pt 1- The origins of Mortarian and Typhus 1:14:47

7M ago1:14:47

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On today's cast we begin our coverage of the story of the Death Guard. Namely that stories of Mortarian and Typhus. We start with the story of Mortarian’s arrival on Barbarus and the revolution he leads there. Then the arrival of the Emperor and Mortarian taking control of his legion. From there we flip over to the origins of Typhus and his rise ne…

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Episode 51 - The Officio Assassinorum - Pt 2 1:34:10

8M ago1:34:10

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On todays Episode we conclude our coverage of the Officio Assassinorum. We dive into all 6 temples, actually we even cover the short lived 7th temple. We focus first on each factions style and purpose. We then move onto their equipment and weaponry and how said equipment and weaponry help them achieve their missions. We then have a little fun talki…

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Episode 50 - The Officio Assassinorum - Pt 1 1:17:16

8M ago1:17:16

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On todays episode we begin our coverage of the Officio Assassinorum. We start with a quick delve into the Schola Progenium, and get out of that as quickly as possible. We then talk about the history of the Assassins on Terra from before the Unification Wars up to the start of the Great Crusade. Then we talk a lot about the value the Assassin brough…

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Episode 49 - The Talons of the Emperor pt 2 - The Sisters of Silence 1:07:28

8M ago1:07:28

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On today’s episode, we dive into the Sisters of Silence. We start with an in depth dive into the Pariah gene. From there we talk about the mysterious rise of the sisters from the unification wars into the great crusade with the daughters of the Crow. We then talk about what a sister of silence is and how they function as an organization. We then mo…

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Episode 48 - The Talons of the Emperor pt 1 - Adeptus Custodes 1:25:01

8M ago1:25:01

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On Today’s episode we dive into the Adeptus Custodes. We start with the process of making a Custode, both the creation and training of them. We then move into their history within the Imperium and what their purpose was for the emperor and how it evolved as the imperium grew and changed. We then move into their resurgence at the conclusion of Abadd…

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Episode 47 - Eldar pt 4 - Eldar Weapons, Vehicles, Wriathhosts, and a little bit of Ynnari 1:24:12

8M ago1:24:12

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On today's episode we conclude (for now) our coverage of the Eldar. We dive into the weaponry and vehicles that the Eldar bring to bear on the battlefield. With some especial fan-boying about how broken and annoying they have been over the editions. We then jump into Wraithhosts who are both amazing and, in the case of the Wraith Knight, game break…

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Episode 46 - Eldar pt 3 - The Aspect Warriors and Phoenix Lords 1:42:38

9M ago1:42:38

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On today's episode we continue or coverage of the Eldar. Our focus today is on both the Aspect Warriors themselves as well as their founders the Phoenix Lords. We open with what an Exarch is and how they function in the Aspects. From there we cover each of the Aspects, what they are, how they wage battle, and all the fun levels of broken they have …

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Episode 45 - Eldar pt 2 - What is an Eldar, their Craftworlds. and their Psychics 1:26:17

9M ago1:26:17

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On today's cast we continue our deep dive into the Eldar. We start with what an Eldar is, what they look like, how they move, live etc. Then we dive into the main craftworlds in the game. We also spend some time talking about what happens when GW allows the table top rules to match the lore (oopsie). We then move onto the Psychers of the Eldar. Sup…

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Episode 44 - Eldar pt 1 - the Eldar Pantheon, Craftworlds, and Webway 1:37:00

9M ago1:37:00

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On today's cast we begin our dive into the Eldar. We start today on their pantheon, what it is, who it is, and how many of them are dead. We then jump into the craftworlds of the Eldar, their creation, function before the fall, and rise after the fall. We then conclude covering the webway and its function and presence in modern 40k. Support the sho…

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Episode 43 - The weapons of the imperium 1:16:56

9M ago1:16:56

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On Today's cast we are covering another request from the Discord, the weapons of the Imperium. We go through all of the most commonly produced weapons utilized in the Imperium's war effort. We start off with ranged combat. From the Lowly bolt gun (which is actual a marvel of technology and power, but does not show at all on the table top) to the mi…

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Episode 42 - The Regiments of the Imperial Guard 1:48:30

10M ago1:48:30

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On today's cast we dive into the key regiments of the Imperial Guard and their origin stories. Tallarn and their wars with chaos. The Valhallans and their incredibly stupid origin story, but incredibly badass war with the Orks. Moridan Iron Guard holding the line against insert all chaos. Armageddon Steel Legion against Angron and then Ghaz (twice)…

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Episode 41 - What is the Imperial Guard 1:23:51

10M ago1:23:51

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On today's cast we dive into what the Imperial Guard is. The incredible size and scope that it makes up. We then dive into the impressive ways that it functions both logistically and its command structure. We also spend some time talking about the ways that is wages war. How do mortal men stand against such incredible foes? simple, by holding the l…

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Episode 40 - Congratulations on joining the Imperial Guard! Here is a handy primer you can reference for any and all questions. 1:14:20

10M ago1:14:20

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On today's cast we cover the fantastic journey that is joining the Imperial Guard. We are aided in this endeavor by one of the greatest pieces of literature ever produced by Games Workshop "The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer." We discus the unparalleled training and equipment you will be given. We also talk about the support you will be gr…

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Episode 39 - Tyranids pt 3 - Imperial history of the Tyranid invasions. 1:57:22

10M ago1:57:22

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On this cast we conclude our coverage of the Tyranid lore deep dive with a focus on the imperial history of the Tyranids. We open with the first official battle with Tyranids at Tyran against Hive Fleet Behemoth. We then move onto Macragg and Iyanden and their battles against Kraken. We then move onto the true nightmare to the galaxy with Hive Flee…

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Episode 38 - Tyranids pt 2 - Genestealers, Tyranid Invasions, and key units. 1:27:19

11M ago1:27:19

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On todays episode we continue our dive into the lore of Tyranids with a focus on the stages of a tyrranid invasion, and key units of the army. We start with a dive into the stages of a genestealer invasion. Then we focus on the stages of a tyrranid invasion of a planet (spoiler alert it sucks) we then spend some time talking about how terrible the …

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Episode 37 - Tyranids pt 1 - What they are and where they come from 1:16:11

11M ago1:16:11

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On today's episode we begin our deep dive into the Tyranids. We start of with where they came from, how that story has changed. After that we focus a bit on the mystery that is the Tyranid's purpose in the galaxy. With some focus on what is believed has brought them to the galaxy and where they appear to be going in it. We then finish with a covera…

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Episode 36 - Imperial Psychers, Black Ships, and the Astronomican 1:33:05

11M ago1:33:05

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On today's episode we talk about pyschers in the Imperium of Mankind. How many are there (originally a lot, but that number diminishes quickly). We then take a quick dive into Navigators and Astropaths and how critical they are to the Imperium. After that we dive into the Black Ships and the incredible nightmare that they are. We then finalize with…

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Episode 35 - Deep dive into the Gods of Chaos Pt 2 - Nurgle and Slaanesh 1:38:20

11M ago1:38:20

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On Today's episode we take conclude our deep dives into the ruinous powers. On today's cast we will talk about Grandfather Nurgle and Slaanesh. Who they are, what they represent, and their defining traits. From there we talk about their relms and the ways that they interact with the materium. We then move onto some of their more famous and key unit…

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Episode 34 - Deep dive into the Gods of Chaos pt 1 - Khorne & Tzeentch 1:29:20

11M ago1:29:20

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On Today's episode we take our first of two deep dives into the ruinous powers. Our focus is on Khorne and Tzeentch. Who they are, what they represent, and their defining traits. From there we dive into their daemonic followers and a couple of their more famous units. Lastly we talk about how the Imperium (the inquisition primarily) feel about each…

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