The Lore Check

The Lore Check Philosophy doesn't live only in dense texts and lecture halls — it's hiding in the words we use, the games we play, and the myths we grew up loving. The Lore Check is a podcast that takes philosophy seriously by approaching it from unexpected directions: through history, esoterica, tarot, arcana, and the mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy games. Each episode traces an idea back to its roots — sometimes etymological, sometimes mythological — and follows it across traditions. A single episode might move from a Sanskrit term in classical Indian philosophy, through a parallel concept in ancient Greek thought, and land in a modern debate, all anchored by something as simple as a spell, a tarot card, or the meaning of a word. This isn't philosophy stripped of rigor to make it palatable. It's philosophy approached the way curious people actually think — associatively, across centuries and cultures, pulled along by genuine fascination rather than academic obligation. Indian philosophy sits alongside Western thought as an equal conversation partner, not a footnote. Fantasy and game mechanics aren't treated as a gimmick, but as genuine entry points into questions about ethics, language, knowledge, and meaning that humans have been asking for millennia. If you've ever wondered why a word means what it means, what a ritual is actually doing, or why fantasy worlds feel like they're telling you something true — this is that show. Roll to understand everything.