Loremen S6Ep35 - The Sea Witch with Amy Matthews

Loremen Podcast

Loremen

Society & Culture, Comedy, History, Places & Travel

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Comedian and podcaster Amy Matthews takes the Loreboys on a spooky tour of her Essex hometown. From Bell Wharf to Doom Pond, Leigh-on-Sea is no stranger to strange goings-on. But what's the truth behind the legend of the witch who sold the wind? Order Amy's stand-up album Commute with the Foxes now, and check out the English Heritage Podcast! See the ⁠⁠Loremen LIVE in London on Oct 15th⁠⁠. This episode was edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the LoreFolk at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/loremenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/loremen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check the sweet, sweet merch here... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @loremenpod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/loremenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/loremenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/loremenpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Lawmen, a podcast about local legends and obscure curiosities from Days of Yore.
0:14.3	I'm James Shakeshaft.
0:15.6	I'm Alistair.
0:16.9	And hey, Alistair, I'm about to do the patented, we've got a guest law person whisper.
0:22.7	The classic shakeshaft whisper.
0:24.5	Yes, because we've got a guest deputy law person.
0:27.9	It's Amy Matthews from Comedy and the English Heritage podcast.
0:33.2	The English Heritage podcast.
0:34.9	And she's going to tell us about the Sea Witch of Leoncy. Alistair. Alistair.
1:01.8	Hello?
1:02.5	Hello.
1:03.0	I'm here.
1:03.5	I'm doing the...
1:04.4	We've got a guest whispery voice
1:07.3	because then...
1:08.6	Because I'm presuming that the guests's headphones aren't able to take this
1:13.4	frequency. The guest, the guest is shaking their own head, so we know that they can't hear us.
1:19.9	They cannot simply cannot hear us. Alistair, we've got a guest. I'm going to go back into
1:24.7	full voice, full, yes, because I'm going to introduce
1:27.9	the guest, Alistair, it's comedian, writer and presenter, Amy Matthews. Welcome, Amy. Hello,
1:34.6	folks. How are we doing? Are we well? Very well indeed, thanks. Very excited to have you here. Amy,
1:40.6	you host the English Heritage podcast. Ooh, what a classy podcast to Hailn. I do. I do. It's a very
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