{"id":90235,"date":"2025-04-04T20:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=90235"},"modified":"2025-05-17T23:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T22:03:19","slug":"welsh-oddities-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/welsh-oddities-podcast","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Oddities Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome to Welsh Oddities, the podcast where we dive into the strange, the unexplained, and the downright mysteries of Wales. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> From ancient legends to hidden traditions, this podcast delves into such bizarre stories. In every episode, we have a guest, to discuss and explore these unexplained phenomena and cultural moments that have rippled out from the shadows into the zeitgeist of Wales today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 1: The Welsh &#8216;Bermuda Triangle&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s episode, we have Emlyn Williams, the co-founder of Swansea UFO Network, exploring the fascinating UFO events in Broad Haven, Wales, which began in the 1970s when a group of schoolchildren saw a UFO in a nearby field. The Broad Haven UFO flap was one of the most important in British history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2071667292&amp;color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2071667292&amp;color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/episode-1-broad-heaven-ufo\" title=\"Episode 1- Broad heaven UFO\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">Episode 1- Broad heaven UFO<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 2: The Ghosts of Llandaff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode, we explore one of Cardiff\u2019s most haunted locations , the eerie paths behind Llandaff Cathedral. We\u2019re joined by Jeff Trask, a local guide who runs true and historic ghost tours, and Dr. Nick Lambert, Archivist at Llandaff Cathedral. Together, we delve into the chilling tales of apparitions that surround the ancient routes once known as \u201cThe Road of the Dead.\u201d From Celtic trade routes to medieval roadways, discover how these forgotten paths continue to echo with the spirits of Wales\u2019 shadowy past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2097678981&amp;color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2097678981&amp;color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/the-ghosts-of-llandaff\" title=\"The Ghosts of Llandaff\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\">The Ghosts of Llandaff<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Welsh Oddities, the podcast where we dive into the strange, the unexplained, and the downright mysteries of Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1236,"featured_media":90229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[981,391,845],"coauthors":[1301,1306,1312,1292],"class_list":["post-90235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","tag-culture","tag-podcast","tag-welsh-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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