{"podcast":{"title":"D&D Legends and Lore","slug":"d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890","podcast_index_feed_id":7024890,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dndlegendsandlore","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/afcc6c70-753b-11ef-9c89-a37061face98/image/0d2a6502ddcf5cccd3e6d1cb0cf06113.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"William Stark & Omar Timsah","episode_count":48,"summary":"Hi, we are D&D Legends and Lore, the series that presents narrative driven, zoomed-in perspectives on stories that D&D’s decades of lore has to offer. Join us as we venture from the deepest pit of the Nine Hells to the enchanted forest of Arvandor telling tales both wondrous and terrible.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:19:19.249865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890"},"episode":{"title":"The Lore of Mind Flayers | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 25","slug":"the-lore-of-mind-flayers-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-25","published_at":"2025-09-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/the-lore-of-mind-flayers-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-25","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP1578127954.mp3?updated=1757858887","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP1578127954.mp3?updated=1757858887","summary":"Where the illithids came from, why they choose to live in eternal darkness beneath the earth, what they seek, why they take such delight in cruelty and horror—these questions have stymied sages for centuries. The answers are startling and horrible, yet provide little illumination. One can know the mind flayers without understanding them. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are also on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Starseekers' Guide to Draken Star⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Where the illithids came from, why they choose to live in eternal darkness beneath the earth, what they seek, why they take such delight in cruelty and ho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2628,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/episodes/the-lore-of-mind-flayers-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-25/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/the-lore-of-mind-flayers-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-25.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}