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Aaron Mahnke is an author and the creator, producer, and host of several podcasts, including the podcast Lore.

Career
While Mahnke honed his writing skills, he supported himself by running a design company. He published his novel Consumed in 2014 and his novel Grave Suspicion in 2015. His podcast Lore began as essays Mahnke wrote as giveaways to subscribers to his newsletter. Mahnke quickly found that the content worked better as a podcast, and he began releasing episodes of Lore in 2015. The show quickly found an audience, and within four months hosting the podcast became Mahnke's full-time job.

In 2018, Mahnke created the podcast Cabinet of Curiosities, and he later started another podcast called Unobscured.

Personal life
Mahnke was born and grew up in Illinois. His interest in the inexplicable and supernatural started with the TV shows Unsolved Mysteries and X-Files, and around the age of ten he began reading adventure stories and stories that focused on unusual events and bizarre phenomena. These stories inspired his ambition to become a writer. He now lives with his wife and children in Boston.

Possible Sources
https://www.economist.com/prospero/2017/10/12/the-rise-of-the-podcast-adaptation

http://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/aaron-mahnke-takes-on-famed-ufo-encounter-in-his-next-iheart-podcast/article_a47731a4-8583-11ea-8ce4-1ba4b457259a.html

https://podcastmagazine.com/?s=lore