History Is Sexy
By History Is Sexy
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Andrew
Mar 28, 2026
Well research and thoughtful deep dives into fascinating areas of history! Love your work!
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History is Sexy is a podcast presented by historian Dr Emma Southon and writer Janina Matthewson answering listener questions about history. What did the Romans do for us? Where did marrying for love come from? What was world war one all about? Produced and edited by Oliver Kealey. Theme music by Ketsa.
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Episode 124: The Medici Part 3
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 123: The Medici Part 2
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode #122 - The Medici (Part 1)
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode #120 - The Merovingians
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode #119 - Imhotep
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode #118 - Charles II
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Episode #117 - Beer and Bread
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode #116 - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode #115 - Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Episode #114 - Pope Joan
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode #113 - Arctic Exploration
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episode #112 - The History of Duels
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode #111 - The Year of the Four Emperors (Part 3)
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode #110 - The Year Of The Four Emperors (pt 2)
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Episode #109 - The Year of the Four Emperors
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode #108 - Why Is Shakespeare "The Bard"?
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode #107 - Carthage
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode #104 - History's Greatest Conmen
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode #106 - The History of KPop
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode #105 - Tumblr History with HR Owen
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Preview - Bonus Episode #2: Ask Us Anything!
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Episode #103 - Manifest Destiny
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Episode #102 - The History of Sex Work
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode #101 - WTDW The Marquis de Sade?
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode #100 - Patron Questions
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode #99: Quick Roman Questions
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode #1 Preview - Glad2ator and Megalopolis
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Episode #98 - Who Were The Druids?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode #97 - The Shroud of Turin & Veils of Veronica
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 96 - Was Mansa Musa The Richest Person Ever?
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 4
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 3
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 2
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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The History of Yugoslavia - Part 1
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode #91 - Why Have Chefs Historically Been Men/History of Restaurants?
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Quick Announcement - Patreon
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode #90 - Who Were The Luddites?
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode #89 - What's The History of Teddy Bears?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode #88 - What Really Happened in Catiline’s Conspiracy?
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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#87 - Janina's Top 3 Shipwrecks
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode #86 - Napoleon III
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Episode #85 - What Did The Romans Eat?
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Episode #84 - Badass Saints
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Episode #83 - The Borgias
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode #82 - What Makes The Dark Ages "Dark"?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Episode #81 - History is Rexy! Anne Boleyn (feat. Rex Factor)
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Episode #80 - What's The Deal With Empress Elisabeth?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode #79 - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys - Part 2! (Feat. HR Owen)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode #78 - The Ptrouble With Ptolemys, Part 1 (feat. HR Owen)
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Episode #77 - Why Is The UK "United"?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode #76 - The Story of Boudica
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode #75 - On Debutantes, Balls, and "The Season"
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Episode #74 - What's The Deal With Matriarchal Societies In History?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Episode #73 - Caligula (1979)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode #72 - What Was So Great About Alexander?
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Episode #71 - What's the Deal with Wild Children?
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode #70 - When Did Men's Clothes Get So Boring?
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode #69 - What's The Deal With Vikings, Part 2
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Episode #68 - What's the Deal with Vikings, Part 1
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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A Small Update
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode #67 - Why Do We Think The Victorians Were Prudes?
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode #66 - Did the Illuminati Cause the French Revolution?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode #65 - What's the History of Petra?
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Episode #64 - What's the History of Alchemy?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode #63 - "Did A Girl From Cork Become a Moroccan Empress?" And Other Stories
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode #62 - Where Did The Idea Of Human Rights Come From?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode #61 - Did Jesus Really Exist?
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode #60 - How Smelly Was the Past?
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode #59 - How Big a Dickhead Was Oliver Cromwell?
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode #58 - Were the Amazons Real?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode #57 - History's Greatest Escapes
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Episode #56 - What's The History of Timbuktu?
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Episode #55 - Arabic Libraries
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Episode #54 - What's the History of Malta?
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Episode #53 - Ra Ra Rasputin Part III
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May 20, 2021 |
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Episode #52 - Ra Ra Rasputin, Part II
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May 06, 2021 |
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Episode #51 - Ra Ra Rasputin, Part I
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode #50 - The History of Banned Clothing (And Underwear)
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode #49 - What's The History Of Birth Control?
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Episode #48 - History's Greatest Poisons
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode #47 - The History of Pets
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Emma's Book Launch Live Episode
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Live Episode Announcement! 17th September 7pm
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Episode #46 - How Long Has The Idea of Extraterrestrial Beings Existed?
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode #45 - The History of Wrestling
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Episode #44 - Women's Suffrage in New Zealand/Countess Markievicz/Switzerland
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Episode #43 - Redheaded History
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Episode #42 - More Quick Questions!
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Episode #41 - Who Were The Coolest Women In Rome After 68CE?
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Episode #40 - Were Pirates Communists?
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Episode #39 - Queer Royalty and Gender Norms
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode #38 - The Weird History of Gynaecology
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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Episode #37 - China, Dynasty by Dynasty pt. 2
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Episode #36 - China, Dynasty by Dynasty, Part 1
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode #35 - Did Anyone Expect The Spanish Inquisition?
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Episode #34 - Was It Better To Be A Hetaera Than A Wife In Ancient Athens?
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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#33 - "Was The Airship Age A Real Period of History, or a Technological Fad?"
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May 18, 2019 |
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Episode #32 - "Chinese Tickle Torture?"
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May 01, 2019 |
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Episode #31 - Why Did People Drink So Much Beer In The Middle Ages?
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Episode #30 - "What Links an Emperor, an Actress, and a Goose?"
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Episode #29 - Why Are So Many Musicals About Revolutions?
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Episode #28 - What Was The Nazi Lebensborn Program?
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Episode #27 - The Lives of Viking and Mongolian Women
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Episode #26 - Before AD & BC, How Did People Classify Years & Time?
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode #25 - What's The History Of Witch Trials?
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Episode #24 - Quick Christmas Questions Special!
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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Episode #23 - What's the History of the Crimson Wave?
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Episode #22 - What's The History Of Albinism?
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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Episode #21 - What's The History of Omens?
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Episode #20 - What Are The Best Historic Ghost Stories?
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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Episode #19 - How Have Natural Disasters Shaped The World?
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Episode #18 - What's The History Of Names?
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Episode #17 - Have Children Really Never Had It So Good?
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Episode #16 - How Did Britain Collapse When The Romans Left?
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Episode # 15 - Quick Questions II
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Episode #14 - Why Did Christianity "Win"?
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Episode #13 - Did The Nazis Really Go Looking For The Lance of Longinus?
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Episode #12 - Who Are Your Favourite Everyday Heroes?
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Episode #11 - Who Is The Most Powerful Person In History?
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Episode #10 - How Has Music Changed Over History? - Feat. Dr Anna Scott!
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Episode #9 - Quick Questions
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May 24, 2018 |
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Episode #8 - Did Women Really Dress as Men to Join the Army?
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May 10, 2018 |
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Episode #7 - When In Rome, What Did The Romans Do?
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Episode #6 - History's Horrible Women
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Episode #5 - What's Your Favourite Historical Fallacy?
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Episode #4: What's The Deal With Antipopes?
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Episode #3: Did Anyone Marry For Love Before 1987?
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Episode #2: What Was World War One All About?
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Episode #1: What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?
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Feb 01, 2018 |