What We Did Before | A History of Everyday Life
By OG Podcasts - Exploring Human History
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Before modern inventions and conveniences, humans had ingenious ways of solving problems. So how exactly did humans survive before fridges, without clothes or before surnames were invented? Find out the answers to these questions and more, right here. Hosted by Ollie Guillou.
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Before Fire Brigades: The Strange History of Fighting Fires
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Sep 13, 2026 |
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Before Online Games: How “MUD” Gave Birth to a Whole New Generation of Gaming
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Before Religious Freedom: The Tragedy of the Guernsey Martyrs
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Aug 30, 2026 |
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Before We Had Answers: When Witches Met At This Ancient Grave
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Before Radar: How The Hearing of "Aircraft Listeners" Saved Lives
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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Before Prisons: Local Justice & the World's Smallest Prison
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Before Sewers: How Toshers Had One of Victorian Britain's Most Disgusting Jobs
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Before Cotton Left Britain: Inside Bancroft Mill Where The Weaving Looms Still Run
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Before Cushioned Shoes: The 1970s Style That Changed Footwear Forever
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Before Weapons: Unearthing Ancient Wooden Tools and Spears | Dr Annemieke Milks
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Before Instagram: Why Rich People Built Fake Ruins
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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The Bleach Packer: Your Questions Answered
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Before Tax Havens: How Islands Have Reinvented Themselves For Millenia | Jason Monaghan
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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The Bleach Packer: One of the Worst Jobs of Victorian Britain | WWDB Highlights
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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The Terracotta Army & The Loch Ness Monster | A History Daily Special
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Before Tools: How Neanderthals Used Rhino Teeth, Vulture Bones and Deer Antlers
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Before Social Media: How Cleopatra Turned Herself Into a Living God | Natasha Solomons
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Before We Were The Last Human Species: When We Lived With Neanderthals
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Before Chemicals: 'Bleach Packers' and the Birth of the Chemical Industry
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May 25, 2026 |
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Before Brain Science: When We Thought With Our Hearts | Matthew Cobb
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May 18, 2026 |
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Before Burial: When Bronze Age Homes Were FULL of Human Bones
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May 11, 2026 |
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Britain’s Forgotten Deportees: Families Sent to Nazi Camps
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May 04, 2026 |
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Before Neanderthals Went Extinct: We Shaped Our Culture Together
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Before Agriculture: Was It Humanity’s Biggest Mistake?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Before Borders: How Migration Made Us Human
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Before Money: When Humans Paid With Knives and Giant Stones
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Before Modern Board Games: What Did Humans Play 6,000 Years Ago? | Walter Crist
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Before Organisations: From Stone Age Tribes to a Fragmented World | Peter Garrett
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Before Phones Pt 2: The Surprising Ways Humans Sent Messages
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Before Phones: The Last Generation Before Smartphones
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Before Showers: The History of Getting Clean
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Trailer: Welcome to the Podcast
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Before Music: Cave Rituals and Ancient Instruments | Steve Pretty
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Before the Obesity Epidemic: How Fat Has Been Viewed Through History
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Before Valentine’s Day: The Festival of Lupercalia
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Before Chocolate: From Ritual Drink to Global Obsession | Spencer Hyman
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Before Fridges: How Humans Learned to Control the Cold | Nicola Twilley
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Before Bigfoot and Nessie: Earth's Forgotten Monsters
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Before Inner Thought: Has Consciousness Changed Through History? | Brian McVeigh
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Before Cars: The Dangers of Travel Told in Three Stories
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Before Surnames: When Names Were Brutally Honest
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Before Christmas: The Figures That Ruled the Dark Winter
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Before AI: Humans Were Building Robots Thousands of Years Ago
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Before Shoes: How Humans Were Built to Walk Barefoot
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Before Capitalism: How This System Took Over the World
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Before Beds: How Humans Slept Without Mattresses
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Before Clothes: When Humans Lived Naked
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Nov 17, 2025 |