Let's Learn About...
Let’s Learn About… is a fun, educational, general knowledge podcast that teaches you things you probably didn't need to know, but we're going to teach them to you anyway!
Each episode, we’ll learn about a new topic and then share some resources if you want to learn more. Some of our favourite topics are history, mythology, film & TV, and space. We also have a monthly series all about D&D.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 183
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
#120 - Queer Botany: Horticultural Symbolism Within the LGBTQ+ Community (Pride Month #6)
Flowers always hold meaning, and while most people know the red rose is a symbol of romance and the four-leaf clover is for good luck, there are a whole array of floral symbols that reference LGBTQ+ …
#119 - A Brief History of LGBTQ+ Young Adult Literature (Pride Month #5)
It's officially Pride Month! In the first special Pride Month episode of 2022, Charlotte dives into one of her favourite things: queer YA literature. When was the first LGBTQ+ young adult book publis…
#118 - Blackbeard: The Real Story of Edward Teach
Fans of the HBO Max show Our Flag Means Death will appreciate this episode! Ellie talks about the life of one of the most famous pirates in history: Edward Teach, more commonly known as Blackbeard.
I…
#117 - The Science of Time Travel: Is Time Travel Possible?
Get ready for a bucket full of physics, because it's time to talk about time travel and Einstein's theory of relativity! Is it possible, or will it be possible in our future, for us to time travel? W…
#116 - D&D: Choosing Your Character's Race
#115 - Liv Albert on Greek Mythology, Colonialist Museum Collections, and the Accuracy of Disney's Hercules
In this episode, we're so excited to be joined by Liv Albert, host of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! and author of two books! We managed to cram so many topics into one hour, including:
- How we need t…
#114 - The Eventful Life of US Founding Father Gouverneur Morris
Ellie tells his story, i…
#113 - Etymology: 11 Words with Interesting Origins
Charlotte explains into the etymology—a.k.a. the interesting language origins—of 11 random words: avocado, cappuccino, disaster, handicap, salary, nightmare, sandwich, quarantine, groggy, clue, and…
#112 - D&D: Exploring Your Own Identity Through D&D (with Rosiee Thor)
We're so excited about this episode, because it's our first LLA D&D episode where we're interviewing a guest all about their D&D experiences!
We chat to Rosiee Thor, a YA sci-fi/fantasy author, all a…
#111 - Narmer & the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (with Linde Boon)
Previous LLA guest Linde joins us again for another guest episode! This time, she's telling us all about the pharaohs of the first dynasty of Ancient Egypt, starting with Narmer way back in the year …
#110 - Superstitions at Sea: Good Luck, Bad Luck & Death Omens for Pirates and Sailors
Because of the dangers faced by sailors and fishermen, there are countless superstitions around safety and luck on the sea. While most no longer apply, we do wonder if some of them still linger in th…
#109 - D&D: Character Creation & Character Sheets
This episode of Let’s Learn About D&D is all about characters and how to create them! We share our own characters that we’re currently playing and how our character creation processes differed. We th…
#108 - International Women’s Day: Paving the Way to Gender Equality
#107 - 7 National Trust Properties That Have an LGBTQ+ History
What is more British than the National Trust? And whilst we celebrate pride month during July on this podcast, in the UK it’s actually celebrated in February. So why not celebrate them both in one ep…
#106 - Welsh Folklore: The Legend of the Red Dragon (Why is There a Dragon on the Welsh Flag?)
#105 - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: How the UK is Celebrating
On 6th February this year, Queen Elizabeth II will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
In this episode, Ellie talks about how the UK will…
#104 - Let's Learn About D&D: An Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons
We're so excited to launch our new series, Let's Learn About D&D! We'll be sharing all sorts of tips and discussions about D&D for beginners, by beginners. In this first episode, we cover:
- What D&D …
New Podcast Series: Let's Learn About D&D! (Announcement Episode)
Eep, we're so excited to announce that we're starting a new monthly series on this podcast all about the tabletop roleplaying game D&D! We'll be bringing you all sorts of tips and discussions for beg…
#103 - Divorced, Beheaded, Died: the Real Story of Henry VIII’s Six Wives
We love awesome women of history on this podcast, so in this episode, we're covering not just one, but six!
This is the in-depth story of Henry VIII and his six wives: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boley…
#102 - Norse Mythology: The Lay of Thrym (Thor's Wedding Day)
Ellie ventures into Norse mythology for this episode: she tells the story called The Lay of Thrym, otherwise known as Thor's Wedding Day. How far will Thor go when his precious hammer goes missing? I…