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It's exactly halfway between Charlotte and Ellie's birthdays at the time of this episode going live, so to celebrate that, Charlotte talks about the history of celebrating birthdays in the first plac…

We've done it!! We've reached 100 episodes of our podcast and we're so excited about it. To celebrate, we thought we'd share 100 fun facts - there are 80 from us, and 20 that were sent to us from fri…

In our final episode of 2021, Ellie goes into the true stories behind the musical Chicago, which began as a 1926 play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins inspired by two real-life murder cases.

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Charlotte talks about the evolution of Santa Claus, from St Nicholas himself way back in the 4th century, to the modern, red-cloaked, white-bearded man we know today. (In true LLA fashion, even this …

This episode takes you on a Santa-style trip around Europe, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain, as we learn about various European festive traditions!

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We're joined by Llinos, one of our previous guests and one of our Patreon supporters, for our first Christmas episode of the year!

This one is slightly darker than some of the ones we've done in the …

Charlotte goes further back in time than we've ever gone before... we're going prehistoric! Learn about dinosaurs, what the Earth was like before it had separate continents, and about the K-T mass ex…

Long-time listeners might remember the episode we did about Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen of the Caribbean. In this episode, Ellie talks about another female pirate: Sadie "the Goat" Farrell, an American …

The Bermuda Triangle is known as the place where several ships and planes have disappeared under inexplicable circumstances, and it’s still one of the most well-known mysteries out there. People theo…

Ellie tells the original Grimm tale of Snow White and Rose Red, which is considerably lighter than any other Grimm story we've told on this podcast so far! This one contains a warm and friendly bear,…

During Pride Month we did an episode all about queer icons and their stories, but how about the people who aren't a household name... but really should be? Charlotte tells the story of 6 queer people…

A tool of the devil, a harmless family game—or a fascinating glimpse into the non-conscious mind? In our final episode of Spooky Month 2021, Ellie talks about the curious history of the Ouija Board, …

A lot of things can make you think instantly of Halloween. Ghosts, bats, pumpkins, and black cats show up in seasonal décor everywhere. But where did these symbols come from? Find out in this Spooky …

He's tall and thin with unnaturally long, tentacle-like arms. His face is white and featureless, but may appear differently to anyone who sees it. He wears a dark suit and tie. Yes, that's right... w…

Charlotte kicks off Spooky Month 2021 with a classic Halloween topic: haunted houses! Learn about 3 creepy houses with some horrifying true crime stories behind them: the Villisca Axe Murder House in…

We're joined by the lovely Pippa Stacey, a chronically ill writer, communications consultant, and blogger. She's here to talk to us all about being a chronically ill/disabled university student, incl…

Ellie talks about the science and psychology behind déjà vu – that phenomenon when you feel like you've lived through the present situation before. (This episode topic was suggested to us by Llinos, …

There are billions of stars in the universe, but what are they made of and how are they all unique? What actually are black holes and how do they work? And what will happen to the Earth when the Sun …

Swear words are commonly used today in everyday language, but where did they originate? Were they always "bad" words? Ellie covers some of the most popular swear words that exist in the English langu…

We're flying back to space in this episode: Charlotte talks about galaxies, including the one we live in, the Milky Way. How and when did galaxies form? What do they look like? What the heck actually…