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Ellie talks about Julius Caesar and his death on the Ides of March, which is actually March 15th - the day this episode goes live! Learn about the legacy of Julius Caesar and the events that lead to …

Charlotte talks about this incredibly culturally significant event that usually happens in March: Crufts dog show. Learn about the history of its founder Charles Cruft, how the dog show works, a litt…

We're going back to Dark Disney today: Ellie talks about the original dark Hans Christian Andersen tale of The Little Mermaid. The moral of this story: don't pin all your hopes on a bloke when you're…

Charlotte's friend Sophie joins us this week to talk about one of her favourite things to learn about: weird weather phenomena. From crazy lightning storms and dust devils to snow doughnuts and raini…

Charlotte combines two of her favourite things - awesome women and science - and talks about some incredible women of STEM throughout history: Ada Lovelace (1815—1852), Marie Stopes (1880—1958), and …

We're branching out in our mythology series, this time with Egypt! Learn about various Egyptian mythological deities, and how the mythology states the world and Egypt itself was created. 

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We're joined by Charlotte's friend Luke, who currently volunteers for his local food bank in Redcar.

He gives us a brief explanation of the ways people throughout history have helped the hungry, and …

Charlotte talks about some of the most famous pets belonging to past US presidents, including Warren G. Harding's dog Laddie Boy, Roosevelt's dog Fala, the rivalry between Socks the cat and Buddy the…

We're now on Patreon and we're very excited about it! For just £2/month you'll get early episodes, bonus content, the chance to vote on which episodes we record next, shout outs in podcast episodes, …

Ellie talks about the medicinal purposes that alcohol has had throughout history all over the world, from the Ancient Egyptians to more recent times. Whether you're partial to a cocktail, a G&T, or a…

Did you know Agatha Christie went missing for almost two weeks in 1926? Considering she was such a prolific mystery writer, her 11-day disappearance in 1926 was one of the biggest mysteries of the ti…

Happy New Year! Ellie tells us about a new year tradition, but not our own western one: she focuses on Lunar New Year (you might also know it as Chinese New Year) and the legend behind the annual cel…

It's the 50th episode of the podcast and we're celebrating by doing what a couple of nerds love best: testing our knowledge! How many episodes have you listened to? Join in and test your own knowledg…

Charlotte discusses a brief history of festive music, from traditional verses, carols that originated in the 1800s, and the pop hits of the 1980s and beyond that we know and love today.

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Ellie tells us about the Yule Lads, which are a part of Icelandic folklore. With names like Pot Licker, Stubby, Window Peeper and Sausage Swiper, how could we not be intrigued to learn about their mi…

Kicking off the festive season, Charlotte talks about some unusual events and unexplained mysteries that have happened around Christmas, from UFO sightings to the WW1 Christmas truce.

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We're joined by another guest in this episode! Charly gives us a brief rundown of Japanese history, and then tells us about Yaeko Yamamoto, a Japanese daughter of a samurai who was skilled in gunnery…

We learn about Julie d'Aubigny: a French, cross-dressing, bisexual duelist and opera singer from the 17th century.

She once kissed a lady at a grand ball, beat three noblemen (in one go) in a duel fo…

If you're a writer, whether that's as a job or for fun, you might know November as National Novel Writing Month! Ellie shares some facts about NaNoWriMo, and then we discuss some of our best writing …

If you've seen Hamilton, you know about the duel that ended Hamilton's life at the expense of Aaron Burr's reputation. But what happened to Burr after he shot Hamilton? How did he spend the rest of h…