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Do you actually know what happened on the 5th November to spark a national UK celebration for the rest of time? Find out about Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot, and what really went down in the Hous…

Llinos joins us again for our final episode of Spooky Month! She tells us about four well-known figures throughout history whose corpses continued to have a "life" after death, from being embalmed fo…

It's our podcast's first birthday! In honour of this, Ellie discusses horror movie anniversaries - some of the films that are also celebrating big birthdays this year - and some of the creepy true cr…

In the third episode of Spooky Month, Charlotte talks about the most famous witch hunt in history: the Salem Witch Trials. Learn about what happened that fateful year in Salem, Massachusetts, as well…

For our second Spooky Month episode, we're joined by Charlotte's good friend Bethan, who tells us all about a selection of cursed films: films that are known as being cursed because of multiple myste…

In this episode, we're kicking off Spooky Month! And we can't kick off the season of pumpkin spice and Hocus Pocus without talking about the festival that surrounds it all – Halloween. Ellie teaches …

Charlotte dives into the story of Hansel and Gretel — but more so, the true story that inspired the tale (and many other dark fairy tales that were written all over the world). 

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Would you smear lead or arsenic on your face, ingest radiation, or sit under an X-ray machine for 20 hours all in the name of beauty? That's what people throughout history did!

Ellie talks about some…

We're joined by our first ever guest, and we're diving into a subject we haven't covered on the podcast before: true crime! Llinos joins us to talk about Lizzie Borden, an American woman who was accu…

While we might think of Loki as a major villain of Norse mythology, it is actually Loki’s children that are some of the most terrifying and interesting creatures in the Viking stories. In this episod…

How did things we see every day come to be? Charlotte discusses the origin stories of some common inventions we use a lot today, including t-shirts, general anaesthetic, chewing gum, and the Slinky.

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This episode focuses on weird time travel stories that potentially "prove" a glitch in the Matrix. Whether you're a cynic (like Charlotte) or a believer (like Ellie), listen to this episode and let u…

Hamilton has taken the world by storm over the past few years, and as we love to focus on powerful women in this podcast, we learn about the Schuyler sisters and what their lives were actually like h…

In another interesting war story (listen to episode #3 for an incredible story about the Great Emu War of Australia, 1932), we learn about Corporal Wojtek, a bear—yes, a bear—who served alongside the…

Charlotte's here to talk about 2 things she loves: musical theatre, and inspirational women. Learn about the real-life event that inspired by international hit musical Come From Away, and the incredi…

Ellie, who spent a year travelling in Australia, New Zealand and Los Angeles, shares some tips and advice for those who are considering doing it too. Whether it's a year-long excursion or a short cit…

What is multi-level marketing? Charlotte discusses MLMs, how they follow such a toxic and immoral business model that only 1% of people make a living from, and some examples including Arbonne, Team B…

In another episode about an amazing woman in history, Ellie talks about Nellie Bly: an American 19th century feminist who transformed the face of investigative journalism by infiltrating a New York a…

Charlotte gets her space nerd on again in this episode: she talks about Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system, belonging to her favourite planet Saturn. Why is this the best moon? Becaus…

Diversity and inclusion is always an important topic, but it's especially relevant right now. This month has been huge for the Black Lives Matter movement, and it's also Pride month! In this episode,…