Episode 5: Holy Chestnuts & Unholy Poison: The Borgias

One Up the Annals – Episode 5: Holy Chestnuts & Unholy Poison

The Borgias didn’t just write history — they roasted it, poisoned it, and rolled it across a marble floor. In this episode, we dive into the scandal that turned chestnuts into sin, power into foreplay, and papal dinners into crime scenes.

From Alexander VI’s infamous banquets to whispered orgies and deadly plots, we unscroll one of history’s most decadent disasters. Was it lust? Was it politics? Or was it just too many chestnuts at once?

🎙️ Where shame becomes legend… and the poison never stops pouring.

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