Dinner Party History

Two friends casually discuss history while weaving in current pop culture and personal anecdotes

Dinner with Christopher Colombus

They could never make us like you, Cristoforo Colombo! Did Christopher Columbus really discover America? The answer is no, but Maz and Fatou will be telling you that and more this week! Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

10-11
57:52

Dinner at the Circus with Barnum, Bailey & Britney!

There's only 2 types of people in the world: the ones that entertain, and the ones that observe. Today Fatou and Maz will entertain you by discussing the history of the circus! The good, the bad and the really depressing!   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

09-25
58:10

Dinner with Catherine The Great of Russia & CatDaGreat of Taz's Angels!

What did she do with that horse? Are the stories of her obscene furniture true? Was she really the longest reigning empress in Russian history? Wtf is Taz's Angels??? Today, Fatou and Maz discuss Catherine The Great and her very interesting life, as well as her 21st century Dominican successor, CatDaGreat.    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

09-05
01:00:47

Dinner with Muammar Gaddafi

Trigger warning: everything Why did they call Gaddafi "Mad Dog"? Why was he so obsessed with Condoleezza Rice? Did he really have a freezer filled with all of his enemies? Today, Fatou and Maz discuss Gaddafi's 40-year reign of terror in Libya! Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

08-22
56:41

Dinner with Rasputin, Tsar Nicholas II & the Russian Orgy Cult!

We say this every time, but we're back! So sorry for the wait, y'all.  Did Rasputin have special healing powers? Was he part of a cult that had holy orgies? Was he really having an affair with the Tsarina? Did he have the magic stick??? Today Fatou and Maz discuss Rasputin: the man, the myth and the greasy haired, dilated pupil legend.   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

07-30
10:16

Dinner with Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson & Eartha Kitt

Today Fatou and Maz discuss the complicated legacy of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Was his wife "Lady Bird" his sugar mama? Did he REALLY whip his d*ck out in front of staffers? Did he really call his d*ck jumbo!?!? Did LBJ have the Secret Service and CIA blackball Eartha Kitt's career for making Lady Bird cry about the Vietnam War?    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: DPH Instagram Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

06-06
52:16

Dinner with Ice Cube, Tupac, Biggie, Lil Kim, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj & More Rap Beefs!

*Apologies in advance for the spoken word rapping lol*   We're back! Is 'No Vaseline' the greatest rap diss? Why did Tupac and Biggie fall out? Takeover or Ether? Did Lil Kim and Foxy Brown's feud really start with a jumpsuit??? Are we Team Kendrick or Team Drake? Today Fatou and Maz talk all things rap!   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

05-21
01:20:08

Dinner with Emperor Nero

OUR TENTH EPISODE! Thank you so much for listening! TW: literally everything This is our Roman Empire, literally! Today Fatou and Maz discuss Rome's most infamous Emperor, Nero. Did he really play the fiddle whilst Rome burned? Is he the Anti-Christ? Did he really poison his mom?!?   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

04-18
42:28

Dinner with Josephine Baker: the Performer, the Spy, and the Legend!

WE'RE BACK!!! Josephine Baker, the woman that you are. Today Fatou and Maz discuss Josephine Baker's upbringing, her move to Paris, life as a spy during WWII, her rainbow children and her scandalous lovers!   Correction: On the episode, I referred to Bessie Smith when I meant to say Ethel Waters.    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

04-04
56:28

Dinner with Barbie, Bratz, Aqua & All of Their Lawsuits!

The devil works hard, but Mattel's legal team works harder! Today Fatou and Maz discuss the history of Barbie, the Bild Lilli doll, Bratz dolls, some trademark 101 and a looooottttt of lawsuits!    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

03-07
47:37

Dinner with Madame CJ Walker, Christina Jenkins, the Merkin & Leonard Autié!

Powdered wigs to cover up sores, chemical relaxers for hair straightening, wigs for your pubes and an iconic invention called the hair weave! Today, Fatou and Maz discuss the history of hair from Marie Antoinette to Madame CJ Walker!   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

02-22
43:42

Dinner with Cupid, Mumtaz Mahal, Vinegar Valentine's & Wallis Simpson

Why was the Taj Mahal built? WTF is a Vinegar Valentine? Why was Cupid so messy? Did King Edward VII seriously abdicate the throne for Wallis Simpson? Fatou and Maz discuss the origins of Valentine's Day and their favorite love stories throughout history.    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram Maz's Tiktok

02-14
45:22

Dinner with John Harvey Kellogg, Sancho the Fat, & Ozempic!

Cornflakes were created to stop WHAT? What is Holy Anorexia? What happened when people wore rubber shapewear? How much weight can you lose eating 2 Subway footlongs a day? What was the Prolinn diet? Fatou and Maz discuss diet culture from the 900s to the 2020s!   *TW: diets, eating disorders. Also we talk about laxatives a lot in this one, so use your judgement lol.    Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram

02-01
48:15

Dinner with Bloody Mary, Mary Worth & Mary J. Blige

What came first: Bloody Mary the drink, Bloody Mary the game or Bloody Mary the Queen? Fatou and Maz discuss bad cramps, tuberculosis, Catholic scholasticism, revenge letters and more!     Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram

01-25
48:06

Dinner in the WWI Trenches with Archduke Franz Ferdinand

How did WWI start? What's worse, trench warfare or your last situationship? Would you invite Woodrow Wilson to your dinner party just to throw tomatoes at him? Fatou and Maz discuss how WWI started and the perils of trench warfare.   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram

01-18
42:00

Dinner with Napoleon Bonaparte, Katt Williams and More Short Kings!

How do you define “short king”? Was Napoleon Bonaparte a munch? Is Kevin Hart a Short King or a Short Jester? Would you invite former Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev to your dinner party? Fatou and Maz discuss Napoleon and his wife Josephine’s love story and talk about history’s favorite Short Kings!   Email: DinnerPartyHistoryPod@gmail.com Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Fatou's Tiktok Maz's Instagram

01-11
41:40

Dinner with Henry VIII, 19th Century Catfishes & The Tinder Swindler

Was Anne of Cleves a catfish? Where did the term catfishing even come from? Fatou and Maz talk about catfishing through the ages from Henry VIII to Fatou catfishing people in middle school on Zwinky.   Where to Find Us: Fatou's Instagram Maz's Instagram

01-04
38:16

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