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History is Sexy is a podcast presented by historian Dr Emma Southon and writer Janina Matthewson answering listener questions about history. What did the Romans do for us? Where did marrying for love come from? What was world war one all about? Produced and edited by Oliver Kealey. Theme music by Ketsa.
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En Garde!
If you thought we forgot to upload this one, you would be correct, but here it is!
Time for ranking! Emma lays out her categories and we rank the Four Emperors!
Four emperors, Jeremy, four? That's insane.
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William Shakespeare is often lauded as the greatest writer in the English language, but where did this reputation come from? How was it formed? Why is he referred to as "The Bard"? Was he just a front for a different writer? Join Janina and Emma as they unravel this knotty thicket.
Carthage, known primarily as one of early Rome's foremost nemeses, but what's the real story behind this North African city-state?
You may have noticed Episode 104 was missing from our feed, here it is! Sorry for the delay! <3 Emma, Janina, & Oliver
A topic that definitely isn't going to animate the internet, this one, Oliver does his level best to give us a history of KPop, where it started from, what influenced it, and the idol system that keeps it running.
Tumblr, the online home of a certain ind of millennial, has a complicated relationship with history, mainly that relationship involves making up bonkers stuff and passing it off as real.
Tumblr expert HR Owen joins Emma to discuss some of the nuttiest examples of Tumblr History.
This is a preview of our second bonus episode, available exclusively on Patreon, to hear the full episode, join us at Patreon.com/HistoryisSexy
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2He's widely known as one of history's biggest freaks, but what was actually the deal with the Marquis de Sade?
All three of us take to the mic for this 100th episode celebration, answering questions supplied by the members of our patreon!
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A bunch of questions about Rome and Romans that don't fit into an episode of their own
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A taster of our first ever bonus episode, a film review show about two roman-inspired films.
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The Druids, mysterious figures in pre-Roman British history, but who were they really??
Miraculous holy faces! Where do they come from? What is their history? Join Emma and Janina as they take a trip through the bizarre world of face-based relics!
He's the legendary emperor of Mali, famed for his epic journey to Mecca, but was he really the richest person in history?
Tito is dead, what happens now?
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Not a hystorian here, but yep, Vespasian is totally my favorite - and not only among these 4 emperors.
They saw the natives as fauna. That hit hard.
I think I found the Judd Apatow of history podcasts. First episode in, they slag off Monty Python worshipers who probably just wanted to break the ice at a party. I suppose women find saying 'Penis' over and over again is funny while Apatow thinks providing the same service to the female equivalent makes him a Comedic Messiah.
Would be good if they actually talked about the subject, instead of sagging off Europe
The only way we can stop future catastrophe is through a socialist revolution.
I'm so excited for this episode! This was the question I asked, and I've been wanting to learn about this for so long! 🤠❤
I'm so happy my question got picked! 🤠