Podcasts

U.S. Interventions in Latin America and Beyond

For over 200 years, American presidents have repeatedly justified intervention as 'protection' - from the Monroe Doctrine of the 1820s, Teddy...

The Great Fire of London As It Happened

The Fire that struck London in 1666 was one of the city's darkest chapters. In this episode, Anthony and Maddy examine the accounts of people who...

Medea: Maligned Sorceress or Heartless Murderer?

She helped Jason win the Golden Fleece, betrayed her own family, and became one of the most feared figures in Greek myth. Medea’s name has...

Tower of London: Medieval Prison

Locked in the Tower of London after hours, Matt Lewis searches for his vanished co‑host Dr. Eleanor Janega. They swap wild escape stories of...

How Filthy Were the Egyptians?

Lead in eyes, scented animal fat melting over wigs, teen circumcision - the Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths for beauty and hygiene. So how...

How Revolutionary was the Declaration of Independence?

In July 1776, a group of men in Philadelphia committed an unthinkable act: they challenged one of the most powerful empires in the world by...

A history of (American) occupation in Greenland

This isn't the first or even second time the U.S has made moves to procure Greenland in the last 160 years. President Donald Trump has stepped up...

Elizabeth I's Succession Crisis

What happens when a Queen refuses to name her heir? How does she hold her kingdom together when every courtier is secretly preparing for her...

Fall of Sparta

How did Sparta, the most feared military state in ancient Greece, fall from grace in a single generation?

In this episode of The Ancients,...

Day in the Life of a Salem Puritan

What did it feel like to wake up Salem Village during the darkest days of the witch trials? Would you be able to swallow down your beer and...

How to Survive as a Medieval Single Woman

Being single in 2026 is a major disadvantage, so what was it like as a single woman in the Medieval period?!

Joining Kate today is the...

Tower of London: Medieval Palace

In the first of two special episodes from the iconic Tower of London, Dr. Eleanor Janega charts the transformation of the William the Conqueror's...