Podcasts

True Crime: Murder & the Popish Plot

Was a London magistrate, found dead in a ditch in 1678, the victim of a Catholic conspiracy, political convenience, or secrets too dangerous to...

Would You Rather Be On The Titanic Or In Pompeii?

Sound the trumpets! The day has finally arrived: Maddy Pelling is back on After Dark!

To welcome her back into the coven, we're playing a...

Empress Matilda: Queen of the Romans, Ruler of the English

How did an empress become the most dangerous claimant to the English throne?

From the Battle of Lincoln to her legendary escape from Oxford...

Sex Work in Soviet Russia

After the Russian Revolution in 1917, sex work was a prime example of what capitalism did to society. 

Under communism, sex work would...

The Truth about Billy the Kid

We're heading west again, this time looking for Billy the Kid. Who was he? What crimes did he really commit? Is there any chance he survived that...

The Real History Behind The Odyssey

Is there any truth in the Odyssey, and what does it all mean? We know it's a story where a man convenes with monsters and gods, ghosts and...

Who Lit the French Revolution?

How did a kingdom of palaces, privilege and powdered wigs collapse into revolution? What turned hunger into uprising?

In this first episode...

The Story of England's First Drag Queen

Born John Cooper, "Princess Seraphina" was one of the first English Drag Queens. Princess Seraphina was an 18th-century gentleman’s servant who...

Odyssey | Cyclops, Circe and Calypso

What if the world’s most famous homecoming was really a nightmare of monsters, gods, and one very stubborn king trying to get back to...

Staten Island v. New York City | Revisionist History

On the 250th anniversary of the United States, Revisionist History, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast about things overlooked and...

Battle of the Golden Spurs

In 1302, an army of Flemish townsmen achieved the impossible. At the Battle of the Golden Spurs, infantry armed with pikes and determination...

Why Helen Of Troy Is The Real Star Of 'The Odyssey'

Beautiful women are always causing trouble in history, and perhaps none more so than Helen of Troy.

She's the daughter of Zeus and a human...