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Dirty Sexy History

Going beyond the sanitized and idealized to the dirty reality of human history with Jessica Cale. There's more to history than what you learned in high school, and we're going to skip to the good stuf... Read more

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Episode 3.5. George Remus: The Bootleg King and the Women Who Brought Him Down

Episode 3.5. George Remus: The Bootleg King and the Women Who Brought Him Down

George Remus was an infamous bootlegger in Jazz Age America, so wealthy and ostentatious that he is thought to be the re... Read more

19 Jul 2023

44mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 3.4. When Whales Attack

Episode 3.4. When Whales Attack

Whales have been in the news all week, but it’s not the first time they’ve attacked ships. This week, Jess talks about t... Read more

22 Jun 2023

25mins

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Episode 3.3. Marriage, Dependence, and Divorce in Revolutionary America

Episode 3.3. Marriage, Dependence, and Divorce in Revolutionary America

Many historical love stories take you up until the wedding with the presumed happily-ever-after, but what happens next? ... Read more

7 Jun 2023

51mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 3.2. The HMS Black Joke and the Battle Against the Slave Trade

Episode 3.2. The HMS Black Joke and the Battle Against the Slave Trade

Between 1827 and 1832, one ship—the Black Joke—captured thirteen slave ships and freed an incredible 3,000 people. The t... Read more

24 May 2023

1hr 23mins

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Episode 3.1. A Haunted History of Invisible Women

Episode 3.1. A Haunted History of Invisible Women

We are kicking off Season Three with an extra-long episode with Andrea Janes and Leanna Renee Hieber, historical ghost t... Read more

10 May 2023

1hr 17mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 2.20. Myth America with Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer

Episode 2.20. Myth America with Dr Kevin Kruse and Dr Julian Zelizer

America is experiencing a crisis of “bad history,” with fake history being used to justify regressive policy decisions w... Read more

26 Apr 2023

51mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 2.19. Sex and Social Protest in 18th Century Pornography

Episode 2.19. Sex and Social Protest in 18th Century Pornography

Eighteenth-century pornography was surprisingly progressive, challenging gender roles and the very definition of sex. Th... Read more

12 Apr 2023

58mins

Ranked #8

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Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

This week, we talk to Craig Seligman about the history of drag in the US and Australia and look at the extraordinary lif... Read more

29 Mar 2023

54mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 2.17. Pink Triangle Legacies: From Imprisonment to Gay Liberation

Episode 2.17. Pink Triangle Legacies: From Imprisonment to Gay Liberation

At least 385 anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced so far in 2023, targeting everything from books to gender-affirming c... Read more

15 Mar 2023

58mins

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Episode 2.16. Pamela Colman Smith and the Golden Dawn

Episode 2.16. Pamela Colman Smith and the Golden Dawn

The art of the Rider-Waite tarot deck is iconic, but not everyone knows the artist behind it, Pamela Colman Smith. This ... Read more

1 Mar 2023

43mins

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