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May 18 Episode 128 - What's the Deal with Ranavalona I and the Kingdom of Madagascar?
Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar aka the Female Caligula aka the Mad Queen of Madagascar. Was she really as mad, bad and dangerous to know as the British Empire would have us believe? Featuring a "very apparently mathematically challenged" economic historian and a deep dive into pre-Christian religious belief in Madagascar.
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1 hr 10 min
May 10 An announcment from Emma
A small announcement and plea for support!
https://www.emmasouthon.com/events2026
3 min
May 05 Episode 127: What's the Deal with Ancient Stoicism?
Stocism. Sto-Bros. In this episode we look at the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism. A surprisingly complex and strange cosmology is expounded, Emma gives up on Logic and Janina wonders if thought experiments are any use at all.
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1 hr 8 min
April 21 Episode 126: What's the Deal with the Spartans?
In which we learn that the Spartans were so horrible that even other ancient Greeks were freaked out by them, and recieved absolutly no benefit from it.
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1 hr 6 min
April 07 Episode 125: What's the Deal with the Tynwald?
The long and unexpectedly revolutionary history of the Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Allegedly the oldest continuous parliament in history, it celebrated its 1000 year anniversary in 1976.
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1 hr 12 min
March 23 Episode 124: The Medici Part 3
In which Emma loses total patience with this terrible family and retroactively decides that the name mispronunciation was actually an act of rebellion against them.
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1 hr 9 min
March 10 Episode 123: The Medici Part 2
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Emma continues to mispronounce Medici and the Medici continue to be a shower of terrible people. Join us as we meet Piero the Unfortunate and a whole lot of popes.
1 hr 6 min
February 24 Episode #122 - The Medici (Part 1)
One of history's most famous families, the Medici, ruled the city of Florence for years, but who were they?
1 hr 9 min
January 27 Episode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough
Episode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough by History Is Sexy
1 hr 4 min
January 06 Episode #120 - The Merovingians
Frank time, let's talk about the people who give France its name.
1 hr 6 min

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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…