History Is Sexy

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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He'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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