Recorded October 19th, 2025.

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Even your daily fashions have interesting history! Join the gals on a deep dive into left field as Desi educates us on the history of Honiton Lace and the Industry that grew and died around it. This episode is riddled with talks about Industrialisation, Labor Movements, and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman? Oh, AND this is the last episode of Season 1!! 

Thank you to all who have joined in and listened, we greatly appreciate all the support we have gotten this year.

Season 2 Coming Soon! 

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Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

Recorded October 2nd, 2025.

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Hear Me Now! This episode the gals are talking "I told you so" to a whole new level. Liz treats us to a crash course in Greek legend as they deep dive into the Cassandra Complex, the Trojan War, and sniffing of meats?? Wait what? Oh the Cassandra of it all!!!

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Produced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded September 27th, 2025.

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“And she was a fairy.”

This week Desi takes our hands, sprinkles some fairy dust and takes us on a journey all about the history of the Tooth Fairy! 

The gals discuss the historical and societal importance of those bones in our jaws that don’t have a flaw, our shiny teeth! There are also in-depth and lively talks about folklore, rats, frogs, Rebel Without a Cause, and the cult of the child!

So, grab a dino flosser, a half full Dixie cup of mouth wash, and hold on tight as we journey past the second star on the right and straight on till morn’ in Episode 12 of the Hystorians Podcast!

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Produced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded September 14th, 2025.

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As Liz always says, “If there’s politics there’s bound to be hypocrisy.” This week  Liz explores the hypocrisy of Prohibition or the “Nobel Experiment”  through the story of George Cassiday, AKA the Man in the Green Hat, AKA the Unofficial Congressional Bootlegger. A tale as old as time of the rampant hypocrisy that tends to plague political positions of power, but this time with Jazz and Prohibition! Pour yourself a swig of bathtub gin, moonshine, or make yourself a “Bee’s Knees” and see how many times you think “things never change, do they?” 

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Produced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded August 30th, 2025

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You’ve all seen the AI shorts about the insane Countess who bathed in the blood of her murder victims. Well, what if we told you the real story was more depraved and horrid than those Facebook “Did You Know” viral posts, Fun fact they are false! What if we told you the truth was actually stranger than the fiction that most accept? Desi takes us on a roller coaster of a ride discussing the true story of Erzsebet Bathory, the Blood Countess. 

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Produced, Edited, and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

Recorded August 12th, 2025

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The "Queen of Halloween" herself, Liz, dives into the bizarre, spooky, and occasionally hilarious history of the Jersey Devil. How did this legendary creature become the cryptid we know and adore today?

Was he the cursed 13th child of an exhausted Pine Barrens mother? A twisted echo of an ancient deity? Or somehow the victim of Ben Franklin’s extreme pettiness?

Grab your favorite Halloween treats, settle in, and get ready for a wild ride through folklore, myth, and historical mayhem in this week’s devilishly good episode of The Hystorians Podcast.

Special thank you to Moriah for sitting down to share her family connection to the folklore of the Jersey Devil!

Monsters Among Us Podcast

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Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

Recorded July 27th, 2025

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This week Desi presents the alarming and inhumane actions that led and sustained the Bengal Famine of 1943. Did you know that there are different types of famine? Did you know that 3 million people died due to this event? Did you know that the British Government, who held colonial rule over those 3 million people dragged their feet and their inactions speak volumes of their attitudes towards their colonists? Jump in and get angry with the gals as they rage so hard they donated to charities that are trying to help provide relief to a nation currently dealing with a famine.

Famine Relief Charities links:

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund  https://www.pcrf.net/

UN Crisis Relief https://crisisrelief.un.org/en/donate-opt-crisis 

World Food Programme https://www.wfp.org/emergencies/palestine-emergency

Freedom Flotilla Coalition https://freedomflotilla.org/donate/

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Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

** Explicit language used. We also want to apologise for any mispronounced words or names. We want to strive to be respectful in relation to historical figures' identities and names.

Phonetic Pronunciations:

Tang | ”唐" - (Ton-g)

Wu Zetian | “武则天” - (woo tseh-tyen)

Taizong | “太宗” - (tie-dzong or TY-dzawng)

This week Liz presents the second part of the astonishing and awe-inducing story of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. A woman “ahead of her time” who went from merchant’s daughter, to Royal Concubine, and becoming China’s first and only dynastic woman Emperor. Join the gals as they revel in feminine revenge and schemes concocted by a woman eras ahead of her time. Ponder with the Hystorians about justifications of royal revenge, palace politics, and whether or not Empress Wu would have been invited to the next yap session. 

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Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

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Recorded June 8th, 2025

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This week Desi presents what she has calls a “palate” cleanser episode and yet will leave you feeling served to the fullest! A topic that you never really think about actually having an origin story, the fascinating history of America’s Favourite Dessert,” JELL-O! Join the gals as they try to find a reasoning behind 1950s housewives being so inclined to encase regular foods inside of a jell-o prison? What did the olives and Viennas ever do to their new gelatinous overlord? Then wax poetically about the cultural significance of a f***-a** bob. 

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Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.

**Disclaimer: Explicit language used. We also want to apologise for any mispronounced words or names. We want to strive to be respectful in relation to historical figures identities and names.

Phonetic Pronunciations:

Tang | ”唐" - (Ton-g)

Wu Zetian | “武则天” - (woo tseh-tyen)

Taizong | “太宗” - (tie-dzong or TY-dzawng)

This week Liz presents the astonishing and awe-inducing story of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. A woman “ahead of her time” who went from merchant’s daughter, to Royal Concubine, and becoming China’s first and only dynastic woman Emperor. A story so packed with twists, turns, scheming, propaganda and/or possible selective editorialising that Liz has to split it all into two parts! Join the gals to wonder, “is a treacherous fox born or created?” Then nearly immediately discuss and ponder an age-old question: “Would/Do dragons have cloacas?” Episode 7 will continue the story with even more enthralling events during Empress Wu’s reign... Empress Wu: Part II- Electric Boogaloo??

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Produced and Hosted by: Liz Ardeen and Desi McChesney

Special thanks

Logo credit: Tori Nelson Instagram (@torinelsonart)

Theme song by: Nick Lennon Instagram (@gothiclemonphoto)

and to listeners like you, thank you.

P.S.: The historical analysis and perspectives shared in this podcast are our own and don't reflect the views of any academic institution. We (the Hystorians) aim to meet academic standards in our research and sourcing, but this is not a peer-reviewed or official scholarly production. It is meant to inform, explore, and entertain.