Episode 133 - What's the Deal with Maximilian I of Mexico (Part 2)
Max and Carlota go to Mexico and it goes...well it goes. Everyone has a horrible time but Max keeps his Habsburg honour, which is apparently the important thing. Enjoy the first episode Janina and E...
3 Aug 1h 9min
Episode 132: What's the Deal with Maximilian I of Mexico? Part One
Remember that time when France invaded Mexico and tried to install a Hapsburg emperor? No? Let's learn all about it, including Maximilian's no thoughts approach to government and why on EARTH anyone w...
13 Jul 1h 6min
Episode 131 - What's the Deal with Romance Languages?
A Janina special! Why do French and Italian sound different? How do Romance languages develop? How do languages live and die? Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Merch etc at www.his...
30 Jun 1h
Episode 129: What's the Deal with Roman Triumphs?
Big red faces sweating in the sun. No it's not a group of English men in Benidorm, it's Roman generals dressed as gods being paraded through the streets! What the hell is a triumph anyway? Let's find ...
2 Jun 1h 1min
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 "ver...
18 Mai 1h 9min
An announcment from Emma
A small announcement and plea for support! https://www.emmasouthon.com/events2026
10 Mai 2min
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 thou...
5 Mai 1h 7min
