The Great Stink Of 1858
A brief history of the worst smell ever in the history of mankind (unless you count my dog). Also a dive into why "Dickensian" is "Dickensian", I run out of metaphors for bodily expulsion, and I subve...
5 Des 20211h 5min
17 - Ra Ra Rasputin!
He ruled the Russian land and never mind the CzarBut the kazachok he danced really wunderbarIn all affairs of state he was the man to pleaseBut he was real great when he had a girl to squeezeFor the q...
2 Nov 20211h 36min
ROYGBIV (Bonus Show)
The people who support this show on Patreon, the real heroes, they get some really cool stuff. Like bonus shows full of ideas that might be considered too niche, like a brief history of paint. Which i...
15 Okt 202157min
16 - Bronzed Ozymandias - The Bronze Age Collapse
That's great it starts with an earthquake, spears shake, a hydroplane, and Mycenae is not okay. It's the end of the Bronze Age as we know it (and I feel fine)
18 Sep 20211h 49min
15 - Genghis The Menghis Part 3 - Return of the Genghi
The rule of threes applies here - this is the third of the Khan trilogy, and it is fittingly three hours of Mongol intrigue and interest, from Ogedai to Kublai. Plus we delve into some weird side tang...
30 Jul 20213h 18min
14 - Genghis The Menghis Part 2 - Khan in the City
Genghis Khan declares "Mission Accomplished" in the Middle East and sends two of his greatest generals, Subutai and Jebe, off to Europe to introduce themselves. They accidentally almost conquer it, be...
27 Jun 20212h 42min
13 - Genghis The Menghis Part 1
You wanted it, you got it. This one's all about Genghis Khan. You'll go where he goes, defile what he defiles, eat who he eats.
21 Mai 20212h 2min
12 - M.A.D. Astra
Kick the tyres and light the fires, this one is all about the space race! Yuri Gagarin's adolescent Nazi hunt, plenty of accent work, and what Neil Armstrong didn't want you to know!
2 Apr 20212h 13min
