The Aldi Roman Empire (The Byzantines)
When I say "Byzantine Empire", you say "The what empire?" But if I said "The Empire which is like the Aldi version of the Roman Empire" you say "Oooooh, like the Roman Empire but with random stuff in ...
31 Maj 202330min
War in the Pacific
In 1939, Germany, growing a little tired of peace, decided to head to Poland to start a little bit of neighbourhood mischief. I imagine you know the rest of that story. Meanwhile, on the other side of...
24 Maj 202355min
Napoleon Bonaparte
By far the longest episode we've done yet! I considered cutting it shorter but, as it turns out (and at no great surprise), there's nothing about Napoleon Bonaparte's life that is uninteresting enough...
17 Maj 20231h 4min
Screw the Taliban!
The name 'Taliban' rings a lot of different bells in a lot of different pitches for a lot of different people. But for Rahila Abdul-Hadi, it rings more than a bell - it shatters it. Join me and sp...
10 Maj 202325min
Wars of the Roses
For many Australians, the term 'Wars of the Roses' sounds more like a segment from Better Homes & Gardens than it does actual history. But not only is it 'actual history', it's actually some damn cool...
3 Maj 202319min
The Norman Conquest of England
What do you get when you cross a Viking Warlord, a French Duke, and an Anglo-Saxon King? A furious orgy of gratuitous violence across the moistened hills of England - that's what. In this episode, joi...
12 Dec 202229min
The Eureka Stockade: Australia's Revolution (almost)
If it wasn't for day drinking and RDOs, Australia's attempt at a revolution in the mid-Ninteenth Century might very well have succeeded. Tune in as special guest, Liam Holcombe, and I dig, pick, and p...
27 Nov 202223min
