Historycal: Words that Shaped the World

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Now, this pod's not really about Channing Tatum specifically, more Channing Tatum adjacent. Don't worry, you'll find this episode just as entertaining 😌

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Introducing NEW weekly trivia! Get excited to tease your brain with quick facts (or myths) and other bites of history.

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EP 039: 221B BAKER STREET What was, unbelievably, even more exciting than the first Glenfiddich single malt Scotch, or a man circumnavigating the world on a Penny Farthing? In this episode, we're talking about deerstalkers, magnifying glasses, and the one thing that really got the Victorians to talk about their feelings.

This week we’re talking about the land of far, far away, or in other words, New Zealand.

(And for those asking if this episode’s Maui is the same as the big guy in Moana — the answer is yes, basically)

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Historycal had a podcast birthday week that even we couldn't have begun to imagine. Not only did you push us over the 10 000 mark, but you got us 3/4 of the way to 20k! Thank you, thank you. We'll continue telling good stories and bad jokes. Lots of love 💜

EP 038: THE MONARCH OF MONTGOMERY STREET What do you do when there's more rice than sauce, nobody remembers your birthday, and you're fed up with the governance of a nation? If you aren't naming yourself King, you're doing it wrong. In this episode we're spending time with Norton I, the first Emperor of the United States.

365 days later, we have officially released 35 podcast episodes about quickfire history in history's own words! It's been a whirlwind and I can't wait for another round. Here's to another wonderful loop around the sun with my microphone and your eardrums! 🎙 Lots of love to our community of curious listeners. 💜

- Your host, Abby

EP 037: WHEN TIGERS SMOKED PIPES What came before K-Pop, Squid Game, and politicians dancing to Gangnam style? If you aren't picturing a tiger in a smoking jacket, listen up. Today, we've got cobblers, Emperors, and Korean Boy Bands - although, thankfully, not all in the same place.

EP 036: THE FIRST BIRTHDAY What do the Ancient Egyptians, JFK, and Chapter One of the Lord of the Rings all have in common? If you aren't thinking of high drama birthday celebrations, this one is for you. Today, we're asking who had the first birthday party, how many candles should really top your cake, and why Rameses II got...

EP 035: HEY MR SANDMAN What's the secret to castles on the shore, beautifully sleeping children and automated girlfriends? In this episode, we're talking the Sandman, the Sad Man and one or two men that are just, frankly, mad.

EP 034: THIS NIGHT IN SPAIN What happens when you pay for a wife and lose the husband? This time, we're talking about what Prince Arthur did (or didn't do) in Spain, where Henry VII found his crown, and who really won The King's Great Matter.

EP 033: THE FOOD OF LOVE What do you get if you combine four lovers, two sea captains, and one brilliant disguise? If you aren't thinking of every tacky motivational poster you've ever seen, this one is for you. In this episode, we're tackling Twelfth Night, Taylor Swift, and some not-so-rousing speeches.

EP 032: IF THE SHOE FITS What gruesome sport is favored amongst Princes, and can a glass slipper really carry the weight of a running girl? Today, we're tackling the tough stuff behind one of Disney's shiniest fairytales.

I heard Br'er Rabbit is actually pretty tight with our homie Anansi from episode 8. 🐇

This tale goes way back to the olden African-Carribean days.

Episode 24 now out on “Historycal: Words that Shaped the World” available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music 🎙

A recipe for success in my books. This week's episode is almost a mixology class. Cheers! Anyone else looking forward to Friday tomorrow after seeing this? 🍸

Episode 23 now out for your ears only! “Historycal: Words that Shaped the World” available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music 🎙

Maybe it's Maybelline! for the jumpscare 😂

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And on that note, Happy Monday folks! Hope you enjoyed your Monday like they did in the nineteen-hundreds.

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Throwin' it back to when Spain and Portugal were still 'Visigoth Hispania'. Tune in to episode 21 to hear about this quirky little man...

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EP 030: VARNEY THE VAMPIRE What came before Twilight, the Salvatore brothers, and even Count Dracula? In this episode, we're talking Penny Dreadfuls, cheap thrills, and the geometric improbability of vampires.

And he absolutely looks like the type of guy to do this. During his reign, he had all of those four such people knighted. Normally I don't resort to p**p jokes for humour but this fun fact was just too good to pass... up 🤪

Historycal: Words that Shaped the World | a podcast by Abby Thatcher Quickfire history in history’s own words, Historycal is the podcast for anyone who’s ever marvelled at the stories that shape us. From the earliest Cuneiform to the crooning of Elvis, from Rock Art to the Model T Ford, Historycal is an exuberant jaunt thro...

Boo hoo, or something like that. Thoughts on empathising with this terrible destructor? 😅

Learn about his troubling childhood in episode 20 of 'Historycal: Words that Shaped the World'.

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EP 029: GO ASK ALICE What did the innocent words in a high school yearbook foreshadow for one of the world's oldest and most stigmatized diseases? If you aren't thinking of Alice Ball, this one is for you. Today we talk leprosy, stolen credit, and why people in old photographs never smile.