Ancient History Fangirl
An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History met up with My Favorite Murder in the ancient world, with a heavy helping of booze and laughter.
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RE-RELEASE: You Don't Know Yule
When we scratched the surface of Yule, we found that its origins were older and darker and weirder than we ever imagined.
82 min
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RE-RELEASE: St. Nicholas and the Christmas Cann...
Today we cover notable Christmas Cannibals Père Fouettard, Hans Trapp, and...Santa?
75 min
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The Ancient History of the Horse (with David Ch...
How far back does the human-horse partnership go, and how has it changed over time?
69 min
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Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Ge...
Even with a body and an autopsy, we’re still not sure what the Beast was, exactly.
73 min
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Like a Wolf but Not a Wolf: The Beast of the Ge...
To this day, the Beast of the Gevaudan is a seminal cryptid mystery.
71 min
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RE-RELEASE: Catholic Werewolves
Wait til you hear what happened to werewolf mythology when the Catholics got their hands on it.
68 min
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RE-RELEASE: Werewolves of Wolf Mountain: Terror...
Join us for a spooky-season deep dive into ancient werewolf mythology from thousands of years ago.
77 min
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Maiden, Monster, Medusa with Ayana Gray
Join us as we discuss one of mythology's most misunderstood "monsters."
52 min
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RE-RELEASE: Buzzballs and Buboes: The Plague of...
This is an episode about a plague that killed up to 100 million people by the time it was done. We got drunk and spared no details.
81 min
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RE-RELEASE: The Haunting of Crater Lake
Crater Lake is haunted. That haunting goes back 7,700 years.
60 min
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RE-RELEASE: Sea of Trees: The Japanese Suicide ...
After the Golden Gate Bridge, Aokigahara is the second most popular suicide destination in the world. Join us as we explore its haunting mythology and history.
49 min
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RE-RELEASE: Teotihuacan: Eat the Rich
This city has something for everyone: mysterious skeletons. Volcanoes. An eating of the rich. And so many mysteries, it’s hard to pick just one.
92 min
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RE-RELEASE: This Episode is Full of Lies: Lucia...
Lucian is a Lying Liar Who Lies. And we can't get enough of it.
80 min
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Horses of Fire, Daughters of Bronze (with AD Rh...
Join us as we discuss the martial women of the Bronze Age, what it’s like to co-author a book, and why we keep returning to these ancient tales.
55 min
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End of Season 13 Announcement
Find out what's coming up next for the podcast and for Genn and Jenny!
20 min
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How an Empire Ends: Goths vs Goths vs Goths (Pa...
Join us as we attempt to uncover a nefarious connection between vampires and the Ostrogoths.
53 min
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How an Empire Ends: Goths vs .Goths vs. Goths (...
Join us as we discuss the dark opulence of Goth—and its connection to a cursed Visigothic treasure gained via plunder.
65 min
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How an Empire Ends: Germanic Heroic Legend
When the smoke cleared on the Migration Era battlefield, who got mythologized--and how?
58 min
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How an Empire Ends: Rise and Fall of the Visigo...
The Visigoths hung on longer than anyone thought they would.
73 min
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The Official Lore Olympus Cookbook (with Genn M...
Join us as Jenny interviews Genn about co-creating a cookbook in the world of Lore Olympus.
24 min
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How an Empire Ends: Gothic Christianity
When Alaric of the Visigoths sacked Rome, the Goths had been Christian for over 160 years. How did that happen, and why?
89 min
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How an Empire Ends: Gothic Paganism
Join us as we draw back the curtain on a mysterious world lost to time—the world of Gothic paganism.
77 min
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RE-RELEASE: Buzzballs and Buboes: The Plague of...
This is an episode about a plague that killed up to 100 million people by the time it was done. We got drunk and spared no details.
96 min
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How an Empire Ends: Life of Amalasuintha
Amalasuintha was Theodoric’s youngest daughter—and when he died, she was the last woman standing.
60 min
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RE-RELEASE: 536 AD: A Volcanic Murder Mystery
This was a year when the world was plunged into volcanic winter. Which volcano caused it is still a mystery.
83 min