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: 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
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How an Empire Ends: Theodoric the Great and the...
While Alaric sacked Rome, he couldn’t hold it. He didn’t try to hold it. Theodoric did hold it, and rule it. This is his story.
89 min
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How an Empire Ends: 75 Years Under Hunnic Dominion
Join us as we map the rise of the Ostrogoths.
59 min
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How an Empire Ends: the Starving Camps
Who were the Visigoths--really? In this episode, we zero in on a story that ends with Alaric at the gates of Rome.
65 min
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How an Empire Ends: Rome's Gothic Immigrants
It wasn't just the Huns who kept the Migration Era wheel spinning. Xenophobia played a role, too.
63 min
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How an Empire Ends: The Migration Era
The Migration Era was a vortex of death.
49 min
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How an Empire Ends: Culture of the Goths
In this episode, we try to peel back the layers and discover what we can about pre-Roman Gothic culture.
97 min