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.
Whenever you set the date of the fall of Rome, there’s no question the Goths were instrumental in felling it. Who were they?
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Rebel Daughters of the Roman Empire (With Tana ...
Julia the Elder refused, REFUSED to rein it in. And for that, we adore her.
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RE-RELEASE: Attila the Hun and the Rebel Princess
In 450 AD, the Imperial Princess Honoria--daughter of Galla Placidia--was desperate to escape her arranged marriage. So she made an indecent proposal--to Attila the Hun.
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RE-RELEASE: Ataulf x Galla Placidia
Born enemies, the love of Ataulf and Galla Placidia is marked by tragedy—but in its time, it burned hot enough to reshape an Empire.
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AHFG Book Club: Enemy of My Dreams with Jenny W...
Join Genn and guest co-host Liv Albert, of Let’s Talk about Myths, Baby!, as they crack open a beverage, and conduct a wild and slightly tipsy author interview.
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In Search of the Real Alaric (With Douglas Boin)
Join us as we explore Alaric’s experience as an immigrant, marginalized by the Roman Empire and fighting for his place in it.
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AHFG Book Club: Sexy Shifters and Fallen Angels...
Join us as we explore a world of sensuous shifters, fallen angels and dangerous psychic warriors.
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RE-RELEASE: Stuff Alaric Said
On August 24, 410 AD, Alaric and the Visigoths sacked the city of Rome. Before he sacked it, he starved it. Before that, he went toe to toe with the Roman Empire for fifteen years—uniting disparate tribes, holding a people together, and achieving more against Rome than any barbarian leader before him.
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End of Season 12 Announcement
Join us as we discuss the previous year and our plans going forward!
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RE-RELEASE: Janus: God of the New Year
Janus may not be very well-known. But in his time, he was considered one of the most important gods—perhaps more important than Jupiter himself. Today, we’re going to tell you all about him.
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A Very Alaric Christmas
How would Alaric of the Visigoths celebrate the midwinter holiday? We just had to answer this question.
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RE-RELEASE: Frau Holle: Wicked Woman of Yule
This year, we’ve found one of the most metal and wild Yuletide goddesses yet.
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AHFG Book Club: Metal Death Goddesses, Ravens, ...
Join us as we explore a world of terrifying metal death goddesses, mystical talking ravens, queer witches and warriors, and a Christianity that seeks to devour everything it touches.
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RE-RELEASE: St. Nicholas and the Christmas Cann...
Today we cover notable Christmas Cannibals Père Fouettard, Hans Trapp, and...Santa?
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: Part 3
It’s time to dig into the ground and build back up this temple, stone by stone, with the stories of the people who walked its hallowed halls.
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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.
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RE-RELEASE: Krampus: The Goat Knows What You Did
This year, we decided that the holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a mythological foray into one of the most famous characters of the season: The Krampus.
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: Part 2
What happened to this goddess—and the people who worshipped her—as the world changed?
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RE-RELEASE: How to Train Your Gladiator
From the ancient roots of Etruscan funeral games to the height of Roman spectacle, we examine the history of gladiatorial combat.
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AHFG Book Club: Hot Mess Heroines and the Alari...
This week, we welcome bestselling author and noted enemies-to-lovers enthusiast Thea Guanzon to the podcast.
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: Part 1
Join us as we get to know the mysterious and primal Artemis of Ephesus.
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RE-RELEASE: Gender Rebels of Greek Mythology: A...
Join us as we explore how Artemis evolved into a goddess who fit into the Classical Athenian idea of what an ‘eternal maiden’ should look like.
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RE-RELEASE: Amazons, Part 2: Warrior Women of t...
Think the Amazons of Greek myth were mythical? Think again. The Greeks based their Amazons on the real-life warrior women next door.
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This Episode is Full of Lies: Lucian's A True H...
Lucian is a Lying Liar Who Lies. And we can't get enough of it.
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RE-RELEASE: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: ...
Join us for Halloween tales of shrieking Banshees, deathly Furies, and the terrors of Samhain.