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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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.
69 min
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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.
46 min
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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.
80 min
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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.
67 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.
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Part 2
There’s one audacious theory that suggests the Hanging Gardens did exist—just not in Babylon.
39 min
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AHFG Book Club: Smouldering Hellscapes and Sexy...
Join us as we explore a world of tender and torrid love stories set amidst war and struggle.
53 min
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Part 1
Did the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist?
52 min
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A Cheeky Preview: With a Rebel Yell (an Excerpt...
Please enjoy this excerpt from the Spartacus chapter of their upcoming book, With a Rebel Yell.
27 min
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Enemy of My Dreams: Jenny Tells All About Her S...
To celebrate the cover reveal for Enemy of My Dreams, we wanted to share this episode where we both fangirl about Alaric and the Migration Era in a ridiculous manner.
34 min
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The Colossus of Rhodes
What would have possessed the Rhodians to build a giant statue of Helios in their harbor? Why that god? Why in that place? What did it all mean?
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AHFG Book Club: Go Big or Go Home (With Katee R...
Katee Robert often goes big--swimming in the waters of dark and taboo, romantasy, paranormal and monster romance.
71 min
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The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Who was Mausolus? What made his tomb so great? And why was it named after him and not his wife?
84 min
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RE-RELEASE: Amazons, Part 3: Warrior Queens and...
In this episode, we cover five female military commanders—powerful allies and enemies of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
68 min
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The Threat of Project 2025 (Part 3) With Brad O...
This may be the last election we ever get to vote in. So we all need to vote like our lives and our country depend on it.
53 min
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The Threat of Project 2025 (Part 2) With Emily ...
Join us for a personal discussion of how Project 2025 will affect LGBTQ+ people, women and AFAB people, and queer creators.
65 min
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The Threat of Project 2025 (Part 1) With Profes...
Project 2025 is 900 pages of nightmare fuel that's closer to being law than you might think.
53 min
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AHFG Book Club: Music of the Night with Angela ...
Join us as we discuss Angela's Phantom-inspired novel, Music of the Night, and what makes a certain Opera Ghost so sexy.
59 min
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A Day at the Ancient Olympics
What would YOU risk to watch the Olympic Games?
37 min
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AHFG Book Club: a Walk on the Dark Side with Sa...
What is it about morally grey villain-heroes that has us weak at the knees? Let's discuss.
48 min
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Reclaiming Hera (with Jennifer Saint)
Join us as we take an in-depth look at one of the most complex and unsympathetic goddesses in Greek mythology.
56 min
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History Daily: China's Terracotta Warriors
Discover the mystery of a buried army of teracotta warriors, along with horses, weapons, chariots and more, dating from the 200s BC.
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