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Ancient History Fangirl

Ancient History Fangirl

By: Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy
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Summary
 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.All rights reserved Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • End of Season 15 Announcement

    End of Season 15 Announcement
    Oct 29 2026
    ⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! ⁠⁠ It is the End of Season 15--and we have to say, this was a challenging season for us. We were stepping outside our usual work by focusing on both the ancient and the modern world, but we really felt that the stretch was worth it. We are leaving this season with a healthy amount of trepidation--and even more determination than ever to vote while we still have the right to. Join us as we discuss what we just did, what's in store for next season, and what's going on with our books and creative projects. Find Jenny's book, ⁠⁠Enemy of My Dreams⁠⁠, and preorder the sequel, Game of Thieves, through an exclusive deal with Burning Pages! Get Genn's most recent book, the ⁠⁠Official Lore Olympus Cookbook⁠⁠, here! Find our book Women of Myth ⁠here⁠! And check out Genn and Jenny's individual author Patreons! Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • RE-RELEASE: The Haunting of Crater Lake

    RE-RELEASE: The Haunting of Crater Lake
    Oct 27 2026
    ⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! ⁠ Crater Lake is a caldera lake in the Cascade Mountains in Oregon—the remnants of an ancient volcanic eruption. It’s the deepest lake in the country and one of the deepest in the world. And this place is steeped in lore: unexplained events, murders and suicides, disappearances and hauntings, and a strange 200-year-old floating log that probably controls the weather. But the history of this lake goes back even farther: to the volcanic eruption that created it 7,700 years ago. People were there to witness that event—and its memory is preserved, both in archaeology and an ancient mythological tradition that describes the eruption with scientific precision. Join us as we plumb the depths of Crater Lake. Sponsors and Advertising This episode was brought to you by Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free, sell clothes you no longer wear, and keep everything you earn. This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Quiet Piggy: How Augustus Silenced his Critics

    Quiet Piggy: How Augustus Silenced his Critics
    Oct 22 2026
    ⁠⁠⁠⁠Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! ⁠ In the last episode of our season, we’re taking an in-depth look at the life and writing of Ovid: pickup artist, poet extraordinaire, and all-around good-time guy who knew where all the best underground raves were in ancient Rome. Ovid loved city life, and he adored tweaking the nose of Rome’s First Citizen through his writing. In this episode, we chart Ovid’s rise and fall--from a cheeky, subversive poet to a tool in Augustus’ autocratic agenda, and finally to an exile. And we compare it to Donald Trump’s handling of his loudest critics—including the press and our nation’s late night TV hosts. Is the Trump regime taking a page out of Augustus’ playbook? And what warning can an exiled poet from 2,000 years ago have for us all today? Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 39 mins
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