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From the bedrooms of powerful men, we're bringing you the secret histories of their mistresses, concubines and courtesans. In this funny, fascinating, and scandal-filled podcast, Jameela Jamil and historian Dr Kate Lister pore over the stories of six astonishing "other women". Women who have been shamed, disparaged and underestimated. Some have been cheated out of the history books altogether. Now Jameela and Kate are placing their stories in the spotlight – to see what history looks like through the eyes of the so-called side-chick.

The definitive portrait of Kate Middleton, the beloved and private Princess of Wales, tracing her rise from “commoner” to queen-in-waiting, with all the scandals and challenges along the way, from #1 New York Times bestselling royal biographer Christopher Andersen, author of Brothers and...

One nerd’s quest to find out why we know next to nothing about period pain. Tired of suffering from "death cramps" with no diagnosis for 20 years, Kate Downey has to look for her own answers. She interviews top doctors and researchers, and delves into topics from Greek history to sitcoms to TikTok wellness scams, all to figure out why menstrual pain is so often dismissed and untreated. What she finds will change how you think about your own body and the medical system. Because having a microphone gets you more answers than having a uterus. Season 1 launches weekly episodes starting February ...

3 lifelong friends who like to dish on true crime and the kind of drama that only small towns can provide 💀

This program features an introduction read by the author. Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the...

Welcome back to the Cloth Cultures podcast series. Join Amber Butchart as she explores the Lancashire Textile Gallery, a new online resource that brings together objects and artefacts held by museums, archives and manufacturers from across the county. Throughout this series, Amber will be speaking to curators, artists, enthusiasts and researchers about everything from the exquisitely detailed medieval embroidery known as Opus Anglicanum, to costumes worn by visitors to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the 1930’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In questo nuovo libro, Antonio Caprarica, insieme ai panni di più amato cronista della famiglia reale inglese, veste quelli di lucido investigatore, compiendo un viaggio nel tempo tra le molte manifestazioni di un alone di malasorte che sembra avvolgere davvero, e da sempre, i detentori del titolo del Galles.

Hangover History is a podcast that tells interesting historical anecdotes with fun drinks and friends. This week we have bestie Sara joining us to learn about Krampus.https://www.history.com/articles/krampus-christmas-legend-origin https://gahmusa.org/krampus-nacht/ https://vampiresquid.co.uk/the-krampus-from-yuletide-villain-to-pop-culture-icon/ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241206-four-of-europes-most-fascinating-pre-christian-winter-festivals

Join us as we time travel through women's history, one era at a time. We'll explore the lived experiences and everyday lives of historical ladies, both famous and obscure, from a variety of different time periods, countries, and cultures. Let's go traveling.

For over 30 years, the SDS Group have been managing and digitising the Nation’s Archives. In Tales from the Archives: Past Brought to Life, we meet the people and archivists behind some of the country’s most remarkable collections, sharing socially significant stories and archives you probably didn’t even know existed. Find out more on www.talesfromthearchives.co.uk

Dubai today is known as one of the world’s go-to luxury tourist destinations — home to more five-star hotels than anywhere else on the planet, famous for its luxury shopping malls and Michelin star restaurants. But in this series, Kate Garraway goes in search of another Dubai - the one that is unheard. A place where East meets West, where women can — and do — lead the way. Where science is saving resources, and selflessness is saving lives. Over eight episodes she meets the residents eager to turn what people think about the city on its head, and tell a totally different story about ...

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” -- Heraticlus, ca. 500 BCEThe Same River Twice is a True Crime podcast that will offer a deep-dive into a mostly-forgotten case that happened in the Pacific Northwest in 1977. We want to try to understand how it happened and give respect to the lost.

The Consciousness Project - Mind Shift – Exploring Human Consciousness What if the U.S. Army once tried to scientifically explain out-of-body experiences, time travel, and the nature of the soul? Welcome to Mind Shift, the documentary-style podcast that journeys through the strangest corners of human consciousness research — from Cold-War intelligence experiments to cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient spiritual wisdom. Kate takes you from the secret 1983 Army report "Analysis of The Gateway Experience," to the modern labs studying Tibetan monks, virtual-reality meditation, and ...

When Barack Obama ran on a platform of "hope and change" four years ago, he promised to unite the country. But as Kate Obenshain reveals in Divider-in-Chief, Obama has done exactly the opposite. Rather than seeking common sense, pro-American solutions, he has pursued far-left policies, a radical leftist agenda, and an attitude that’s both condescending and dismissive of Main Street America. As a result, America has become a nation of even greater polarization and disillusionment.

Exploring the history of the Disney Parks (with a dash of the ridiculous!), Distory with Kate and Kirk is an adventure into the fascinatingly obscure details that have made the Disney parks what they are today.

In the span of scarcely more than a half century, the West developed from a handful of scattered fur trapping enterprises, predominantly inhabited by males, to a region full of burgeoning rustic communities. Before the government’s official “closure” of the frontier as a lawless expanse, Western societies were essentially living apart from traditional American rule of law.

Den danske modstandskvinde Kate Fleron har i denne bog fra 1945 samlet en række spændende beretninger om danske kvinder, der på den ene eller anden måde deltog aktivt i modstandskampen under besættelsen. Hun lader de pågældende kvinder få ordet, og bogen giver dermed et enestående indblik i, hvad der egentlig skete i Danmark under besættelsen.

Celebrating the unreal resilience and strength of everyday people!🌿 New Episodes Every Wednesday!

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore is a gruesome account of the effects of radium on young women who worked with radium-based paint in the first part of the twentieth century. Centering on two exploitative radium plants in Orange, New Jersey and Ottawa, Illinois, the sad story follows the lives and deaths of female workers who became known as the radium girls.

Interviews with people dealing with housing problems and welfare cuts. Dislike for those who let it all happen.Kate Belgrave Journalist and bloggerContact: kate@katebelgrave.comHomepage photos courtesy of Latoya, the mother of the little boy with autism in the first episode.