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Connecting the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution
Season 7 Episode 32
The American and French Revolutions inspired people in Haiti to rise up. Yet the Haitian Revolution is not always included in discussions of the revo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Haitian Revolution: The Complex Legacy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Season 7 Episode 31
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was one of the major figures in the Haitian Revolution. He was vilified and demonized during his life and afterwards. Julia G…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trans History: The Teenage Roman Emperor
Last year, we dropped this bonus episode talking with Kit Heyam about the horny teen trans Roman Emperor Elagabalus. It fits so well in this month's …
1 year, 3 months ago
Sex Scandals of an American Founding Father
Season 7 Episode 30
Gouvernour Morris is a lesser-known American Founding Father (that was his name btw, not his job title). He was so full of BDE that he headed over to…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day
Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon. People have been living beyond the binary since the earliest recorded human civilizatio…
1 year, 3 months ago
Women and Genderqueer People Who Ruled Over Africa
From warriors to tyrants and everything in between, the lives and reigns of Africa’s female and genderqueer rulers have long been shrouded in mystery…
1 year, 3 months ago
Trans History: The Lieutenant Nun
Antonio de Erauso* was a trans man from Spain who went to South America in the 17th century, looking for adventure. The story of his life is full of …
1 year, 3 months ago
Giving Credit To History's Disregarded Women
Women's accomplishments across history are often dismissed as exceptions. But why are most scientists, reporters, sports stars, politicians, and busi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Canadian History: Thanadelthur, the Peacemaker
Because of wildfires affecting northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, I'm re-releasing this episode about a woman who lived in these areas: Thanadelthur…
1 year, 3 months ago
Movie Discussion: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is a movie based on a play based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's novel from 1782. What does this have to do with the French…
1 year, 4 months ago