Podcast Episodes

#135 Alexander the Great (Part 6)

Episode 176

Egypt rolls out the red carpet, hailing him as Pharaoh and even a living god. Finally, the titanic Battle of Gaugamela sees Alexander smash Darius’ massive army and claim the Persian Empire for himse…

Published on 4 months ago

#134 Alexander the Great (Part 5)

Episode 175

It’s Alexander vs. Darius in a showdown for the ages. First, the Battle of Issus turns the Persian king into a fugitive and Alexander into master of the Levant.

Elsewhere, we’re discussing terrible ma…

Published on 4 months ago

#86 In the Navy (Free subscriber episode!)

Episode 182

As a special summer treat in amongst our Alexander The Great mini-series, we thought we'd drop a subscriber episode onto the feed.

This episode was made available for subscribers on new year's eve 202…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

#133 Alexander the Great (Part 4)

Episode 174

Next, Alexander stamps his authority on Greece — crushing Thebes, securing the Balkans, and claiming Achilles as his role model. We end with the first clash with Persia at the River Granicus, as Alex…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

#132 Alexander the Great (Part 3)

Episode 173

We’re diving into palace intrigue, starting with the assassination of Philip II at a wedding that makes Game of Thrones look tame.

Also, Tom has an idea for glasses innovation that sounds suspiciously…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

#131 Alexander the Great (Part 2)

Episode 172

We explore the young prince’s elite education under Aristotle, featuring wild horses, epic poetry, and geography lessons that fuelled global conquest. Finally, we take a look at the puzzle of Alexand…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

#130 Alexander the Great (Part 1)

Episode 171

It’s time to set the stage for one of history’s biggest names. We meet Alexander’s parents: Olympias (possibly sleeping with gods) and Philip II (definitely sleeping with everyone else).

Plus, is ever…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

#128 Magic (Part 2)

Episode 169

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

This week we’re talking about the great illusionists and conjurors of our times. We’ve got the man that pretty much invented the genre Jean-Eugene Robert, w…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#128 Magic (Part 1)

Episode 168

This week we’re talking about the great illusionists and conjurors of our times. We’ve got the man that pretty much invented the genre Jean-Eugene Robert, we’ve got the much-loved icon of British chi…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#127 Revolting Peasants (Part 2)

Episode 167

This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed!

This week we’re discussing some of history’s most revolting peasants! Now no episode like this would be complete without rumoured West Ham fan Wat Tyler, pl…

Published on 5 months ago