Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Napoleon Bonaparte with Nicole Cochrane (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Nicole Cochrane make an important contribution to the Horrible Man Theory of history and do not mention anybody’s alleged height or anatomical features while doing it.
Guest
Our guest D…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Percy Grainger with Imani Mosley
Claire and Dr. Imani Mosley talk high school band, Scandinavian fantasy freaks, and BDSM (Bizarre/Delusional/Strange Men).
Guest
Our guest Dr. Imani Mosley is an Assistant Professor at the University o…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Leo Kanner with Hannah Zeavin (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Hannah Zeavin do a deep-dive on 20th century child psychiatry, and why we all started believing everything is our moms’ fault.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Hannah Zeavin is an Assistant Professor…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Alcibiades with Roel Konijnendijk
Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk talk trash about ancient Athens’ most treacherous twink.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Roel Konijnendijk is a Darby Fellow in Ancient History at Oxford. Follow him on Bluesky or …
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
William McCain with Lauren Lassabe Shepherd (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd grade the man behind Mississippi’s mid-century campus culture wars. He (unsurprisingly) gets an F.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Lauren Lassabe Shepherd is a historian of A…
Published on 3 months ago
Henry Ford with Zack Furness
Claire and Dr. Zack Furness let loose on the antisemitic calorie-counting surveillance pervert behind America’s most mediocre homegrown auto manufacturer.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Zack Furness an Associate …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Ptolemy with Moiya McTier (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Moiya McTier ascend to the heavens and nuke 2nd century astrophilosophers from orbit.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Moiya McTier is an astrofolklorist and the host of Pale Blue Pod. Her book The M…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Marie de France with Sarah-Jane Murray
Claire and Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray flip the script on one of the world’s first French poets with our inaugural This Guy Rocked episode.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray is a Professor of Great Texts…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Carl Schmitt with Jonathan Fine (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Dr. Jonathan Fine build a case against the vice president’s favorite philosopher in the court of public opinion.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Jonathan Fine is a Germanist specializing in Comparative …
Published on 4 months ago
Elton Mayo with Erik Baker
Claire and Dr. Erik Baker set out on an intrepid journey deep into the heart of darkness itself: Harvard Business School.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Erik Baker is a historian of labor and lecturer at Harvard.…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago