Show overview
History Is Sexy has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 136 episodes. That works out to roughly 140 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h and 1h 12m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2018, with 24 episodes published.
From the publisher
History is Sexy is a podcast presented by historian Dr Emma Southon and writer Janina Matthewson answering listener questions about history. What did the Romans do for us? Where did marrying for love come from? What was world war one all about? Produced and edited by Oliver Kealey. Theme music by Ketsa.
Latest Episodes
View all 136 episodesEpisode 129: What's the Deal with Roman Triumphs?
Episode 128 - What's the Deal with Ranavalona I and the Kingdom of Madagascar?
An announcment from Emma
Episode 127: What's the Deal with Ancient Stoicism?
Episode 126: What's the Deal with the Spartans?
Episode 125: What's the Deal with the Tynwald?
EThe long and unexpectedly revolutionary history of the Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. Allegedly the oldest continuous parliament in history, it celebrated its 1000 year anniversary in 1976. Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes and sources at www.historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-125-whats-the-deal-with-the-tynwald
Episode 124: The Medici Part 3
EIn which Emma loses total patience with this terrible family and retroactively decides that the name mispronunciation was actually an act of rebellion against them. Support the podcast at patreon.com/historyissexy Show notes, info and merch at www.historyissexy.com
Episode 123: The Medici Part 2
ESupport History is Sexy at https://www.patreon.com/c/historyissexy Show Notes etc at https://historyissexy.com/show-notes/episode-122-124-the-medici Emma continues to mispronounce Medici and the Medici continue to be a shower of terrible people. Join us as we meet Piero the Unfortunate and a whole lot of popes.
Episode #122 - The Medici (Part 1)
EOne of history's most famous families, the Medici, ruled the city of Florence for years, but who were they?
Episode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough
EEpisode #121 - Aoife MacMurrough by History Is Sexy
Episode #120 - The Merovingians
EFrank time, let's talk about the people who give France its name.
Episode #119 - Imhotep
Ewww.patreon.com/historyissexy
Episode #118 - Charles II
EEpisode #118 - Charles II by History Is Sexy
Episode #117 - Beer and Bread
EEpisode #117 - Beer and Bread by History Is Sexy
Episode #116 - The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
EQuick, no googling, how many of the seven wonders can you name off the top of your head?
Episode #115 - Eleanor of Aquitaine
EYou may know her from the 1968 film "The Lion In Winter" but who was the real Eleanor of Aquitaine?
Episode #114 - Pope Joan
ELady Pope! What's the legend of Pope Joan?
Episode #113 - Arctic Exploration
EEpisode #113 - Arctic Exploration by History Is Sexy
Episode #112 - The History of Duels
EEn Garde!
Episode #111 - The Year of the Four Emperors (Part 3)
EIf you thought we forgot to upload this one, you would be correct, but here it is!