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EP 026: JIBES, JEERS AND OTHER SICK BURNS
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Historycal: Words that Shaped the World

Historycal:  Words that Shaped the World

Quickfire history in history’s own words, Historycal is the podcast for anyone who’s ever marvelled at the stories that shape us. From the earliest Cuneiform to the crooning of Elvis, from Rock Art to the Model T Ford, Historycal is an exuberant jaunt through the words people have spoken, sung, or scribbled down, and the unexpected ways in which they echo through our world.

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EP 025: THE GREAT FISH OF MĀUIImageImage

Tuesday May 10, 2022

EP 025: THE GREAT FISH OF MĀUI

Tuesday May 10, 2022

What's better for brothers than stowaways, shipwreck, and a good long fishing trip? Today, we're talking canoes, New Zealand's countryside, and the demi-god that accidentally caught a country. 

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EP 024: TURTLES, TRICKSTERS AND TROUBLEImageImage

Tuesday May 03, 2022

EP 024: TURTLES, TRICKSTERS AND TROUBLE

Tuesday May 03, 2022

What do Brer Rabbit, spiders and Tom Hiddleston have in common? If trickster figures in ancient mythology wasn't your first thought, this episode is for you. Today, we're talking Brer Rabbit, Anansi the Spider, and what Shakespeare considered a good disguise. (Spoiler: It wasn't). 

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EP 023: BOTTOMS UP!ImageImage

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

EP 023: BOTTOMS UP!

Tuesday Apr 26, 2022

What makes a cocktail a cocktail, and how did some unsuspecting horses get dragged into it? In this episode, we've got Mint Julips, speakeasies, the Frozen Water Trade, and - of course - tiny paper umbrellas.

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EP 022: I HATE MONDAYSImageImage

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

EP 022: I HATE MONDAYS

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022

What does the world's favourite cat have against Mondays, and in how many other ways do they suck? As it turns out, many. And they're mostly self-inflicted. In the episode, we're talking about the road to the seven day week, the Boomtown Rats, and whether or not it was easier to enjoy yourself before the Second Industrial Revolution.  

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EP 021: BURN YOUR BOATSImageImage

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022

EP 021: BURN YOUR BOATS

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022

What do you do when someone tells you to burn the ride you came in? And how do you get home for dinner if you burn the bridges too? Today, we're going back to the murky origins of these two famous phrases, crossing the Rubicon, and finishing up at the Paris Opera House. 

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EP 020: THE GREAT KHANImageImage

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022

EP 020: THE GREAT KHAN

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022

What do you say to a man who has taken the keys to your kingdom? And what do you say to cheer up your grieving daughter?  In this episode, we're tackling Temüjin, the slaughter at Nishapur, and Genghis Khan's troubled childhood.

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EP 019: WE’RE ALL MAD HEREImageImage

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

EP 019: WE’RE ALL MAD HERE

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022

What do you get when you cross a hat with a common (or garden) thermometer? Mad hatters... and hatted madmen. In this episode, we're delving into Lewis Carroll, mercury poisoning, and all the other ways that tea time might go wrong.

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EP 018: TALKING HEADSImageImage

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

EP 018: TALKING HEADS

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022

What does it take to get a cow's head onto your doorstep? (Rest of cow, not included). Today, we're talking Ukrainian fairy tales, evil stepmothers, and how to be an awesome dad. Or something like that. 

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