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The Curious History of Your Home

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Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she guides you through the surprising, often epic, stories behind everyday objects in your home. Double-glazed windows? We owe those to a French king’s odd fascination with oranges. The minty fresh toothpaste by your sink? Well, if you lived in Ancient Greece, you’d be washing your teeth with ground-up bones and oyster shells. And wallpaper? It seems innocent enough, but in the Victorian era it was downright deadly. Discover the extraordinary history of the ordinary items all around you, every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started, or head to noiser.com/subscriptions For advertising enquiries, email info@adelicious.fm Hosted by Ruth Goodman. Production: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Tom Pink, Addison Nugent, Nicole Edmunds, Lloyd Starr, George Colwey, Miriam Baines, Katrina Hughes. Compositions by Tom Pink, Dorry Macaulay, Oliver Baines. No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception.

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Love this so much! I’m a huge fan of history & trivia-like info. The host has a neat prospective & you can hear her enthusiasm & passion for the podcast.

AmandaT91 · Dec 2024

Wonderful exploration of the history behind the everyday items of daily modern life. Amazing storytelling that deeply engrosses and educates the listener!! Love it!!

Beck beck 1234 · Nov 2024

Simultaneously one of the coziest and most fascinating history podcasts I’ve ever listed to. Such a brain cleanse even when the history being discussed is complex or sad.

maxined93 · Oct 2024

I have watched, read, and listened to everything that Ruth Goodman has produced that I have been able to get my hands on. I’m so upset that I missed this podcast until today, but I’m quickly working on listening to it all! She is brilliant, witty, and just plain comforting to listen to. My new favorite podcast!

SamanthaSetter · Oct 2024

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