A show that proves no matter how long you've been dead, it's never too late to have haters. Join historian Dr. Claire Aubin and a new expert every week to pull back the scholarly curtain on the world’s worst guys and gals. From the widely beloved to the relatively unknown, no historical figure is safe, and every episode reminds listeners that the best part of understanding the past is criticizing it.
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Toussaint Charbonneau with Craig Fehrman (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Craig Fehrman determine that the best part of a 19th century trapper in North America is usually his wife.
Guest
Our guest Craig Fehrman is a journalist and
Oct 8 16 min
Paul Gauguin with Daisy Dixon
Claire and Daisy Dixon do a deep-dive on depravity.
Guest
Our guest Daisy Dixon is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Cardiff. Her book Depraved: The
Oct 1 1 h 20 min
The Goosisode (Subscriber Preview)
Claire, Mischa Stanton, Mayanna Berrin, and Julia Schifini commit bird-on-bird violence.
Co-stars
Mischa Stanton is a sound designer, storyteller, and the host of Simpl
Sep 24 21 min
Lord Byron with Kate Lister
Claire and Kate Lister remind you that no man is worth putting up with this type of tomfoolery.
Guest
Our guest Dr. Kate Lister is a literary scholar and historian of s
Sep 17 1 h 22 min
Martin Frobisher with Lauren Working (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Lauren Working talk adventure kidnapping, and why you can never trust an alchemist.
Guest
Our guest Lauren Working is a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern
Sep 10 16 min
George McClellan with Jamelle Bouie
Claire and Jamelle Bouie prove that fear is the mindkiller. Especially in the Civil War.
Guest
Our guest Jamelle Bouie is a political commentator and columnist for the
Sep 3 1 h 06 min
Jehanne with Sara McDougall (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Sara McDougall go on a mission to prove everything you thought you knew about medieval women wrong in one of our special This Gal Rocked episodes.
Guest
Our
Aug 27 17 min
Dionysius of Syracuse with Roel Konijnendijk
Claire and Dr. Roel Konijnendijk return with another chat about an extremely untrustworthy ancient mediterranean man. Shocker.
Guest
Our guest Roel Konijnendik is a Dar
Aug 20 1 h 16 min
Ibn Jamahir with Craig Perry (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Craig Perry remind you that the medieval period didn’t only happen in Europe, and Christians did not have the monopoly on doing bad stuff.
Guest
Our gu
Aug 13 16 min
Thomas Jefferson with Christa Dierksheide & Nicholas Guyatt
Claire, Christa Dierksheide, and Nicholas Guyatt teach you something new (we promise) about one of the Founding-est Fathers.
Guest
Christa Dierksheide is a Professor of
Aug 6 1 h 03 min
Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore with Brendan Greeley (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Brendan Greeley talk trash about the Andrew Tate of the 18th century, and explain the economy a little bit too.
Guest
Our guest Brendan Greeley is a writer a
Jul 30 18 min
Vedius Pollio with Emma Southon
Claire and Emma Southon get really mad at the Romans. What else is new?
Guest
Our guest Dr. Emma Southon is an author and historian of Ancient Rome. Her new book Not Bu
Jul 23 1 h 05 min
Introducing What Could Go Right?
Claire introduces the podcast What Could Go Right, by the Progress Network. It’s a current affairs show that tries to find a more balanced way of looking at what’s happen
Jul 23 1 min
Introducing What Could Go Right?
Claire introduces the podcast What Could Go Right, by the Progress Network. It’s a current affairs show that tries to find a more balanced way of looking at what’s happen
Jul 23 1 min
Preston Brooks with Paul Quigley (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Paul Quigley talk duels, masculinity, and what really happened to Charles Sumner.
Guest
Our guest Paul Quigley is an Associate Professor of Civil War Studies
Jul 16 18 min
Introducing What Could Go Right?
Claire introduces the podcast What Could Go Right, by the Progress Network. It’s a current affairs show that tries to find a more balanced way of looking at what’s happen
Jul 16 1 min
The Worst Wing with Nicole Hemmer and Kevin Schultz (UNLOCKED LIVE SHOW)
Claire, Nicole Hemmer, and Kevin Schultz play some games and answer the easiest question in the world: are all of the American presidents bad?
**THIS UNLOCKED EPISODE WA
Jul 9 1 h 17 min
James Buchanan with Gautham Rao (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Gautham Rao get into why, exactly, this guy is often ranked the worst president of a country with a lot of truly awful presidents.
Guest
Our guest Gautham Ra
Jul 2 20 min
Renaissance Arms Dealers with Catherine Fletcher
Claire and Prof. Catherine Fletcher take a (metaphorical) trip to the gun range, except it’s in Italy and the people are wearing funny pants.
Guest
Our guest Catherine
Jun 25 1 h 14 min
Louis Bieral with Andrew Wender Cohen (Subscriber Preview)
Claire and Prof. Andrew Wender Cohen confirm that you really, really, really did not want to be alive in the 19th century.
Guest
Our guest Andrew Wender Cohen is a Prof
Jun 18 17 min
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I’m biased because I’m a trained historian, but hopefully my perspective helps people understand something wonderful about this great podcast. The wonderful thing about this podcast is how it frequently feels like all the best parts of being in a grad school seminar*. There’s witty banter, deep questions, push and pull across interlocutors, grappling with the human condition, jokes that would make any 12yr old boy proud. Basically, this podcast is like a little snapshot of the priceless components of becoming and being a historian: engaging in conversation with people across different fields in an environment where the goal is to learn.
*specific to my experience at a US-based history PhD program at a R1, ymmv.
lizard peacock · Aug 2026
I usually really like this podcast, but this ep was painful to listen to. Corny cringey “humor”, totally uninteresting/irrelevant (to the topic) guest, and honestly just straight up rude to Russians about their history with all the pithy comments about how “crazy” it has “always” been. A real low point for an otherwise usually smart, fun, educational, intelligently critical show.
RiffRaffSureShot · Jul 2026
It’s cool to get a different perspective on famous historical figures. So often they are only described in the rosiest of terms. The show really looks at them from a different perspective that is probably more realistic on the impact they had.
The host is great, and the guests are amazing !!
Highly recommended.
GenXed · Apr 2026
I love that every time I open an episode I walk away 10x more educated. This podcast is entertaining & absolutely fantastic - who knew there was so much history just covered up because it didn’t look good?
Lolo Skin · Nov 2025
The Percy Grainger episode has a 20 minute lead up to the hosts bringing up a few things from his past, but nothing worth the build up or that couldn’t have been mentioned off the bat. I love the concept for the show, but I’d prefer the extra stuff to be left out— tell us the good stuff!
healthyashley · Aug 2025
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