Articles by Jenny Williamson

Last time we covered vampires, we were struck by the haunting connection between vampire myths and real disease. Between that and the many vampire myths from around the world [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here’s the previous episode we ran on vampires. And check out Tiny Vampires with Raven Forrest Fruscalzo! Here’s her Halloween episode on what [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! We begin this week’s Show Notes with an obligatory playing of “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” by Bruce Cockburn: And, ladies and gentlepeople, [...Read More...]

Shakespeare wrote about them. Hollywood glamorized them. For thousands of years, they’ve come down to us as the ultimate star-crossed lovers: the Ptolemaic queen [...Read More...]

The romance between Marc Antony and Cleopatra has beguiled us for centuries. What most people don’t realize is that when Marc Antony met Cleopatra, he was already [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! First off, check out Queens Podcast for more badass women in history! Many thanks to the eminently talented Katy and Nathan for doing some epic voiceovers [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! It’s the end of Season III, and wow, do we ever need a break. Julius Caesar is exhausting. We’ll be back October 3! And if you remember our End [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Sorry, we just absolutely could not help ourselves… Oh and here’s the Gimp outfit. (It’s actually in Pulp Fiction, not in American Horror [...Read More...]

When Julius Caesar returned to Rome after his last military campaign, he had big plans. Plans like remaking Rome in the image of Alexandria—as a beacon of light and [...Read More...]

Become a Patron! Here’s the episode where we talk about the elephant battle with King Juba and Scipio in more depth. We relied on these modern sources: Stacy [...Read More...]