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• Romanovs Part 6: The End

  September 28, 2026 · 59 min

  PART 6/6. You guys this is it ... the end, in every sense of the word. Although not everyone believes it ... for despite the death of the Romanovs in 1918 there have always been rumours of one surviving grand duchess, which begs the…

• Romanovs Part 5: The Fallout

  September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

  PART 5/6. Well my divas, we're officially at the beginning of the end. This episode covers the death of Rasputin, the devastation of Bloody Sunday, the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the moment the Romanovs go from Russia's ruling…

• Romanovs Part 4: The Fall

  September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

  PART 4/6. You guys have been patient so TODAY we're talking about none other than Rasputin! Covering the back half of the Tsar's rule this episode will track from 1905 - 1915, looking at Bloody Sunday, the rise of Rasputin, the ideas of…

• Romanovs Part 3: The Heir

  September 17, 2026 · 58 min

  PART 3/6. It's any Romanov Tsar's worst nightmare: 10 years on the throne, four daughters, a phantom pregnancy and no heir. NOW we're in the thick of it, guys, looking at the first half of Nicholas and Alexandra's reign, and the dynastic…

• Romanovs Part 2: The Family

  September 14, 2026 · 54 min

  PART 2/6. Alright guys, we are picking things up with Alexander III, father of Nicholas II, grandfather of Alexei, and one of the most brutish imperial family members in Romanov history. In this second episode, we're going from the reign…

• Romanovs Part 1: The Rise

  September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  PART 1/6. Strap in for the next 6 episodes, divas, because we are FINALLY unpacking the rise and fall of the last imperial family of Russia: The Romanovs. In this first episode, we're exploring how the Romanov family came into power, from…

• Salem Part 2: The Witch Trials

  September 7, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

  We're back, and we're ready today to chat about the drama, deceit and devilry involved in the Salem Witch Trials! From Abigail and Betty's affliction to the role of race and gender, the anatomy of hysteria, death by crushing and the…

• Salem Part 1: The Origins of Witchcraft

  September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble, my divas, because today we are unpacking the History of Witchcraft! From the ancient world right up to the events in Salem, we are unpacking the origins of the term witch…