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Watched It!73. Normal People w/ Jackie and Sofie“It’s not like this with other people.”Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Sofie (our bestie from university!) as they discuss the mini-series Normal People! 😥🇮🇪❤️Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of depression, suicide, abuse, and childhood trauma. For support and resources, please visit Ending Violence Association of Canada, Canadian Mental Health Association and Mental Health First Aid.You can find Sofie on Instagram (@readingwithsof) and you can listen to her on our Fellow Travelers, Fleabag, and Young Royals S1-2 episodes👋 Say hi to us on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and TikTok (@watcheditpod...2025-02-251h 34
Watched It!71. Curb Your Enthusiasm (S1-12) w/ Erin, Jackie, and Maddie“Pretty, pretty, pretty good!”Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guests Maddie Noel (Jackie’s twin sister!) and Erin Berger (Caitlin’s not-twin sister!) as they discuss all 12 seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm! 😂🎭You can find Erin onInstagram (@thesassysoprano) and you can listen to her on ourThe Golden Girls,Derry Girls, andSchmigadoon episodesYou can find Maddie onInstagram (@madelinejnoel) and you can listen to her on ourFantasmas andThe Bear S1-2 episodes👋 Say hi to us onInstagram,Threads,Bluesky, andTikTok (@watcheditpod), and via email atwatcheditpod@gmail.com✨ Follow Caitlin onTV Time andLetterbo...2025-02-111h 48
Watched It!69. Nobody Wants This (S1) w/ Brittany and Jackie“You’re the rabbi? / It’s hot, right?”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Brittany Tiplady (TV/culture loving twin!) as they discuss season 1 of Nobody Wants This! ✡️🎙️🩷
You can find Brittany on Instagram (@yellowbird888), and subscribe to her newsletter, We Must Discuss
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Watched It!67. Heartstopper (S1-3) w/ Jackie“You’re my boyfriend! I’m your boyfriend! We’re boyfriends!”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss seasons 1-3 of Heartstopper! 🏳️🌈🩷🏳️⚧️
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of anxiety, eating disorders, OCD, self-harm, homophobia, transphobia, bullying, and other related topics. For support and resources, please visit It Gets Better, Canadian Mental Health Association and Mental Health First Aid.
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Watched It!63. Fantasmas (S1) w/ Jackie and Maddie“Give us your trauma. Give it to us funny. Give it to us en espanol, por favor.”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Maddie (Jackie’s twin!) as they discuss season 1 of Fantasmas! 👻🪪🤖
You can find Maddie on Instagram (@madelinejnoel) and you can listen to her on our The Bear S1-2 episode
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🎙️ The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, a...2024-10-291h 16
Watched It!61. The O.C. (S1-4) w/ Erin and Jackie“Welcome to the O.C., bitch!”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Erin Dunshee (Jackie’s cousin and our third guest named Erin!) as they discuss all four seasons of The O.C.! 🌊🥯🩷
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of substance abuse, mental health issues, sexual assault, death, and other related sensitive topics. For support and resources, please visit Ending Violence Association of Canada, RAINN, Canadian Mental Health Association, Mental Health First Aid, and It Gets Better.
You can find Erin on Instagram (@erindunsh)
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Lose Weight Mindfully | weight loss, mindful eating, healthy recipes, emotional eating, boost energy37. Decoding Diet Culture While Losing Fat & Up-Leveling Your Fitness with John NoelHow many times have you chased someone else’s version of what “fitness” should look like instead of paying attention to your own body’s signals? Or procrastinate your weight loss journey because you didn't know what you needed to do?
On today's episode, I’m sitting with one of my favorite personal trainers, John Noel, about losing fat and up-leveling your fitness routine without falling victim to diet culture. As a personal trainer and health mindset coach, John brings such a refreshing take on weight loss and the true indicators of health beyond the scale...2024-10-0758 min
Watched It!56. The Bear (S3) w/ Jackie“It’s dystopian butter??”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss season 3 of The Bear! 🧈🐻🍽️
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of mental health issues such as alcoholism and panic attacks. For support and resources, please visit the Canadian Mental Health Association and Mental Health First Aid.
Listen to our episode on seasons 1 and 2 of The Bear with our guest Maddie
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Watched It!52. Bridgerton (S3) w/ Jackie“How lucky I am to stand by your side and soak up even a little bit of your light.”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss season 3 of Bridgerton! 🩷🪞🪶
Listen to our episode on seasons 1 and 2 of Bridgerton here, with our guest Abby
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Watched It!50. Hacks (S1-3) w/ Jackie“I was right the day I met you, you are a fucking hack.”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss all three seasons of Hacks! 🎭😂🎤
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of mental health issues including suicide, death, and misogyny. For support and resources, please visit Canadian Mental Health Association and Mental Health First Aid.
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Watched It!46. My Mad Fat Diary (S1-3) w/ Jackie“You would be surprised what lengths people will go to not face what’s real and painful inside them.”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss all three seasons of My Mad Fat Diary! 📔💔🎶
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide, body image issues, fatphobia, anorexia, binge eating disorder, sexual assault, abortion, and other related topics. For support and resources, please visit Ending Violence Association of Canada, RAINN, Canadian Mental Health Association, Mental Health First Aid, and It Gets Better.
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Watched It!40. Young Royals (S3) w/ Jackie“Love shouldn’t be this hard.”
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss the third season of Young Royals! 💜👑🥰
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of homophobia, violence, mental health issues, death, and other related topics
Listen to our episode on seasons 1 and 2 of Young Royals here, with our guest Sofie
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Watched It!35. Characters We Want to Befriend (Mini-sode #17)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which fictional TV characters they would kill to become friends with!! 🥰
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🎙️ The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
🗓️ This episode was recorded on February 21, 2024 and published on March 26, 20242024-03-2627 min
Watched It!31. Favourite Black-Led Shows (Mini-sode #15)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they fawn over their favourite shows with Black leads! 🥰♥️
Here are some resources to involve yourself in celebrating Black History Month: BIPOC TV and Film | Black Women Directors digital library | Films to Watch in Observance of Black History Month
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Watched It!29. Most Romantic Scenes (Mini-sode #14)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which shows feature the most romantic scenes they’ve ever watched on TV! ♥️🥰💘
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of mental illness and death
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🗓️ This episode was recorded on January 30, 2024 and published on February 13, 20242024-02-1330 min
Watched It!28. Fellow Travelers w/ Jackie and Sofie“Shut up and drink your milk.”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Sofie (our bestie from university!) as they discuss the mini-series Fellow Travelers! 🥛🏳️🌈
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of racism, homophobia, violence, the AIDS crisis, suicide, and mental health issues
You can find Sofie on Instagram (@readingwithsof)
Listen to Sofie on our Young Royals and Fleabag episodes
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Watched It!27. The Shows We’ll Never Watch (Mini-sode #13)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they divulge which shows they just cannot force themselves to watch! 🫣
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on January 19, 2024 and published on January 30, 20242024-01-3032 min
Watched It!26. The Americans (S1-6) w/ Jackie and Sara“Maybe we would’ve met on a bus.”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Sara (besties since kindergarten!) as they discuss all six seasons of The Americans! 🇷🇺🕵️♀️🇺🇸
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of violence, sexual assault, and mental health issues
Read the article whose story partly inspired the show: "The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies"
Listen to Sara on our Yellowjackets and Haunting of Hill House episodes
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Watched It!25. 2023 Emmy Awards Recap (Mini-sode #12)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they go through the wins, snubs, and surprises of the 2023 Emmy Awards! 🏆🎭👏
[This is a virtually un-edited/un-filtered episode because we wanted to get it out to y’all ASAP, meaning on the same day 😂]
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Watched It!23. Favourite Episodes of 2023 (Mini-sode #11)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which episodes became seared in their memories this year! 💯📺👏
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of domestic violence
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on December 5, 2023 and published on December 19, 20232023-12-1949 min
Watched It!22. Dash and Lily w/ Jackie"Merry Christmas, you beautiful, angry New Yorker!"
Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss the mini-series Dash and Lily! 📓🎄👠
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on November 19, 2023 and published on December 12, 20232023-12-1255 min
Watched It!21. Favourite Christmas Movies (Mini-sode #10)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which movies (gasp! we’ll be back to talking about TV soon!) get them into the Christmas/holiday spirit! 🎄🎥☃️
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on November 17, 2023 and published on December 5, 20232023-12-0527 min
Watched It!19. Fleabag (S1-2) w/ Jackie and Sofie“I think you know how to love better than any of us. That’s why you find it all so painful.”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Sofie (our bestie from university!) as they discuss both seasons of Fleabag! 🐹✝️🦊
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of domestic abuse, suicide, miscarriage, and mental health issues
You can find Sofie here (@readingwithsof)
Listen to Sofie on our Young Royals episode
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Watched It!18. Instrumental Drama Theme Songs (Mini-sode #9)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss their top 3 favourite instrumental theme songs from drama shows! 🎶🎭🎵
Listen to all theme songs mentioned: AHS / The Crown / The White Lotus (S2) / Call the Midwife / The Haunting of Hill House / GoT
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger2023-11-0732 min
Watched It!17. The Haunting of Hill House w/ Kennedy and Sara"The rest is confetti.”
Join JACKIE (gasp!) and her guests Kennedy (her sister!) and Sara (Caitlin’s bestie!) as they discuss the miniseries The Haunting of Hill House! 👻🏠
Caitlin is too scared of scary shows/movies so she sat this one out 😂
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of suicide, substance abuse, and mental health issues
Listen to Kennedy on our Black Mirror episode and Sara on our Yellowjackets episode
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Watched It!16. Favourite Halloween Episodes (Mini-sode #8)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they divulge which Halloween episodes stick out in their memories! 🎃👻
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on September 26, 2023 and published on October 24, 2023
🪧 This podcast was produced during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor o...2023-10-2429 min
Watched It!15. Black Mirror w/ Jackie and Kennedy“Salma Hayek’s gonna fucking hate this.”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Kennedy (Jackie’s sister!) as they discuss three amazing episodes of Black Mirror: USS Callister, Black Museum, and Joan is Awful! 🚀🧸📺
Trigger/Content Warning: discussions of sexism, misogyny, racism, violence, suicide
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Watched It!14. Favourite Fall Films (Mini-sode #7)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which MOVIES (gasp!) they love to watch in the fall (non-Halloween)! 🍁🎥☂️
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on September 10, 2023 and published on October 10, 2023
This podcast was produced during the 2023 WGA and SA...2023-10-1038 min
Watched It!13. Gilmore Girls (S1-7) w/ Amanda and Jackie“WHY did you DROP out of YALE?!”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Amanda (our bestie from university!) as they discuss all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls! 🍁☕️📚
You can find Amanda on Instagram (@mandzkitik)
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This epis...2023-10-031h 46
Watched It!12. TV Actor Crushes (Mini-sode #6)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss which actors give them butterflies when they watch TV! 🦋☺️
Content mentioned: Dear Hollywood podcast | The Hollywood Reporter roundtable | Teen Vogue article
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger, and edited and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on September 4, 202...2023-09-2634 min
Watched It!11. Search Party (S1-5) w/ Mel and Jackie“I know we pancaked Keith, okay?”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Mel (my sister’s bestie but also my friend!) as they discuss all five seasons of Search Party! 🕵️♀️🔪🥞
Trigger/Content warnings: discussions of mental illness, murder, suicide, kidnapping, cults, and other related topics
You can find Mel on Instagram here (@miss_mel181)
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Watched It!9. The Bear (S1-2) w/ Maddie and Jackie“YES CHEF!”
Join Caitlin, producer Jackie, and their guest Maddie (Jackie’s twin sister!) as they discuss the first two seasons of The Bear! 🐻🥩
You can find Maddie on Instagram (@madelinejnoel)
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Watched It!8. The Shows We Stopped Watching (Mini-sode #4)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss the shows that they stopped watching for various intense reasons!
Trigger/Content warnings for discussions of sexual assault and suicide. For support and resources, please visit the Ending Violence Association of Canada website and the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention website
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger and produced by...2023-08-2933 min
Watched It!6. The Shows That Make Us Cry (Mini-sode #3)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they share the shows that rip their hearts out and cost them thousands in tissues!
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on July 23, 2023 and published on August 15, 2023
This podcast was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writ...2023-08-1524 min
Watched It!4. The Shows That Shaped Us (Mini-sode #2)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they discuss their favourite shows from their childhood and teen years!
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on June 19, 2023 and published on August 1, 2023
This podcast was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the shows...2023-08-0124 min
Watched It!2. Our TV-Watching Habits (Mini-sode #1)Join Caitlin and producer Jackie as they divulge their deepest and darkest secrets about how they actually watch TV!
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The Watched It! Podcast is hosted by Caitlin Berger and produced by Jackie Noel, with music by Caitlin Berger
This episode was recorded on June 16, 2023 and published on July 11, 2023
This podcast was produced during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Support the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and donate here!2023-07-1123 min
Watched It!1. Succession (S1-4) w/ Jackie and Craig“I love you, but you are not serious people.”
Join Caitlin and her guests Jackie Noel (producer extraordinaire) and Craig Berger (Caitlin’s dad!) as they discuss all four seasons of Succession! 🤑
You can find Jackie on Instagram (@jackielnoel) and you can try adding my dad as a friend on Facebook, but good luck with that!
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Own It and Talk It OutGood Friday/Anniversary Reaction & segment Praying Grandmother, Hattie NoelSudden illnesses and deaths of loved ones is very traumatic. My Sister, Jackie (Mama #2) passed away on Good Friday, 2000. Mama #1, Queen Bea was never the same after her firstborn daughter passed away. Also a tribute added on my praying grandmother, Hattie Noel2023-04-0847 min
Sourcing School by RecruitingDailySCRUM Recruiting and the Return to Work with Jackie FlakeIn this episode of Sourcing School, we have a shining star of the recruiting industry Jackie Flake. Ryan and Brian pick her brain about the power of agile SCRUM recruiting, the challenges and nuances of office reintegration, and recruiting best practices.SCRUM recruiting revolves around time blocks, where a very specific amount of time is reserved for various stages of the recruiting process. This provides teams with the benefit of staying on task and higher deadline success rates. There are always challenges with every form of workflow, however. But Jackie discusses ways to minimize these weaknesses.2023-02-2431 min
Yachting Yarns15 Jackie and Noel Part 2Jackie and Noel Part 2 - Jackie and Noel head to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal2022-09-0927 min
The OuterknownSpiritual Bypassing with Melissa Noel RenziOn the first episode of The Outerknown podcast, Jackie and Lane give a peek at the guests for season one and dive right in with the topic of spiritual bypassing. Guest Melissa Noel Renzi (she/her), a yoga teacher and social worker, breaks down what bypassing is, how it shows up — whether on social media or in yoga, wellness, and spiritual communities — and how we can address it.Learn more about Melissa and her work at melissanoelrenzi.com. Her upcoming offerings include support circles and retreats for introverts and highly sensitive people. Follow her on Instagram or Twit...2021-04-2656 min
Anachronismo!Cursed Diamond Voyage, Moon PeopleWe're back with the further adventures of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, the famously cursed and huge diamond of the Mughal empire as it makes it's way from it's homeland to the hands of Queen Victoria. It's a journey that has thrills, chills, spills and terrible deaths from diease and violence, as the diamond works it's dark magic.
Then, do you ever wonder if folks from the past looked up at the moon, thinking about what might be there and yearned to ... trade with it? Find out the science, theories and just plain lies that we told ourselves way...2020-03-251h 12Anachronismo!Piggy Banks, Tuberculosis VampiresJust the core team today as we jump into the history of piggy banks and the New England vampire scare!
First, learn how piggy banks came to be, from a type of clay alled Pygge that was used to make money jars, to the pacific islands and boar-shaped pottery, to the innovation of the rubber plug. The piggy bank ranges far and wide!
Then, learn about how New Englanders of the 17 and 1800s reacted when Tuberculosis broke out in their communities, and the chain of reasoning that led them to conclude that vampires were to...2020-03-0454 minAnachronismo!Pope Death Murder Party, Over Niagara in a BarrelJohn Serpico joins us to talk about the insane history of the papal interregnum. Now we know that talking about the period between the death of one pope and the election of the next sounds boring, but it was hog wild. When the old pope died, all the prisoners in vatican city were released, and the government was non-existent until a new pope was elected, which could take months or even years. So Rome turned into an all you can kill murderfest as prisoners sought revenge and people hired mercenaries to keep themselves safe. Incredible.
Then, Jackie...2020-02-191h 29Anachronismo!Goat Man, Ancient Athenian PartiesSpecial guest Garth Goldwater joins us this week to talk about the Goat Man. Who was the goat man you ask? A shadowy figure in the night, dressed in a costume designed to strike terror into the hearts of criminals? A horrifying half-man half-ungulate abomination? A man who drove an iron cart pulled by goats, preaching about goat power for almost a hundred years? Yes. The last one. You got it! The Goat Man, or Charles "Chess" McCartney, was a figure of lore on the American highways from the 1900s up through the 80s. That's right, this dude who...2020-02-051h 14Anachronismo!Year without Summer, Terrible OlympicsToday we're talking about the Year Without a Summer and the disaster that was 1904 Olympic Games.
The year was 1816. A series of volcanic eruptions had spewed dust into the atmosphere, lowering GLOBAL temperatures and leaving a blood-red fog in the sky. Crops failed, people died, and... Mary Shelly wrote Frankenstein?!? Sure it was a disaster, but tune in to find out how this year where everyone was hungry also inspired paintings, recipes, and the invention of the bicycle!
After that, Jackie takes us into the world of the 1904 Olympic games. The games, recently resurreted, were at odds...2020-01-221h 03Anachronismo!Victorian Pipe Culture, Ferdinand the ImposterHappy new year all!
We return with two tales of weird history - first, Max reveals his research into the pipe smoking culture of Victorian England, with stops along the way to revel in the crazy things that we've done with and to tobacco over the ages. From Reeking Gallants to city-sized snuff factories, prepare to get weird.
Then, Noel takes us through the life of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, the most prolific imposter in history! By the time he was 30, Ferdinand had lived 10 different lives, in different places and professions, and not easy professions either. He impersonated...2020-01-081h 20Anachronismo!RECAST - Saturnalia, Gregor MacGregor's Poyais SchemeWe're taking xmas off! We hope that you're having a wonderful holiday and that we can help you distract yourself from your families with the re-cast of one of our favorite episodes. We'll be back with new stuff in 2020, see you then!
This episode features guest host David Fouhy subbing in for Noel.
We dive into Saturnalia: a Roman festival of rebirth that if you squint at it looks an awful lot like xmas, if xmas was way cooler and involved making servants into princes for a week. There were gifts of wax, feasting, dancing and the...2019-12-2556 minAnachronismo!55 - Transcontinental Railroad, Architecture GangstersChoo Choo! All aboard the Jackie express to the history of the Transcontinental Railroad! Learn abou tthe train barons and their shitty tricks to bilk as much money as they could from connecting up America! Marvel at how poorly they treated their workers! Laugh as they eventually eat (a little) shit when the time comes to join up both side of this great project! Along the way enjoy the stories of scouts who learn about all the native flora and fauna but forget the topography and much more!
Then, join up with Ferguson's Gang to save British...2019-12-1158 min
Anachronismo!Heart of DarknessWhen we recorded this episode Max and Jackie were full of flu, so we handed the reins off to Noel to get deep in the weeds on the history of the film "Apocalypse Now!"
Tune in to listen to the doomed history of this classic film, interspersed with incredibly loopy, feverish tangents from the rest of us. It's a hell of a story, filled with stunt corpses, military mobilizations, broken contracts and the hubris of filmmakers.
Jackie also gets a story in, fighting through her body rebelling, to tell us about an obscure-ass dish that...2019-11-2748 minAnachronismo!Ep 52 - DC Punk, FruitlandsWe're back, with special guest Rob Mulligan!
First, Rob takes us through the Revolution Summer of DC hardcore Punk music, and all the punk rockers that made it happen. Learn who started the straightedge movement, and why? Just why is it called moshing? And just how much do punks hate Ronald Reagan (a lot). These questions and many more, including some really dumb ones, we answer!
Then, Jackie tells us about Fruitlands, yet another failed Massachusetts utopia of the 1800s. This one had Louisa May Alcott and a bust of Socrates! Find out what happens when a...2019-11-131h 12Anachronismo!51 – Dutch Defense, Oktoberfest OriginsIt’s just Max and Noel today, since Jackie is off at an improv festival in Vermont, so brace yourself for a whole bunch of historical shitposting. First, Noel gets into how the Dutch defended themselves against the Spanish invasion at the beginning of the 80 years war, by employing their one natural hazard – being … Continue reading "51 – Dutch Defense, Oktoberfest Origins"2019-08-2155 minAnachronismo!Ep 50 – World’s First Celebrity Chef, BowlingIt’s a Max-free episode today so join Jackie and Noel for the stories of Marie-Antione Careme, the world’s first celebrity chef who built towering palaces of pastry during the Napoleonic Era, wrote a bestselling cookbook that came in second only to THE BIBLE, and did we mention he was Napoleon’s personal chef? Then, Noel dives … Continue reading "Ep 50 – World’s First Celebrity Chef, Bowling"2019-07-2459 minAnachronismo!Fourth of July Special 2019So this episode’s normally scheduled recording fell on the 4th of July, and since we were all attending the same bbq, we decided to interview our history nerd friends there about whatever story about America they wanted to share. What we failed to take into account was that everyone had been drinking. What we ended … Continue reading "Fourth of July Special 2019"2019-07-1048 minAnachronismo!ep 49 – Hussarian Debate, Silver Tree of KarakorumToday our friend Micheal E fills in for Noel as they bring us the tale of Hussaria, the nation-state that controlled European roads, and it’s great debate about what should be it’s official state religion. Hussaria was caught between larger powers trying to invade, and it sought help through the system of religious alliance available … Continue reading "ep 49 – Hussarian Debate, Silver Tree of Karakorum"2019-06-261h 05Anachronismo!48- Nightingale, Cheese WarThis week we’re diving into the life of fht eone and only Florence Nightingale, before we hold our noses for the Great Cheese War of 1936. You’ve probably heard of Florence Nightingale, “The Lad of the Lamp” who brough succor to soldiers in the Crimean war, but what does that mean, really? Does it mean … Continue reading "48- Nightingale, Cheese War"2019-06-121h 04Anachronismo!47 – Ranjit Singh & the Koh-i-Noor, Seattle Spite HillsToday we bring you the story of how Ranjit Singh, the maharajah of the punjab, took the Koh-i-Noor diamond from Shah Shuja, the deposed King of Afghanistan – a story of treachery, intrigue and food fights. Then it’s time for the story of the great Seattle regrading project, that took a city of seven hills … Continue reading "47 – Ranjit Singh & the Koh-i-Noor, Seattle Spite Hills"2019-05-291h 09Anachronismo!46 – Ada Blackjack, Castro GameshowToday’s episode has our first LISTENER SUBMITTED STORY! Sent in by Brother Trebius on twitter, tune in for the tale of Ada Blackjack, the lone survivor of a doomed arctic expedition. Ada, a seamstress who joined the expedition so that she would have money to pay for her son’s tuberculosis treatment, was untrained in survival … Continue reading "46 – Ada Blackjack, Castro Gameshow"2019-05-151h 06Anachronismo!45- Bottled in Bond, Cabeza de VacaOn today’s episode Noel is finally back! He brings us a story from his travels about how whiskey used to be cut with all sorts of stuff back before regulations got passed down. What kind of stuff you ask? How do you like tobacco, ethanol, and rat poison in your whiskey? No? But it gives … Continue reading "45- Bottled in Bond, Cabeza de Vaca"2019-04-241h 06Anachronismo!ep 44 – Elizabeth Bathory, Nuke the MoonThis episode, our friend Amancio Lopes joins us again to talk about Elizabeth Bathory! Elizabeth was a Hungarian noblewoman with a troubled past who, depending on who you believe, killed over 600 people or as few as 30. Which is still A LOT OF MURDER. Maybe she was troubled by the violence she saw in … Continue reading "ep 44 – Elizabeth Bathory, Nuke the Moon"2019-04-1052 minAnachronismo!43 – Bass Reeves, Katherine FerrersToday we’re talking about legendary lawman Bass Reeves and legendary highwaywoman Katherine Ferrers. Which we swear we didn’t plan.2019-03-281h 01Anachronismo!Live Show! Barbershop Poles, Great Seattle FireHo ho ho it’s a live show! Join us at the Democracy Center as we talk the history of the Barbershop Pole, which we guarantee involves a lot less singing than you think! Then, we dive into the Great Seattle Fire, a comedy of mishaps that burned down way more than it possibly should have.2019-03-1331 minAnachronismo!Ep 41 – Chevalier de Saint Georges, Stephen Bishop Cave ExplorerIt’s Black History Month so today we’re talking about two black men who made their mark on history. First, we talk about Le Chevalier de Saint Georges aka Joseph Bologne, a french composer, duelist and war hero. Born the son of a slave and a nobleman, Joseph quickly made a name for himself in Parisian … Continue reading "Ep 41 – Chevalier de Saint Georges, Stephen Bishop Cave Explorer"2019-02-271h 05Anachronismo!Ep 40 – Glass Delusion, Hollow Earth ExpeditionWe talk the Glass Delusion and about an expedition that the US almost backed to the CENTER OF THE EARTH today. The Glass Delusion was a mental illness from the 1400s-1800s where the sufferer believed themselves to be made out of glass, liable to shatter at the slightest touch. King Charles III was the firstt … Continue reading "Ep 40 – Glass Delusion, Hollow Earth Expedition"2019-02-0658 minAnachronismo!Ep 39 – New Motive Power, Annie LondonderryThis episode we talk about John Murray Spear, an abolitionist, pacifist, prison reformer and also the preacher who tried to build a robot jesus. What do you mean, burying the lede? The dude lived an excellent life for justice and deserves to be remembered as more than a man who created a giant automaton out … Continue reading "Ep 39 – New Motive Power, Annie Londonderry"2019-01-231h 06Anachronismo!Ep 38 – Batavia Mutiny, Queen RanavalonaThere’s a content warning on this episode – both of the stories this week go to some very dark places. This week we talk about the mutiny of the company ship Batavia. This Dutch East India Corporation trading boat underwent a mutiny, a shipwreck, a lord of the flies situation and a daring seige all … Continue reading "Ep 38 – Batavia Mutiny, Queen Ranavalona"2019-01-091h 10Anachronismo!Ep 37 – John Batman, Painless ParkerThe gang is back together! We start with the story of John Batman, co-founder of Melbourne, capturer of cannibals, and genocidal asshole. This dude may share a name with the iconic superhero, but the stuff he did was in no way heroic (except capturing a known cannibal, we’ll give him props for that). An important … Continue reading "Ep 37 – John Batman, Painless Parker"2018-12-2650 minAnachronismo!Ep 36- Saturnalia, Gregor MacGregor’s Poyais SchemeThis episode features guest host David Fouhy subbing in for Noel. We dive into Saturnalia: a Roman festival of rebirth that if you squint at it looks an awful lot like xmas, if xmas was way cooler and involved making servants into princes for a week. There were gifts of wax, feasting, dancing and the … Continue reading "Ep 36- Saturnalia, Gregor MacGregor’s Poyais Scheme"2018-12-1255 minAnachronismo!Ep 35 LIVE Straw Hat Riots, Fastest Surgeon EverWe go LIVE at the Cambridge YWCA. You know how nowadays we joke about there being a fashion police? Well back in the 1920s, there wasn’t so much a fashion police as there was a riot over wearing the wrong hat for the season. And it wasn’t a small one either, literally thousands of people … Continue reading "Ep 35 LIVE Straw Hat Riots, Fastest Surgeon Ever"2018-11-2827 minAnachronismo!ep 34 – Australian Ballot, 1st Barbary War, FanachronismoOn our first episode as part of the Make Fun Network, we’re joined by Marc Campasano, a very funny man and actual historian! He tells us all about the insanity around American voting from before voting was anonymous. People used to expect you to not only announce our vote, but to take whatever ballot a … Continue reading "ep 34 – Australian Ballot, 1st Barbary War, Fanachronismo"2018-11-141h 10Anachronismo!Ep 33- Doing a Bradbury, Margaret KnightJoin us and guest host Bibek as we learn about some of our most recent history yet with the stories of Steve Bradbury and Margaret Knight. First, Bibek regales us with the tale of how the phrase “do a Bradbury” came to be. It involves Australian speed-skating, terrible collisions and at least one frozen sausage … Continue reading "Ep 33- Doing a Bradbury, Margaret Knight"2018-10-3153 minAnachronismo!Ep 32 – Nakahama Manjiro, Fanta OrginsNakahama Manjiro was a fisherman who became a samurai after being shipwrecked, rescued, adopted, hired onto a whaling crew, elected as first mate, finding gold, sailing a steamship, building a whaling boat, being imprisoned, and reuniting with his mother. And his story doesn’t end there! He taught English to Japanese nobles, translated systems of navigation, … Continue reading "Ep 32 – Nakahama Manjiro, Fanta Orgins"2018-10-1752 minAnachronismo!Ep 31 – US Camel Corps, Mrs SatanThis week we’re talking about the U.S. Camel Corps. Back before the Civil War, several US Senators thought it would be a great idea to bring in a bunch of camels as pack animals to help settle the west. Unlike so many of our stories of importing foreign animals, it turns out that camels were a … Continue reading "Ep 31 – US Camel Corps, Mrs Satan"2018-10-0357 minAnachronismo!Ep 30 – Strangites and ShakersThis episode we talk about two old-timey religions that you might not have heard of! First up we talk about James Strang and his Strangites. An offshoot of the Mormon church, the Strangites had some surprisingly progressive politics (for the time), and they were led by a man who seemed to have serious inferiority complex, … Continue reading "Ep 30 – Strangites and Shakers"2018-09-0555 minAnachronismo!Ep 29 – Red Dye Bet, Animal JobsDo you know what cochineal is? Neither did most of Europe in the 1700s! But that didn’t keep them from using it to make the finest, most expensive red dyes in the world! But people needed to know, and one mand thought he knew the truth, What’s more, he figured he could win a bet … Continue reading "Ep 29 – Red Dye Bet, Animal Jobs"2018-08-2259 minAnachronismo!Ep 28 – Matches, Typhoid MaryWe’re back! Have you ever looked at a match and been like “wow! I bet there’s a long road that this went down to be so useful!” OF COURSE YOU HAVE. Well now you can learn! From ancient Chinese fire sticks to matchgirl strikes over phossy jaw, we have it all! Plus, just so many … Continue reading "Ep 28 – Matches, Typhoid Mary"2018-08-0855 minAnachronismo!Ep 27 – Moisture Accelerator, Titanic ExplorationThis episode we talk about Charles Hatfield, the famous American rainmaker at large, known for climbing up a ladder to burn chemicals so as to ANGER THE SKY enough to make it rain. That’s my interpretation and I’m sticking to it. We find out about his life, his work, his policies and the times that … Continue reading "Ep 27 – Moisture Accelerator, Titanic Exploration"2018-07-0445 minAnachronismo!25- Civil War Bank Robbery, Old Price RiotsIt’s another Max and Kate mini-episode! Do you know the farthest north the Confederacy attacked? Go on, guess. Did you guess Vermont? Coming over the border from Canada? To rob banks? While drunk? You did? Dang, that’s a heck of a guess. Well, I guess there’s no point now in telling you about how they … Continue reading "25- Civil War Bank Robbery, Old Price Riots"2018-06-2044 minAnachronismo!24 – Secret Subway, Dancing Plague, Hungriest Man in History with Chloe ZwaicherGuest host Chloe Zwaicher joins us to talk about the Dancing Plague of 1518. But first, we learn spooky secrets about the first subway, built by Alfred Eli Beech that had to be kept from the nefarious Boss Tweed. Finally, Noel tells us all about Charles Domery, the hungriest man in history. You might be … Continue reading "24 – Secret Subway, Dancing Plague, Hungriest Man in History with Chloe Zwaicher"2018-05-301h 09Anachronismo!LIVE! Tea Bandits and Imported StarlingsIt’s our first live show! At the democracy center, live in front of 50 strangers, we talk about the weird, smelly origins of Lapsang Souchong and about how the North American European Starling were imported to the states and immediately got out of hand. A million thanks to Improv History and the Democracry Center for … Continue reading "LIVE! Tea Bandits and Imported Starlings"2018-05-1633 minAnachronismo!Ep 23 Francis Drake Scam, Opium Wars, Turnspit Dogs with Hsui ChangThis week Noel is on vacation so our friend Hsui joins us to talk about the Opium Wars, one of the many terrible things that Britain did to China. Also this episode, a 300-year scam on the possible descendents of Francis Drake, and a cool historical appliance that is also a dog! Francis Drake Scam … Continue reading "Ep 23 Francis Drake Scam, Opium Wars, Turnspit Dogs with Hsui Chang"2018-05-021h 02Anachronismo!Ep 22 – Escape Switcheroo, Arcs of Bread, Dunbar-Hunter ExpeditionThis week we take a trip back to the 1800s for a tale of the escape of former slave Lewis Williams with what I would call “scooby-doo techniques.” Then it’s into the history and practice of building triumphal arcs out of bread in a small Italian town. Finally, we check out the Hunter-Dunbar expedition through … Continue reading "Ep 22 – Escape Switcheroo, Arcs of Bread, Dunbar-Hunter Expedition"2018-04-181h 03Anachronismo!Ep 21 – Aquatic Prez, She Sells Seashells, Floorboard ViolinsThis week: We learn about the aquatic escapades of some of America’s presidents, tell the tale of Mary Anning, self-taught seashore fossil hunter, and find out about how you can make violins from the floorboards of old buildings with Sam Stochek, violin-maker extraordinaire! Sorry for the delay, tea and computers do not mix.2018-04-041h 01Anachronismo!Ep 20 – Pillar Saint, Bug Warfare, Carrie NationThis week, we talk about Simeon Stylites, the 5th century monk who lived on top of a pillar, about the United States’ weird forays into entomological warfare with hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes and fleas dropped via airplane, and about Carrie A Nation, the infamous prohibitionist who would smash up bars with a hatchet. Talking … Continue reading "Ep 20 – Pillar Saint, Bug Warfare, Carrie Nation"2018-03-1459 minAnachronismo!Ep 19 – King of Bath, Great Hedge of India, Surrender of GuamWe talk about Bo Nash, the fashionable “king” of the city of Bath in the 1800s, and his terrible gambling problems. Then, we get into the Inlands Customs Line of India and the 1200+ mile long hedge that was grown to protect it. Finally, we get into the Surrender of Guam, and how the comedy … Continue reading "Ep 19 – King of Bath, Great Hedge of India, Surrender of Guam"2018-02-281h 01Anachronismo!Ep 18 – Sausage Duel, Florentine Kick-Game, Flying SantasIn this episode, we talk about the apocryphal sausage duel of Otto Von Bismark, the incredibly violent precursor to soccer known as the Florentine Kick-Game, and about the Flying Santas that brought Christmas to children who live in lighthouses. This week’s what if they met: Santa Blood Sport Sausage Duel at 2:07 Florentine Kick-Game – … Continue reading "Ep 18 – Sausage Duel, Florentine Kick-Game, Flying Santas"2018-02-141h 03Anachronismo!Ep 17 – Spice Diet, Operation MincemeatHappy new year! For our first episode of 2018 we’re covering Medieval Spice Diets – how they balanced humors by spicing food in certain ways, and then it’s onto Operation Mincemeat – a British operation from WWII that fed false info to the Germans in a decidedly unscrupulous way.2018-01-0358 minAnachronismo!Ep 16- Prohibition Poison, WWII Ghost ArmyThis week, we talk about how the US Government poisoned alcohol during prohibition to discourage drinking, about how a unit of actors and set designers called the Ghost Army pulled the wool over the Nazis eyes in WWII, and about how the Golden Horde of the Mongols used plague-ridden corpses to beseige the city of … Continue reading "Ep 16- Prohibition Poison, WWII Ghost Army"2017-12-131h 00Anachronismo!15 pt 2: Bolsheviks & Children’s CrusadesWelcome back! This is part 2 of episode 15, featuring special Guest Matthew Lewis of the Heretical Historians talking about the crazier parts of the Bolshevik Revolution and Max talking about the incredibly sad Children’s Crusades.2017-11-301h 04Anachronismo!15 pt 1: Ching ShihWe had to split this week’s episode into two parts to get it up. This is part one, where we introduce ourselves and talk about Lady Ching Shih, one of history’s most successful pirates. Joining us this week is Matt Lewis from Heretical Historians, who will be talking about the Bolshevik Revolution after the break.2017-11-2929 minAnachronismo!ep 14 – Animal Trials, Sinking Holland, Chewing GumIn this episode, we talk about the practice of putting animals on trial in the Middle Ages, how Holland came to need dikes and sluices to keep from flooding, and how chewing gum came to the United States (hint: our old pal Santa Ana is involved). Plus, we debut a new segment on historical clothing! … Continue reading "ep 14 – Animal Trials, Sinking Holland, Chewing Gum"2017-11-081h 05Anachronismo!Ep 13- Tea Heist, Greek Island Project, Dreadnaught HoaxThe gang is back together! This episode, we talk about how Robert Fortune stole tea plants from China for the East India Trading Company, how a secret nuclear bunker constructed for the US government made no sense, and about Horace Coal’s strange, specific pranks. Robert Fortune’s Tea Theft at 1:05 Greek Island Project at 30:45 … Continue reading "Ep 13- Tea Heist, Greek Island Project, Dreadnaught Hoax"2017-10-111h 09Anachronismo!Minisode: PawPaws and Pasteur’s Revenge BeersJust a minisode with Max and Kate this week! We’ll be back to the usual crew next episode. For this minisode, we explored historical food and drink. Kate talks about Eastern American foods that have vanished into obscurity, and Max takes us on a journey into Louis Pasteur’s Revenge Beers! Eastern Ameican foods at 2:00 … Continue reading "Minisode: PawPaws and Pasteur’s Revenge Beers"2017-09-2747 minAnachronismo!Ep 12 – Skeleton Army, Nellie Bligh, Hartlepool MonkeyWe’re back with a very monkey-heavy episode. This week, we talk about the Skeleton Army – an organization of pub owners and drinkers that opposed the Salvation Army back in the late 1800s, about the magnificent Nellie Bligh, intrepid reporter, muckraker, industrialist and adventurer, and we learn about the sad tale of the Hartlepoole Monkey, … Continue reading "Ep 12 – Skeleton Army, Nellie Bligh, Hartlepool Monkey"2017-09-131h 15Anachronismo!Interview 1: Brice Stratford on the DrollsMax was on vacation this week, so instead of our usual format, we bring you an interview he did with Brice Stratford of Owle Schreame and The Unseen Hour on the history of the lost theatrical form called The Droll. Brice takes us through the history of an almost lost form of theatre from the … Continue reading "Interview 1: Brice Stratford on the Drolls"2017-08-231h 20Anachronismo!Ep 11 – Smithsonian, Diamond Necklace Affair, Water PoetThis week, guest host David Fouhy joins us to talk about the Diamond Necklace Affair- a sordid tale about a major event that led to the French Revolution as we know it. We also talk about the enigmatic James Smithsen, whose will and testament led to thefounding of the Smithsonian institute, and about John Taylor, … Continue reading "Ep 11 – Smithsonian, Diamond Necklace Affair, Water Poet"2017-08-091h 25Anachronismo!Ep 10 – Hero Dog Bamse, Catacombs, Blood RainThis week, we talk about how the catacombs of Paris came to be filled with HUMAN SKELETONS, the life and fortean times of Charles Fort: chronicler of the weird, and the very special story of Bamse, a dog in the Norwegian Navy that became… a hero. (The last one is possibly the cutest story we’ve … Continue reading "Ep 10 – Hero Dog Bamse, Catacombs, Blood Rain"2017-07-261h 03Anachronismo!Ep 9 – Emperor Norton, Shays’ Rebellion, Thieves’ CantThis week: We learn about the life and loves of Joshua Norton, the first and only Emperor of America, We go into detail about Shays’ Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Rebellion, and we learn to speak in Thieves Cant. Talking points include:What if you were emperor? ;Delicious grapeshot; Your own personal cannon; my cool … Continue reading "Ep 9 – Emperor Norton, Shays’ Rebellion, Thieves’ Cant"2017-07-121h 17Anachronismo!Ep 8 – Angel Glow, Arctic Doom, Riots of SpringThis week we talk about Angel Glow at Shiloh, the doomed Shackleton expedition to the Arctic, and the Riots at the Stravinsky’s the Rites of Spring Talking points include: vampire glow sticks, sleepy winston churchill impersonations, mosquito names, penguin duels2017-06-281h 10Anachronismo!Ep 7 – War Elephants, Santa Ana’s Legs, The Strike of Bread and RosesJoin us and our guest host Kate for the stories of General Santa Ana’s legs; a brief history of War Elephants, and the Strike of Bread and Roses. Talking points include: All left dogs, Pastry wars, Leg parades, Archie Talk, Sexy Tuberculosis Teens, Zack Snyder Baby Warriors, The ballad of Ab Pig, Spooky Elephant Nixon … Continue reading "Ep 7 – War Elephants, Santa Ana’s Legs, The Strike of Bread and Roses"2017-06-141h 11