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Jan 31, 2018

Just in time for New York Fashion Week! Look out, fashion designers, because in the immortal words of Madonna: we're going to dress you up in our love all over. This episode pits the classically refined Coco Chanel against the decadently luxurious (or luxuriously decadent?) Charles Frederick Worth. WHO WILL WIN? Show...


Jan 24, 2018

Heads up, flyboys/flygirls/flyfolks: this week we soar through the skies of history, looking for the hottest places to land! Joining us this week are the co-hosts of Spirits, a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and lore, Amanda McLoughlin and Julia Schifini! We open our throttles to dive-bomb the competition in...


Jan 17, 2018

Episode 30! Celebrate with us and Sam Greszes (@SamGreszeseses) as we take on the delectable task of picking the world's hottest chef! In this episode of culinary heavy-hitters, we pit Marie-Antoine Carême against Martino da Como against Julia Child. You can find Sam's podcast State Your Case on Twitter at @StateYrCase...


Jan 10, 2018

In this episode (subtitled "Oops! All Fives") Whitney & Lindsey both reached into the category of Great American Novelist, and spent the whole episode rhapsodizing instead of debating. Zora Neale Hurston vs. Toni Morrison. In this episode, we are all winners.  Show notes...


Jan 3, 2018

We're Auld Lang Syne-ing it up this episode, and talking about people who have changed the way we think about time. Happy New Year, everyone! Get out your clocks and set them to the showdown of Al-Jazari versus Peter Henlein! Show notes at historicallyhot.com/episodes/time