Girl Historians

Mar 06 2025 69 ep. 69 mins 67
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A comedy podcast where Blair MacMillan and Carley Thorne attempt to be historians.

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The Shamrock Shake's ties to the IRA?

Mar 06 2025 65 mins  
in this very special St. Patrick's day episode, the girls cover the famed Mcdonald's Shamrock shake- and it's mascot Uncle O'Grimacey. Was he wiped from Mcdonald's marketing for his ties to the IRA? Was his characterization lowkey pretty offensive? Should we start an improv podcast? Tune in to this episode to learn more.as always we love you soooo much and thanks for listening <

SIX WIVES #7: The Messy Succession and End of the Tudors

Feb 27 2025 84 mins  
In the finale episode of the Six Wives, Blair and Carley recap the reigns of all three of Henry VIII's children- a succession that's bloody and dramatic and ends with the conclusion of the tudor Dynasty.We also share our thoughts on social media, the trucker convey, and more!!! This is one of the chatty eps where the history starts around the 45 minute mark hehe.Love you all and se

SIX WIVES #6: Catherine Parr, the Final Wife

Feb 13 2025 67 mins  
On this episode, the girls recap the final wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Parr. The most married, most published, and most 6th wife of them all. We also cover, thoughts on modern dating, canned tuna, and the term "Folx"As always, thank you so much for tuning in girls! We love you and we will see u next week!!Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/Gi

Lizzie Borden took an Ax (w/Ashley Norton)

Feb 06 2025 118 mins  
On this ep of GH, the incredible Ashley Norton joins us to tell us the tale of Lizzie Borden, the alleged axe murderer of yore and star of the "Lizzie Borden took an Ax" poem.Lizzie Borden took an axAnd gave her mother forty whacks,And when she saw what she had done,She gave her father forty-one.Slay! Thanks for listening girls, we love you as always <3<3 Daddy's diarrhea buc

SIX WIVES #5: The Tragedy of Katherine Howard

Jan 30 2025 65 mins  
Today, the girls are coming back into the scene with the 5th wife of Henry VIII, Catherine Howard. Tbh, this is such a tragic story and a bit of a sadder episode. In a way, this is a perfect episode to end off january- the "nightmare month"As always thank you so much for tuning in girls <3 We'll see you next week!!Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patr

Wu Zetian: China's only Woman Emperor (w/Xiran Jay Zhao)

Jan 23 2025 118 mins  
In this VERY SPECIAL episode, we are honoured to welcome author, icon, and history genius Xiran Jay Zhao!!! Xiran and the girls go over the reign of Wu Zetian- the first and only female emperor of China AND the inspiration for the Iron Widow series. They also introduce the term "Gigachad" to the pod- frankly life-changing...We also, of course, have a quick detour into the French re

SIX WIVES #4: Anne Of Cleves, Queen of England

Jan 16 2025 80 mins  
in the TRIUMPHANT return to our six wives of Henry XIII saga, Carley and Blair dive into Anne of Cleves, the 4th and the longest surviving wife. We unpack her reputation as the "ugly one" and her journey to gaining the title of the King's Sister.We also go into diners, smoking, and straight culture. THANKS AS ALWAYS FOR LISTENING GIRLS!!! <3Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early e

A Very Chatty Welcome to 2025 and also Bob Dylan

Jan 09 2025 57 mins  
Welcome back to Girl Historians!! It's 2025 and we are so stinking pumped for the year ahead girls. In this episode, we make up for the lack of a 10th icon by doing a very chatty episode loosely about Bob Dylan. We're so happy to be back!! ENJOY the ep!!!Sign up on Patreon for ad-free early episodes, plus bonuses! patreon.com/GirlHistoriansHosted by: Blair MacMillan and Carley

THE 12 DAYS OF ICONS: Amelia Earhart

Dec 29 2024 21 mins  
In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse...In this episode, we cover aviation legend Amelia Earhart and her mysterious disappearance. Thank you so much for joining us for this series!! We literally can't wait to see what 2025 has in store!!! Until then stay

THE 12 DAYS OF ICONS: Stardew Valley

Dec 27 2024 19 mins  
NOTE: yes we have skipped icon number 10 due to a devastating technical glitch, so we are skipping to icon 11. Hopefully we will remedy this soon!! So sorry girls.In honour of the Holiday Season, we are bringing you 12 DAYS OF ICONS a series of mini-eps covering some people from history that are ICONS!!! For better or for worse...Today we talk about stardew valley and it's creator,