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[breitzbachbea]

A Rec For All The Hetalia History Nerds Out Here

Hello my fellow enthusiasts of the five minute comedy anime. I actually decided I should do even more unpaid PR for my favourite BBC4 Podcast.

Anyways, if you are a fan of Hetalia and already a history nerd/would like to get into history, do I have the thing for you:

You're Dead To Me is a Podcast for "people who don't like history, people who do like history and those who forgot to learn any at school". Each episode, the host Greg Jenner (Public Historian & "Chief Nerd to the TV show Horrible Histories") sits down with a comedian and a historical expert, to deliver nearly an hour of a funny history lesson. While you can't cite a podcast for a term paper (as my Dozent pointed out again today), it is still genuine, university lecture level knowledge! And to make sure your head won't explode from all the facts or that the academics won't get lost in ivory tower vocabulary, the class clown is there to ask clever questions and make silly jokes. So it is super factual and super accessible at the same time.

Often, you will get a glimpse at how historians work & how they access the past, too! I know the Anti-Intellectualism is rampant these days, but making academia more transparent and shed light on why certain stories haven't been in the spotlight until recently due to all kinds of bigotry is a much better start than people making shit up on tiktok.

Tomorrow (June 10th), the new series starts, but you can start to listen to the podcast right now with a backlog of over 80 Episodes!

Over 80 Episodes on what, you ask? Everything!

You want to learn about Black History? You will love the episodes on The Notting Hill Carnival, Paul Robeson, the Haitian Revolution, the Harlem Renaissance & many more!

You like your royal history, full of politicking, personal drama and intrigue? We've got The Borgias, King James IV. of Scotland, Saladin and The Mughal Empire for you!

Love the ladies, past and present? Let me introduce you to Eleanor of Aquitane, Joan of Arc, Harriet Tubman, Josephine Baker, Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft!

Sick of hearing about Western (European) history? Sure thing, find something more to your tastes with The Asante Empire, Mansa Musa, The Tang Dynasty, Genghis Khan, Ivan The Terrible or The Ancient Babylonians.

I could make so many more categories and I'd still not cover every single episode, I am sure. You're Dead To Me is avaible online, on the BBC Sounds App, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

If you could check out the podcast & share this post/the podcast itself, it would mean a lot to me. As a history student who is currently working on getting her BA, it's immensely important for me that people learn how to recognize the past in the present. That they look around the world and see how we got here a little more clearly; that they look at remnants or depictions of the past and see its context better. If you think that sounds marvellous, if you always wanted to get into history beyond the googleable hard facts, then I invite you to start your journey here with me.

Also, the jokes are often really funny, I swear to God, there are so many bangers that live in my head rentfree.

"So I'm a Dutch-Brit?" "You're a Dutch-Brit." "So I'm Brutch -"

"I have a few silk shirts, every single one of them a mistake. I bought one of them in Italy and I don't know what I was thinking, I look flat-out divorced."

"They found 400.000 [clay] tablets, mate? That's amazing, that's more than at Glastonbury!"

#aph #hetalia #hws #historical hetalia #hetalia meta #meta is probably not the right word although I hope it will inspire some ideas :) #beablabbers #ydtm #you're dead to me podcast #the jokes are from. wouldn't you like to know hehehehe hohoho #jk they are from the mayflower episode with alex edelmann #the genghis khan episode with phil wang #and the the ancient babylonians episode with kae kurd #god I hope desperately we are getting stu goldsmith AND kae kurd back on this series #i know phil wang and desiree burch are returning which is !!!!! :)

[pattywakos]

New wallpaper up on patreon!: patreon.com/pattywakos (heres a sneak peek!)

#ydtm #wallpapers #patreon

[nellygwyn]

Hey. Do you have any favorite history related youtuber or podcast?

Hmmm, idk about Youtubers bc I usually just watch ASMR vids, movie rants, or Real Housewives compilations on YouTube lmao BUT I do have some fave history podcasts

• You're Dead to Me - This is hosted by Greg Jenner, one of the historians behind Horrible Histories (the TV show). He breaks down different historical topics alongside an historian and a comedian in each episode in order to make history enjoyable for everyone and anyone, even if you hated it in school. Greg Jenner is super nice!!! And the topics they cover are super varied....from Boudica to Saladin to LGBTQ+ history to the Victorian Christmas!!!

• Bonnets at Dawn - This podcast started out as a discussion of things related to Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters but now it has branched out into discussing 18th and 19th century female writers and poets as a whole. It's really good!!!

• Stuff You Missed in History Class - This is a very simple format in that, in each episode, a different topic/historical figure is discussed in a concise and interesting way (you don't have to be an expert to enjoy). It's pretty popular which is testament to how good it is....I really like it and I like how the episodes are so diverse in their content!

• In Our Time - This is similar to You're Dead to Me in that the host is joined by a few historians but it's more...hmmm....academic than YDTM, and is not comedic. Still, it's great, has been going for years. They don't just discuss historical topics, they talk about literature, science and philosophy too. This is one of my all time faves.

• Witness History - This is a modern history podcast, in that each episode focuses on an historical event from the 20th/21st century. Each episode includes interviews etc. with people who lived through these events (i.e. Holocaust survivors, friends/family of Wilfred Owen, people who saw the fall of the Berlin Wall etc.)

• Macabre London - Very self explanatory, in that it is basically a macabre history of London. Anything gory or creepy or a bit horrifying in London's long history.

• Dressed: The History of Fashion - Obviously, this is a podcast about fashion history. Hosted by fashion historians, fashion designers, costumers for films etc.

• No Such Thing as a Fish - Whilst this is not strictly a history podcast, I will recommend anyway. It is hosted by the team behind QI (i.e. the researchers who find out all the crazy facts on QI) and they share UNBELIEVABLE facts about pretty much anything, including history. It's very funny.

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[natusha121-blog]

Y debo decir que confio plenamente en la casualidad de haberte conocido. Que nunca intentaré olvidarte, y que si lo hiciera ,no lo conseguiría .Que me encanta mirarte y que te hago mio con solo verte de lejos . Que adoro tus lunares y tu pecho me parece el paraíso.

YDTM. 😍😍👉👈

[phatmeows]

“You’re Dead to Me” guest art for @obsidianvsyurei‘s short story

#ydtm #you're dead to me #guest art #short story #witch #gender identity

[theres-afire]

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#doing this again #out of spite #ydtm

[breitzbachbea]

AHHHH NO THE MEDIEVAL GHOST EP IS NO LONGER ON SPOTIFY AND WHENEVER I CLICK THE BASTARDIN DOWNLOAD BUTTON ON THE BBC WEBSITE IT WILL ONLY PLAY THE EP AND NOT DOWNLOAD IT WHAT DO I DOOOOOO

#ydtm #beablabbers #FUCK MY STUPID BAKA LIFE I NEED THAT ONE

[breitzbachbea]

Was somebody gonna tell me there's a person out there turning classicists into Lego figures or was I gonna have to learn that myself from googling after Prof. Michael Scott's introduction on today's YDTM?

#beablabbers #academia #ydtm #you're dead to me podcast #idk if the project is problematic yet I haven't dug as far into it yet #but also now firmly found out that Michael is Team Greece which. YEAH they always got someone else for the Romans! #idk what team my ancient prof is only that he is in the alex the pretty alright hater camp

[breitzbachbea]

AL-ANDALUS YDTM EPISODE!!!

#beablabbers #ydtm #you're dead to me podcast

[breitzbachbea]

"I experienced the zealotry of a convert twice" about doing an immediate 180 on your opinion still makes me scream and flail my arms. Why's this so fucking funny.

#ydtm #ydtm podcast #last week I actually didn't finish/properly listened to the Harappa one so now it is. #Everyone is so funny on this one and also so clever. #beablabbers

[breitzbachbea]

AHIR WHY ARE YOU SO FUNNY

"Men only want one thing and it's disgusting - To be High Priest of Jupiter"

#beablabbers #ydtm #you're dead to me podcast #the Big C episode is so good so far

[breitzbachbea]

New "You're Dead To Me" Episode! -slaps podcast- this bad boy can fit so many dick jokes inbetween all the fascinating historical information.

#beablabbers #you're dead to me podcast #ydtm #It's genuinely cool to hear about Hatschepsut's rule and how she presented herself! #but also Kemah gunning for Greg's job took me tf out #history

[breitzbachbea]

Good Morning everyone! First You're Dead To Me episode of the series & special gift for me because I was dying for some German history!

#beablabbers #you're dead to me podcast #ydtm #I would have loved some medieval shenanigans like Fritz II. of the HRE even more #but this Fritz is also great :)

[breitzbachbea]

55 for Tahir!!

MAN these were tougher than expected with the characters you picked ! :0

Weirdly Specific but Helpful Character Building Questions

55. What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?

The profession itself -

I'm just kidding. Partially, now that I think about it. Tahir didn't go into law because it was his dream, but because it overlapped with his interests/what he was good at at school and would make him money. All he ever did was to make money, afford his parents the life they wanted for him and his sister. He does follow the news and is interested in what is going on in the financial/political world (he specialized in property law), but doesn't do the whole 'Hypothetically, what is the legal situation about this?'. This man will ONLY do law if you pay him.

I can't think of any other examples, honestly. I think Tahir knows very well what he wants and what he doesn't want, so he knew from the beginning that he'd enjoy being in fancy company, but didn't give a damn about most old money things his Professors or some of his class/colleagues cared about. Had absolutely no illusions that being around these people would suddenly make him bond with his father better because he'd realize some hidden passion for Cricket.

I do think he had the opposite experience with theater, however, and was mildly surprised how much he enjoyed going to see plays with Arthur because of Arthur's passion. He'd always been exposed in the background to various movies and medias from the Indian subcontinent, not just Pakistan, and was surprised himself when he began to look for differences and similiarities in the mostly Western Theater productions he saw. He didn't think he had cared for any of that, but turns out he did!

#beareplies #ilich #storie nostre #tahir #there is a great ydtm episode on the History of Bollywood I think Tahir would look into that tbh #Also this ask made me realize I still don't know what Tahir does/ever did for fun but I think it was mostly reading and learning about #the world.

[breitzbachbea]

This is enough Mary for today *closes The Vindication Of The Rights Of Woman*

Time for more Mary *opens Apocalist Podcast about The Last Man by Mary Shelley*

#beablabbers #and then may actually listen to the ydtm podcast about wollstonecraft if I am still awake by then