I can’t believe I shaved my legs to the knee only for the rapture to be a no show.

Historic ‘causes’ of #Autism

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the marvellous Caroline Young about her new book #SingleAndPsycho How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman

Well, I hope they didn’t use Yodel because I once ordered some socks from La Redoute and they never arrived.

In case you missed it, last week on #BetwixtTheSheets I was talking to the marvellous Alexander Meddings about the emperor Nero and asking the question, was Nero a fuckboy???

Go vote for Kate. I don’t even like podcasts, and this one has helped me maintain a shred of sanity in these terrible times.

Opinion | I truly believe that if women could believe in themselves – even fractionally – in the way men do, we could go a long way towards kicking the patriarchy in the tits, once and for all 🖋 @k8lister.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/FMfu5UQ

If you haven’t voted for #BetwixtTheSheets for the Listener’s Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards, for God sake do it now!! It’s the last day you can vote & we’re in the top 6. Me nerves are hanging out. I’ll be swigging gin & Valium until all this is over www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

Tomorrow is the last day you can vote!

So far, 2025 has felt like living inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the utterly marvellous Anthony Delaney about his BRAND NEW book #QueerGeorgians, in particular his reappraisal of the Chevalière d’Éon. Apologies to all speakers of French for my butchery of the language. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Love hurts. And can even kill according to Vasari! Find out more with our very own Professor Jill Burke, Professor of Renaissance Visual and Material Cultures.

Opinion | It's vital for bone density and muscle mass, cognitive function, mood, sexual function and energy – so why is it still so hard for women to get hold of? 🖋# @k8lister.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/l9wfTNR

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the renaissance brain that is Professor Jill Burke to find out if #Raphael should be admitted to the #Historical f**kboy school of fame. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

On #BetwixtTheSheets this week, I am chinwagging with the marvellous Tristan Hughes about Olympias, the mother of #AlexanderTheGreat; badass, warrior, and alleged snake botherer. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

This week on #BetwixtTheSheets is our next instalment in our #HistoricalFuckBoys series and it’s #CharlesII ! I won’t tell you where he placed in last nights game of #ShagMarryKill but I will say it was a delight talking to Dr David Taylor about this very merry monarch.

We have a few tickets left this evening for the Betwixt The Sheets live show! If you are in the London area and fancied watching myself and Dr EleanorJanega getting our history on, go to www.kingsplace.co.uk to get a ticket and we’ll see you there! Xx

I've voted for Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society - podfollow.com/1612090432 in the @britpodawards Listeners' Choice Award. Vote for your fave: www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting. @k8lister.bsky.social

"Testicles have now opened up a new market for companies to explore. And no, your balls won’t get poorly if you douse them in deodorant – but for the love of all things good and holy, wash them with soap and water," writes @k8lister.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/5E1XVDl

“Lower body deodorants” are now a thing and they must be stopped! For the love of all that is holy and good, just wash! inews.co.uk/opinion/men-...

I finally watched 28 Years Later and wow! How brutal was that? How bleak! How distopian - and seriously! How big was that zombie’s dick???

In which I defend my boy, the handsome horror Caracella and explain that I would rather die than spend 20 minutes in a room with Marcus Aurelius

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets I am playing Shag, Marry, Kill, Roman emperor edition, with none other than the marvellous Emma Southon. First up, the emperor Caracalla Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Some news about the #BetwixtTheSheets live recording on 4th September in London. Go to www.kingsplace.co.uk

The world is an absolute binfire at the moment but if you need cheering up, here’s me trying on as much of the SKIMS shapewear as I can to see if it made me more attractive. Spoiler - it did not. inews.co.uk/opinion/i-tr...

Weight Watcher App: “you went for a little walk! Well done, you! Have an activity point.” My fitness pal app (in a German accent): “you went for a walk? Was it to the gym, or what??”

*Eats entire Victoria sponge to myself* *downloads a fitness app I’ll never use* Yeah. That’ll do it.

A few balcony tickets left: 🎟️: shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31652/31656

"Not only are leaseholds ridiculous, but they disproportionately impact people on lower incomes," writes @k8lister.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/MGYnDW6

It’s been fab being on Channel 5’s Pompeii: Life in the City with @k8lister.bsky.social & @thehistoryguy.bsky.social. As well as talking all things #Roman, I got see the House of the Vettii before opening hours. Amazing 😍 @royalholloway.bsky.social @rhulhistory.bsky.social @rhulclassics.bsky.social

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the eruditely awesome Professor Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch about the history of the Virgin Mary. Who was she? Has the church always been big on virginity & celibacy? And, most importantly, what happens to your hand if you try and touch her hoo-hah?

Tonight is the last episode in the #Pompeii documentary on channel 5 starring myself and @thehistoryguy.bsky.social You can also listen to us chatting about making the doc right here youtu.be/Nd4euGZkJKg?...

My brother’s review of my presenting a documentary on Pompeii - “I guess it’s not the worst thing that’s ever happened to that city.” It’s good to have people around you that keep you grounded.

Going back through @k8lister.bsky.social's archive on BBC Sounds today whilst I work, and did NOT think dinosaur sex would be one of the topics covered... Fascinating stuff mind! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the one and only, the toga-lly terrific @emmasouthon.bsky.social about the last days of #Rome. Were they really ripping the knickers off one another? Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Once again, @k8lister.bsky.social knocking it out of the park. Heavy is the shoulder that suddenly finds itself with a partnered friend’s hand upon it, eyes locked on yours with a look somewhere between pity and disgust, as the words “don’t worry, you’ll find someone” spill out unsolicited.

"We're not programmed to accommodate single people - it's time to realise being coupled-up is no longer the norm," writes @k8lister.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/HLg9Vkn

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets; I am getting fruity, spicy, and yes, windy, with none other than the marvellous @historianjen.bsky.social to talk about aphrodisiacs in the early modern period. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Starmer is “gravely concerned.” Gravely concerned??? This is appalling. UN condemns targeted Israeli attack that killed five Al Jazeera journalists www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Observer takes on the collapse of Unbound - some truly shocking allegations, almost all of which I have seen compelling evidence of as a member of the Unbound author WhatsApp group and through my own experience of being published by them observer.co.uk/news/busines...

🚨HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds arrested in Parliament Square in protest organised by Defend Our Juries The arrest of otherwise peaceful protesters is a violation of the UK’s international obligations to protect the rights of freedom of expression and assembly. 1/3

I’ve written to the Home Secretary about the insane situation @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social is now in. She’s a British citizen and has lived and worked here for 20 years, but she is now being prevented from travelling home from the US.

Just how safe is the online safety act? vm.tiktok.com/ZNdx6J742/

In case you missed it, last week on #BetwixtTheSheets I was talking to the regally resplendent @indyfromspace.bsky.social about her girl #Cleopatra. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Where do the knickers go??? I live on my own in a top flooor flat and dry all my laundry indoors. WHERE DO THE KNICKERS GO??

I don’t know why people freak out so much at the idea of having loved ones on Find My Friends. I love checking in on my Sims.

Today, I am reminded of my Barnsley friend Glenn, who, when unable to recall the name of the “me too” movement because of a few light shandies, called it “thee n’all.” ‘Appy Yerkshire day, tha daft bamcakes. #YorkshireDay

Funny seeing myself talking about #Pompeii on Channel 5 with @thehistoryguy.bsky.social & @k8lister.bsky.social. Great experience! 😃 First episode last night at 9pm, and episode 2 next Tuesday. Post with tags this time…! @rhulhistory.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social @rhulclassics.bsky.social

I’m so excited to have been part of this series on Channel 5 with @thehistoryguy.bsky.social and @k8lister.bsky.social. Such a great experience to be talking about life in Pompeii! First episode last night at 9pm, and episode 2 next Tuesday! 😃

Thanks, Laurie! ☺️