This is the episode that we finally banish the ether from our podcast. Sort of... Join us as we explore the life of Albert A. Michelson, which has way more twists and turns than you would expect for a guy who made his whole career repeating the same measurement. www.buzzsprout.com/2025504/epis...

In our second special episode, we take a look at one of the big names of physics. Learn more about the work of William Thomson, aka Lord Kelvin, and what he contributed to modern physics.👑🎢 ⚛️🧬🧪🗃️🥽 www.patreon.com/posts/sp2-lo...

We wrapped up Ljósvetnina Saga in 8 episodes (that's 11h25m50s of saga talk!) Now it's time for Judgments with Best Bloodshed, Witticisms, Nicknames, Outlawry, and Thingmen! Listen on your favorite podcast app or at sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com. #medieval #sagas #iceland #oldnorse #podcast

If you are a scientist and interested in outreach, this is a great opportunity to reach an interested public! And if you are a science teacher, it’s a great way to bring the experience of working scientists into the classroom!🧬⚛️🧪🥽🎢

We finally have our summary of the 34th First Annual IgNobel Prizes. Join us as we look at the first in person ceremony since COVID, and learn about some crazy research that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! 👑🎢⚛️🧪🥽 www.buzzsprout.com/2025504/epis...

New episode out now! 👑 Round four is here at last and this time we have a more simple set of choices but let's reminisce nonetheless. Antiochus III the Great, Shapur I, Artaxerxes III Ochus, Yazdegerd I the Accursed, Cyaxares: find out which three we'll bid adieu to.

By the summer of 322, #Perdiccas had decided to go west into #Anatolia and assist #Eumenes directly in the Capture of Cappadocia 👑 www.podbean.com/eas/pb-59xeg...

Magnus II is here, right off the back of killing the last two Swedish kings! But how does he get on with actually ruling the kingdom? Plus, Chris is briefly flabbergasted at how many Swedish Sin points Åsa wants to give him! 😄

New episode out now! 👑 Join us back in February at the Intelligent Speech conference, for an exploration of the liars both Iranian and foreign while we investigate if deception really does pay…

Congrats!

In the spring of 1071 Venice celebrated the appointment of a new Doxe*. And for the first time we have a surviving eye witness account of the event. Today's episode looks at the festivities and what they tell us about the growth of the Venetian community. 👑 histvenicepod.podbean.com/e/023-long-l...

New episode out now! 👑 Our first round left a favorite in the dust, the next will be more controversial still! Shapur II, Orodes II, Kavad I, Vologases IV, Mithridates II the Great: which two will be successful and which three will be left behind?

I think I've met both Quinn and Peccei. 😀 🎢

We had dinosaur cake toppers, and my grandmother made us second line umbrellas and filled mine with physics patches (the umbrella picture is from the engagement party not the wedding)! @maggiemore.bsky.social

It’s not Demetrius II’s fault that his dad handed him a time bomb. It’s not his fault we can’t figure out which cousin he married. It’s not his fault! But it IS his episode! #DemetriusII #Aetolicus 👑 www.podbean.com/eas/pb-kwc4q...

New episode out now! 👑 Here's a surprise extra episode for you all! With current events around the conclave, we partnered up with Gregg of Popeular History and Cardinal Numbers to discuss the election of the early caliphs and how they differed or matched the pope in Rome.

New episode out now! 👑 With all the kings reviewed, it's time to find who our favorite is so we'll start by drawing up the rounds. After that, we'll see how Sariel would do as monarch of monarchs in a choose your own adventure!

After a long and unexpected hiatus, we are back with our 2024 Nobel Prize Summary! Join us as we talk about AI, and also AI, and nukes...I promise there's some happy stuff too.👑 nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.com/2025504/epis...

Huge particle physics news today! Congrats to the @lhcb.bsky.social collaboration!

Antigonos Gonatas plays all the hits you’ve heard before: kings abandoned by armies, uncomfortable marriages, and Athens and Sparta being stupid. Oh and an elephant plays with a baby (no one dies… promise).

Everyone go vote for JJ Thompson and vote against Philipp Lenard!

Meredith has overcome her fears of technology and we are excited to announce our Patreon is up and running! We appreciate everyone's continued support on this journey! 👑

💔 Valentine's Day special with #DemetriustheBesieger! Hear about his many loves and losses. It's a tale you won't want to miss! 👑 #AlexanderStandardPod #HellenisticHistory #ListenNow

New episode out now! 👑 The world-conqueror sits upon his throne in glory but Herodotus taught us to count no living man happy. Witness Icarus graze the sun with his fingertips before reality brings everything crashing down.

Literally named my first-born dog after her!

In February of 281, the armies of #Seleukos and #Lysimachus met at the Battle of Corupedion, near Sardis in Anatolia 👑 . Learn more here

New episode out now! 👑 Khosrow's reign starts out with him as a puppet to the Romans first and the nobility second, how does he go from that to being called the Victorious? It will take a lot of skill, a lot of luck, and even more hubris.

Welcome to the finale! When Pyrrhus sets his mind to something, he sticks to it… until he sees something shiny and declares war on it! Oh, and today we cut people in half, the baby elephant DOES appear, and frisbee claims another victim (seriously)! 👑

What are you doing tomorrow? Attending Intelligent Speech of course! Use code "Alex" when buying your tickets! 👑

Around January or February of 316, #Cassander laid siege to #Pydna, listen here https://buff.ly/4fVLVgU 👑

Hi all, it's been a bit so here's an update. We've finished the notes for our episode on the 2024 Nobel Prizes, and hope to record it soon. After that we will prepare our episode on last year's IgNobel Prizes.

Reposting this episode today for no particular reason…⚛️🧪🗃️

Tomorrow our final bonus episode on Sylvester II, featuring @nobelessepod.bsky.social and @rankingpersia.bsky.social comes out!

EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT: Our final bonus episode on Pope Sylvester will be recorded this weekend, so the episode will be a few days late, to give reasonable time for an edit. But it will be worth the wait! We'll be joined by the wonderful @rankingpersia.bsky.social and @nobelessepod.bsky.social !!

New episode out now! 👑 Inviting a massive horde of nomads to invade your homeland is often a bad idea. Peroz can't see the harm in it; after all, when have the consequences of my actions ever affected *me*. Perhaps this one time...

New episode out now! 👑 Leaving the succession up to the nobles is often a bad idea and today we find out how bad the consequences can possibly be. Join us for a fratricidal war, a disappointed mom, and a thundering of hooves.

New episode out now! 👑 Shapur III carries an important name that gave us two greats, will he be up for the challenge? He'll face another situation in Armenia, nomads in the east, and complaints about tent manufacturing.

New episode out now! 👑 We're finally out of Bahram's and the promised heir is here, will Narseh live up to his reputation now that he's king of kings? Join us for a quest for legitimacy, an internal reform, and a rematch with Rome.

New episode out now! 👑 Welcome to our religious figure P@treon series! We heard about him in the main series but how powerful did Kartir get? Why could he amass so much and what did he do with it all? Join us for a man who dares to ask, what if my religion is better than others?

Dustin had the chance to sit down with actor, writer, and producer Alex Lyras and discuss his new play, "Aristotle/Alexander." Want to hear discussions of ancient and modern political thought? If the answer is "yes," then this episode's for you! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-gzdnf...

Part 2 of the Passion of the Heist is here now!! Things start getting strange... pontifacts.podbean.com/e/easter-spe...

We're making progress in Svarfdaela Saga. In this episode, Klaufi rescues Karl in Norway. Back in Iceland, he continues his killing ways, gets married under suspicious circumstances, and generally goes berserk. Listen to chapters 14b-17 on your favorite podcast app! sagathingpodcast.wordpress.com

New episode out now!👑 This newest Bahram comes highly recommended by his father and the religious establishment, anyone else? Not really. Oh and this comes at a time when all the Sassanid neighbors are in turmoil? Excellent.

Rest in peace Dr. Peter Higgs, the namesake and one of the main contributors to the theory of the Higgs boson. His death leaves a vacuum in particle physics, but as his boson demonstrates, a vacuum is never truly empty. ⚛️🧪 www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

We return to merry old England this episode as we cover our next physics laureate. Listen as we describe what is often considered the most productive period of the Cavendish Laboratory, and what else JJ was up to besides. 👑⚛️🧪🗃️ nobelesseoblige.buzzsprout.com/2025504/1481...

As David Lee Roth once said, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how good you looked doing it!" Actually his dad said that, but we're pretty sure he learned it from Ptolemy! Come hear part one of the story of Ptolemy Soter! 👑 www.podbean.com/eas/pb-etb2w...

I’m a grown ass adult and if I want to go to bed at 9 pm there’s nothing any of you people can do to stop me

Marie is in the semifinals, keep it going! 👑⚛️🧪 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New episode out now!🔥 After Shapur's exhaustive succession plan, we have Hormizd on the throne at last. Will he live up to his famous father and grandfather? Join us for Kartir, Mani, and a questionable end.

We bid adieu to Pierre, but Marie is still going strong! The competition keeps getting tougher, so please vote! 👑⚛️🧪 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...