#OnThisDay in 1811, the Regency Act transferred power from the alarmingly unstable George III to the Prince Regent. Spoiler alert: people still preferred the mentally incapacitated king to his loathed son. We tell the story, in 10 minutes:

How queer romance made #TheSims, which debuted #otd in the year 2000. Find the full episode by searching "Retrospectors" wherever you get podcasts.

One of my favourite episodes we've ever done - I had no idea about ANY of this before we started researching. Hannah Hauxwell a remarkable, totally unique person.

We are BACK, baby! And our first fresh episode of 2025 is a belter, if we say so ourselves - we're going back to 6 January 1994, when an ice skating rivalry boiled over into a shocking act of violence. Listen below or on your podcast app of choice - just search 'retrospectors' 👇

#OnThisDay in 1984, the "When Harry Met Sally" of the Cold War - when Margaret Thatcher met Mikhail Gorbachev, proving men and women really *could* just be friends. We cover their historic Chequers lunch in 10 minutes 👇

Me, for @theweek.com. Hat-tip to @ilpost.it and its Morning podcast, where I first heard some of the most salient statistics.

"Into the valley of Death rode the 600..." Find out who, where and why as we dive into Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade", published #onthisday in 1854. Find us wherever you get #podcasts!

Spotify using Google to generate an AI podcast about your #SpotifyWrapped is a DIABOLICALLY brilliant solution to the perennial problem that no-one real cares about your Wrapped.

⏰ Can @ArionMcNicoll.bsky.social summarise the early history of LIFE ON EARTH ... in just one minute?! 🦕 @OllyMann.bsky.social | @RebeccaMessina.bsky.social

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Me for @theweek.com Evening Review this week. Sign up to our free newsletters or subscribe for our paid newsletters theweek.com/uk-newsletters

Bhutan, the "kingdom of happiness", faces unprecedented emigration, dwindling currency reserves and rocketing youth unemployment. But perhaps tourism can put a smile back on its face? theweek.com/culture-life...

Manifest: our word of the day, from today's Evening Review theweek.com/uk/edition/t...