Zenia, Flo, Barney and Meg

Against the Lore

History EN ↓ 83 episodes

Welcome to Against the Lore, the myth-busting ancient history podcast! Each episode, we fact check popular misconceptions around the ancient world. We take a general topic, look at how it worked in ancient history, and show how our modern world has been shaped by things that happened 2000+ years ago. Featuring Barney, Meg and Zenia, our experts on Near Eastern, Greek and Roman history, and Flo, our resident psychopomp. If you don't know what that is, you should probably listen to this podcast.

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Zenia, Flo, Barney and Meg

Episodes

School 28.02.2021 31:50

In which we introduce our favourite substitute teacher, Meg, and Barney insists that everything should be written on fireproof clay tablets.

Love 14.02.2021 29:29

In which we discover the real relationship of 'roommates' in the ancient world, and Flo offers to produce a Hollywood version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. 

Leadership 31.01.2021 34:47

In which we discover how ancient democracy was different from modern democracy, and Zenia tells us why the Romans were scared of crowns...

Food 17.01.2021 30:41

In which Barney tells us where chickens come from, and Flo discovers the Roman version of Marmite on Hadrian's Wall. 

Happy Holidays! 03.01.2021 28:51

In which we find out about the parallels between Christmas and the Roman festival of Saturnalia, and Barney tells us about the 'old Egyptian switcheroo'.

Trailer 26.12.2020 0:45

Welcome to Against the Lore, the myth-busting ancient history podcast! Picking up on a hot news topic of the week, we look back at ancient lore to help us get to the core of modern day issues.

The Crown 26.12.2020 32:37

Who else is watching the new season of The Crown? In this episode we look at ancient marriages - the formal traditions, the big dresses, the juicy scandals - and Barney reveals the ancient version of WAP...

Pandemic 25.11.2020 32:16

Welcome to Against the Lore, the myth busting ancient history podcast! In this episode, Alison, Barney, Flo and Zenia talk about how the ancient world dealt with plagues, epidemics and diseases. We compare strange cures and stupid deaths, and go against the lore on the very notion of an ancient pandemic.