History is Myth

In our woo-iest episode yet, Lily takes us through her 10-day silent meditation retreat and teaches us all about the history of Vipassana meditation. Thank you Goenka (also pictured) for bringing Vipassana to the West and thank you Julia for listening so attentively and then hogging the mic when it’s time to talk about her favorite subject… us ! Graphics & edited by Julia.

Welcome back!!! Today Julia gets into the history of her favorite pastime/sport/game… bowling! If you know us, you know we are bowling freaks. Julia famously once bowled a 161. Perhaps the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, since her dad was famously captain of his high school bowling team. Speaking of which, welcome to the pod Marc Sirkin, our very first guest!!! Besides bowling, we also give...

This month, Julia tricks you into learning about Weimar Germany via the cabaret, and Lily gives a lesson about two little-known groups of musicians — the European Goliards and the Islamic Qiyans. We also recap our trips to New Orleans, Woodstock, and D.C., reminisce about food in a sort of desperate way that makes you think we’re on Survivor, brag about all the movies we’re going to see (who cares...

Y’all wanted longer episodes & your wish is our command!!! Lily brings us up to speed on the history of the blockbuster and Julia teaches us all about the Hays Code & film censorship. We gab for the first 45 minutes… so skip ahead if you’re just here for the history. We chat about our very busy September, Stardew Valley, our split opinions on The History of Sound, all the movies on our wat...

Per a fan request, Julia dives into the biography of Ada Lovelace aka “prophet of the computer age” aka “Enchantress of Numbers” (ok sexyyyy) and Lily tells us about not one - not two - not three - not four - but FIVE different women inventors! We also talk about the Gilded Age, Lily's upcoming French New Wave short film, and whether AI spouses pass the Lovelace Test. Graphics & edited by...

In honor of our move to New York City, Lily shares the (surprisingly feminist) history of the Brooklyn Bridge and Julia recounts the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (an adolescent fixation of hers). Heads up we spend the first 15 minutes chatting about what we’ve been up to and the last 10ish minutes dissecting our latest obsession, Girls. (At time of recording, we’re at the beginn...

For our final episode of season one, we bring you… household names!! Julia dives into the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lily cheekily tells us the story of the Monkey King. Byeee see you next season! Co-edited by Lily & Julia; graphics by Julia.

Today’s episode is a special speed round about inventions! After limiting ourselves to one hour of research, Lily enlightens us about organ printing and the kite, while Julia covers 3 accidental inventions. Comment whether you think science will invent an artificial womb before 2050. Edited by Julia; graphics by Lily.

In today’s semi-monastic, baseball-centric episode, Julia dives into the scandal of the 1919 World Series and Lily gives us 2 biographies - Toni Stone & Ed Head. Upon reflection, Julia says this is the best episode of season 1. Unless you’re a baseball hater - then feel free to skip it & also to never speak to us again. Edited by Lily; graphics by Julia.

Today, Lily teaches us all about Egyptian feminist pioneer Huda Sha'arawi, and Julia attempts to fix her atrocious attitude towards ancient civilizations by learning about the most beautiful women ever - Miss Cleopatra herself. Edited by Julia; graphics by Lily.

Welcome to History is Myth! For our first ever episode, Julia & Lily don their hofnar caps & talk about the Middle Ages. We get into court jesters, the Dancing Plague of 1518, and why Julia hates the word herstory. Edited by Lily; graphics by Julia.