Mostly Unsung: A Comedy History Podcast

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the comedy history podcast uncovering the lesser known people, overlooked figures, and forgotten stories your history lessons never covered. Join us every Wednesday for two bite-sized historical biographies , told with humour, curiosity, and plenty of side quests. This week, we’re diving into English history , with two wildly different characters who knew exactly how...

Welcome back to the Wednesday edition of Mostly Unsung, the comedy history podcast uncovering the forgotten people and overlooked stories your history teacher definitely didn’t have time for. Every week, we bring you unsung heroes, surprising biographies, and funny history stories from around the world. This episode features two remarkable women from very different worlds whose stories almost disa...

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung , the comedy history podcast uncovering the incredible true stories history forgot. Same two women of a certain age, same lesser-known historical biographies you’ve definitely never heard of… but with a brand-new release day! New episodes every Wednesday , wherever you get your podcasts. This week, we’re sharing two inspiring, surprising stories about working-class wo...

Mostly Unsung Presents: The Mostlies- Our 2025 Comedy History Awards   Welcome back to Mostly Unsung , the weekly comedy history podcast where two best friend hosts tell hilarious, bite-size biographies of history’s most overlooked characters. This special New Year’s bonus episode is our very own awards ceremony: The Mostlies ! In this episode, we look back at our favourite comedy history stories...

🎄 Happy Holidays from Mostly Unsung! 🎄 Welcome to a new episode of Mostly Unsung , the light-hearted history podcast uncovering the wild, overlooked, and often ridiculous stories that your history teacher never mentioned. Each week, our we bring you two mini biographies packed with humour, curiosity, and surprising historical facts- from forgotten pioneers to misunderstood heroes. This week’s un...

Mostly Unsung – Gertrude Bell & Marina Raskova: Forgotten Women Who Changed the World Welcome back to Mostly Unsung , the weekly comedy history podcast where two women share the stories of forgotten figures from history , with laughs along the way. In this episode, Annie introduces the extraordinary Gertrude Bell, a British archaeologist, mountaineer, traveller, photographer and diplomat who p...

This week on Mostly Unsung , your favourite comedy history podcast , we’re back with two brand new tales about the weird, wonderful, and wildly overlooked people your school history lessons definitely skipped. If you love funny history stories , unsung historical figures , and the kind of trivia that makes you shout “WAIT...WHAT?”, you’re in the right place. First up, Andrea dives into the world o...

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, your weekly history podcast! Looking for a light hearted commute listen or interested in the history they don't teach in schools? You're in the right place! Join best friends Annie and Andrea as they delve into the people in history that until now have been Mostly Unsung....mostly! This week come along with Annie as she joins a new religious movement in Vic...

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung, your new weekly history podcast that resurrects those long forgotten heroes and villains from the vaults of the past! Join Annie and Andrea, two old friends, as they bring to light the people your history teacher never told you about. Be prepared for mayhem, nonsense, a lot of barely suppressed anger and a debate about whether the 90s really were that awful. This wee...

Discover the Remarkable Stories History Forgot.  New Episode Out Now! Welcome back to Mostly Unsung , the light-hearted weekly history podcast that shines a spotlight on the extraordinary people and moments your school textbooks left out. Join us every Friday for two captivating mini-biographies that bring the past to life in fresh, surprising and entertaining ways. This week’s episode takes you o...

🎧 Welcome back to Mostly Unsung — the comedy history podcast that digs up the funniest, weirdest, and most jaw-dropping stories you definitely didn’t hear in school! Every Friday, Annie and Andrea shine a light on the forgotten heroes, hopeless villains, eccentric geniuses, and absolute jerks who shaped history (usually by accident). 💂‍♂️ This week, Andrea introduces the ultimate historical jerk...

🎙️ Welcome back to Mostly Unsung — the comedy history podcast that uncovers the extraordinary stories your teachers definitely skipped! Every week, Annie and Andrea dig up the weird, wonderful, and wildly underrated people who shaped the world in surprising ways. 🌍 This week’s episode travels from Kenya to Montana — two incredible stories of courage, creativity, and change: 🇰🇪 Annie heads to Afri...

It's spooky season listeners! Every week we bring you two Unsung (Mostly) names from history, those stories you were never taught in school. Let's skip off on a historical journey together and learn something new; have a giggle and get the torches out ready to up light our faces for a Halloween special! This week Andrea is diving into entertainment history with a dynasty of everyone&apos...

Happy Podcast day listeners! It's Friday and that means we are back with your weekly dose of history and laughs. Enjoy the commute just a little bit more with our series of binge worthy biographies. All the stories your history teacher never told you. This week's stories lost to time are: Annie tells the story of an exiled Sikh Princess with no kingdom, no parents and not much to fill he...

Happy Friday listeners! Ready for two new historical biographies? The weekly podcast that brings you stories that your history teacher never taught you is back with more giggles, drama and some raging about the patriarchy....so much raging. This week Andrea is delving into French history as we join the escapades of one Marie-Antionette...but not THAT Marie-Antionette. Trained as a Governess this 1...

Happy Friday Listeners! Mostly Unsung is here with two fascinating and twisting tales from History. Every week we tell two stories that the history books ignored, those lesser known people and forgotten fables that never came up in history lessons from eccentrics, to pirates, writers to criminals. This week Annie is striding the streets of Post War London with an upstanding member of the bar. A ju...

Welcome back to your new favourite comedy history weekly podcast! Every Friday join two old friends as they share a forgotten story from world history. All the things you never learnt about in school, with a big helping of warmth and laughter, the perfect commute pod! This week Andrea tells the story of a Kent man who led a very ordinary and sensible life indeed. Until he retired and discovered th...

Welcome back to Mostly Unsung the weekly comedy history podcast hosted by women , where Annie and Andrea bring you two bite-sized biographies of the forgotten people, overlooked heroes, and wonderfully strange true stories history somehow left out of the textbooks. If you love funny history podcasts, revolutionary history, social justice stories, and fascinating historical characters , you’re in e...

Hey hey, it's Friday, and what does your day need, but a friendly story telling session with a cup of tea and a few laughs! It's that time again, two new historical biographies of people you never learned about in history class, celebrated right here in podcast land! This week Andrea follows a woman who married once for her parents, once for the money, once for a title and was determined...

Happy Friday, listeners! Looking for something funny for the boring commute home today? Join two podcast besties for the usual mix of obscure history facts and occasional laughter! Each week we tell two stories from history you've probably never heard before, come and join us! This week, Annie is in the Midlands to tell the story of a Tudor Lady in Waiting. It's great to be besties with...

Welcome back listeners! Come and join the podcasting friends Annie and Andrea as they get stuck in to more historical stories and long lost tales! As usual, it's all served up with laughs and tangents on everything from the uniform of art teachers to a tangent about a previous tangent! Join Andrea as she follows a young, black woman in early 20th Century America. most Universities won't...

Happy Friday! Happy Mostly Unsung Day!! Welcome back to another hilarious episode of historical biography madness. Join your podcast friends for more stories you've never heard before. This week Annie is in beautiful Yorkshire with a true English Eccentric. Causing a bit of a stir with his eccentric attire, outlandish mode of transport and his unusual pets. People may have laughed but he abso...

It's time for more bite size historical biographies with the usual dash of nonsense and laughter! This week Andrea is heading out to the forests and rolling hills of one of America's most beautiful hiking trails, the Appalachian Trail. Don't we all look forward to retirement and the opportunity to spend eight hour days clearing brush and bramble thickets? An inspiring story for thos...

Happy Friday, friends in podcast land! It's time for a brand new episode of the comedy history podcast that answers such burning questions as what is the best alternative to saying ''yes? How can you get out of cross country running? And the classic: how do you take your tea? Join Annie for an American sports history story over in Tennessee. One little African American girl is overc...

Welcome back for more stories from history you weren't taught in school! It's another mad one! Have you ever seen the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? Andrea has, and she has opinions; while Annie wishes they'd change their main theme song.  This week, in your favourite comedy history podcast, Andrea takes us all the way to 18th Century China to tell the story of one woman is rewriting e...