Jenny Williamson and Genn McMenemy
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An ancient history podcast run by two Millennial women. Misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, mythological mayhem; it’s like if Hardcore History met up with My Favorite Murder in the ancient world, with a heavy helping of booze and laughter.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Ancient History Fangirl makes Roman politics, ancient religion and revolutionary comparison vivid through dramatic storytelling and alert, often funny conversation.
Ancient History Fangirl turns political upheaval and myth into vivid narrative history, then lets Jenny Williamson and Jen McMenemy test the human motives inside it.
Caesar reads poems to his pirate captors, and you get the least relaxing writers' workshop in history.
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A sharp Cleopatra interview that keeps the politics messy and the people at the center.
The episode treats Cleopatra as a political figure shaped by rival powers and the people around her. Sara El-Arifi comes across as well prepared, and the hosts keep the discussion grounded in Caesar, Antony, Arsinoe, Ptolemy, Octavian, Calpurnia, and Fulvia without sanding off…
At Actium, discipline, risk, and supply turn a famous battle into a study of command.
The Battle of Actium comes through as a contest shaped as much by supply lines and temperament as by ships. Barry Strauss frames Octavian and Agrippa's early crossing of the Ionian Sea, seizure of Antony's main supply base, and refusal of a land battle as choices that let them…
Fulvia anchors a brisk, unsentimental tour of grief, power, and Rome.
Fulvia comes across as the episode's nerve center: private grief hardening into public force, with the opening image doing a lot of work fast.
A lively Caesar entry point, strongest when the jokes about arrogance curdle into Roman violence.
Julius Caesar Parts 1 & 2 pulls together the start of Ancient History Fangirl's Caesar season as an easy way into their Rome coverage. The hook is not just Caesar as another famous Roman man, but the people around him: his first wife, the mother who helped save him from Sulla,…
A Mike Duncan conversation on the Caribbean wealth and violence behind the Haitian Revolution.
This episode brings Jenny Williamson and Jen McMenemy together with Mike Duncan, host of The History of Rome and Revolutions, for a conversation about the Caribbean forces that helped set the stage for the Haitian Revolution.
A vivid look at how an ancient god became a symbol of Roman fear, disorder, and power.
The episode treats the ancient god as something larger than wine and revelry. Roman rumor and moral panic become a way to show how secret gatherings, women leaving home, young men, slaves, and late-night rites could be recast as disorder, fear, and suspicion.
Greek myth told with fatal momentum.
Ancient empire told in old public-domain voices.
Jenny Williamson and Jen McMenemy welcome Sara El-Arifi to talk about her new novel Cleopatra.
The episode sets the scene for a new series on how a democracy dies, focusing on Augustus's return to Rome after defeating Antony and Cleopatra.
Interview with historian Barry Strauss about his new book on the Battle of Actium and the war between Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian.
Fulvia lands hard.
Rome is not just a dude thing.
Mike Duncan shows up, and the fangirling starts fast.
Rome has lost the plot.
Ancient History Fangirl examines Teotihuacan, a Mesoamerican city that housed up to 200,000 people and was later abandoned for roughly 600 years.
This episode explores the largest pre-Columbian city in North America, located along the Mississippi River, challenging common perceptions about ancient North American civilizations.
A humorous ancient history podcast covering misbehaving emperors, poison assassins, and mythological mayhem, hosted by two millennial women.
A joint episode with Let's Talk About Myths, Baby featuring an interview with romance author Jenny Williamson about her book Enemy of My Dreams.
An interview with Dr.
The hosts interview romance novelist Nalini Singh, blending ancient history banter with author discussion.
The hosts interview Dr.