We're Not F***ing Historians Podcast
1) Ernest Shackleton, 69 dogs and a cat called Mrs Chippy
AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!Today marks the very last episode of We’re Not F***ing Historians. Thank you so, so much for listening to the show, it’s been great craic! We couldn’t – and wouldn’t – have d...Show More
2) When Austin Powers tried to steal the crown jewels
Hazel tells Shane all about the extraordinary life of Colonel Thomas Blood, the infamous con-artist who after botching a kidnapping took the next logical step: attempted the only known heist of the Cr...Show More
3) Michael Fry: Family trees, strange ancestors and rumours about Shane’s da
Welcome to our very first guest episode of the pod! Shane and Hazel welcome comedian and everyone’s favourite one-man Indie band Michael Fry to the show! Having worked at Ancestry in a previous l...Show More
4) The DeLorean: Northern Ireland’s Supercar
Never mind it could only do 0-60mph in 10 seconds and its creator was caught in an FBI drugs sting operation. The DeLorean – Doc’s DeLorean in Back to the Future - was built in Northern Ireland! ...Show More
5) The Children of Lir: “Something about swans mate”
The Children of Lir is one of Ireland’s most famous myths. What people don’t know is that Mick Hucknall is one of its main characters.Hazel and Shane ‘the Bone Man’ Todd also find out about Dermot O’L...Show More
6) The Coleraine tailor who saved George Washington's life
Best friend to Alexander Hamilton, spy for George Washington, and the Gok Wan of 1770s New York – Hercules Mulligan was quite the character. We find out all about the tailor from Coleraine who sh...Show More
7) Australia’s Robin Hood
This week, we’re heading Down Under for a truly mad tale suggested to us by listener Georgia in Melbourne!Ned Kelly is one of Australia’s most infamous criminals – and one of its greatest anti-heroes....Show More
8) William Brown and The Undateables: how an Irishman founded Argentina
Ahoy! Shane and Hazel are back on the high seas this week for one of our most extraordinary tales yet. In the early 19th century, an expat from Foxford put together a wee navy in Buenos Aires. In...Show More
9) A Global History of St Patrick’s Day
We’re jetting all over the place on today’s episode! From Chicago to Dublin, Montserrat to New York’s East Side, Hazel tells Shane all about the history of Paddy’s Day celebrations and relive some of ...Show More
10) Cú Chulainn and history’s first cockblock
Shane and Hazel return to the studio for a whopper: it’s the story of Shane’s fellow beardless Ulsterman, Cu Chulainn!You know him as one of the most celebrated figures in Irish folklore – we know him...Show More