Leila Meshgini and Tristan Thompson
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Leila and Tristan return at long last to debate whether Franco was more of an iguana or a chicken farmer, whether or not you should punch your local fascist, and what, if anything, we can learn from the Spanish Civil War. You can view the image
Leila asks Tristan to tell her about a civil war that raged from 1936-1939. Tristan begins his answer in 1492. This is why we can't have nice things, but can have another two-parter episode. Join us again next month for the gut-wrenching conclu
The last week of January 2017 has sapped Leila of all joy, including even the joy she used to find in the company of soggy, cutthroat ne'er-do-wells. This puts Tristan (and his visceral hatred of maritime criminality) into the awkward position
Leila exercises her democratic right to muddle up idioms in new and spectacular ways. Tristan eulogizes the direct democracy of ancient Athens.
In the autumn of 2016, a young podcast's concern with xenophobic populism lightly turns to thoughts of fascism. Tristan tries to convince Leila that she is a fascist. Leila isn't having it.
Leila celebrates her favourite holiday. Tristan finds the notion quite unwholesome, but brings the history nonetheless.
Leila appreciates one of architecture's most beautiful creations, and perhaps, sort of, maybe one of history's greatest love stories. Tristan lurks in the wings, bursting bubbles as necessary.
Tristan unpacks the tale of a Celtic queen's vicious war of retribution against her imperialist tormentors. Leila, to her credit, never once screams, "Freeedom!"
Leila steps into the same river as different and still different blather flows over her. Tristan is in his element extolling the virtues of one of history's greatest grumps.
Tristan and Leila meander through Bowmarcs, bowties, and bomber jackets as they survey Canada's 20th century Prime Ministers.
Tristan and Leila run down the first batch of Canada's Prime Ministers, the middling and the momentous, from 1867-1936.
Tristan and Leila conclude Jeanne d'Arc's stunning rise and fall, and are amazed at, outraged for, and ultimately flummoxed by the girl from Domrémy.
Leila is excited to talk about a narrative she already has a decent handle on. Tristan is excited to discuss the convoluted factions and political machinations of the Hundred Years' War. What? It's fascinating.
Tristan and Leila grab a bag of popcorn and settle in for some lighthearted fun as prisoners of war and slaves stab each other for their amusement. Episode 20, in which Leila discovers: - that to become a gladiator she'd have to change many
Tristan and Leila explore the horrors of the early 20th century, and meet humanity's best answer to its very worst. It's not...hilarious. Episode 19, in which Leila discovers: - Baltic geography. - the history of the Polish scouting movement
Tristan and Leila sort out fact from fantasy in search of the real story of the Fountain of Youth. Tristan vents his spleen on a very stupid Floridian "archaeological" park. Episode 18, in which Leila discovers: - a deep and immediate bond
Tristan and Leila explore Islamic mysticism, or Sufism, with help from a very special guest. Let's not be coy. It's Leila's mom. Episode 17, in which Leila discovers: - that her word on mysticism is pretty much as good as anyone else's
Leila redefines the very concept of "wonder". Tristan disputes this wholeheartedly, and offers a scenic tour of the known world's must-see attractions, circa 250 BC. Episode 16, in which Leila and Tristan take a scenic tour of: - the re
Tristan and Leila crawl out of their igloos to look down on their neighbours to the south. Why couldn't they have just asked politely for freedom? And seriously, guys? Slavery? We ask the hard-hitting questions, 240 years late.
Episode 13, in which Leila discovers:- That when your revolutionary motto is "Revive the [Chinese government], exterminate the foreigners," calling it a "rebellion" might be a biiiit rich- That she has yet another German to add to her kick-i
Leila tries to impersonate Joseph Stalin, and winds up doing a pretty good German vampire. Tristan warns Leila to never, ever watch the nuclear war docudrama, "Threads". We also discuss all the times we were almost vaporized without realizi
Episode 11, in which Leila discovers:- That the history was inside of her all along, as she does a bang-up job of narrating the story of Louis Riel and his various rebellia acts of resistance- That the name Arthur was a bit dorky long before
Episode 10, in which Leila discovers:- That it might please the eternal pessimist Lawrence Oates to know that 103 years later he is still making people very sad- How Britain got so big while being (as she astutely and repeatedly points out)
Episode 9, in which Leila discovers: - That almost everything she knew about Cleopatra was made up, but that there's still a pretty interesting person buried underneath - That so long as Tristan can compare everything to the Romans, we
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