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This week we tackle the history-as-entertainment genre often referred to as Dad History: think door-stop biography of Churchill, documentaries about Stalingrad, anything by Anthony Beevor etc.We ask the questions: What is Dad History? How did it arise? And why is it so gendered? You can find Milo on tour here (Soho theatre London run now on sale!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milo and Pat tackle one of the greatest comedy films of the last decade, including what it tells us about the Soviet Union and modern politics...via a digression about a sack-tapping bike shop owner.Check out Milo on tour in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As MHM comes to a close, Milo, Phoebe and Patrick close out with a big-hitter. Niece to the Pope, wife to the king of France and definitely not particularly popular with protestants - we get into Catherine de Medici. Expect jousting accidents, a woman called Diane sticking her beak in, embarrassing papal icks and some updates from Salmon Corner TM. You can find Milo's current UK tour dates here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Pat means it's special interest week. Phoebe and Milo get their teeth into Catherine Parr, the wife who famously survived Henry VIII, via the 2023 Alicia Vikander film 'Firebrand'. They ask the big questions such as: What can Gregg Wallace tell us about Tudor protestantism? and Is it embarrassing for a salmon to get plucked out of a river by a bear? Much to think about.A reminder that Tudor Fans can check out Phoebe and Dr J's Wolf Hall Mini Series.Also Milo is on tour all over the UK this autumn - all shows here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been ages since we'd done a Q&A episode so we answered as many of your questions as we could in a bit over an hour which, as you can imagine, was not as many as we had hoped by the time we'd factored in all of the unnecessary tangents.Get this full episode on the Patreon here.Come see Milo on tour in the UK here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for a late-antiquity MILF - specifically the wise of Justianian I, Theodora. Phoebe and Pat get into one of their favourite connivers of all time.Milo is still on tour in Canada! There are still some tickets for Calgary, and he's on tour all over the UK from Oct 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emma Hamilton - the regency era rags to riches to rags story. Has anyone ever charmed their way to the top so successfully or ended up with so little to show for it? This week we've got brothels, infernal contraptions, Italian court politics and Horatio Nelson. See Milo on tour in Canada and the UK here (extra show added in Toronto!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wondered where Latin came from? Or what it turned into? In theory this would be the episode for you except we spent half of it discussing Dr. Oetker and what would have happened if the Nazis had got really into slow-cookers. There's some stuff about Latin in there for sure though.Come see Milo on tour in CANADA starting September 12th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoebe and Pat are flying solo this week and discussing the greatest Odyssey adaptation of all time: the Cohen brothers' version. Check out Milo on tour here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Milo this week, so Phoebe and Pat are talking about the Bronze Age collapse and its enduring historical and cultural legacy. For example, did anyone actually say 'This age of bronze is collapsing?' in this episode we will find out.Check out Milo on tour all over the UK and Canada here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milo and Pat are sans Phoebe this week and they're going through their favourite history films: which means there's nothing that can stop them talking about how True Grit is feminist. Get this full episode on Patreon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoebe and Pat are joined by historian, author and Agrippina expert Emma Southon to talk about the ur-text of conniving Milves.You can find out more about Emma and her work here.You can get tickets to Milo's shows in Edinburgh and across the UK and Canada here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BWAHHHHHH Milo, Phoebe and Pat get their teeth into Nolan's Odyssey - one Odysseus is moving forwards in time whilst another... Check out Milo's tour and special here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Milo, Patrick and Phoebe are taking a quick break from MILF History month to talk about Homer, xenia, bags of wind and whether you should tell your wife you've been shagging a nymph for seven years.Check out Milo's new special on YouTube here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Phoebe this week, so Milo and Pat are bringing you a special carpet time where they discuss the ways women are historically viewed and treated by historical sources compared to their male counterparts. Expect some analysis of ancient Chinese girlbosses and, also, the US military's new love of gender-affirming care. Get this full episode on Patreon here. Catch Milo on tour in the UK and Canada here. Watch Milo's new special on YouTube here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices