We've reached a point in our French Revolution discussion where we can no longer tell the story through the lives... more

Did people in the 18th century know about contraception? How did young women learn the facts of life before their... more

Laura Secord was a 19th-century Canadian woman known mostly for a) the chocolate store named after her now and b)... more

The American and French Revolutions inspired people in Haiti to rise up. Yet the Haitian Revolution is not always included... more

Jean-Jacques Dessalines was one of the major figures in the Haitian Revolution. He was vilified and demonized during his life... more

Last year, we dropped this bonus episode talking with Kit Heyam about the horny teen trans Roman Emperor Elagabalus. It... more

Gouvernour Morris is a lesser-known American Founding Father (that was his name btw, not his job title). He was so... more

Diversity in human sex and gender is not a modern phenomenon. People have been living beyond the binary since the... more

From warriors to tyrants and everything in between, the lives and reigns of Africa’s female and genderqueer rulers have long... more

Antonio de Erauso* was a trans man from Spain who went to South America in the 17th century, looking for... more