Dinner Party History
Two friends casually discuss history while weaving in current pop culture and personal anecdotes
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OUR TENTH EPISODE! Thank you so much for listening!
TW: literally everything
This is our Roman Empire, literally! Today Fatou and Maz discuss Rome's most infamous Emperor, Nero. Did he really play the fiddle whilst Rome burned? Is he the Anti-Christ? Did he really poison his mom?!?
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WE'RE BACK!!!
Josephine Baker, the woman that you are. Today Fatou and Maz discuss Josephine Baker's upbringing, her move to Paris, life as a spy during WWII, her rainbow children and her scandalous lovers!
Correction: On the episode, I referred to Bessie Smith when I meant to say Ethel Waters.
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The devil works hard, but Mattel's legal team works harder! Today Fatou and Maz discuss the history of Barbie, the Bild Lilli doll, Bratz dolls, some trademark 101 and a looooottttt of lawsuits!
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Powdered wigs to cover up sores, chemical relaxers for hair straightening, wigs for your pubes and an iconic invention called the hair weave! Today, Fatou and Maz discuss the history of hair from Marie Antoinette to Madame CJ Walker!
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Why was the Taj Mahal built? WTF is a Vinegar Valentine? Why was Cupid so messy? Did King Edward VII seriously abdicate the throne for Wallis Simpson? Fatou and Maz discuss the origins of Valentine's Day and their favorite love stories throughout history.
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Cornflakes were created to stop WHAT? What is Holy Anorexia? What happened when people wore rubber shapewear? How much weight can you lose eating 2 Subway footlongs a day? What was the Prolinn diet? Fatou and Maz discuss diet culture from the 900s to the 2020s!
*TW: diets, eating disorders. Also we talk about laxatives a lot in this one, so use your judgement lol.
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What came first: Bloody Mary the drink, Bloody Mary the game or Bloody Mary the Queen? Fatou and Maz discuss bad cramps, tuberculosis, Catholic scholasticism, revenge letters and more!
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How did WWI start? What's worse, trench warfare or your last situationship? Would you invite Woodrow Wilson to your dinner party just to throw tomatoes at him? Fatou and Maz discuss how WWI started and the perils of trench warfare.
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How do you define “short king”? Was Napoleon Bonaparte a munch? Is Kevin Hart a Short King or a Short Jester? Would you invite former Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev to your dinner party? Fatou and Maz discuss Napoleon and his wife Josephine’s love story and talk about history’s favorite Short Kings!
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...Was Anne of Cleves a catfish? Where did the term catfishing even come from? Fatou and Maz talk about catfishing through the ages from Henry VIII to Fatou catfishing people in middle school on Zwinky.
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