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Thank you so much!

This was the best day.

This is very true

This is a great idea

We go to the friend of Ann this week. What, if anything, makes her stand out from her partner in crime? Does she have a new and equally probably made up back story? Find out! totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/20-mary-re...

Roman soldiers were paid through private funds.

1 Nurse: It’s become a real problem in this area 2 Nurse: We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction 3 Show a building sign posted: Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it Nurse: Ministers, Spads, Researchers… 4 Nurse: Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely [Nurse on phone taking a call] Ok - we’ll be right over 5 Nurse: We just have a gentle chat [Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster Minister: I understand your concerns… 6 Nurse: Are you OK love? Minister: Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters 7 Nurse: That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian [Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters] Nurse 2: Give us your phone, love 8 Nurse: At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to [We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.] 9 Minister: YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR [woman looks baffled] 10 woman: I just want a bus service Minister: LOOK AT MY FLAG [produces a St George's flag] [ends]

Oh, 100%

But for some reason I would like to think she is just crazy and actually believes the stuff she says, rather than her just grifting.

It’s genuinely surprising, but actually quite nice to discover the Greene is a True Believer of MAGA. I vehemently disagree with her politics and her manner - but I have to praise people sticking to their political beliefs. Because 95% of the GOP will do whatever to stay in power and get rich.

I will have to check- there were three Rumbullion! Rums in the calendar.

We're delighted to say that we will again take part in the next online Intelligent Speech Conference on 28th February 2026! It’s where history podcasters and others join to present and discuss all things history.

The theme of the 2026 conference is Companions and Rivals!

Huzzah! We ride in February!

We are extremely pleased to announce INTELLIGENT SPEECH ONLINE 2026! Join us on February 28th, 2026, for History's greatest Companions and Rivals!

Tickets are on sale now: intelligentspeechonline.com

Your ticket covers live attendance, as well as all sessions recorded to watch at your leisure.

Ann Bonny is out! We get to one of the most interesting pirates of the age - Ann Bonny. The pirate world was not kind to women, so how did Ann navigate the tumultuous waters of being a pirate and a woman? Find out!  totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/19-ann-bon...

Exciting news! Jamie and I will be keynote speakers in next year's Intelligent Speech Conference! (28th Frb 2026) More information in the the announcement episode. But tickets are on sale - use our discount code!(Rankium)

@intelligentspeech.bsky.social

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Many historians of Rome identify Roman generals becoming the personal sources of payment for their armies as a key step in the downfall of the Republic, since it personalized military authority and freed armies to fight for their immediate leader, who paid them, instead of for the Republic

Staurakios. Due to desperation

@totalusrankium.bsky.social Be advised, there is actually a financial institution in existence called Jeff Bank! Which emperor would invest in Jeff Bank?

Cheers!

This is fantastic!

Just finished interviewing the great Yoav Tirosh @realmundiriki about Ljósvetninga saga. While I liked the part where he called me brilliant, the roasting he gave John and me was most enjoyable!

This was a great interview. I look forward to editing (so much cursing!) and sharing with you all soon.

The Podcast - Plodding through the Presidents Deeply researched, deeply irreverent history podcast exploring lesser-known stories of the early presidents, founders, and their families.

Once you're done listening to the latest episode, be sure to check out @plodding.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts. Find out in their latest episode if Jefferson actually shot a man for treason in front of the White House. #history plodpod.com

totalusrankiump.podbean.com/e/18-jack-ra... Jack Rackham is out! At the end of Vane's episode he was overtaken by his quartermaster. But who was that man? Why was he wearing these clothes, and why are the turtle hunters so buff? Find out!

Get more from Jerry Landry on Patreon creating The Presidencies of the United States

A new patron signed up recently to support the work of the Presidencies Podcast. Thanks so very much, Dalton, and thanks to all of our amazing patrons for your support! Patrons get access to exclusive content and other special perks - check it out! www.patreon.com/c/presidencies

Fear not! The plan is to release these for free in the future.
Just the fact you are enjoying it is enough.
(Solidarity to all other teachers)

ART: 1.6 Beatles - Rubber Soul | Totalus Rankium Get more from Totalus Rankium on Patreon

For our patreons, we have got to album 6 in our ranking of all the Beatles albums! www.patreon.com/posts/art-1-...

We're excited to announce that Saga Thing Tours will begin next April. Be one of the few to travel around Snæfellsnes exploring saga sites, taking in the scenery, and sharing laughs with John & Andy.

More info soon (including an actual tour website)!
#sagathing #sagathingtours #iceland #icelandtrip

He was not a nice man. But an interesting one!

Cheers! High praise indeed!

Ha! Sorry. *he* is on the list!