Ken Paxton is a massive piece of shit who worked with anti-abortion activists to find abusive men willing to sue over their exβs abortions.
I guess thatβs my way of saying: if Ken Paxton got you pregnant, hit me up at tips@abortioneveryday.com
10.07.2025 23:51 β π 11279 π 2634 π¬ 461 π 133
Consistently Eccentric History
The lesser known bits of British history are often the funniest
Apparently only 2.5% of podcasts reach 200 episodes...
I am pleased to say that mine is one of them π
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06.05.2025 21:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Episode 200!
06.05.2025 19:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Google search page showing the results for Sir Thomas Sopwith
So our podcast is on the banner when you search for Sir Thomas Sopwith.
It is super cool but I would not want people to think we are a credible source.
Hopefully anyone who gives it a listen will enjoy though.
06.05.2025 19:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Indeed he was. We watched a supercut of the adverts on YouTube and to be fair the animation really holds up.
So you still use the toast rack? Because that makes any breakfast immediately more classy.
01.04.2025 12:14 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A stuffed toy of Douglas the Lurpak mascot.
Does anyone remember the Lurpak adverts with this little guy?
Sadly he didn't come with a trombone.
01.04.2025 10:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Robert Liston - He knows the quickest way to get you legless | Consistently Eccentric History
Our new episode on Robert Liston is out now. A surgeon from a time when operations would be done with an audience. Just in case it wasn't already stressful enough.
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31.03.2025 07:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A pin badge of a Tri corner hat. The text on the backing reads: "Thank you for supporting wear a hat day. Brain tumour research. Together we will find a cure
A hat to attach to my hat, and all for a good cause π
27.03.2025 18:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Consistently Eccentric HistoryConsistently Eccentric HistoryRobert Fortune - Was practically never home for teaDr John Donne - (or) I have Donne a lot more than just write a poem Richard the Lionheart - Going on Crusades can be taxingJasper Maskelyne - Having a magical time in war (perhaps)The Cadbury Brothers - Keeping it fancy since 1870Sir Julius Caesar - (or) what do you mean the king needs to stick to a budget?Mother Shipton - How to make profit from a prophetDr Roderigo Lopez - Sex, spies and enemas in Elizabethan England The Dublin and Gorbels Whiskey/Whisky floods - Another reason to consider a dry JanuaryHannah Snell - A life too fantastical to be true?The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster - A coastal Christmas calamity in CornwallThe Hong Kong Plague of 1894 - trading lives for profit in the EmpireSabrina Sidney - (or) The story of a Georgian incelLady Marjory Allen of Hurtwood - The architect of many childhoodsThe Rum Rebellion - Trying to say bye Bligh to authority in AustraliaAdrian Carton de Wiart - (or) Eye would give my left hand for the British ArmyBONUS EPISODE - Sir Richard Owen and the Walrus Enquiry King Athelstan - (or) a series of convenient deathsDick Kerr Ladies - Kicking off during WWIBlack Sam Bellamy - Can a pirate also be a Goodie?BONUS EPISODE - Was Jack the Ripper a Scouser?James and Florence Maybrick - Arsenic makes the heart grow fonder?Howard Carter and Tutankhamun - Do you dig 19 year old Egyptians?The Croydon Poltergeist - (or) Weird things happen in the suburbsMore maybe-battles in England (Last Battle Part 2) - Everybody hates the StuartsBONUS EPISODE - The Marmite incident - (or) What we get up to before hitting the record buttonThe last battle on English soil (Last Battle Part 1) - (or) if a plane falls in the marsh, does it make a sound?Old Tom Morris - enjoying sollybodkins on the coast of ScotlandThe Manchester Mummy - It is a mistake to believe your doctor is whiter than whiteMore would-be assassins of Queen Victoria (part 2 of 2) - Blunt force and ignorance Attempts to kill Queen Victoria (part 1 of 2) - Shooting for notoriety Catherine Hayes - A red hot affair in Georgian EnglandThe Queen Mum - From Victorian to Millennium and everything in between John Evans - Claiming the wild west for the WelshArthur English - Retiring in Canada involves a lot of hanging aroundHertha Ayrton - Breaking into a male dominated industry is a gasHenry Cavendish - Who needs a social life when you have access to acid?John Lethbridge - Barrels of laughs (and profit) under the seasChief Mouser to the Cabinet Office - The only real Great Office of State in the UKThe Calendar Act of 1750 - Do you want to be accurate, or do you want to be English?Elizabeth of York - It is hard to become a Queen when your uncle is a DickJonathan Martin - Absolutely mad about worshipping God in the right wayIsabella and Catherine of Valois - because every childhood should include marrying the King of EnglandThe first official attempt to swim the Atlantic Ocean - a bonus conversation with JackCedric Allingham - (or) a hundred miles north of Dundee, I once stumbled upon ETKowloon Walled City - For tea? We will create anarchy!Catherine of Braganza - If I give you tea will you stop accusing me of treason?The London Beer Flood - (or) acts of God only apply if you are poorThe Patron Saints of the British Isles - (or) How Wales did it rightThe Loch Line - Sailing against the winds of change (and all reason)The Halifax Gibbet - Cutting your losses in Yorkshire in a very literal senseSir Patrick Moore - (or) Lie me to the moon Sir Gilbert Heathcote - Tangential family history from London, New York and DerbyshireClaude Grahame-White - Why build one plane when you can build dozens?The colony of New Caladonia (Darien Part 2) - Wherein things start badly and it gets worse from thereWilliam Paterson (Darien Part 1) - A man with a scheme Edward Wightman - Burning with a passion for the LordThe Invasion of Fishguard - Excusez-moi, oΓΉ est Cardiff ?John O Gaunt - With family like this, who needs enemies?Jack Whicher - On the Road to catching a murdererSuffragettes - Or, why you will be able to vote in 11 yearsBlack Dogs of Britain - What is it with the Devil and bridges?George Wombwell - A man who saw the natural world purely in terms of profit marginsColonel Thomas Blood - All I want for Christmas is an extensive range of Irish estatesJohn Snow - The smell of that poo might knock you out, or will it?Isabella Bird - It is a rocky road to freedom when you are a Victorian womanEmperor Norton - Who says America should be a republic?Borley Rectory - A ghost story full of BullUlric Cross - How to be overqualified, no matter the jobA second helping of alphabet themed mini-stories (M-Y)Eleventy First Alphabetical extravaganza! (A-L)The Peasants Revolt - Because there is never a wrong time to teach a child to fight the powerMr Cratwell and Stump-leg - willing to execute even the weirdest of commandsElizabeth II - A bumper takeover episode, curated by HRH Oliver Green!Boudica - For your seventh birthday? A lesson in mortality with a Celtic Queen.Thomas Topham - Who needs to be nice when you can be super buff?Explaining 1066 to a child - All history is weird the first time you hear it.The Eureka Stockade - Prospecting is no fun without prospectsThe Harrow and Wealdstone Disaster - At some point a train is just a 250 tonne battering ramDaniel Mendoza - Fighting Jewish stereotypes (literally)Septimius Severus - Ruling with an iron fist from North Africa to North LanarkshireWilliam McGonagall - Because not every Scottish Poet can be Robert BurnsThe Ghost of Cock Lane - Scratching the Georgian itch for the macabreMadame Tussaud - Truth, like wax, can be quite malleable The Eastbourne Manslaughter Case - (or) A Depressing History of Corporal Punishment in SchoolsAlexander Bain - It is never a good time to trust the EnglishHarold Cole - Always unfair in love and war Two Philip Herberts - A multi-generational tale of violence and privilege Emily Wilding Davison - Whipping up trouble for politicians is a full time job Archibald Leitch - It takes a long time to build a reputation in footballUmrao Singh - A simple love story between a man and his gunBess of Hardwick - Building a legacy is easy when you can afford the best architects The Eddystone Lighthouse - Built with the implied consent of the Sun (King)Helen Duncan - Witch offence should we charge her with?1396 Perth Battle Royale - Red hot Clan on Clan action, now by Royal decreeWilliam Burkitt - It can be Hull searching for true loveJessie Jordan - I spy with my little eye... 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I have things to do this afternoon.Spontaneous Human Combustion - (or) Liar, liar pants on fire.Gnaeus Julius Agricola - Brave (or foolish) enough to go to Scotland to pick a fightThe Red Barn - A story of Sussex and betrayalThomas Overbury - You can stick your friendship right up your bottomSophia Dorothea - Play nice with your cousin or you will be grounded little lady.Andrew Watson - To be young, gifted and three quarters ScottishElsie Inglis - Improving Serbian-Scottish relations since 1914John Cooke - Pure(itan) enough to honestly believe everyone was equal under the lawThe assassination of Spencer Perceval - or; If only you had read the damn pamphlet!Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - Variolation is the spice of lifeThe Quakers vs York Asylum - Retreat can be the best form of attackFlodden field part 2 - My cannon is bigger than your cannonFlodden field part 1 - Hammering together an Auld AllianceWilliam Williams - Not willing to hang around in Cornwall but was fine to hang in the USAThe First Ascent of the Matterhorn - Who needs preparation when you are young, rich and English?The Lewes Avalanche - A lot happens in this town so why not drop in?Freya Stark - Who needs men? 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Our new episode will bring you right up to date with all the crime news from 1756.
How could you survive without getting the hot goss?
11.03.2025 22:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A wooden sweet bowl full of wrapped sweets and lollypops
If you are having a bad day, or you are worried about the future, have you considered getting a sweet bowl?
It may not make the whole world a better place, but it will be there when you really need a small boost π
You know it makes sense.
11.03.2025 21:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Now you are talking, a butternut squash soup is a staple of our autumn/ winter diet.
Variation on the theme might be fun in 2025.
I would add that spring onions have great purple puffball flowers and you can keep trimming them for garnish for months π
11.03.2025 21:51 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
If you have never tried to grow pumpkins, the massive orange flowers are absolutely beautiful...
That being said I never actually got a pumpkin at the end of it π
11.03.2025 21:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Hey, if anyone wants someone to do the narrating of their audiobook. I would be more than happy to help at no cost.
I can't promise I would do a better job than AI, but I can assure you that I am (mostly) human ππ
11.03.2025 21:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A can of irn bru infused with vodka.
I love all things Irn Bru.
But I am not sure about this...
...still going to drink it though.
28.02.2025 18:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What if I said that his team would finish below Plymouth? π
23.02.2025 22:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My nine year old daughter has been learning about Pepys recently at school... She intensely dislikes him because, and I quote:
"He is creepy and weird" π
23.02.2025 22:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A book with the title "Was Lancaster Camelot? and other Lancaster mysteries" by Stan Jones.
The cover shows two stone head statues that have been weathered and were probably affixed to either a building or a grave.
An intriguing title...
But I am going to confidently say no, no it was not π
22.02.2025 11:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Just found out the Portuguese national anthem used to have a line specifically saying "Against the British we march, we march!"
It was nice of them to change it, but I completely understand why it was there π
#ENGPOR
21.02.2025 19:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trixie is definitely plotting something.
20.02.2025 13:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Emperor Norton - Who says America should be a republic? | Consistently Eccentric History
Forget Trump, there is only one person who has ever truly been Emperor of the United States...
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11.02.2025 07:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Joseph Lister - Let's improve hospital care... WITH ACID | Consistently Eccentric History
And if you want to hear all about him we did an episode way back in 2021 that you can listen to here:
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10.02.2025 21:11 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
His surgical equipment is in the other Huntarian in Glasgow...
10.02.2025 21:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
He is also commemorated in the lobby of the royal college of Surgeons (I was on my way to visit the Huntarian Museum and I spotted him π)
10.02.2025 17:34 β π 30 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
Based on last year, another three wins would do it...
Seems a long way away though currently π
21.01.2025 21:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I like the part where the silver top fell off his cane (after he hit the lead prosecutor with it) and was shocked that he had to pick it up himself.
You would have thought at that point he might have realised how much trouble he was in if he didn't start showing some humility...
21.01.2025 08:23 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Dr Roderigo Lopez - Sex, spies and enemas in Elizabethan England | Consistently Eccentric History
Our new #history podcast is available now.
This week we are discussing the life of doctor-turned-spy, Roderigo Lopez.
Amongst other things he gave Elizabeth I many, many enemas...
Give it a listen and let us know what you think π€
21.01.2025 07:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I had forgotten how good Idlewild are.
I was 15 in 2002 and this album was on a heavy rotation
09.01.2025 19:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Reading in front of the fire while waiting for the kettle to boil is the best way to spend a cold Sunday afternoon
05.01.2025 14:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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