Gutted Mothma's stylist didn't make it to Yavin. The first casualty of fascism is looking fabulous.
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Gutted Mothma's stylist didn't make it to Yavin. The first casualty of fascism is looking fabulous.
17.05.2025 14:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ruby Wax... The glue that combines the Red Dwarf and Andor cinematic universes!
02.05.2025 18:02 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Kath and Aidan have spent the last 3 years reviewing who is and isn't hot from history. In the latest episode of Historical Hot or Not they do a horny retrospective of sorts. Link/ scroll/ cave drawing/ stone tablet in comments.
24.02.2025 07:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Of the 49 subjects we have covered on #hotnotpod, the below 28 have been deemed hot enough to make it onto the Bayeux Tap-that-estry. But who is the hottest? The hottest in ALL history?! Click link in comments to find out!
19.02.2025 07:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0In the 19th century Anne Lister wrote a coded diary documenting her lesbian lifestyle. In this week's pod Kath and Aidan use sapphic division to calculate what percentage of her life was spent banging women. Links in comments.
27.01.2025 07:12 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0It's not done great in the UK either. Get ready to never see an interesting take on the musical biopic ever again!
11.01.2025 17:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hm. The Nosferatu end credits are not in keeping with the film's tone.
04.01.2025 17:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0There's more mention of cock rings in this Prince Albert Xmas podcast special than there are baubles in the world. Links in comments.
24.12.2024 12:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The hilarious comedian historian @caitrionadowden came on the pod to talk with us about Elizabeth Bathory, and we took this side track into wacky historical healthcare. Second half of clip and links to full ep are wandering in comments.
22.12.2024 09:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0On this wk's Historical Hot or Hot, historian and comedian Caitriona Dowden joins us to assess the hotness or not-ness of Elizabeth Bรกthory, the Hungarian noblewoman whose prolific 650 alleged murders makes Rose West look like Christ's mum. Links and bodies in bio.
17.12.2024 07:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Finding out the gender of our baby today. Thought about keeping it a surprise, but we need to know if we're going to paint the child pink or blue.
16.12.2024 11:29 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finally watched The Substance. Fact - same thing happened to Vorderman when Rachael Riley took over on Countdown.
12.12.2024 11:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So true. Get her on Come and See, pronto.
30.11.2024 16:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good job on the further questioning. I'd have just ran with it and dealt with any parental questions later.
30.11.2024 15:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I know someone who drinks Barry's Tea... Does this mean a revolution is around the corner? Or does Yorkshire Tea's market stronghold mean political stability for a generation?
30.11.2024 15:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If the Darwin Awards for comical deaths had existed in the 19th century, this act of DIY surgery would've swept the board.
26.11.2024 07:56 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I can now see it's flaws, but I watched this in the cinema age 10 at the peak of my young trekdom so it'll always have a place in my positronic heart.
18.11.2024 21:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0To be fair, the cool make up design on Sofia Boutella is the best thing in that very confused film.
15.11.2024 21:39 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The latest Historical Hot or Not pod has been excavated, in which Kath reveals the brutal history of men "solving" women's medical issues. Available on Spotify, Youtube, Apple Pods or wherever you get your comedy-factual candy. shows.acast.com/hotnotpod/ep... #history #womenshistory @hotnotpod
15.11.2024 07:24 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Gary Barlow's Massive Son really helped with the election day dread. I wish on the 2016 Brexit results we'd discovered Ronan Keating had an 8ft daughter, or Samantha Mumba owned a Clifford-sized gerbil. Anything would have helped.
13.11.2024 10:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0How it's going.
12.11.2024 14:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Democracy dies in a football stadium floodlight.
12.11.2024 13:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Latest Historical Hot or Not is up, in which we assess the hotness of notness of Norman Kerr, a 19th century social reformer, temperance campaigner and stone cold sober silver fox. Available on Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your audio kicks... shows.acast.com/hotnotpod/ep...
21.03.2024 09:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Saturday February 10th, Leicester Comedy Festival - not long now! Big thanks to Alex Leam for making us this awesome poster. We've put loads into this and we'd love to see some of you there. Book here: comedy-festival.co.uk/events/class...
20.01.2024 16:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The latest Historical Hot or Not pod is online! In which Kath & I discuss the hotness or not-ness of Enzo Ferrari - racing driver, entrepreneur and owner of the world's largest steering wheel. Listen on Spotify, your pod-app of choice or here: shows.acast.com/hotnotpod/ep...
03.01.2024 08:03 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Who is this festive hunk, the subject of our brand new podcast Xmas special? Why it's none other than literary dreamboat Charles Dickens! The latest Historical Hot or Not is available now on Spotify, all good pod-apps and this link: shows.acast.com/hotnotpod/ep...
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